Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-01-29
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BRISTOLVILLE.
Ed. CHRoNICLE;-I was a little disap-
pointed in not seeing any communication
from this town in your last issue.
We have had a "Crystal Wedding
here, lately, which is eminently worthy
of notice in the CHRONICLE. DR.. Brock
EFT took to himself a wife about fifteen
years ago, and OF late he very properly
came to the conclusion that he would
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary OF
that occasion by a "Crystal Wedding
on the 10th inst. At the time above re-
ferred to, the DIR. ran away from town,
and went to Wisconsin to get him a wife,
and people wondered at it, and said :
{" Marry in haste and repent at leisure; +"
i" Your wife and your nag get from your
neighbour" But after his return we all
acknowledged that he got the better end
of the bargain, and he does not deny it.
Still the DR.. is not negligent of the hap
piness and comfort of his wife, but is
quite the reverse I; so much so, that some
of our old bachelors think that he is over
indulgent TO her. Since our last Christ
mas tree, beside a large outlay on the
crystal wedding, he has presented her
with a superb piano. This, I think my
self, is carrying the thing a little too far /;
it makes other mems wives peevish and
dissatisfied with their lot.
For a week or so previous to the 10th
inst. 1 was turkey hungry-quite so. I
could not imagine the cause until, after
going to the Dr.'s house, I found that
there were there twelve large turkeys
ready for the carving knife. Then it
came fresh to my mind that 1 had seen
the Dr.'s boy driving a cutter at full
speed, sitting complacently in the midst
of half a dozen of the above mentioned
bipeds, and that for several days after
ward 1 was tantalized by the condition
of the atmosphere-almost every breath
of air that 1 inhaled being favored with
turkey.
have said that I was turkey hungry;
but I readily confess that I was afraid
that 1 could not have much, after all,
when I saw the crowd of people, old and
young, streaming in, pair after pair, I'M
til the eighteenth couple had arrived /;
but when 1 went to the ~table-and it was
the second table at that-I found abund-
ance of turkey still. But it would not
have been so, had not our hostess pro-
vided a large supply of viands of vari-
GUS kinds to allure the TASTE We were
enticed to try variety of pies and cakes
without end. When a certain individu-
al had tried four or five kinds, and pro-
nouneed them all incompatible, andsfter
eating a while longer pronounced anoth-
er not so good. I doubt very much
whether he was capable of judging. The
question with me is, could the last piece
fairly reach the palate? Unjust confess
that I, myself, when we came to the nuts
and candies, was rather disInclined to
eat. But I thought of a remedy I put
one of each kind of the nuts and a piece
of each kind of the candy in my pocket,
intending to have an after feast; but
that was the last 1 saw of them. Proba-
bly, some rogue, seeing my pocket so
bulky, could not resist the temptation of
exchanging the contents of his own with
Certainly, I found mine empty
when I got heme.
Supper being over, I heard some one
crying '' toast" in the next room. seer
tainly," said I, = our host intends to feed
us tonight" and I hurried my steps,
and. Senoid, when 1 got there 1 saw no
toast at all-it was simply a conundrum.
Said the Dr., "What joys are there in
for old maids and bachelors, who
expect TO have a crystal w~edding?"
Rev. Mr.. Jones was called upon to re-
spond. Said I to myself, he has got into
a tight place now. But he worked him
selfoJt oft marYelously well. He made
apologies, but frankly admitted that
he was the most suitable person in the
room to respond, being blessed constant
" with the consultations of an old bach
elor. He enumerated many of the Joys
of crystal weddings; but married peo-
pie, ne thought, should not think that
old maids and bachelors did not have
and far more lasting joys. He
painted some of these with a few glow
ing touches, which called forth repeated
applause, and when he got through, he
was considered a hero by the old bache-
Iors, while the girls said that he did not
believe half what he said.
The presents were numerous and val
liable. A large and handsome mirror
was the first thing that attracted atten-
ton; but no less attractive was a neat
silver butter dish, with enough of glass
about it to make It a suitable present fol
the occasion. There were two complete
Of glassware, and many valuable
pieces T; lamps, pitchers, and vases, a ster-
eoscope with a number of fine views,
and many other articles, both useful and
ornamental, and to cap all, a degdly old
iecaRteT, which we hope will serve the
DR.. only as a reminder of a song, which
he and others favored us with at our late
concert.
We left all convinced hat the crystal
wedding was acompIete success, and that
DR.. Brockett and lady were in very IA
vorable circumstances to commence an
other decade-at the close of which we
hope they may have an equally pleasant
and successful silver wedding.
TATTLER.
WEST BAZETTA.