Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-06-18
THE FIRST WEDDING.

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A great many years ago-long
before it had entered into the mind
Of man to build the Tower Of Babel,
j or lay out the city of Buffalo, or do
many other foolish and wicked
things there dwelt in distant land
gentleman called Adam, whose
surname was Firstman, who became
enamored of a beautiful young lady
known as Eve B. Guiled. His at
tentions appear to have been recip
rocated 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 fol.
lowing communication which she
made to John Milton, who followed
the rather singular vocation Of adj
yertising things 'lost and found"
upon her father estate "Confrm-
ed then I resolved Adam shall share
with me in bliss or woe 80 dear !
love him, that with him slI death !
could endure without him live no
| life"
This being equivalent to The mod
est declaration that elady is will.
ing that her lover should begin to
''pay her board, arrangements were
Immediately made to have the I'M
len consummated, and in the alb
sence Of any official clergyman, the
ceremony was perfO rmed in the
most simple and unostentatious
waF, in the beautiful garden of
Eden The auspicious moment hav-
ing arrived, the groom took the
white hand Of his bride, una
dOrned even BY a plain gold ring,
and, affectionately imprinting
kiss upon it, reverently said; 'Frhis
is now bone Of my bone and flesh
Of my flesh, therefore shall a man
leave his father and mother and
cleaye unto his wife, and they shall
be one flesh" No cards. Thus
was Joined in the holy bonds of
wedlock the first couple of which
we have any knowledge. There
was no ''rotund, spectacled father
in law" no interested mother-in
law, with her legendary smelling
bottle, and no dear unmarried aunt
present.
Nor was the ubiquitous Jenkins
there to "write up the affair" so the
readers of the Daily Post DiIuvian
could not take in, with their coffee
and cakes, next morning. a detailed
account of what was done, and said,
and worn, at the wedding, much to
the regret, doubtless, of the jolly
Post Diluyians. But Jenkins, had {
he been there, would have fonnd it s
difficult to get up q sensation article,
for there was an entire absence of
all obtrusive display and reckless |
extravaganza upon the occasion, re- (
to contemplate. The out. +
fit of the groom was plain and sim b
pie, perhaps the most noticeable i
hing about it being the absence Of r
the ''dress coat" prescribed on such a
occasions by our "best society" - t
The bridal costume was marked by i
perfect simplicity and the absence c
If all expensive and extravagant
ldornments. There must have been
iomething very becoming in tlis {
costume, as certain ladies in fashion {
Ible life, at the present day, initiate
t as closely as possible, when in
full dress. c
Dispensing with the practice now :
% prevalent, Of indulging in we'd
ling tour, and not caring to public
y proclaim themselves as newly .
married by the occupation of the !
,ridal chambers in the hotels and
IN steamboats,, the happy couple :
Iettled quietly down to enjoy the =
ares Of married life in the Garden 4
# Eden, and were noted for their J
,lain and unpretending manner Of /
living. They kept no carriage, :,
lired no opera box, gave no costly h
Entertainments, butcontented them y
elves with the simple, inexpensive 4,
md satisfactory pleasures Of enjoy =,
nents incident to their Circumstan-
les and surroundings Adam was
good husband; he spent his eve
iings and a good many ofhis days. U
{ home he had no business engage III
aents adoRn street" after dark, dc
or did he belong to a club He ii,
pent his evenings at home with his ell
life, whom he never humiliated by ia
oming home late of nights with a dc
brick in bis hat" and a very am
ignous dialect. He did not even
color a meerschaum, !" but retained 4
] his cheeks the color which else ve