The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-10-04
A TEXAS MARRIAGE.

A letter 10 the New l Ork sun from
Home Creek, Coleman county, Texas,
June y, says; Fifty miles from Fort
Worth our party found themselves on
one of the most delightful stretches of
prairie land in Western Texas 1t was
three days journey to the Twin Noun
tains, and, as we had plenty of time TO
join Col. Hollands party on their return,
We concluded to accompany Capt. Hardy
Parker, of the Laftte ranch, and
three of his friends, TO what he termed
one of the liveliest weddings that ever
'jostled the State o Texas"
"Who's TO be married ," was asked.
"Old Jaquette's daughter. We call
him Don for short. We call her
'Reeme and the chap that's goir' to git
her is old Uvalde's son 'Migs'; the blood
that saved her from a pack of Mexican
hounds up the valley of the Rio Pecos
about six months ago. News of this
wedding has been going the rounds of
the frontier for some time, and it's calcu-
lated that the Twin Mountains will be
shaken up before it's over"
So we set off over the pampas, through
heavily timbered districts, along small
streams, on our way to the home of Ja-
quette's 10000 acres, located in the
shadow of the beautiful hills above nameds
At length we halted in front of the long,
low building, the home of the Jaquette
family, distant relative of the original
Austin, who was the largest landholder
| in his time in Texas.
--0sF-iaorsSs- xsorS-aaraj for and we
were introduced to the Don. He was
fifty years Of age in looks he seemed
but thlrty-fve. Straight as an arrow,
cold as an iceberg, black-eyed and black
/ haired, he looked a lord and master over
all his people. His wife was bent and
gray, but must have have been beautiful
in her younger years. Fully fifty young
representative Texan drovers were in
tents and in the outbuildings waiting fol
the morrow.
At 10 o'clock next day everything was
prepared. We were shown into a large
room of the house that looked more like
forest than a parlor. We were told tC
take refreshments lightly before the wed
ding ceremony. We were then con
Quoted to the park or garden, a magnifi
CSuN SiOfO Vi SSuolJ PihC, SOHiS NAS'H6
and maple.
Guests from far and wide had arrived
in wagons and on horseback. Back
I woods maidens and stalwart cattle-keep
ers, in staid and gay colors, sun-bonnet
and buckskins, were chatting and gossip
ing under the trees, the same as churcl
audiences In civilization. Everybod
seemed TO have clusters of flowers, an
for time those rough and sturdy men 0
the plains suffered their broad sombrero
: to be ornamented with wreaths and thel
brows bound with gay handkerchief by fai
and gentle hands.
The relatives of the bride we're On on
: : side of the garden. Her cousins wer
mounted on pure white horses. The re
/. atives of the groom were on the opposli
e side, a noble looking body Of people
e Even here was to be seen the out croppin
= of rude frontier society. Both famili'
we're immensely wealthy, and for Ion
y time Jealous rivals. The union of the tv
u childen was to unite of the largestlan
= ed estates in Western Texas, and termina
y y further rivalry between the two familie
n n Both houses, therefore, kept respectful
- distance, and one WED with the other
: frontier dEess and display.
: Finally ( trumpet sounded, and t
= eyes Of the hundred people present we
~ y turned toward the mansion. A proc
!. sion came from the front door, such
: these frontiersmen had probably ney
- seen in all their lives. First, came f
ministers, the Revs. Thomas and He
p" riques, who had come 200 miles to p'
form the marriage ceremony. Follow
came Don Jacguette, by his side walk
u his daughter, the bride; then came
10 10 mother Of young Uvalde, and by her S
" walked the groom, and behind them ca
~ the groom's father and the brides mo
"a er. a few more ladies and gentlen
- followed. In the center of the gar
5n was a beautiful bower of evergreen,
ns beneath this the marriage ceremony
performed.
[ was permitted to have position '
up in front. first noticed the surpass
beauty of the bride. She was dark
-eet her father, and her eyes we're moist '
her silvery fears, shadowed by heavy br
mp. and lashes. Her raven black hair b
r In curly ringlets down her back, and
use, white sprays of orange blossoms
ied- worn aln5ng shem. Her dress va
0 white satin, trimmed with gold, reacl
man iuss to her ankles; white satin
covered her small feet, and necklal
n pearls encircled her white round 4
She stood about five feet eight inche
!, In height, yet looked small beside the
and weIl-shaped man who was to b.
husband. He was dressed in bucE
case suit. richly ornamented. The suit I
'ung from the Cherokee country de
'ose, long, brown hair, sharp, gray j,
two regular features, and was hand
man, standing six feet three inches,
weighing $50 pounds
Il has The procession ranged around
,b;Iee ministers in the form of 8 half circl