The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-10-27

and in q short time the happy couple
were prohomced man and wife.
The party then repaired with invited
guests to the residence of j. M.
Brawley esq, and passed a most
delightful evening. The Indies were
oil bewitchingly charming and the
gentlemen all gallant and devoted !;
and "soft eyes looked lovo" and so
forth, and we would grow eloquent
on this theme were wo not disposed
to spare the snoers Of our cynical old
contemporaries whose courting days
are over. There is nothing like q
wedding party toinspire love making.
The bride always looks SO charming
ly sweet and the ecstatic bridegroom
SO transcendently happy, that they
furnish M overwhelming argument
with which to convince the COY fair
ones that they who marry do we'll.
And as wo have been religiously
reared up to believe that the gentlcr
sex never love, but are persuaded to
pronounce that magic soul-thrilling
monosyllable of throe lottors, merely
from compassion for tho poor bleed
ing heart That appeals 80 piteously
for mercy, We have no doubt that
this acquiescence is rendered loss re
luctnnt on such occasions whero
there is M especial incentive to thnt
spirit of curiosity pervatling the
breast Of every lovely daughter of
Eve to wonder how becoming to Ter
might be the bridal veil and the puro
orange blossoms. eve wish it to be
distinctly understood TINT the above
is not intended for married men, but
for bachelors and wilowers.)
Wo have not been informed vet as
to results, but to us it appeared that
full advantage was taken of tho op-
portrnity and if there be no results
We arc prepared to assert that the
fault will lest where it always rosts
on such Octn3ions,--with tho ladies,
But time presses.
On Thursday the newly married
pair received the congratulations of
their friends The same evening n
party WIS given at Mr.. james Hemp
hills, to speak of which would be
to give mcrcly II repetition of what
has been already said, except that
here the onslaught was more vigo-
rous, if possible, than before. We
overheard one individual threatening
to commit suicide, but when inform
Cd that this tragic ond would result
i'll the inevitable death of his com
pnnlon, II change cnme over tho spirit
OF his dreams and he vowed to live
forever for her sake. Another SUD-
plant, his eye in fine frenzy rolling,
protested that he had fallen into the
dreary winter of discomfort and
would cverhve to sec another May,
for a maiden had pluckod out his
heart by tho roots and was dangling
1T around by tho threads. And
although ordered to loave nc refused
to obey and when we last saw him,
he, like Poc's raven, mover fitting,
still was sitting, and saying "never
moro" Another proof of the ter;
rlbic carncstness of these suitors
was the fcrocity with which thoy at
! tackled the delicious viands Mt the
several rcpasts. Lovo and salads.
devotion and oysters, tender glances
and tonderer meats, poetry, she bets,
protcstatlons, russes, eternal tid elity
and ice cream were mingled in in
dcscribnblo confusion and we shall
not attempt to 1nravel them. Suffice
it so say, the whole nffair, including
wedding and party, was most On
joyable one, md will be long romem-
bered. We congratulate Mr.. Oboar
on his success and we advise all young
men to go Ito Chcstcrl and do like
wise, if they can. TO tho young
couple wo wish long life and much
happiness
AUGUST FLowER.-The most mis-