Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-08-29

man, because she was taken out of man,
Therefore shall man leave his father
and his mother ard cleave unto his wife;
and they shall be one fesh.r
He closed the book and offered most
touching prayer; not heart but seemed
to feel that earnest appeal to the Throne
Of Grace.
Then, asking the usual questions, he
pronounced them husband and wife. The
bride, slowly sinking on her knees, raised
beautiful face, all covered with tears, and
her clasped hands, and, in most thrill
ing, sweet voice, tremulous with deep
emotion, said:
"And now, . merciful Father! grant
that our two lives, thus united, may
peacefully flow into one, even as this riy.
ulet, until we reach the River of Death;
and, undivided in faith or conduct, be
permitted to enjoy Thine eternal smiles,
in the land of the pure aud the blest."
Every pulse seemed still, hoping, wish.
ing for more of this beautiful drama. Not
a word, not a movement from all that
throng; all, all was happiness. o. love-
ly panorama! how deeply thou art gray
en- on the heart. The happy man was
in the act ofimprinting kiss upon the
smiling lips of his magnificent wife, when
the clear tones of a manly voice startled
all from their pleasing reverie; universal
gaze rested on tall Tennessean, whose
eagle eyes spoke the mana fit repre-
sentative he was of the State where sleeps
jackson.
81 can't stand it any longer, I can't
by -! Pardon, ladies', pardon. l have
a proposition to make in the good faith
OF man who nevor lies or trifes. l must
make it or die-so here goes. Now,
will marry on this spot any lady in the
crowd who has the nerve to face such
music; look at me, and if you can love
me as she loves (pointing to the bride,)
I'll promise to be husband 10 YOU
such husband as she deserves, and such
a husband as true-hearted man will
make to the woman who comes trembling
under his wing. further say that no
spot of shame attaches to my name, nor
ever shall. An this arm will support
and protect the one who can trust it
Who'll take me?
And his eyes ran slowly and steadily
over the crowd of handsome women around
him; his earnest manner and novel
speech had aroused an intense feeling;
and all was surprise and deep sympathy
with the fearless, excited orator, when to
the astonishment and delight of every
one, fawn-like blue-eyed girl, from the
fowery banks of Alabama, stepped up to
his side, and looking confidently up to
him, with her hands on his arm, said
81 am thine p
By this time his arm was around her
waist, and parting her curls, he "signed
the contract" with a kiss that all the mar
rled ladies afterward pronounced of
the genuine sort-perfect, satisfactory,
Rising his eyes from the pleasant Job
just mentioned, he said.
"Where is that parson? Send him
right here-on this spot we met, and on
this spot we will be made one; 1 never
~ SoN" 10 ehio pass hnO NY mdlIluR a |
minute; so go ahead, all's ready"
And the parson did go ahead and on that
spot where they first met where they So
emnly united forever. When the words,
"What God hath Joined together let no
man put asunder,' died away, shout
went up that woke the echo for miles;
every hand was extended to the happy,
lucky, venturesome fellow; and every Ia.
dy in the crowd pressed the lips of the
handsome wife, (for momentI wished |
were her, but instantly recovered my self.
possession, and thrust the weakness from
me; women kissing each other always
seemed waste of sweetness to me, but
they know best, and laughing, shouting,
heppy, we all returned on board.
Our generous CAPTAIN set a splendid
supper; the clerk made out two marriage
certificates; they were signed by the par
son and seventy-four witnesses Give more
made the nine, you know, men, women,
and children, all told-everybody signed.