New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-27
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The sudden cholee.

The Sudden Choice.
A few years ago made one Of the seventy.nine
passengers on board The fast steamer Emily Bar
ton, bound up the Tennessee. A pleasant, intelli-
gent, 20 ahead captain, a good steward and so.
cial and refined company, made the trip one OF
pleasure. Indeed, long shall remember the san
CIV Emily Barton and her superb living freight.
One lovely summer afternoon it was whispered
that we were to have a wedding before the poai
reached her destination. Said whisper staft .9
FIRST and low near the ladies' cabin, ana specify
making its way to the hall, the boiler deck, a ~
mountain, gathering size, form ana i;g ~
as it rolled forward, until the pIin:gipas,s "a
the interesting scene were not Only pu iit
but the persons-some scraps u u, btn5 ~ ~
each--fction fact and surmise, AZ hsheu w n
renieusly leaving you in the NAH pleasant, nan
painful suspense and d0uhS tha1 opens VIZ N NJ -
wide and strains the dIll1i OF Lne ear 50 eSns ~
ali transpiring arouna s Ssscb bottom fbe tail
fso,y., afa5 secs with silver gray trunks, max
Snsr y deen oosf shade, while they, With their
rzSsssS ryrsen bank that bore them, were IN the
isssy Tysr so clear, 50 true, that inversion only
55ninfe5 he false from the real.
Tstfing this charming spot in twain, came a
,,nfturing crystal brook, scarce four spans wide,
Il lose in the mass of Tennessee water, they in
fT,rn tn he alike lost in the boundless sea.
No sooner was the staging out than there
emerged from the ladies cabin fine manly look
ing fellow, dressed in fautless taste, intellect
beauing in every feature, while all over his face
perfect happiness shone like phosphorus on the
sea and leaning on his arm was the most loVeable
woman it has ever been my lot to behold; her fine
hazel eyes ftell-tales that they werel speaking
deep emotion, aud her expressive lip quiyereC
with suppressed excitement, while her step, dres;
and grace was that of queen. "They they are Y
ttThat's her n 80 how handsome y burst from
msny lip as we instinetively made way TO ie
them pass to the altar, and where that was we haC
about as clear an idea as q transeeendentanst gen
orally has Of what he is talking about But one
thing. we all seemed to know that there was fuI
ahead and that to fall in their wake was the way
to see it.
AZ the ladies passed, q gallant arm was Offered
to each, and thus we marched out OF the capln
down the stairs. across the staging, and up tht
sloping hank. Some fifty yards up the brook
lie pair stopped, and joining hands, they stood
with the clear water between them--bridged as
was with the twining fingers and crossed by
stream of love as pure as itself. All was silent
still-until broken by the minister, reading in a
impressive manner:
4 And Of the rib which the Lord God had takel
from man made woman and brought her to thu
man. And Adam said, this is now bone OF m,
hone. and aesh Of nv flesh; she shall be callei
woman, because she was taken out Of man
Therefore shall man leave his father and hi
mother and cleaye unto his wife; and they sha-
be one flesh.f
prayer; not heart but seemed to feel that earn
est appeal to the Throne of Grace.
Then asking the usual questions he pronounce
them husband and wife. The bride slowly sinEin
on her knees raised her beautiful face, all coYere
with tears, and her clasped hands, and in mos
touching, sweet voice, tremulous with deep emo
tion, said:
And now, o merciful Father, grant that ou
two lives thus united, may peacefully flow int
one, even as this riyuet, until we reach the Rive
of Death, and undivided in faith or conduct, b
permitted to enjoy Thine eternal smiles in thu
land of the pure and the blest"
Every pulse seemed still, hoping, wishing fo
more Of this hsautiful drama. Not wore, not
movement from all that throng-all, all was hap
piness.
d, lovely panorama, how deeply thou ar
craven on the heart. The happy man was in tn
act Of imprinting kiss upon the smiling lips Q
his magnificent wife, when the clear tones Of |
manly voice started all from their pleasing rev
erie; universal gaze rested on tall Iennessean
whose eagle eye bespoke the mana ut repre-
sentative he was Of the State where sleeps
Jackson.
a can't stand this any longer, can't by
Pardon, ladies', pardon have proposition t
make Id the faith of man who never lies 9
trihes. must make it or desc he goes. NOV
will marry ON this spot any lady.in the crow
who has the nerve to face such music look at m
and If yoH can love me as she loves, pointing Q
the bride,) I'll promise to be good husband t
YOU such husband as she deserves, and such
husband as q true hearted man will make to til
woman who comes trembling under his wing.
further say that no spot Of shame attaches to m
name nor never shall. And this arm will suppol
and protect the one who can trust it. Who
take me-"
And his eyes ran slowly and steadily over til
crowd of handsome women around him his eal
nest manner and novel speech had aroused an II
tense feeling; and all was surprise and dee
sympathy with the fearless excited orator, whe
to tie establishment and delight of every one,
fawn-like, blue eyed girl, from the tlowery bank
of Alabama stepped to his side, and looking col
fidingly up to his eyes, with her hands on his arm
said:
81 ana thineln
By this time his arm was around her waist, an
parting her ourls, (black. as ravens wing {
midnight and signed the contract with Xii
that all the married ladies afterwards pronounce
of the genuine sort--perfect, satisfactory. Raj
ing his flashing eyes with triumphant expressio
from the pleasantjob just mentioned, he said:
Whereas that parson send him right here--c
this spot we met, and on this spotwe will be mac
one; never let such luck as this pass me
waiting minute so go ahead, alls ready"
And the parson did go ahead, and on that spi
where they first met we're they solemnly united Il
ever. When the words ssWhat God hath joint
together let no man put asunder,n died away,
shout went up that woke the echo for miles
every hand was extended to the happy, luck
yenttresome fellow and every lady in that croH
pressed the lips of his handsome wife, (for a m
ment wished we're her, but instantly reco
cred my self possession, and thrust the Weakne
from me; women kissing each other alwa1
seems weakness to me, but they known best al
laughing, shouting, happy, we all returned Q
board.
Our generous captain set splendid supper I'll
clerk made out two marriage certificates; the
were signed by the parson and seventyfour wi
nesses, five more made the nine, you know, mel
women and children, all told-everybody signed
Then We danced, we laughed we made childre
OF ourselves yes, am afraid we made fools
ourselves Be that as it may, when the Watc
changed at noon Of night, the bluffs on the der
shores Of the river returned only and unbr0ke
the echo Of the coarse coughing of the Emil
Barton's engines, for we slept, and our dream
vainly tried 10 vie with the lovely reality of Il
evening.
a sweet Philosophy.