The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-07-30

ton and arrangement Of equipage-just
imagine what an elegant outfit! a four
wheeled velocipede draw by spirited
animal, and gentlemen with barbered
heads and boards, wearing superb suites
of broadcloth, Alpine hats ans Congress
shoes, 2 five cent cigar and q bottle of
six-bit whiskey, an ex-C Confederate
Maj. and Adj't. escorting aradical Off
cial out on wife "pressing,h expedi-
ton.
We have often seen the Maj. bearing
his sabre calamity upon the field of
battle, and leading his .'brave boys" on
with a reckless daring against the enc
mics teeming hosts, but never with
more consummate courage than upon
the present occasion. The gallantry
evinced upon the fields of Donaldson,
Clinton, Jackson, New Hope and 9th
er historic points, did not surpass the
glowing zeal with which he entered
the field on this occasion, under the
leadership of our brave publican
But whilst you imagine our heroic
character as he moves bravely OH to
the scene of action, you cannot fail to
to imagine those bright anticipations of
mind that cheered him on and prom
ised so much of social enjoyment at the
marriage festival, for although the con-
scienciOus esquire" had opposed the
wedding of his daughter to the impor-
tunate tax-gatherer, still he granted the
couple marriage supper, as policy
dictated this much ofconcillation. The
anticipation of social communion with
the guests upon such an occasion and
the enjoyment of an abundantly, and
elegantly supplied table, are no small
items and i'm this instance the bridal
attendants We're looking forward to
something of an excellent kind. Fast
ing 1--WE suppose without prayer had
been observed in anticipation of the
coming feast. But so it all went on
an beautifully and merrily, and the
gray haired father only was sad.
The groom, with Maj. A and
Adj't. s., moved on steadily DER the
the hills and through valIies, through
woodland, copse and glade, each step
bringing them still higher the bride
and BRIDES supper, until they came
within a few short miles of the young
Miss's residence, when" 10, asmessenger
from the Kings home stood by the
highway, crying with a loud voice,
behold every one that hath not on the
wedding garment, must abide here, for
the king hath so declared it," AS
may be imagined, there was chickering's
and ratings, but all in vain, for the
Squire was certainly master of his
own house, and if he could not prevent
his daughter from leaving, he certainly
could prohibit others from coming in.
The Maj. and Adj't. not having OIL the
wedding garment could not go to the
marriage supper. Their brightest i'm
aginations proved to he but the mer-
est castles in the air; their feastingupon
good things was all IA dream; for them
the fatted calf had not yet been killed.
SO this detachment not being needed
at the front, was here placed i'm position
with orders to hold the line of retreat
at all hazards, until the following
morning when the main forces were to
return and again form Il junction with
the rear guard, whence they would re.
trace the journey of the previous day.
The Maj. bore the disappointment
with much patience and fortitude,
what little i'll feeling i bred
within him 10y the utterlnce of u few
modest "dad-gum its'' and "by-gran-
Mes"
We know that your readers will bear
much sympathy towards the much
Maj, whose feathers fell
so very low when denied the distin-
guished privilege of approaching the
bridal table and partaking of the
Marriage supper.
His great mistake in sacrificing SO
much of his military prestige as a gal
liant eX-Confederate, for the privilege
of being among the chosen few of our
publican" friends marriage guests,
only with the slight mistake
that occurs iu BILL HODGES shoe adj
vertisement. Where he should have
said "Ten thousand pairs of shoes at
BILL HODDE's rcd store" he says "ten
thousand pairs of rcd shoes at BILL
HODGE'S store"
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