Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-01
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There is custom which prevails in Germany, of having grand celebration when couple have been married twenty five years aud this is called The Silver Marriage" Another takes place when they have been fifty years married, it is called the :. Golden Weddipg." At the .x- piration of twenty five years, those who were present when the nuptaI crrr,nony was first per formed again assemble; together W ilh the chill dren and grandchildren. if there be any, and eel ebrae with .he same ceremonial rites, d marriage festival. The mother now wearing the same bri- da attire with which her brides maids arrayed her, when, With trusting faith, twenty five years previous, she took her last glance upon the mir TOT, bidding farewell! to her youths unconscious ness, to prepare for the deeper, serner reality of woman's life, again appears, leaning upon the of him whose brow has lost somewhat of its freshness, besprtnt here and there also with sil- yer locks which careless fall fall upon it. The clergyman who married them, if he be living, here approaches, and reads the service which he pronounced when they promised together bog fore him, quarte, of century previous. The children act as brides maids and grooms, and af- ter the nup.iaIs. join in the festival, where silver presents exhibited, gifts to the bride at her q" Silver Wedding"
 Says Drurer in his ''ArtiSt Litt,'' '.Thev now all assemble at church to receive the blessing for the Golden Mareiage-,he clergyman then pro- ceeding io scatter seed, which beside growing Up HOW, would certainly bring forth good fruits for centuries"
 The Golden Wedding, which should take place twenty five years later, is not often celebrated :; for, from this date, the sickle of Time has been very ousy, and he has
 '' reaper. whose name is Death;
 And W ith his sickle keen.
 He real,s the bearded grain at breath,
 And tie flowers that grow between"
 If it does take place. il is too often beclouded by the shadow of infrmty, one the other of the original parties, broken in mind body, for d, this time if they were married d! a prope. age. they must he past fourscore and ten. Anc lh" friends also, who kissed ire bride fifty years before. have been lost, one by one, the lips 'f many of them have grown colder ihln the scu! ptured m"lbe, aud they keep ,heif silent r-pose in een,essn.s and lonely graves, between witch and the '' Father Lana," the waves of a mighty ocean are ever flashing.
 Nor is il, alone in Germany these festivals celebrated. Says of the writers of time, " We are not wanting in heart, but in hesr! ex- pres>ion and wan, the hearts sunshine over our 'ifr's landscape; for people, only lead mrl"d,'us day>,' and have the proportion of existence rounded and harmonious, when hearts life is richer. and its expression more manifold and beautiful"
 We have been ted into these reflections, by he. ing present, few evenings since. at the crl-bfa- ,ion of the 5O'h anniversary of the marriage of the Hon. SETH P. BEERS. who, with his Wife and children celebrated aIn"ng their friends, a genuine Golden Wedding There are few men in our country of the age "f Mr Beers, who retain hss mestal and physical elasticity; and know of no one so peculiarly adapted to grace the occasion of d Golden Wedding, as hts blooming bride, who is fast v-rging toward ftu,-score winters. few groy-haired men and women. who were present at the hrs' nup,fals. together in an assembly of friends and relations, met al his house, cn thr evening of lhe 22i, 10 witness ,h,~ last touching ceremony of welded life. It was p.rfo'H.ed by the Rev Dr Fuller. wlo. in the presence of the wife of the clergyman who had originally pro. nounced them man and wife. invoked upon them the set-same blessing which had been uttered over their bowed heads fifty years before He told them they now stood upon an eminence- that fifty years previous, they had looked hopeful ly 10 ward-and that they should still continue to look forward, though the future lay across the water of ;he dark valley" He spoke of the re- 'ered pastor who had originally married them. and ot 'he changes that had taken pace-a;rd of the end of the journey so soon to be completed He WAS followed by Judge Seymour, in a few very hlici,ous remarks, in which he insisted ,ha, the happy couple sl"u d make known to the voun- ger portion of the friends present, the secre, of their youth. Now followed the sautaton of the bri,-, the cheery bridegroom getting larger pro- portion of fair cheeks. we imagine, than is cus- tonnary at weddings in general; while bride of seventy Winters, still blooming and joyous, stood by in wedding dress and veil, presenting a cheek and arm, which many young beauty nigh, en- ". Then there was the wedding supper-,he brides hoai-a ring-and the merry dance of old time, in which Some took part, whose presence, We are sure, has not graced the ball for many year.
 Among the guests present, was Judge Ogden Edwards, of New York, who witnessed the or- glna ceremony. He was in his s2d year. and came alone from New York, to witness the cele- bra,ion. Truly it may be said, "we are no, wanting in hear, ;'' and had the author of this sen,imen, been present, we are sure she would not have added, "We are wanting in hear. ex- pression."