Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-26

The rubic is .rigidly adhered to through.
out. After going through the usual for
mala. the most Rev Primate. who was
very indistinctlyI heard, asks the Royal
bridegroom -4t7d '..1 !" ---ii s@'
"Wilt thou have this woman to be thy
welded wife to live together after God'e
ordinance ID the, holy state Of matrimony!
Wilt thou love her. comfort her. honor
aud keep her in sickness and in health
and forsaking & all others. keep thee only
unto her. SO long as ye both shall live '?''
To this the Prince replies, loud and
clear, II will ~ '' '@'' ~ 'h2. 2
To the same question the faint answer
Of the bride is barely audible, though the
attention of all is strained to the utmost
to catch the feebly uttered words. -fj r.
To the text. "Who giveth this woman
away 2" The Prince Consort (Albert)
replies loudly. II do" '-5g '1 '-tt
Then the Prince takes his BRIDES hand
in his own, in earnest warmth, and re-
peats slowly and distinctly after the Pri-
mate:
IL Frederick William Nicholas Charles,
take thee. Victoria Adelide Mary Louisa,
to my welded wife. to have and to hold
from this day forward, for the better or
for worse. for richer. for poorer. in sick
ness and in health. to love and to cherish
ill death US do part, according to Gods
holy ordinance and thereto l pledge
thee my troth."
Again. in reply. the words Of the bride
are almost lost, and she seems faint and
tremulous enough to excite uneasiness
among her ladies.
The Prince then, taking the ring from
his brother Albert, said with marked en-
phasis:
with this ring 1 we'd, with my body
thee worship. and with all my worldly
goods, thee endow ; in the name OF the
Father. and Of the Son. and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen"
The usual prayer was then offered up.
and the Primate. joining their hands to-
gether. said "WhOm God has joined, let
| no man put asunder."
The following Psalm from the prayer
book was then sung:
God be merciful unto US, and bless us;
and show US the light Of His countenance,
and be merciful unto u.s." &c.
The Royal couple then knelt with all the
bridesmaids, while the rest OF the cere-
monies was proceeded with. the Bishop
Of London ia clear and distinct voice
reading the e1hortation.
At the concluding words the Hallelu-
jah Chorus
"Hallelujah for the Lord Gsd OmnIpotsnt
rsigneth.
"The kingdom Of this world has become the
kingdom Of our Lord. and Of His Christ; and
He shall reign for over and over.
"King of Kings. and Lord OF Lords"
rose clear and loud with thrilling effect.
Hardly had the last words Of the cho.
rus died away in solemn echoes, when the
ceremonial. as araigned BY the chamber
Iains and heraIds, ended, and the bride,
giving vent to her evidently long pent up
feelings. turned and flung herself upon
her mothers bosom with a suddenness
and depth of feeling that thrilled through
every heart. Again. and again. Her
Majesty strained her to her heart. kissed
her. and tried to conceal her emotion, but
it was both needless and in vain, for all
perceived it, and there were few who did
not share it. We need not mention how
the bridegroom embraced her, and how.
as she quilted him. with the tears now
plainly stealing down her cheeks. she
threw herself into the arme Of her father
while her royal husband was embraced
BY the Princess Of Prussia in a manner
that evinced all that only mothers love
can show. The most affecting recogni'
ton. however. took place between the
bridegroom and his royal father. for the
latter seemed overpowered with emotion
and the former. after clasping him twice
to his his heart knelt and kissed his pa
rents hand.
The Queen then rose. and hurrying
across the hunt pas with the Prince Con
sort. embraced the Princess Of Prussia al
one sister would another after long part
ing, and turning TO the Prince ofPrussia
gave him her hand. which as he stopped
to kiss. she stopped him. and declined the
condescension. by offering her cheek 10
stead. But words will feebly convey
the effect Of the warmth, the abandon
meuL of affection and friendship, with
which these greetings passed, the rever
ence with which the bridegroom saluted
Her Majesty. the manly heartiness with
which he wrung the Prince Consort'i
hand. for by the working Of his face. il
was evident that he could not trust hi'
tongue to speak. .,..-
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