The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-03-12

| .-f 1tsft flf CHATTER III. t
"In wedlock species oi lottery lies, -g
W heIe in blanks aud in prizes we deal;
But how comes it that you. such capital prize,
Should So ng have remained in the wheely"
| MOORE
Ann Harriet was determined ,ha,
her wedding should he u romantic one
she said that it was bv no mt ans AN
every day affair, and therefore it should
he carried cut in s!.le pr"p"rti"nats
'o it's rarity, After consulting MIS-
Pendergast, and searching Though n
pile of New York Dashrrs," she va,
much inclined t" midnight wedding,
especially az Mrs. Pcndergast offered
iu loan her patent lamp far the ocras-
ion; Int when they suddenly happened
tn hear of marriage celebrated in the
Wild aud picturesque woods of the
White Hills, il was Immediately decid.
'.d that There WAS no better place -,
sacred a..er, moIN should be pei formed
under the broad canopy of heaven
| aud the birds of the air and the count
less leaves of the trees should sing thci,
rli;halaminm.
Alter some search, il was decided
lat the happy spot should he oi'
-ilucklcbrrry Ill.," picturesque cle
va,i.n ah"n, "a mile from the lus,office
III Pe"pyiown, covered with a lnxuri-
.us pruS tn "f pines and heml"ckS, in
r-r<Imrscd with hucklcbc,ry bushes,
sweet fern, and nullrnstalks. "A small,
pen place was selected, " here the l"np
moss made beautiful carpet, and The
tall trees on every side entwined their
aims as lovingly together as If they.
too, were about tu take each other ''fur
net,cr or for worse" " hilril,c ripple "f a
brook hidden in the woods lent pleas
nj melody Ia the scene.
"This is the lace of all others" re
marked Ann Harriet. "II"uses ma,
urn down or decay, churches may be
.nld and turned into ice cream salo"i.s
md lager beer d,p",>-as Mr.. Dunsla-
'le'S was; hut these lofty pines and
uyur,l hrml. cks will stand tur ceniu
rirs, 1" mark the spot where, in m,
| .irlhoud, ] rlishtcd my trotb to that
eleor D.bbs."
Preparation for the bridal went gln
rin,,>l, on. The Pe"ntt"wn dress
maker was busy, day and evening il.
making ul,lhr trnussean of the cxpe,
ant bride. The wedding dress WAS I.
,c If fine white muslin, and no "rna-
rnenIs to detract from It's spollcss ln-
'iiy. H fHR ~" -f
The importan, day at length arrived.
l'hr sun rose warm, brilliant, calm, and
rlondlrss--and So did Ann Harriet.
Her heat beat quick and iu'nnllu"usl,
AS the coming event o,f the day sudden
iy occurred to her, aud she r,j"iced to
think that she was now to have one Ia
shield her from the chilling blasts al a
..lJ. relentless %orll-a husband o',
whose breas, her weary bead conl,l
rest and icel secure.
These thoughts made her footsteps
light, and she FASTENED to array herself
Tor the bridal, which was appointed nj
ten o'clock. The barber of Peonytown
was Sent for, and, although dressing a
brides hair was something az yet nn
known to him, yet, afier much perse
verance and more cx marrow, he snc
ceede,l in twisting aud braiding her
luxnriant black locks into kind of tri
umpEal -arched ba>ketworh, that resem
lled n miniature snmmer.huusc. The
white mnslin dress was then l,nt on,
and a pair of white kid gl.'ves drawn
oyer her email fingers (plun,p people
have little hands), and Ann IIarrirl
aw aited her husband elect. is
All Teonytown had been apPrizra Of
the hour of the wedding, aud. in-con
sequence. the grove WAS at an early