Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-13

Hotel, and departed at j O'Clock for til
moon.
The parties to this singular bridal excul
sion were a widower named Boynton, SUI
named Prof whatever " Prof" NAV in
dictate. The parties, as we saw. wer
" Prof" John n. Boynton and a lady VIII
had, until that morning, been Miss Mar
West jenkins. Miss jenkins had man
newspaper friends present of the sam
name, and they made elaborateinspection
of her toilet. Miss Jenkins came from
St Louis, and is understood to have pre-
scrIbed this kind of a trip as a condition
OF accepting her husbands hand. TIL,
reckless man took her at her word, as tina.
lover is reported to have done in the story
of Marguerite de Navarro who carried
his lady up a mountain side, on his bach
though he died on the way.
Mothers with marriageable daughters
were out in force; and youngladies whose
lovers were on the string, but dilatorv al
popping fetched them to the place that
they might have the best chance in the
world.
There is something vague, mysterious
and bewitching to the female mind in that
critical part of the life eff her sex when
she passes between the state of singleness
and blessedness, cssting her skin like a
milk snake, and coming forth to meet the
bridegroom, arrayed in ermine and pre-
cious satInwith a good deal of new embroib-
cry on her skirts. AT that transition time
of life women lose to men their interest /:
but all the sex regard them, then, with
envy and renewed tenderness. The tint
Of the bridal dress, the gold in her hair.
the simmer Of her ear drops, the quantity
of towels, pocket handkerchiefs, the bed
quilts she has cabbaged from her mother
and marked with her new name-all these
little items take the dignity of religion,
and cause hutterings too acute for speech,
but very well denoted by agiggle.
Mr.. Lowe advertised the marriage as
Balloon Nuptial Ceremonies, and his
balloon station, opposite the Park gates.
carried the flags of all nations the. ticket
takers were numerous; all the policemen
wore white gloves; and when the people
were assembled, there was a perfect hur-
ricane Of gossip, intermixed with more
scandal than ever broke an engagement or
eliminated in a divorce.
The balloon depot on Fifty-sixth street
Is a deep excavation, nearly a block |
square, fenced in, and entered by descend
ing steps. The cautious people seated
themselves on the street level under the
sheds, but the reserved-seat people and |
ISLANDERS pressed down the flight and
got close to the swaying bag and basket.
TO know all the why's and wherefores.
The preacher is to drink champagner7
said one.
"Sposen she gets sick and vomits." said
2 third will that air be a legal mar
They say the groom's afraidl'
Il hearn tell she won't promise to obey;
he engagement off,
Meantime the gas bag was straininp and
lad to be held down by several men, while
Lowe, on top the bridal car, was tanning
us arial shrew with all the activity of
lis long legs; the little duck-pond of a
axe that makes hydrogen, and carries a
miniature navy, and reflects the bengal
lights that go off by night, looked quite
diminished and boggy; and there was a
ign set against the fence, which said,
See New York by gas-light," which
eemed to US distinctly visible already.
The car itself was a sort of double
Gated canopy bed, rooted with blue chintz,
pendant curtains of white, and
med with red damask the ropes which
uspended it were of alternate red and
cord, and it tipped and houndered
Ike a mediums table.
At 4 O'Clock a wicket set on the fence
n that side of the ground toward Fifth
venue was thrown open and u carriage
in Immediately, to the hushed anx-
Of all. Il stopped at the arched way
f evergreens, and three persons jumped
ut at once. These were Mr.. "Profes-
Dr. BOynton, Mrs. Mary West, Jenkins
and Susie the widoweris
aughter, who was quite willing to see
er motherinlaw go up as high as she
ad a mind to.
Mrs. Boynton was quite good looking,
nd bore herself iauntily; She wore a
'avelling dress of a~shes-of-rOses poplin,
'immed with velvet and lined with vel !
ct buttons, with hat and basquinade to
latch pearls in her ears, torauoise
rooeh, silk hOse-momentarily visible .
nd an ornate waterfall. Her expression !
as that of love about to be transported, :
nd she paid only a conscious attention to !
he multitude, though her cheeks were !
,sy and she kept her back well up. Su- ;
e looked glad and shrinking, and might /.
I'VE been married on the spot if she had /;
a wish to. Two l%ovelier wO- !
en- never e on a balloon bridal trip. 1
Mr.. Prof" BOynton was dressed
servieeable dark clothes and a low
1t he was older han his bride, and
1t quite so springy in the instep, q
It evidently a good family man, who a
what he was about, though a little Z
in the jaws, like one who knew ,
atrimony's grave duties, and meant TO +
ow his wife considerable of the world \
z way Of a first impression. The APP y
of the two caused everywhere s
and a rush, and a yolley of small O
ots. a
"Ain't she game? Oh, mol Nobby, she q
no game, air shoI' a
4'Where is her rousseau and her Paris i
'nediction She amt a going up with f
1t family prayers, I bet your c
Cline a piece o your nuptial cake to 9
1t under my pillerl' sH Il
is the balloon to stop at New Ha- a
M Wheren they get support" r
"They eat their marriage certificate, Il
y dear, and catch skylarks in the blue a
inds.' \
1T II be drenm cold where's her sa- a
es ~ :
u hope they take up a anchor; be : :
if l don't. A splice amt wood n
ithout a anchor" :
The happy couple proceeded up the s.
7ergreen aisle, two little girls in the garb
the unplumed angels scattering flowers
lder their gaiters, and as they got into g
e car there came IA great cry of 4
ceremony! Ceremony y h
1t happened that Mr.. Dewitt Tall s
adge had already finished this part of c
e bargain, having scruples in his own e
ind about going toward heaven un- Il
nelly; but he was on the ground to see s.
e eOnsummatiOn of his business, and c
me n loosely proposed to introduce ]
m to the crowd. a
q Heavens !, he cried they would lynch ],
elP and at once retreated up the steps. v
So the party-the happy Boyntons, a
Susie" lovely, but unloved, and the re- d
,wned aronaut Lowe, who had thrice /
led to discover the Northwest passage t
t into their ear, and the men held down $
e ardent balloon a moment so that we t.
uld observe it more distinctly. s.
So, as they sit, the musicians strike up a o
epithalamium, the ladies sigh, shiver. e
ID gigglei up goes the big bag with a n
irt, and everybody holds breath and b
yes a little scream. t
The bride looks outbetween the curtains il
ithia quietly white face; the groom looks -