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A PLEASANT WEDDING PARTY.
Lovely Ladies - Bounteous Supper =
Dancing and Other Amusements. =

! MEETING STREET, EEDGEEIELD Co., |
5. 4 E$ June 14tll, lSI2. J
Editor A6beuiNe. Press and Banner: Z
T SIR :ANeddings-may, by some Of your
readers, be considered rather common
place affairs but. by one who, like
myself, enjoys, the pleasure of attending
one of these, Ito me,) felicitous occa-
sions so seldom, they are considered in q
very different light. Well, there has
just been one Of these delightful occa-
sions in "thcse parts" announced as fol:
lows:
a.Ou the evening of the 18th inst, at
lhe residence of Mr.. Wm. Stevens, by
the Rev. Mr.. eTrapp,s Mr.. f. l.. STEW
EMS to Miss 1DA xSMYLEY, all of
! lEdgefield. "a - = "~
!. The.wedding was largely attended by
one of the incest companies it has been
our good fortune to see assembled III
many . day. The happy groom and his
attendants, twelve in number, making.
in Gil a t.baker's DOZEN" met ut the
residence of that hospitable, genial
highly-honorcd and influential citizen
of Edgefield, DR.. d. G. Thompkius,, on
the afternoon of: the 18th, and started in
company for the house of Mr.. William
|Stevens, one mile distant, at y O'Clock
p. m., where they met Bakers doz-
en-, of Edgetield's loveliest daughter;
and your correspondent is inclined to
the opinion that fairer than these arc
''not found elsewhere" The.ceremony
was PERFORMED ut 81 O'Clock, and at 1O2
supper was announced. The supper was
jim keeping with all the surroundings,
and truly a splendidaflair it was. The
long table groaned under its load OF
tastiiy arranged aelieacies, which proves
to our mind pnmistakably that the do.
mestic education of these fair friends
had not beeA neglected. Supper, with
it's pleasant conversation, being over,
the party repaired to the Rarlor and
piazza, where, until the '.wee sma
hours" the time glided delightfully."-
and speedily by, with euchre, whist,
conversation and the "trippinss Of the
light fantastic toe."
'.Aathousand hearts beat happily, and
Music arose with its voluptu6us swell
Suit eyes looked love 10 eyes which
spoke again,
And ali Went merry as marriage bell"
: Mr.. AMI Mrs. Stevens did all nl their
power to make their.guests pleasant; III
which they succeeded admirably. AT
ter dissfpating until about . o'clock,
the crowd dispersed. About dozen
young ladies Fand gentlemen, lone oi
whom I am proud to be which," repair-
ed to the residence Of DR.. Iompkins,
where we were all soon
,"As fast locked up in sleep, as guiltless
When it lies starkly in the travellers
bones"
Strange to say, we were all up by six
this morning. Mr.. Junior" if you
wish good time, if you wish to enjoy
genuine. hospitality, If you Wishto form
tie acquaintance of yonng ladies, beau
tiful, interesting, intellectual and ac-
tual and accomplished in the true sense
of thes' term; come to Meeting Street
and vicinity, and our word for it, your
soul shall be satisfied. Well, the time
for separation has come, and we very
releetantly bid goOd-bye to- these good
people, tacitly promising 7ourseif the
pleasure to "repeat" ere long. "Eale."
.sti. b.. BILLY. GRIMES.