The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-17
n Novel Wedding Scene. Henry Ward
RseecEber Gives Away his Only Daugh-
ser, ina Marriage.


Ser, i'm Marriage.
The immediate friends of the Rev Henry
Ward Beecher would hardly forgive us if we
were to omit mentioning the pleasing incident
that occurred at his country residence at PeeKs-
kill last week On Wednesday morning, after
the dew was dry, Mr. Beecher chose place I'M
der the shadows of the trees of his garden, where
in the presence of a fit circle of friends and
neighbors, he gave away his only daughter in
novel ceremony marriage. The beauty of the
day and the beauty of the ceremony together
rendered the scene singulary charming, tender
and impressive.
No guests were previously invited, except
relatives and household companions, owing to
the impossibiliy Of accommodating in mod
crate country town SO many acquaintances as a
famous special contributor has the fortune TO
possess. But among the chance guests whose
presence added not the least picturesque feature
TO the scene, were the workmen of Mr.. BIS
farm who stood as witnesses to the scene, dress
ed in their best.
Was ever such church or dwelling for we'd
ding ceremony The Highlands swept their
glorious walls around the north and west
gracefully soping hills shut in the east and
south the heavens above were clear as crystal
and without a stain of cloud and so in this
great house not made with hands the young pair
stood up, leaves quivering above their heads,
the grass hardly dry Of dew, under their feet,
and nnumerable flowers in the near garden, fill
ing the air with fragrance.
About the mi ode of the afternoon, aitertbe
wedding feas, the newly married pair set ont
uDon their bridal tour not on the steamboat or
railroad car, but with horse and chaise-pift of
the brides tather-trotting off for the winding
roads of the Highlands of the Hudson, thence to
the homes of the numerous uncles and aunts IN
Connecticut and Massachusetts to return after
a few weeks to the town of Norwich in the
Chenango Valley, of this S,ate, where the
bridegroom, the Rev. Samuel Scovlic, has late
y been called as Congregational minister
This journey was begun under good auspices,
for, according to the Irish custom, TO secure
good luck, two of the party had provided them
selves each with old shUe and as he carr-
age started The shoes thrown after them
with will, falling just behind while the
other, vauting Over the top, pumped fairly
within the carliage-thus bringing down upon
the fortunate pair all II @ blessings-exteTnal
and internal, which can possibly be supposed to
reside in old shoes AS another of our "suecial
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. Stowe old
shoes.
Ofcourse we will not be a public tell tale of
the particulars OF a private wedding party, yet
we cannot help mentioning that the bride was
dressed in pure white, without jewel for orna-
ment except natures jewels OF fresh buds and
flowers. But if during the golden weather of
the declining summer, or the beginning of Oc-
tober colors on the trees any wedding ceYemo-
ny OF wedding journey TO follow it, can possibly
be made more beautiful aud delightful than this,
we hereby give out our attention to make a
public chronicle thereof as hereof course beg
ging all requisite pardon of the parties at the
foot of the notice.-N. y. Independent.