The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-14
MID-AIR MATRIMONY.

MID-AIR MATRIMONY.
- Bridal Balloon VOyage--The Partis
COnceFned---PIeasur of Wine
WedIOck---The fOyage---POetici
Incident on the Way.
The announcement thai q Bona fds ma
riage was 10 take place above the clouds
- Professor Thos. 8. Z. Loves balloon Unite
States, yesterday, at 3o'eloek in the ate
noon, caused 8 great crowd 70 assemble
the large enclosure whence the bridal part
were to take their departure from This tel
restisl sphere. About ;, 900 persons, nearl
One-hall OF whom were women, were con
, gregated ground the balloon, ct the corne
OF SIKH avenue and Fifty ninth street, Will
4 probably Is many more upisd position
! on the roofs Of baildings and l0fty r0ek
overlooking the inclOsnre.
: tbs BRIDAL CAR.
At one end Of the raised platform. owe
which the partially distended balloon oscil
n lated ft.Ully in the strong gaie, was erects,
I | pretty gate OF woven evergreen, bearinl
the motto ever Thus, ;" through Which thl
bridal party were 10 pass 10 the balloon
The bridal car was very handsome, the cut
side bei9g covered with gold aud crimson
damask, and the inside cushioned roane
. with pale green silk, with q capacity fo
four voyagers- Il was Slso elegantly tsnte,
with pink silks, bofdered round with droop
/ ing festoons Of lace Of bridal white.
THE FARrIEs coNcEESED.
Miss Mary West Jenkins, lstaof ST. Louis
l No, was the biushing bride; Professor John
Z W Blynion, NJ. D., Of Syrseuss, N. Y, wa,
the happy aRd eccentric man. They has
been engaged for some time, and, according
10 advertisement, il was expected that they
would be accompanied BY the Rev. F. De
witt Talmadge, Of Philadelphia, to the pure
untrammeled realms OF space, and there
united in the holy bands OF Wedlock, with
the eternal stars Tor witnesses, the sun and
moon for grOomsman and bridesmaid, the
hres Of sunset for their hymeaeal torch, and
the blue empyrean for their domestic sphere
OF course, here was p0etical novelty enough
10 attract throngs Of sight sesrs, who, how =
ever, were compelled 10 wait two dreary
hours in the cod open air, keeping their
feet and hands from freezing BY incesssni
applause, and clam0ring for the spectacle
to commence, a. they had paid their adDls-
sion fee in good IA IN.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDAL PARTY.
Owing to the sccident which had tsken
place az the Msnhattan Gas Works, Prvf
Lowe was compelled to make his own gas,
which Occasionsd considerable delay, but 1t
about o'clock the balloon was ready for
her voyage, ana soon after the carriages
containing the bridal party drove into The
deep inel0sure from the Fifth avenue side
amid roars Of laughter and deafeuing cries
| Of chi hi 70 Here they come Q" 81 see
the bride T. "L0ok at the old man 70 and
! similar expressions. A moment after two
little girls, half clad in white muslin and
cheap sPangles, and shivering with The
cold, sprang from the foremost coach and
scattered flowers along the platform. which
was now densely crowded with spectators,
whom the policemen, with all their efforts,
were hardly able 10 keep back from the
narrow path which had been cleared for
| the passase OF the bridal party, consisting
| Of the bride and bridegroom, the two daugh-
tiers Of the latter and the sister Of the former
with few other friends.
THE BsIDE AND BRIDEGROOM.
Soon after the arrival of the party, it was
given out that the marriage Ceremony had
taken place few hours before, at the Fifth
| Avenue Hotel, and that the only legal cere-
mOny to be performed on high would be
! the signing OF the marriage contract. The
reason given for this change OF programme
was that the clergyman Of the occasion had
to return to Philadelphia by the next train;
but the actual reason probably was that the
reverend gentleman, accustomed 70 operate
solely in mundane matrimony, had baekea
out ag the eleventh hour, and tied the knot in
the manner with which we gr0veling NOR
tails are usually eontented.
