Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-05-21
From The Farmers Chronicle.
A MAY DAY WEDDING "A
MOTHERS LOVE.


0 The instinct that taught our fathers
to associate May-day with pretty
events and bright festivities was a
something that seems almost like
religion to US, who follow in their
traditionary customs, :ehild-like, full
of joy, and unquestionlng content.
The May day influence, frightened
into strong life by the last soft April
shower, opened everywhere great
volumes of unexpressed and mex
pressible joy to those long waiting
for balmy air, and bursting bud, and
green leaf and fragrant blossom
April with her last breath seemed to
breathe magic spell that struck
the chains from the growing world,
and plants and flowers and trees
sprang forward in one night to the
May.da standpoint. ToflI.5 q',t
Tne OIu rrruIG trees giving their
flowers of promise before their
leaves; the pet forest, trees in the
yard covering themselves with a
tint of greenness so delicate that
you can scarcely resist the inclina-
tion to taste them; the lawn bright
ening into a new glory of richer
green; the early yiolets twinkling to
you such stories as only violets can
tell; the favorite flower plant in your
window springlng bolt upright in
blooming beauty to surprise you; the
clusters of wildwood flowers that
children have placed in pitcher and
vase and cup in window, on mantle
piece and everywhere; the early
blossoms on the gnarled old apple
trees pelting you with snow-fakey
gentleness and dropping fragrance
with their dallying fall; the freshness
of the after shower; the warmth of
the succeeding sunshine,f the soft.
ness of the air,-all these speak OF
May-all these are May-day engines
of greater power than eloquent word
or musical nete to move men to
pretty sayings, gentle actions and
glorious thoughts. ia is5i g"sf sio
Changes are made in the old house.
1t seems trying to crowd itself in
boyish glee through the window to
reach the lawn and scatter itself
among the trees. Old Franz does
not wear his coat at all. His boy
brings out from the depth of an old
trunk curious, gownilike summer
coat, and looks in it more like q pic
ture than ever Our city friend re-
ports in a suit of the latest spring
style, and Frank comes home from
college glorious in the array of new
apparel, and as careful Of large
trunk as though it were filed with
diam onds or love boquets. bry
/ could net think that the April
shower caused all these things nor
that it caused the new rosiness in
Miss Fannie's face, nor the growing
into shape of SO many new dresses
that always futtered away from the
sight of visitors like modest spring
flowers, rich and rare, and protected
by over-hanging plants and glancine
upon you only at intervals. The
young German came to me on one o1
the last bright April days, moody
and threatening as thunder cloud
He saids ething oppresses me
this April sunshine does please
me-these April showers chill me-
1 fear that what brings joy to these
people brings sorrow to me-ther'
/ Is som ething in air to day that strug
gle as l will, I can't release mi
from its sway nor can 1 yet be still
| seem to be- dreaming q tragi'
dream, my mind seems dancing
about outside of reasons rule, whlrl
ing here and there to some luxuriou
Z tune. A great dread is upon me-
tell you there is sorrow in these flow
ers and 4 could tear this soft balm
4 air into tatters-itso seems to bin
me with its silken threads in priso
o house thatsI cannot understand. -
The young fellow was becoming es
{ cited-growing mora statuesque l
attitude, his words flowing in the ric
J German tone like the rythmic uttel
ancesiof somo wild chant. The aI
fproach of Miss Fannie, beautiful .
the Queen of May, caused him
fstop.o As heIstarted to move ava
4 she said softly, ''Please remain sif-
! Ibear my nrmessage 70 5eu an
> this kind old friend Tomorrow 2
my wedding day, and believe me- 81