The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-09-17
Az sDsrOR.s WEDDING.


Marriage Of Wm. p. Walton ana
Rate n. HwHsWaW.
On Tuesday morning, ~ Q o'clock, Sep
tember 18th, At the residence Of the brides
mother, Mrs. I.eodocia Huffman, In Stan
ford, Ky, by Rev. =. =. McRoberts, Mr..
". ?. wALroS, editor Of the interior Jour.
nal, and Miss KATE T.. TIurrMAS.
Anendarn. DR.. Ice y. Huffman and
Mis- BETTE Patton, Mr.. T. X. Walton, jr.,
and Miss Annie Mckinney.
"Ah happy they The happ,est Of their kind
whom gentle star. unite, and In one fate
Their bcars their ortune. and their beings blend,
IT'S not the coar.er tie ~ human Laws,
rnns,ursl on and foreign TO the mind,
That binds their peace hot harmony itself,
Affirming al their passions into love;
when friend.hip full escrts her .oftcst power,
rerfec, esteem cpli,cned by desire
Ineffable, and sympathy Of soul;
Thought meeting thought, aud will preventing will
with boundless confidence; Tor nausht bu, love
Can answer love, and render bliss secure"
Though world-soured cynics SCOT, and
misanthropic, mock melancholy poetsster-
scrawl their venomed, snarling jingles,
while earth retains a trace Of primeval
truth, purity aud love, marriage will be the
highest estate Of happiness to which hu-
manity eau attain. Jehovah himself, amid
the blieful bowers Of sinless Eden, con-
Quoted its first SOLEMN ceremonial, spoke
the words which rendered the first man and
woman one, aud pronounced the first beni-
son on welded love. The very Savior Of
the world entered upon his wondrous three
years ministry, and gave the first miracu-
lous manifestation Of divinity enshrined in
mortal clay, at a marriage in Cana Of
Gallilee. Whom God hath joined togeth-
en- let no man put asunder." A ceremony
consecratsd by the awful benediction Of
Jehovah in Paradise, and by the presence
and first miracle Of Jesus, the Redeemer
incarnate, can be unsPoken, snnulled, by
Heavens High Potentate alone. Until
Death do them p,rt" Two souls united in
wediocks sacred bonds are one aud indivis-
ible. For better or for worse, for life and
for death; bound, linked INSOFAR bly,.
The VOWS Of marriage are holy and ire
vocable, its JOYS inedsble and sublime; but
only when true love Lighters, warns and
sanctihes il. When hands alone consent
and hearts abhor, il proves n curse. The
marriage for position or fortune, deliberate
swaps Of body and soul Tor ambitions gilt
tering baubles, are nm abomination, fruitful
Of wretchedness.
But when two congenial hearts, aglow
with pure and ferven, love, unite, the gol-
den chains Of mstrimony are inlsi with
down. and her lamp Is radiant with heav-
ems own efulgent splendor. What the
world to them' Its pomp-, il. pleasures,
its cares, Affections, nonsense, allY They,
in each other clasp everything their highest
fancy can depict, or eager, lavish hearts
can wish--happiness. No storms or rudest
blasts can shake the tabernacle Of their
faith, or darkness dim the light Of affection
which burns within. Their pleasures are
doubled, and their griefs divided, by shar-
ing tn IN.
With their young hearts aglow with such
feeling-with such gales Of affection swell
ing the sails OF their newly launched bark
with such sweet surroundings Of fervent
and fadeless devotion to each other as
promise long voyage 81 usefulness and
untold happiness-the youthful pair, whose
names head this article, have started upon
the uniried sea Of matrimony.
Their desiinies were linked for life be-
meath a eloudless sky. A multitude Of
4 lends to witness the faultlessly performed
whom were myriads Of
bright eyes--an ocean Of beauty-a sea Of
CALAMITY. A handsome and promising
bridegroom. A bride, young, fair, accom-
plshed and amiablc chosen Of all earth's
lovely daughters. 4 pair Of bridesmaids,
than whom more charming never graced
the nuptials of a fsiry-queen; and grooms-
men who did their best to look worthy Of
the radiant young celestials that chung to
their manly arms.
The ceremony which male them husband
al lii, So L.;.s,, .,ol.,. an, ,h.,
rush OF hear''e' Congratulations anu good
wishes followed. A lev tender tears from
friends who felt that even the bliss of the
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