The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-04-23
THE FIRST WEDDING.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF HAPPY CourLE

a great many years ago-long before
it had entered into The mind Of man to
build the Tower of Babel, or lay out the |
city of Buffalo, or do many other foolish !
tant land a gentleman named Adam, |
whose surname was Firstman, who /
became enamored of a beautiful young |
lady known as Eve Il. Guild His at !
tentions appear to have been accepted and
recipTocated by the young lady, and she
| became convinced that he was ''the only
man who she could ever love-" if we may
| judge by the following communication
| which she made to John Milton, who fol~
lowed the rather singular vocation of adj
vertising things ''lost and found upon her
| fathers estate ssConfirmed then | re-
solve Adam shall share with me in bliss
or woe so dear love him, that with him
all death could endure, without him
live no life"
This being equivalent to the modest
declaration that the lady is willing that
her lover should begin to ''pay her board"
arrangements were Immediately made to
have the union consummated, and IN the
absence of any official clergyman, the
ceremony was performed in the most sim-
pie and unostentatious manner, in the
beautiful garden of Eden. The auspici>
Gus moment having arrived, the groom
took the white and little hand of his
bride, unadorned even by ''pIain gold
ring" and, affectionately imprinting upon
it kiss, reverently said: ''Ihis is now
bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh,
therefore shall a man leave his father
and mother and cleave unto his wife, and
they shall be one fesh.'' No cards
Thus was joined in the holy bonds of
wedlock the first couple of which we have
any knowledge There was no ''rotund
spectacled' father-in-law, no interested
mother-in~law, with her legendary SMELL
:. ing bottle, and no dear unmarried aunt
present.
Nor was the ubiquitous Jenkins
there to ''write up the affair."" so the
Il readers of the Daily Post Diluvian could
G not take in. with their coffee and cakes,
next morning, detailed account of what
b was done, and said, and worn, at the
q wedding, much to the regret, doubtless,
of the jolly Post Diluvians. But Jen-
kins, had he been there, would have found
it difficult to have got up a sensation ar
ticle; for there was an entire absence OF
all obstrusive display and reckless extrav'
i agance upon the occasion refreshing tc
D contemplate. The outfit of the groom
was plain and simple, perhaps the mos
noticeable thing about it being the alb
sence of the ''dress coat" prescribed or
such occasions by ''our best society.
: The bridal costume was marked by per.
feet simplicity and the absence of all ex,
pensive and extravagant adornments
There must have been something very
becoming in this costume, as certain ladies'
in fashionable life, at the present day.
initiate it as closely as possible, when il
''full dress"
Dispensing with the practice, now SC
prevalent, OF indulging in wedding tour
and not caring to publicly proclaim them
selves as newly-narried by the occupation
l of the bridal chambers in the hotels and
on steam>cars, the happy couple settled
quietly down to enjoy the cares Of mar
S ried life in the Garden of Eden, and were
o noted for their plain and unprotendine
r manner in living. They kept no carriage
0 hired no opera-box, gave no costly enter
q tainments, but contented themselves will
/. the simple, inexpensive and satisfactory
) pleasures of enjoyment incident to thei
n circumstances and surroundings. Adam
u was good husband he spent his even
IT ings (and good many of his days. a
: home he had no business engagement
{ ''down street. after dark, nor did he be
S long to club. He spent his evenings a
o home with his wife, whom he never hu.
d inflated by coming home late o'night
e with a E'brick in his hat" and a very am
bigious dialect. He did not even color
"meerschaum, bIt retained in his cheek:
d the color which else had been transmitted
It in deeper hue to the bowl of the pipe. Hi
t sleep was undisturbed by the effects o
G dissipation or the Nightmares of the stocl
d market hence was calm and refreshing
Undoubtedly he was an early riser anc
loved the ''dewy morn'-as we are sur,
n he did the ''gentle Eve" Eve was, doubt
e less, a very beautiful woman. NIitor
q testifies that 'fgrace was in her steps
s heaven in her eyes, in every gesture
S dignity and love-" She deserved, if any
Z of her sex ever did, the credit of caring
L little for the Establishments of dress. He
a tastes and habits were eminentiy domes
IS tic, and for her in truth there was no plac
like home.
!, Her amusements were few she care
s little for opera or ball, but she probabl,
}. attended the ma!inees of natures songster
: in the open air, where ushers, programme
i and reserved seats were unknown, and
IL is not unlikely that she frequently accom-
e panied Adam to see the menagerie o
collection of animals in the garden. w
n know that Adam went, for the Scripture
Ii US that upon one occasion he called tn
n animals names.
;. Eve, so far as we know, spent littl
time and money in ''shopping," and it i
o not probable that she had even heard @