Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-08-16
Saciai Sensation in Fifth Ayeuue<


Saciai Sensation in Fifth avenue.
No lite excitement has been caused in
Filth avenue, recently, by the clandestins
marriage of a well known clergyman. a
widower with four children, to a younr
woman of many personal charms and &C
complishments, who might very easily be
his daughter. The bride belongs to very
wealthy and fashionable family, and has
every advantage of education, society and
travel an hsiress in prospect and
beauty aud wit in fact, she was regard.
ed with longing eyes by men of sentiment,
intellect and capital. At Newport last
season, she created sensation, and re-
turned home with enough lovers and sd-
mirers in her train to satisfy the vainest
and most ambitious coouette, which bows
ever, 1t seems, she was not by any means
The clergyman, who lost his wife seven
or eight yesrs ago, went to Europe with
her in the spring of 1861, ard acted in
the capacity of private tutor, which estab-
l.shed a relation that gave him access to,
her at all times She was much attached
to him: as her parents knew; but they
never suspected the nature of the attach.
ment, believing 1t the fondness a girl might
naturally feel for teacher so much her
superior in years, who was well bred, re-
fined, gentle and congenial Imagine their
surprise, anger and Indignation when they
learned, by a note from her own hand
stating that she was Mrs, and asking.
their forgivuess for what she had doue-
Love was the solo excuse she could plead
once a very tolerable one for marriage,
but now, | believe, not regarded as at all
valid-but she was eloquent in her de-
fence, declaring she had a tender passion
for the clerical gentle nan for four years.
and had at last vie ded to its prompting
rather than wreck her own and her lovers
happiness forever
Elias " parents refused 30 pardon her
for the uiest heinous offense of marrying
some one she loved told her they would
never gee her again, even if she were dy-
ling and assured her they would disinherit
her forthwith. They have done so, / ur,-
derstand; disowned her in the face of
heaven and humanity; and ordered her
never to darken their doorway with her
disobedient presence
In the church, a fashionable ono. the
unexpected marriage has excited q tre-
mendous commotion, and divided the con-
sregation into two factions, those in favor
of and those against the union. The latter
declare the pastor shall be removed from
the pulpit; the former assert. defiantly
that he shall remain; and as. most of the
FgentIer sex are in. this category | have
little doubt they win carry their point
The wedding pair meanwhile live quiet
| ~ in a small but pleasant house in Sixth
Avenue, not more than FIVE blocks from
| the spacious and elegant brown stone
mansion Of the parents Of the bride, who
seems very happy in spite of the disparity
| of years between herself and husband.
| Her new home IS humble and plain COM
/ pared to the one she so lately quilted; but
/ her liege lord no doubt repeats to her the
/ biblical sentiment about love and the
crust and the stall fed OK, and she is com
| foTted for the loss Of her carriage, her
/ diamonds, her throng of worshippers and
all her luxurious surroundings Those
who were her friends, ike those In Mack
enzie's Man of Feeling" viii never
cease to pity her for marrying a man she
loved and, what is still worse, for being
happy in her marriage 1t is a griveous
sin but then it is so rarely committed, no
/ one need disturb himself at It's enormitv
MODERN SAMARIrASs KEEPING THE PASS
ovER.-All the male population, with the
lads, assembled around the oven A large
copper dish, filed with unleavened cakes
and bitter herbs rolled up together, was
held by Phineas Ben Isaac, nephew Of
the priest; when presently, al being as
SAMPLED, he distributed them among tho
congregation The hurdle which had been
placed over the mouth Of the oven) was
then rem, we'd, and the lamps drawn up
one by one; bat, unfortunately, one fell
off the spit, and was taken up with diff
Guilty Their appearance was anything
but ln-ring they being burnt as black as
ebony. Carpets were spread ready to res
ceINe them; tbsy were then removed 70
the platform where the sersice was read.
Peng strewn over with bitter herbs, the
congregation stood in two files, the lamps
being in n line between them Most OF
the adults had now kind Of rope around
the waist. and staves in their hands, and
all had their shoes on. Thus shall ye
eat it With your loins girded, your shoes
, on your feet, and your staff IN your hand
Exodus XII. I'D. The sarsice WAS now
performed by Amram, which continued
for fifteen minutes: and when be had re-
peated the blessing. the congregation at
once stopped, and, as if in haste and
| hunger, tore away the blackened masses
piecemeal with their fingers, carrying por-
= tions 10 the women and li.tle ones in tho
tents In less than ten minutes the
, whole, with the exception of few fraR-
ments he'd disappeared-Re- Hr M,ns