The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-07-01
For the .Local Column" /"
Marriage Extraordinary.

Nh. Ep1ToR-Y Your interesting little
village no longer monopolizes all the rich
scenes for which the nineteenth century is
so notorious. 1t was your boast, some
time since, that you were present at a
Wedding such as occurs but once in the
same world. Being somewhat acquainted
with your character for truth and veracity,
Z WAS inclined to take your assertions as
true, until overwhelming evidence to the
contrary induced me to know that, at least,
another could happen, and still old "Moth-
er Earth" continue her course without any
apparent interruption. How this can be
remains for our sarans to determine; but
to the "point.
A wedding passed off in our quiet and
retired neighborhood On the Gath day of
June, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, which
was of SO interesting a character that l
cannot refrain from furnishing those of
your readers who were not 50 fortunate as
70 be present with the details. 1t might
he well enough to remark, that the parties
j. some time since made fruitless attempt
to procure license in an adjoining county,
owing to their inability TO comply with
the legal acquisitions before the judge.
After meeting with this piece of "cold CON-
fort,n they consoIed themselves for some
time in the best manner they could; after
enduring this state of disappointed hopes
for awhile. they paid q visit to Monroe,
and tried to procure magistrate who
would /" tie them without the "docu-
n,ents'' this proving failure, a commit
I tee consisting of the intended groom and
an ebony SON of Africa, started to Woods
field, (where many an anxions lover has
found consolation for the a6xins, !" which
they fortunately got from the gen.lemanly
i and polite individual who keeps the "crit-
ters on hand.
The overjoyed groom and darkey re-
: turned with all possible dispatch with the
! INSTRUMENT that was calculated to make
( him happy man. Nothing was now
necessary but to procure tho esquire .
Z and have the matter fixed. You, and
your readers will imagine yourselves at a
wedding, the parties before you-the day
! clear and cloudess - and on the occa-
Sion. d the language Of the poet:
al Dead stiffness reigns in air."
81 The groom is an old dilapidated speci-
: men OF the genus homo, verging his. three
s score and ten-with one foot, as it were,
on the shores of time--the other, extend
ed over the yawning abyss eternity. He
= was clothed in manner Combining the
antique and modern wool-hat, cotton coat.
pants, and superb pair of cowhide, stoga
boots. In word he was a striking illus
tration of phrase found in some old book
which says "man is fearfully and wonder.
fully made >, His weight was, from ap-
pearance about one hundred pounds, OF
perhaps mo.e.
The bride, {bless her sweet soul) was
cutie 8 contrast to her !" worser hall,
about ffty years of age, weighing about
J. . hundred pounds; her Uranium is decora
!. ted with profusion of glowing red hair
!. somewhat resembling in color that of q
fox's tail-her features corresponding te
her hair. She was dressed in Clean tidy
suit Of calico, and had in her possession
white cstton handkerchief, which che
occasionally put to her eye during tht
marriage ceremony. To sum up the whole
character in few words she looked like 9
solution of corn meal and hot water, com
monty called uaush, by the common peo
Pile. This, it is hoped, is sufficiently con
else to enable the reader to form an opinion
in regard to outward appearances.
= A deputation sent after the magistrat,
now arrived with that august personag,
accompanied by writer. Here seen,
took place which is easier imagined thai
described. The bride, after carefully
searching all his pockets, found that al
the sine qua mon he had in his possession
amounted to one, old rusty dams, which
soon procured and transferred for its val
ne in whiskey, which was soon dispatched
BY the assembled guests. The writer il
not certain whether the darkey got share