(Which is the gal what's 20 be yoked p
asked a vulgar fellow ct our elbow. That
is the BRIDE We replied, instinctively indi-
eating beautiful woman Of about five and
twenty, who had just alighted from the car
riage.
She was tall and comely, with bright dark
eyes, pale cheeks, and a someEhat nervous
smile about her pretty lips, a. she passed.
through the throngs with a step daughtar,
hardly younger than herself, on either side
She KaI dressed in plain but elegant trav-
cling dress Of 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, IS if sad and de- |
jected. The "happy man" was a large, |
portly gentleman, about double the age Of /
his new wife. The latter looked pretty aud 1
sweet, as she was lifted into the gay cabin |
of he air-ship; but as the husband stepped !
over the edge Of the car, there was pitiiess /
laugh from tbs crowd, as though he had |
made that one step from the sublime to the |
ridiculous Of which the poet speaks. Owing |
to the scarcity Of gas, it was found impossi- /
bic for Miss Lula B0yntOn 70 accompany her /
father and step-mother, 81 was originally /
intended. Her place was therefore occupied !
by little sister Of the bride. Prof Lowe |
then stepped in, and all was in readiness.
rHE START.
The ballast was on board. A doz.n men /
were cliBging 70 tie unsteady ear to keep it |
down.
''Givs US one good swing, boys, and thea 1
let US ssil;" cried Prof Lose. The next
moment there was a strong puf-a tapping
sound, like that OF wings in motion the
crowds below caught one more glimpse Of /
the pale-cbeeked bride, with the nervous
smile upon her lips, aud then the air-ship /
vas sfOAt and rising slowly on her heaven
ward way. She rose but Slowly, hORsver
The Professor emptied . sand bag Just in
time 10 clear the caves Of the little house az Il
one corner Of the inclosure. As it was, the
car came squarely in eontaet with the Gag
staif on the roof but the slender mast bent /
like willow wand, aud the next moment /
they were clear and rising rapidly, with the /
Professor waving his hat triumphantly over 4
the side Of The car.
.r-r THE BRIDAL vOYAsE
was happy succsss, and is thus described !
By one Of the.yoy agers, who IS evidently Of
q poetic turn;
Il was not near 80 cold as we thought il |
would be. Immediately after clearing the /
walls Of the inclosure, the balloon seemed
TO become perfectly motlonless, and the
world sank from our feet like a psopled
dream. The city was spread below US like
map, with its hundred spires snd myriad
easements cleaning in the last fash Of sun
set, VIII eh Hooded the vest with pallid gold,
wi here and there an leland Of white
cloud For moment we seemed 10 DO per-
feedy motionlssl, and then, By watching
the Central Park, directly beneath Us, we
saw that we were moving rapidly toward
the North.
Then as the wind began 10 weep
music out Of sheet and shr5ud,
We steered her toward the crimson cloud
That land-like slept along the deep"
Our nervousness vas quickly gone, aud
We were soon chatting merri1y. Lesser and
DINNER grew the world az we SCARED and
swept along, OFsr Harlem aud along East
River, with is hundred isles, with She wide,
gliItering waters Of the Sound beyond, ike
a dazzling shield, and ham cts, hills and I
woods, the latter flushed with autumnal I
purple and 60 d, feeting fer beneath "a ike
The vistas Of an enchanted realm.
IL all seemed strange AID fairy like. Il
brought 70 mind the q Day-DresfIl'' Of Ten
nEson. By but slight stretch Of tbs fancy.
the bride became tbe sleeping beauty, newly
awakened by her true-loVe's les; bv anoth-
~ streteh--quits stretch, 10 Is true--Pro-
fessor Boynson became the fairy prince,
" lighter footed than the fox, {" who bore her
70 his fathers halls. Il vas tbs sweet day.
dream ef y0s b and love.
And on her lovers am. che ieant.
And round Der waist she fe't d fold.
And far across the b they went,
10 th6s new worl aich is the ola
Across the hills, and far sway,
Beyond their utmost purple rim,
And deep into the dying day,
The happy princess followed aim.
Even ss IN the sweet Day Dresn, TIE hap
py couple in ths sir-ship lel The world be-
hind, and mounted stsFsard as though %
make their bridal home in some bright bower