The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-11-16
From, the N. Y. Tribune.
MID-AIR MATRIMONY.

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loch-The Voyage-Poetical hciden
on the Way.
The announcement that bona fde
marriage was to take place above the
+! clouds in Professor Thos. S. G. Loves
balloon United States, yesterday, at 2 O.
clock in the afternoon, caused great
crowd to assemble in the large enclosure
whence the bridal party were to take the
departure from this terrestrial sphere
About 5000 persons, nearly one.half OF
whom were women, were congregated a.
round the balloon, at the corner of Sixth
ave. and Fifth h-ninth ST., while probably
as many more occupied positions on the
roofs of buildings and lofty rocks over
looking the enclosure.
THE BRIDAL CAR.
At one end of the raised platform, over
which the partially distended balloon os-
cillated 6tfully in the strong gale, was E.
rected a pretty gate of woven evergreen,
bearing the motto, "Ever Thus" through
which the bridal party were to pass to the
balloon. The bridal car was very hand
some, the outside being covered with gold
F.! and crimson damask, and the inside cush-
ioned round with pale green silk, with a
capacity for four voyagers. 1t was also
elegantly tented with pink silks, border
ed round with dropping festoons of lace
of bridal white.
THE PARTIES CONCERNED.
Miss Mary West jenkins, late of ST..
Louis, Mo-, was the blushing bride Pro
fessor John W. Boynton, NJ. D., of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, was the happy ard eccentric
man. They had been engaged for some
time, and, according to advertisement, it
was expected that they would be ccompa-
MED by the Rev F. Dewitt Talmadge of
Philadelphia, to the pure, unsrammeled
realms of space, and there united in the
holy bands of wedlock, with the eternal
stars for witnesses, the sun and moon for
groomsman and bridesmaid, the fires of
sunset for their hymenial torch, and the
blue cmpyrean for their domestic sphere.
Of course, here was poetical novelty E.
nough to attract, throngs of sight seeers,
who, however, were compelled to wait two
dreary hours in the cold open air, keep
ing their feet and hands from faeezng by
incessant applause, and clamering for the
spectacle to commence, as they had paid
their admission fee in good faith.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDAL PARTY.
Owing to the accident which had taken
place at the Manhattan Gas Works, Prof.
Lowe was compelled to make his own gas,
which occasoned considerable delay, but
at about o'clock the balloon was ready
for her voyage, and soon after the carria-
ges containing the bridal party drove in
to the deep inclosure from the Fifth ave.
side amid roars of laughter and deafening
cries of "Hi 3! hi !' "Here they come !''
81 see the bride p' "Look at the old mani
and similar expressions. A moment af.
ter two little girls, half clad in white mus
lin and cheap spangles, and shivering
with the cold, sprang from the foremost
coach and scattered flowers along the
platform. which was now densely crow
ded with spectators, whom the policemen
with all their efforts, were hardly able to
keep back from the narrow path which
had been cleared for the passage of the
bridal party, consisting of the bride and
bridegroom, the two daughters of the lat
ter and the sister of the former, with a
few other friends.
THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
Soon after the arrival of the party it
was given out that the marriage ceremo
ny had taken place few bours before, al
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and that the on
ly legal ceremony to be performed on
high would be the singing of the marriage
contract. The reason given for this change
of the programme was that the clergyman
of the occasion had to return to Phila
delphia by the next train but the actu
al reason probably was that the reverend
gentleman, accustomed to operate solely
in mundaee matrimony, had backed out
at the eleventh hour, and tied the knot
in the manner with which we groveline
mortals are usually contented.
(Which is the gal what's to be yoked?'
asked vulgar fellow at our elbow
THAT is the bride, I'VE replied, Instinct
lively indicating beautiful woman of a
bout FIVE and twenty, who had just alight
ed from the carriage.
She was tail aid comely, with bright
dark eyes, pale checks, and somewhat
nervous smile about her pretty lips, a:
she passed through the throngs with 8
step-daughter, hardly younger than her
self, on either side. She was dressed il
a plain, but elegant travelling dress o.
dove colored silk her rich dark hair was
modestly disposed beneath an elegant
bonnet of the latest style, and she KEPT
her eyes cast down as if sad and detected
The "happy man" was large, portly gen
tleman, about double the age of his new
wife. The latter looked pretty and sweet
as she was lifted into the gay cabin of the
| air-ship, but as the husband stepped over
the edge of the car there was pitifu
laugh from the crowd as though he had
made that one step from the sublime to
the ridiculous of which the poet speaks
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