Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-06-29
TIE FIRST WEDDING.

A correspondent who witnessed the
wedding of Countess Bodisco in Wash
ington two weeks ago, to an English Off
Ger, gives the following "reminiscences of
her first wedding:
l remember the Countess when she
was school girl in Georgetowu-the
sweet and lovely Harriet Williams, the
favorite queen of every May day. Her
father, worthy merchant of that ancient
and respectable burg, gave her every ad-
vantage of education but she was as
simple, artlcss and unaffected as the
daughter Of an humble citizen could be
Her personal loveliness was something
rich and rare, when the sixteenth sum
mer shone on her bright eyes. Her
form was model for a sculptor, so deli
cate aud roundly shaped dream Of
beauty seldom realized on earth. The
Count BDdisco first saw her among her
school companions, and was at once con-
quered. lie was old, but in excellent
preservation, and when made up--as he
always was whenever he appeared before,
not only company but his most intimate
friends-he made a good figure in the
most agreeable society and was highly
acceptable not only in the saloons of the
fashionable, but in all well bred circles
His good nature and intelligence com
mended him also to eminent men of all
political parties. One Of his earliest and
kindest friends was Henry Clay, for
whose talents and geniality be had an I'M
bounded admiration. Indeed, he loved
the great statesman and orator to degree
rather uncommon among men. But
there was really a strong tincture Of ro-
mantle senslbility about the excellent old
Count. He was fond Of simple pleasure
and innocent eDjoyments. The attach
mont of children to him was extraordi
nary, and could only have been coucilia
ted by that genuine benevolence and ten
derness of heart which beamed from hi
countenance and gushed out in his cor
dial voice. He wooed and won the aifec
tons Of the most beautiful girl that hat
ever been seen in metropolitan circles
His old diplomatic colleagues laughed
some good-natured ladies sneered--th
beau monde wondered, but he had hi
own taste, aud he made the sweet, young
blooming Harriet Williams his wife
1t was a splendid wedding, becomin,
the representatives of the Emperor of al
the Russas, but tasteful, chaste and el
egant in all its appointments. Herr.
Clay gave away the bride This was il
compliance with the particular request 0
the Count, although her father Mr.
Brooke Williams, was present Mr.
Buchanan was the principal groomsman
and Jesse Benton (Mrs. Fremout) frs
bridesmaid The festivities were in th
highest style Of tbot hospitality for whicl
Count BodiscO was so long famous amonJ
us. He was devoted, some would say
doting, husband, and she was a loving
attentive, and in every respect exempa
ny and happy wife, the light Of his mu
nlfcent home, the ornament Of his socia
circle, the companion and friend Of BIZ
life, and the chief solace Of his last hours
What world We live in What q
change from the scene in which saw
that bright and beautiful girl give away
her first love, radiant then as the morn.
ing star just above the horizon What
strange alienation had time wrought in
a few short years Here was the mag
nificeht matron, on whose face | could
yet discern the lineaments that in earlier
days filed all hearts with tenderness and
even some of that speech-like bloom
which was the GROWING grace of her girl
ish complexion. And beside her was q
gallant cavalier, in the full vigor Of man
hood, bearing names coDsecratcd by asso-
Citations of history and romance--the
Douglas, the Gordon and the Scott
Who will say that reality has not its ro-
nance?