The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-04
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fast steamer Emily Barton, bound up
the tennessee. A pleasant. intelIi-
gent, go ahead captain. Il good stew
ard, and a social, refined company.
mace the trip one Of pleasure; indeed,
iohG shall remember the s;tucy Emil
~ IartoA and ler slrperb living
freight. OIe lovely sunmarafteIloon,
IT Was whispered that We were to have
il wedding before the boat reached
| i!el' destination said viii Spcr started
first low, near the ladies cabin aud
speedily made its way To the hall. the
EoIicr deck. and even to the main
like the SHOW balls down the mountain,
| gathering size. form. Il momentum rs
II o3ed forward, until the principals
! III the Interesting scene We're not only
/ pointed out, hut the p@reous-sonie
! scraps in the history OF eacll-fiction.
fact and surinisc. AL llaShed up iugcn-
lousy, lc:Siug you III the bali pleasant,
| half painful SipenSe and doubt that
opens the eyes so wide and strains
the drum Of the car so tight to al
| transpiripg around liz. Well, we land
cd to wood at a magnificent beach
bottom. the tall, heavy lc;tfcd tree.
With silvery gray trunks. making Il
deep, cool shade. willie they. with the
era ssy green banks that bore them.
were reflected III the glossy river SO
clear, sotrue, that inversion only point
ed the fll~e from the real.
Cutting this charming spot in twain,
came inurmuliilg crystal brook,
| scarce four spans wide. 10 lose itself i'll
/ the ma = of Tennessee waters. they in
turil to lie alike lost III tie boundless
sea.
there emerged from the ladies cabin
a fine nlanly-iookiag fellow, dressed
! in flu,tless taste. intellect beaming in
| every feature. while all over his face
/ perfect happiness shone like pliosphor
! rls on the sen and leaning OH hi arill
WIS he most Iove1h;e woman it has
/ ever Eecn my lot 10 fclio,d; ller fine
! hazel ttcil-tl!eS tnit they were) cycs
speaking deep emotion. and her TX
! pressiVc lip quivcring with cNeitemtnt,
/ While her step. dress and grace was
t'lat OF a queen. There they ae.''
''Iilat's her" '.Dn. how hAndsonie.''
burst from many a lip az we instinct
| lively made way to let them pa ss to
/ the altar. and where that WAS we had
| about as clearaa idea a Il tianscentlen-
| tall t generally has Of Wil1t he i, talk
ing about. IIlt one thing we ali
seemed to Know, that there was fun
| ahead. and to fall iii their wake was
| the way to see ii.
As the ladies' passed, a gallant arm
was Offered To each, and thus we
/ marched out of the cabin. down the
stairs. across the staging. and up the
| the brook tie pair stopped. and join
ing hands, they stood with the clear
waters between them-a bridge as it
/ was with the twining fingers, and
| crossed by a stream Of love as pure :ls
| Itself. All was silent. still, until bro
ken by the minister reading in an i'm
| pressive manner:
And out of the rib which the Lord
/ God had taken from the man made lie
! Il woman and brought her to the man.
! And Adam said. This is now bone of
| my bones, aud flesh ofmy flesh size
| shall he called woman, because she
shall man leave his father and lis
mother and e,eave unto his wife: and
| they shall be Of one flesh
/ lie closed the book and offered
| most touching prayer; not Il heart but
seemed to feel that earnest appeal
| to the Throne Of Grace.
Then, asking the usual questions, he
pronounced them husband and wife.
The bride, slowly sinking Oh lIer knees,
raised her beautiful face, all covered
with tears. and her clasped hands and.
tremtlioU; with deep emotion, said:
And now, O, merciful Father,
grant tl.at our two lives, thus
united, may peacefully flow into one,
even as this riyu,et, until we reach the
| River OF Death; and undivided in faith
or conduct, lie permitted to enjoy
Thine eternal smiles, in the land of the
pure and the blest.''
Every pulse seemed still, hoping.
| wishing for more of this beautiful
drama. Not word. not a movement
from ali that tllong; all, all was hap
piness. O! lovely panorama ! how
deeply thou art craven on the heart.
The happy man was in the act Of inn
| printing kiss upon the smiling lips
of his magnificent wife, when the clear
tones of Il manly voice startled all
| from their pleasing reyerie universal
gaze rested Oh a tall Tenncssean. whose
eagle eye bespoke the mana fit rep
rescntative ne was OF the State where
sleeps Il Jackson.
{. can't stand this any longer, |
can't by: Pardon, ladies, pardon,
have a proposition to make in the
good faith of Il man who never lies or
! triflcs. ] must make It or die-so here
| goes. Now, | will marry on this spot
any lady in the crowd that has the
nerve to face the music; look at me,
| and If you can love me as She loves
| pointing to the BRIDE I'll promise TO
| be hu sband to you-silclia a husband as
she deserves, and sucila husband as
| true hearted man will make to the
woman who comes trembling un!er
Ills wing. ] further say Tat no spot
of shame attaches to my name, nor
ever shall. And this arm viii sup
port and protect the one who can trust
! it. Who'll take me -
And his keen grey eyes ran slowly
and steadily over the crowd of hand
some women around him; the earnest
| manner and novel speech had aroused
an intense feeling; and all was sur
prise and deep sympathy for the fear
less and excited orator, when to the
astonishment and delight of every one,