Connecticut western news., 1874-02-20


 of continued stories for our readers, bu being always willing to give more than i 1 expected of us, we, last week, under thu
 caption of Marrying Under Difficulties,
 commenced serial story, which we may
 not, however, be aqle to continue longe
 than the present week, however much W, would like to. The hero of our story, on,
 of Canaan's most honored sons, whom W, left in our last at Van Deusenville, wher,
 he didn't succeed in finding his 'Araminta, was doomed after all he had at that time
 experienced, to still further trouble. Oul
 informant says it was long time before
 he was able to determine what course was
 advisable next, ID his pursuit after the ob
 Ject of his adoration. He advised with
 the telegraph operator, whO succeeded SC
 admirably in taking his telegram in time to
 be just too late to be available, and then
 he would hold sweet council with the dri.
 yer of the livery team. Finally it was de
 cided nothing further could possibly be done that day, and a return to Burlington
 was next in order. The steed, which had brought him in such hot haste was now headed south, and our friend is said to have presented the most forsaken and for Torn appearance imaginable, as they slowly wended their way back to Burlington
 Talk about mans under lip hanging down: His hung clean over the dash board. and so entirely lost was he in his misery, that he realized not the rapid approach of night, and when he arrived in Harrington, found the last train for the day had gone south, and he was compelled to remain in that village over night, not being able to return to his home in Canaan, as was de- signed after his miSs- s-calculalion. It is said he was at the depot the next morning be- fore light waiting for the first train down, which would pass that station at lO.l4A. M. It is hardly necessary 10 say he was on time' and he arrived in Canaan Saturday forenoon, where he found her who, the day before, seeing there was disarrange- ment of the prearranged arrangement, re- turned en late train Friday evening, (the train he missed on his arrival in Burlington. from Van Deusenville.) Nothing daunted, new plan of operations was at once de vlsed. It was quite essential for the sue cess of their scheme in being SC geyv slv in getting married, that they should not get on train together. Accordingly she was spirited away to East Canaan and he was to step on board at Canaan, and nobody would know anything about it, and of course they didn't. If every body in the city of Canaan was laughing in his sleeve, just at that particular time, it was nt,-of course it wasn't,-because any, thing was known of what was 'going onr This second attempt to get over into York State,' land free from the necessity of procuring that nuisance and tell tale docu- ment, certificate, was a success. Arriy- ing at hotel, a minister of the gospel was sent for, and--and-its too bad Not ono word more will We say about it, only were-after n few hours, married, and in all probability not A soul in the world knew anything about fl.
 S@cer Wedding. The sleighinc on Wed. nesday evening of last week, (Feb. llth) was excsllent,and as the evening was pleasant,- scarcely cloud being visible and just cold enough to make it easy to keep comfortable Tn the numerous wraps,-the roads leading Tn all directions from Lime Rock sang mer. rl'y with the myriads of sleigh 6ell>s, who were, from early twilight to the seasonable hour of ten, hurrying to the celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of the 1 marriage of Mir. and Mrs. James Ii. Barnum. Seldom does so large A party meet on even such an occasion is A silver wedding, as convened at the residence or MT. Barnum on the evening in question. Up stairs and down stairs the rooms were literally packed full, and to mako a tourney rom one to another, was an undertaking of no small moment. Over the central sli- | ling doors between the two large rooms and woven among festoons of evergreens, were ID letters Of silver on one si6e the word Welcome, on the reverse side '25th ami. Tersary.' The ceilings of all the rooms were very tastefully, though not profusely with evergreens.
 The table for the multitude was laden with the choicest viands; the brides loaf occupying the place of honor, in the center, This loaf,a huge pyramid in shape and tow: ,ring high, was covered deeply with snowy resting which was wrought into various el. 'gant designs, with leaves of silver here and here. It was surmounted by roses of pure white, and about it's base was wreath of ev. 'rgreens Among the numerous varieties of 'ake was noticeable loaf of great richness ma beauty, about the margin of the ton of winch WAS the following inscription in let CTS raised in the sugar 'Mr. and Mrs J Barnum's Silver Wedding. At each end 'f the table was tall pyram id of flowers. 'n the top of which was a bird, as well as loite flock of them lowering f about Tn 'arious attitudes among the flowers. The able of silver received the constant atten. ion of all who could get near enough to oct wen an occasiona! glance at it. The col ection of elegant and very costly presents 'f silver was indeed large. There were two ce pitchers, one bearing the following en- 'raVed upon it: Presented to Mir. and Mrs. ]. H. Barnum, by K. w. Spur. U. H. Miner. C. Randall, and G. W. Hall, Feb. 1lth. S74 ; the other pitcher was from w. A. Dean, James Ensign, Herbert Ensign, W. Weising, C. Weislug, and Lee Ensign. tea sett from Salisbury and Lakeville friends. A magnificent cake basket from drs. F. c. French, case of three massive adles by MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Barnum, ;ard basket by MT. and Mrs. Albert filling. MT. filling is treasurer and superintendent 'f the extensive car wheel works of the Barnum Co. in Chicago.1