Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-04-10
From the Buffalo CONNER
The First wedding

In the absence of any official clergyman,
the ceremony was performed in the most SIM
ple and unostentatiOus manner, in the beau
tiful garden Of Eden The auspicious mo-
ment having arrived, the groom took the
white and little hand of his bride, unadorned
even by g: plain gold ring and, affection
ately imprinting upon 1t a kiss, reYerently
aid 50 This is now bone Of my bone, and
flesh Of my flesh, therefore shall man leave
his father and mother and cleayc unto his
wife, and they shall be one flesh. " No cards
Thus was Joined in holy bonds of wedlock the
first couple Of which We have any knowl-
edge.-There was no " rotund, spectacled'
father-in-aw, no interested mother-in-aw,
with her Legendary smelling bottle, and no
dear unmarried aunt, present.
Nor was the ubiquitous e. Jmkins' there
70 write up the affair" Bat, Jinkins,
had he been there, would have found it diff
cult to get up q sensation article for there
yas an entire absence of all obtrusiye display
and reckless extravaganza upon the occasion
refreshing to contemplate. The outfit Of the
groom was plain and simple, prehaps the
most noticeable thing about II being the alb
senoe Of the - dress coat, prescribed on such
occasions by " Our best society The brid-
al costume was marked by perfect simplicity
and the absence Of all expensive and extraya
CANT adornments. There must have been
something very becoming in this costume, as
certain ladies. in fashionable life. at the pres
ent dav, initiate it as closely as possible.
when in " full dress.
Dispensing with the practice now so pre-
valent, of indulging in wedding tour, and
flyt caring to publicly proclaim themselves as
.leBly married by the occupation Of the Bird
al lChambers in the hotels and on steamboats,
the happy couple settled quietly down to en-
10Y the cares Of married life in the Garden Of
Eden, and yere noted for their plain and IN
pretending manner in living. They kept no
carriage, hired no opera box, gave no costly
entertainments, hut contented themselves
with the simple, inexpensive and satisfactory
pleasures Of enjoyment incident to the cir
cumstances and surroundings. Adam was
good husband he spent his evenings (aud A
good many of his davs) at home; he had no
business engagements " down street" after
A&rk, nor dld he belong to a club. He spent
1Ls svenings at home with his wife, whom he
never humiliated by looming home late
nights with a brick in his hat and a
cery mbjgacus dialect He did not even
90 color meersshaum.' but retained in his
cheeks the color which else had been trans
mitted in deeper hue 10 the bowl of the pipe.
Ills sleep was undisiuFted by the effects OF
dissipation or the nightmares Of the stock
.arket hence was calm and refreshing.
EEdoubtedly he was ar early riser and loved
90 IL deWy morn as we are sure he did
the ssDtle Eve" Eve was. doubtless. n
cry beautiful woman. Milton testifes that
grace was "a all her steps. heaven in her
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she deserved. If anF of her sex ever did, the
credit Of caring little for the Establishment.
IF dress Her tastes and habits were emf
gently domestic. and for her in truth ther'
was nc plaes like home.
Her amueements were few she cared lit
tie for opera or ball, but she probably attend
ed the matinees Of natures sOngsters in tn
open air, where ushers, programme, and re
served seats were unknown, and it Is not un
likely that she frequently accompanied Adam
To see the menagerie or collection Of animal
IN the garden We know that Adam went
for the Scriptures tell us that upon one oc
casl0n he called the animals names.
Eve, so far as we know, spent little tim
.and money in - shopping She neve
cent Adam 70 a restaurant for his meals OF
Mondays, because 1t was - washing dav.'
nor made bis life miserable by reasons o
semi-annual " house cleaning She wa
not heartless woman of the world, nor di
she ever indulge in gossip or scandal sh
had no affiliations with Mrs Grundy and kin
dred spirits, and never troubled herself abou
the ownership of any extra pair of stocking
dan Cling from her neighbors' clothes-lint
Eve was frugal, eontented and happy, mov
ing sorenely in first circles, and, undoubted
ly Adam loved her devoteily. Mr.. Milto
Who appeared to have esteemed the famil
highly, intimated as much, and We have n
doubt that he knew. We regret 10 add ths