The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-05-12
THE FIRST WEDDING:
Biography of the Happy Couple.
BIZ A DISTANT RELATIvH.

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i 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
and wicked things-there dwelt in
distant landra gentleman called Adam,
whose surname Was Firstman, who be-
came enamoured of beautiful young
lady known as Eve B. Guiled. His atten-
tions appear to have been accepted and
reciprocated by the young lady, and she
became convinced that he was ''the only
man whom she could ever love-" if we
may judge by the following communi-
cation which she made to John Milton,
who followed the rather singular voca-
ton Of advertising things ''lost and
found upon her Fathers estate:
"Confrmed then I resolved Adam
shall share with me bliss or woe; so
dear I love him, that with him all death
I could endure, without him live no life"
This being equivolent to the modest
declaration that the lady is willing that
her lover should begin to s'pay her
board, arrangements were Immediately
made to have the union consummated,
and in the absence Of any official cler-
gyman, the ceremony was performed in
the most simple and unostentatious man
ner, in the beautiful garden of Eden.
The suspicious moment having arrived,
the groom took the white and little hand
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gold ring" and, affectionately imprint
ing upon it kiss, reverently said =
''This is now bone of my bone, and flesh
| of my flesh, therefore shall man leave
bis 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, specialized - father-in-
law, no interested mother in law, with
her legendary smelling bottle, and no
dear unmarried aunt present. a
Nor was the ubiquitous "Jenkins"
there to write up the affair."" SO readers,
Of the Daily Post Diluviar could not
take in, with their coffee and cakes, next
morning. q detailed account of what was
done, and said, and worn at the wedding,
much to the regret, doubtless, of the jolly
/ Post Diluvians. But Jenkins, had he
been there, would have found it difficult
to get up q senstion article, for there
i was an entire absence of all obtrusive
display and reckless extrav agance upon
the occasion refreshing to contemplate.
The outfit of the groom was plain and
simple, perhaps the most noticeable
thing about it being the absence of the
"dress coat" prescribed on such occa-'
sions by "our best society" The bridal
costume was marked by perfect sim
plicity and the absence of all expensive
and extravagant adornements. There
must have been something very becom-
ing in this costume, as certain ladies in
fashionable life, at the present day, imi-
tate It as closely as possible, when in
"full dress" =.
Dispensing with the practice now 50
prevalent, Of INDUCING In wedding
tour, and not caring to publicly proclaim
themselyes a. newly married by the oc-
cupation Of Che bridal chambers In the
1 hotels and on steam cars, the happy
couple settled quietly down to enjoy the
: cares OF married life ia the Garden OF
" Eden, and we're noted for their plain
I and unprstonding manner in living. ~
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