, 1866-07-27

SAy ysRts Of Welded HIel E1lf cenury Of do
neblicanun. jubtla:ic period OF Denedic.tne hap-
piness- 1t ie something to talk over; sometime
ac be proud OF. II IL memorable event In lhc
lives OF bot few. especially IN these daye when
diyolce has ceased to be an expensive luxury. md
can BE- INDUCED IN occasionally By any one xhois
nora1ly able to stand the price OF IN opera ticket
which Il a. much as to cay that it can be OBJ
tanned for mere eong. We IRE not Of those who
Wsnla continually depFeelatc The present by com
occasion Tor golden wedding occurs much lees
frequently than Of .ore, though The celebration
ttteif may Ioi hare been formerly in order,
We know rot nly The n1tseth apniye1eary of the
marriage day should be styled "colden," unless It
&c thst the golden hues which mark the eunset OF
ne t,s ds ano se ta G the ae supposed IN
ltctsye T. very arptopriate ono, and lacks only in
iotce what might be eai1e BY the substitution Of
a sne y, wofa ter much more appEo
I ntual1y apphed. To the couple who cau iook
back through long S7sta Of aEe decades to The
moment when they ffet piedeed their mntnal rows,
aad can see the successive branches spzing!ug M
On The family tree, nov living in ful1 vteoF, item
tt1yes become parent ftems. the view uubroken by
h. ae ,Ss :" The
With eacls'Eaf more precious than tine gold.
hueh an epoch was matked IL the history Of a
couple n this cir yesterday. Jacob and Gertrude
fecnoantE, celebrated the nftielh anntrerearJ OF
1aeis weadtng-aay. Fifty years ago sesterday They
ftpoQ E1de o. Elae IN little church n EAtlefard-
ehe hlashing maiden. be hale, vigorous Young
man, t1st Ielcafcd from The two yctts travel Of his
class. Yesterday how changed the scene BE IN old
man On nhosc head the fo:te Of seventy FIVE winters
Ea&e left thtit tupEese, and whose shoulders were
bowed and krees bent by the welght Of years she
enh en- shlea oy sas ret hsaEty and with much Of The
R5ide Of her circle IN which paint was u.,hsao n.
iheh II Wns the young couple In the i1ud Of
Old ideas now the agtd paIf IN the land OF new
though'e, new government. Then they we're
alone. save as the To1ces Of friends wished them
'EodeFeed" On their journey Of life now II.
are The centre OF a large family circle Il, snich
forty cht1eren grd grandchildren have fisen
up to c.ll them ble+eed. They etood beiora ihe
a}iEr o. st. JGseph's Church yesterday, Surrounded
By their numerous descendants. Wlat were tbeir
tct ftnEs one may perhaps imarine but uone can
describe. WonId not their pazt lycs d.sb before
1ftlF mental y1slous hike dream, md fhe y1eE Of
The latter days, now Eeceding toward The mint ri
oblivion, be closed With the feeling Of tennktrt.
nets ~hich tictatLd tho ejacalA " ,he Hn5x onn
Of old. *Hnhesto The Lard bath helped Mt,~
The occeEio1 was solemn oue-feN tc =" st not
only BY The members Of the faniIy, br.l'. f-at
aumLer OF friends who filled the chrr !.
oyc1Gow1ng. It was most elcquentl ..
Rev. 7. Nenatt. OF this city, affer " l..
ing was pronounced on the aged :. ~ ;......
patfy, and an adjournment waa -, :: - u
Halt, where feast Of good thing ,:,',;'
Fu1lhtr lhsn 10 say that the rcu.
plea ant one, ne prefer nor to IL 49, .....
c1edEaes Of the fcene-satseQ Il 49,
Nay The dt cllrinE year. Of the a; T.. F.-,.
BY no shade c{ eoHow, and ros' -
stIe~ the path IN the closing p :. 81.
mid Gertrude SIMON.