Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-03
THE DIAMOND WEDDING.
Written for tho N. Y. Tribune.

THE DIAMOND WEDDING.
Written for tho N. Y. Tribune.
BY EDMuN D G, s1EDMAN.
o, Love Love! Love what times those,
Long ere the age of bellies and beaux,
! And Brussels lace and siken hose,
When in the green Arcadian close,
! You married Psyche under the rose,
With only the grass for bedding!
Heart to heart and hand in hand,
You followed Natures sweet command
! Roaming lovingly through the land.
Nor sighed for Diamond Wedding
So have we read in classic Ovid,
How Hero watched 70: her beloved
Impassoned youth, Leander.
She was the fairest of the fair,
and wrapt him round with her golden hair,
Whenever he landed cold and bare,
With nothing to eat, and nothing to wear,
And wetter than any gandcr;
For Love was Love, and better than money
The slyer the theft, the sweeter the honey
And kissing was clover. all the world ovur,
Wherever Cupid might wonder.
So thousands of years have come and gono.
And still the moon is shining on,
Still Hymens torch is lighted
And hitherto, in this land of the West,
Most couples in love have thought it be st
To follow the ancient way of the rest,
And quietly get united.
But now, True Love, your growing old
Bought and sold, with silver and gold,
Like u house or horse and carragel
Midnight talks,
Moonlight walks.
The glance Of the eye and sweetheart sigh,
And shadowy haunts with one by
Go not wish to disparage;
But every kiss
Has price for its bliss,
In the modern code of marriage;
And the compact sweet
Is not complete,
Till the high contracting parties meet
Before the altar OF Mammon
And the b,ide must be led to a silver bower,
Where pearls and ubies fall ill shower
That would frig htcn Jupiter Amazon.
need not tell
How it bctci,
Since Jenkins has told the story
Over and over and over again,
In style cannot hope tn ait tain,
And covered himself with gloryD
How it befcl Summers day,
The King of the Cubans strollcd this way
King January's his name they say
And fell in love with the Princess May,
The rcigning belle of Manhattan;
Nor how ho began to snirk and sue,
Aud dress us lovers who to WOO,
Or as Max Marezck ana Julien do,
When they sit full llonmed in the ladies' view;
And flourish the wondr,us baton.
He wasn't one of our Polish mobiles,
Whose presence their country sometimes troubles,
And so our cities receive them;
Nor one OF your make believe Spanish grandees,
Who ply your daughters with lies and candies,
Until the poor gls believe them.
No. he was such Il charatan-
Full of gasconate and lravalo,
Count de IIoooken Flash n-the-pan-
But irregular rich Don Estaban
Santa Cruz dc la Muscovado
Senior Grandissmo Oyiedo
He owned the rental OF half Havana
And all Mantanzas; and Santa Anna,
Rich as he was. could hardly hold
candle to light the mines Of gold
Our Cuban possessed, choke full of diygers;
And broad plantations, that, in round figures,
Were stocked with at least five thousand nggers |
81 Gather We rostbuds while ye may
the Senior swo,e to carry the day-
To capture tho beautiful Princess May.
! With his battery of treasure
Velvet and lace she should not lack
Tiffany, Hang hwout, Bali & Black,
Gcnin and Stewart, his suit should back,
| And come and 60 at her pleasure;
Jet and lava-silver and gold
Garnets-emeralds to behold
| Diamonds sapphres-wealth untold
! All We're hers to have and to hold;
| Enough to fill peck measured
He didn't bring all his forces on
AT once, but like crafty old Don,
Who many heart had fought and won,
| Kept bidding little higher;
And every time he made his bid
And what she said, and all they did
| Twas written down
| For the good of the town,
By Jeems of the Daily Flyer
A coach and horses you'd think, would buy,
For the Don, an easy victory;
But slowly our Princess yielded;
A diamond necklace caught her eye,
But wreath of pearls first made her sigh.
She knew the worth of each maiden glance,
And like young colts that curvet and pranee,
She led the Don deuce of dance,
In spite of the wealth she welded.
She stood such fire of silks and laces,
Jewels, and golden dressing cases,
And ruby brooches, and jets and pearls,
That every one of her dainty curls
Brought the price of hundred common girls;
Folks thought the lass demented!
But at last wonderful diamond ring,
| regular koh i-noor, did the thing,
And signing with love, something the same,
(What in a name p
The Princess May consented.
Ring ring the bells, and bring
All the people to see the thing
Let the gaunt and hungry and ragged poor
| lhrohg round the great Cathedral door,
10 wonder what all the hubbub's for,
And sometimes stupidity wonder
Al so much sunshine and brightness which
Fall from the church upon the rich
While the poor get all the thunder.
Ring ring, merry bells, ring!
| @ fortunate few.
| With letters blue
Good for a scat and nearer view
Fortunate few, whom l dare not name;
Daetdnte Crense de la crenis
We commoners stood by the street facade
And caught glimpse OF the cavalcade;
Il Wesaw the bride
In bediamoned PRIDE
With six jewelled maidens to guard her side
Six lustrous maidens in tarletan
She led the van of the caravan:
Cluse behind her. her mother,
(Drest in gorgeous MORE antique,
That told asSplainlya us words could speak,
She was more antique than the other,)
| I on he Don EStaliaN