The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-26
Nj MISoELLAN & O v S.
4 Quaker UieisiinO.


A Quaker Nedding Is a novelty to the world .
l.opIs, and As such We pf,srni cur readers with
n detailed d-sgI ipiion ci 0ur which itCrni! tIOk
pl..~ in the Iowh Oi Harrison, Mrstyhssirr coun.
IT, New York
Last TUESDAY evening, at the ftsid,ncr oi
FRIEND john SEAMAN, ia afTisOn. Mr. Eagene =.
tsbriOn. of th. city. maftird himsrlf 20 Miss Amy
Z. Mush-r, - t;rrruu ich, Conn. The relatives
of the Young FTirnds ~hO ArIe TO BE- married
came together IIom all parts OF the eOinpass, even
ftutn the towns OF Ne~ Jersey. the hills o. Orange
counts, the riiy OF Nrw York, New Fngland and
WrstchrsIrT county. Thtfe Was plentiful
.ptinkling u the worlds people too- Young la
d,-s IN P"tnIndour ~aisis. aud yOuag men in
swallow .Iail,d ~oa,s and fancy necklies. Hut to
all inirn's and PurPosss the W,dding wss OF
QuskrF origin conduct aud conclusion.
Aniving At the mansion, the gsEds wrrr
usi,rrrd into the parlofs uberr Irtzhi fires Of
woud we're hluxing in the great OIru hre place.
The young people Assembled In the 6ark psr.
lor, Nhile the near relatives and agrd Friends
we're comfortably seated To the ironi paflyr. The
Srtnan family u remarkable Tor the siEe Of is age
ed msn aud women, aud ~ Il Is . lOng-istd fam
ily, many grey headed iUlks Here present Many
OF the men we're almost gigantic in stature With
broad chests. aud = rOiundiiy which wOuh wril
hrcoms an Aldrrusn la strength oi constitution
aud Development q. physiqur The wOm'n wtfe
iully tqa.l to the men. aud when couirasird With
the lihr aud petite city bellies of the Prrsni day
.rrmci IA be 81 another generation.
The rrfrn,ony MAS to take place ~ righ, q clock
10 the evening. The Friends, IN their leculiaf
aud ~,Il.knoWn cosiumrs, wrre seated IN the
frvst IrnFlor, IN solemn silrncr. The gentlemen
~rte. ior the m0si part, dftssrd IN hlrk, with
shitr neckii-s Nhile the ladies wore small lace
caps with little IeAked crowns and lace under
handkrrchirfs The prevailing roiors " their
drrssss WeFs brown. deep, rich mulberry, and
-. hi. -.
or she slIock hands With zach one preisni saiu-
iius ih-u d, ihrir given names
Bsueaih ihr mirror Ia the front pafot a so.a
lad teen i,lAad iot the hside aud groom, aud
utisl; ihrr side chairs Tor the hrsi snan and
wOinsn The friends sud relatives bsitg Assem-.
blrd the test nd wOnisn entered the back
PsrioF, iullo~ ~ u! ihs tiidal pair. They walk
ed the entire length oi the paFiofs, and amid =
profound silenr, took the srals drsgned 1r them
For sbuut five minutes. during Nhieh silent
prayer is supposed 20 have bttn offered no one
spoke or moved The bride sat like statue With
downcAsi eyes. hot blushing Vercepubly The
whole srrnr apI-afrsi more like tabltaux than
an ordinary wedding ceremony. Aiiet enduring
the sracr as long ss ..rmel desirable the bride
grcum aud bride aros- taking each Oltsr by the
right hand xhen the bridegroom said
''ln the presence of the Lord aud ihesr people,
! take thee. Amy. 10 be my wife. promising, BY
the Divine assistance. 10 be unto thee loving
aud is'hiul husband until death doth part as. 3"
Then ANY said the same words 10 Eugene
stumbling a little at the word ''husband' Al
the conclusion Of this part OF the CEREMONY the
eompany wAs again seated. aud silence reiened
profound. The bride was dressed after the ordi
nary fashion, IN . white cashmere, T tram
trimmed sith white satin. pomtadour waist lace
vnsirrws sist. veil, orange flowers, etc.
During the sseuce saccreding the ceremony an
Opposiasiiy wAs offered for any Of the Friends to
address the couple II ,be spirit moved. Ahsr
waiiin. for some time quiet. InoIherly y -lookiag
tad, msdr ihr following ejaculation
This l. Indeed . vrr, SOLEMN ceremony, aud
ve Ill n-rd the Divine assistance IN living up TO
its requisements.'
Auoih,r period VI silsner, and The bridegroom
.ros- and kisssd The bride. wherespon The best
man aud woman uid The same thing.
Al this s,Aee Of The proessdiags the bss' msu.
~ith an assistant brought small table Into the
roorn. upon which sAs marriage certificate in
the shape Of . scroll, pes, aud aa iak stand.
aud plscrd II 10 front Of the bridegroom. lie
siKn-d his name 10 the eouirArt. and then the
bridr assumed for the 6ra time The name Of her
husband. immediately alter the sisnatusss had
bsen affixed 10 the document gentleman took
,hs certificate. and read !, aloud 10 the company
- foll0us;
Whereas. Esgsns. of the city, county, aud
Stat. of Nrw York, lson Of, and, his
wis.l aud Amy (Saughtsr o.. aud. his
sik .sf GFpen uich. Connecticut, having drclar-
I'd shsif in,vniioa of marriage with each othsr
aud having ohtained tbs eonseni Of thsir paFents
Now ih~se arr 10 c~rtifv whon u may eoaesrn
that for the full accomplishment oi their said in.
trut,sns this ,snih day oi ihe sleventh moath ~
the year - oar Lord one thousand eight hundred
aud sixty wight. ihey. the said EuEvne aud Amy
apy-.rrd 70 . mseiins held 81 the hou~ Of John
Ssams1, q, Hsfrissu. aud The said Eaxenr taking
the said Amy bs the hand, did on this solemn
occasion openiy drrlarr that he iook her, the
said Ams, 10 t~ his wifs pfosnising with Disias
asssstsae, Ia he unto her loving husband until
death shOald srIs. ate ihenl. aud then the said
Ams did In like manner declare that she took the
said EaEvne io be her husband, promising with
N.siss assissance :. ~ Hnto hisn q lnvinR aud
6aithful His until death shoald srpeFais thsm.
Aad moreover, they. the said Amy aud Eugenr
she according 10 the custom of marriage assum.
ing the name of her hushand) did, as further
eonGrustion Thereof, then and there 10 these pre-.
sents ST. their hands.
EraExE---.
ANY--.
Aud scosrs Of 0tlsrfs.
The coniFart having been signed aud read u
was nOw taken 10 the hack pasloT, where u re-.
tnaiaed ,hfoaghsut the evening, daring which
siu,s the siEasiurss ofall who witnessed the mar.
risRr wsfr affixed The people now pForted 10.
wards the newly maFfled pair, the nearest rela
lives Euiug ars, and others following 10 their a.
psopFiats order. As the aueles and elderly gen
ilsasn relatives kiss-d The bride they sllppsd =
ffty-doIlar hill lnto her hand, ~ part paymsnt