Middletown transcript., 1868-02-22
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SATURDAY, MORNING. FEBRUARY

her beautiful face. all covered with tears,
and her clasped hands, and in a most
thrillingly sweet voice. tremulous with
deep emotion, said, 3yHsla1 spnt7yd2 .n4ii
~ And now, Ol merciful Father, grant
that our lives, thus united, may peacefully
flow into one, even rs this riyulet, until
we reach the river of death |; and undivid-
ed in faith or conduct, be permitted to en-
joy thine eternal smiles, in the land of the
pure. and the blest."ni ,si, sao anoa aaisss
% Every pulse seemed still, hoping, wish
ing for more of this beautiful drama. No
word, no movement from all that throng
all, was happiness! % ! lovely panorama,
how deeply art thou craven on the heart.
The happy man was in the act of Imprint
ing kiss upon the smiling lips Of his
beautiful young bride, ,atwhen the clear
tones of a manly voice, frem gentleman
standing near by, startled all from their
pleasing reverie. Universal gaze rested
on tall Tennesseean,. whose eagle eyes
spoke the man fit representative of the
State where sleeps the great, illustrious
jackson. Z ,..o..J sgt.ali.-.d ~
s" l can't stand this any longery' said
he. at d" Pardon me, ladies, pardon me.
have q proposition to make in the good
faith Of man who never lies or trifles.
l must make it at once. Now, l 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 (poipting to the BRIDE I'll promise
to be such husband as she deserves, and
such a husband as truerhearted man will
make to the woman who comes trembling
but trustingly under his wing i further
lsay that no blot of shame attaches to my
name or eyer shall. And this arm will
protect and support the one who can, trust
it,, Who will take me Pm 81 .s.y;.n, ~
| And his eyes ran slowly and steady
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 fear-
less excited orator, when to- the. astonish-
mept and delight of every one, a fawn-like,
blue-eyed girl from the fowery banks of
Alabama, stepped npto his side. and look
ing confdingly up to him, with her hands
on his arm, SAID: J0u aaIun won 81 dpid1
4 am thlnes5 5dj NJ lruL laEaJ gdr
BY this time bis arm was around her
waist, and parting ,herb bcurls, he. g signed
the contract" with kiss that the mar
ried ladies afterwards pronounced of the
genuine sort7-perfect and satisfactory.
Raising his flashing eyes with triumphant
expression from the pleasant job just men
toned, he said :so.jasyaUl rhuaiJ odf
oi"Nhere is the paEson B. Send him right
/ not M nd tl.sk, -
! we will he made onelir never let such luck
as this pass me, by waiting minute, SO go
/ ahead, alrs ready" o bRisjS ii a.g asayq.
! And the parson did go ahead, and on the
spot where they firstmet they were solemn
| ly united forever. ., When the words what
God hath Joined together let no man put
asunder,'" died away, a shout went upthat
woke the echo for miles; every hand was
extended to the happy, lucky, venturesome
fellow, and every lady in the crowd pressed
the lips of the handsome wife for mo-
ment I wished l were she, but I instantly
recovered my self possession and thrust the
weakness from me;ewomen kissing each
other always seemed o waste of sweetness
to me, but they know best, and laughing,
shouting, happy, we all returned on board.
| Our. generous captain set a splendid sup
per; the clerk made out two marriage GER
tifcates they were signed by the parties
and seventy-four1 witnesses, Give more
made the nine, you know men, women
and children, all told everybody signed.
Then we danced, we laughed, we made
children of ourselves--yes, / am afraid we
made fools Ofourselyes. Be that as itmays
when the watch changed at noon of night,
the bluffs on the dark shores of the river
returned only unbroken the echo. of the
coughing of the Emily. Barton's engines.
and our dreams vainly tried to vie with the
lovely reality of the evening. C02 : d.sdt