The Hickman courier., 1872-08-10
q Notable wedding.
From the New York SUM


Peter Cox, aged lO1 years, was mar
ried in B, B,ookly last Sunday evening to
Miss Lucy Green, aged fifty Both are
colored aud the union, there is reason
70 believe, was entirely Of love They
first met. not long ago, in a grocery
where the sprishtiy Lucy dealt out cab
bages. Peter was smitten at first sight
and made ovcrtures at once. 10 his owl
language. "he apologized, aud Lucy &C
cepled the apology" Arrangement
we're made for the wedding, and on Sun
/ day evening the bridal party started from
S'ryker alley, where Peter had been liv
! ing ia bacherlorhood. for the parsonage
Of Rev Mr.. Mowbray (colored), 81
DnBield street
They were followed b. procession OF
colored women. and two or three thou
sand boys. Tie boys ran and beat tin
pans producing melody of discordant
sounds not at all resembling the classic
wedding march. Lucy was given away
b. an oetogeuarian uucle, but Peter, who
j. an orphan, had TO perform that part
Of the ceremony for himself
Alter the knot was tied the groom
bent gracefully over, kissed the timid
and blushing Lucy, and then turning
with glowing countenanee to the friends
in the Dom, shook his head as if some
thing peculiarly good had been doue,
took up his white antiquated stovepipe,
and said
Il s'rose dis ting's all right, boss p
The boss replied in the affirmative, and
reforming ranks the party returned as
they came, to the basement in Strykers
alley, where the marriage supper was in
readiness. Every body had a good feed
aud in the evening the happy couple
went upon a wedding tour to the A NJ
q Church, where they spen, the even
lug appropriately, singing with more
than usual iervor and responding a in
tervals with unetuous emphasis. Peter
could hardly keep his seat at times in
his anxiety to shout "HalIelujah." The
services over, calm aud contenied they
returned to their homes.
This home is in a basement, but it is q
clean basement The furniture consists
of a chair, a stool, trunk, stove and a
kerosene lamp. Peter stands about five
feet high, and is slim in proportion
His form is bowed, aud his step has lost
the elasticity of youth. He says he was
born ia the West Indies in 1878. but
what month he could not tell Who his
father was did Dot trouble him. At an
early age he left the Indies and came to
this country. The 6rst port he struck
was Charleston. and around it he re
mained for over forty years. There he
m t Major Caepis, of Brooklyn, by
whom lie was employed as a personal
attendant. and with whom he passed
through the Mexican war. By the Maj
he was brought to BrookIin and left to
shift for himself Ills first shift, was to
Stryker's alley, where be obtained board
at the fabulous price of 81 so week
And here. with merry twinkle IN his
eye, he added. Il got my first wife. She
came from the first house on the corner.
She was drawn at the ripe age of sixty
eight. With her he lived until eight
months ago, when she died Peter. cou-
fessed that exception might be taken to
the hurry lie had shown in taking an
other wife, but he wished those who
grumbed to remember that the time at
his disposal is not SO great as it once
was. The couple seem to have bright
future before them.