The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
Union will find nut to crack in this cam
did avowal of Mrs. Stowe.- Chicago Post.
A Novel Wedding scene.
HENRY WARD BEEChER GIVES AWAY his ONLY
DAUGHTER IN MARRIAGE. h'.'

From the New York Inde pendent.
The innumerabe friends of the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher would hardly forgive
US if we we're to omit mentioning the pleas
ing incident that occurred at his country
residence at Peekskill last week.
On Wednesday morning, after the dew
was dry, Mr.. Beecher chose spot under
the shadows OF the trees near his garden,
where, in the presence of fit circle of
friends and neighbors, he gave away his
only daughter 10 novel ceremony OF mar
rage. The beauty of the day, and the
beauty of the ceremony together, rendered
the scene singularly charming, tender and
impressive.
No guests were previously invited, ex-
cept relatives and household companions,
owing to the impossibility of accommodate
ing in moderate country town so many
acquaintance as a famousspecial contribu-
tor has the fortune to possess. But among
the chance gnests,, whose presence added
not the least picturesque feature to the
scene, were the workman OF Mr.. B. farm,
who stood as witnesses in the field, dressed
in their best.
Was ever such a church or dwelling for
wedding ceremony? The Highlands swept
their glorious walls around the north and
west; gracefully sloping hills shut in the
east and south f; the heavens above were
clear as crystal and without stain OF cloud
and so in this great house not made wit
hands the young pair stood up, leaves quiv-
ering above their heads, the grass hardly
dry of dew, under their feet, and innumer.-
BILE flowers in the near garden filling tht
the air with fragrance.
About the middle of the afternoon, after
| the wedding feast, the new married pair set
out on their bridal tour not on the steam
| boat or railroad car, but with horse and
chaise-gift of the brides father-trottiDg
off for the winding roads OF the Highlands
of the Hudson, thence to the homes of nu-
merous uncles and aunts in Connecticut
and Massachusetts, to return after few
weeks to the town of Norwich, in the Che
mango valley of this State, where the BRIDE
groom, the Rev. Samuel Scoville, has lately
been called as Congregational minister.
This journey was begun under good au
spices, for according to the Irish custom to
secure good luck, two of the party had
provided themselves each with an old shoe,
and as the carriage started, the shoes were
thrown after them with good will, one
falling just behind, while the other vaultng
over the top, pumped fairly within the
carriage-thus bringing down upon the for
tunate pair all the blessings, external and
internal, which can possibly be supposed to
reside in old shoes. AS another of our
especial contributors was the thrower of
one of these tokens, we need not say that it
is luck enough for the young lady to stand
IN Mrs. Stoves old shoes.
Of course we will not be public tell tale
of the particulars of a private wedding
party, yet we cannot help mentioning that
the bride was dressed in pure white, with.
out jewel for ornament except natures
jewels Of fresh buds and flowers. But it,
during The golden weather of the declining
summer, Or the beginning of October colors
on the trees, and wedding ceremony, OF
wedding journey to follow it, can possibly
be made more beautiful and delightful than
this, we hereby give out our intention to
make public chronicle thereof, as hereof
course begging all requisite pardon of the
parties at the foot of the notice.