, 1876-07-02

And oh, may the just gods blind my eyes,,
That may not SEE
The lover that wins and abides with her
And that Is not nc!
-L0uard Glyad0A.
A TEXAS MARRIAGE.
letter to the New York Swn from Home
Creek, Coleman County, Texas, June II, says:
Fifty miles from Fort Worth our party found
themselves on one Of the most delightful
stretches Of prairie land III Western Texas It
was three days Journey to the Twin Mountains,
and, as VIC had plenty Of time to join Col. Hol-
lands party on their return, We concluded to
accompany Capt. Hardy Parker, of the Laittc
rancho, and three of his friends. to what ne
termed one Of the liyeliest weddings that ever
sjostlcd the State o. Texas"
"Who's to be ma.rieds" was asked.
"Old Jaqucttc's daughter. We call him
sDou' for short. We call her Rccnic;' and the
chap that's goin' to git her is old Uyaldc's son
sMig,' sthc blood that saved her from pack Of
Mexican hounds up the valley Of the Bio ..Pecos
about six months ago. News OF this wcddin'
has been going the rounds OF the frontier for
some time, aud it's calculated that the Twin
Mountains will be shaken up before It's over"
So We set of over the patnpas, through hcaV-
ily tinlbered districts, along small streams, on
or way to the home of JaQuette's 3o,0oo acrss,
located III the shadow OF the beautiful hills
above pumcd. At last we halted In front OF tue
long low building, the home Of the Jaquette
faulty, distant relative OF the original Austin,
| who WuS the largest 1aAunoloer III LIS tl1e Ill
| Texas.
Our horses were cared for, and we were intro
| duccd to the Don. He was so years Of age; in
| looks he seemed but IS. Straight as an arrow,
cold Us an iceberg, black-eyed and black Haired,
! nelooltael a lord and ,1aassoE overall his Pco-
| nile. The wife was bent and gray, but must
| have been beautiful in her younger years. Full
| lv tiftr young representative Iexan uroVers
were III tents md in the outbuildings waiting Tor
| the morrow.
1t 10 O'Clock next day everything was pre-.
| narcd We were SHOWN into large room Of
the house that looked more like forest than
parlor WE were told to take refreshments
| lightly before tho wedding ceremony. We were
| then conducted to the park or garden, mag
niicent grove Of cedar, pine, some orange, and
Guests from far and wide had arrived in
| wagons and On horseback BachWooue .mallens
colors, sun-bonnets and bucksIlius, were chat
| ting and gossiping under the trees, the same
as church audiences in civilization. Everybody
| seemed to have clusters OF flowers, and Tor
time those rough and sturdy men Of the plains
suffered their broad sonbrcros to be orna-
| nented with wreaths and their brows bound
with gay handkcrchcfs by fair and gentle
hands. .-..
The relatives of the bride were on one side OF
| the garden. Her cousins were mounted OIL pure
| white horses. The relatives of the groom were
| on the opposite side, nob1e-looking body oi
| people. Even here was to be seen the out
| cropping OF rude frontier society. Both taml-
! lies were immensely wealthy, and Tor long
| time were Jealous rivals. The union OF the two
| children was to unite two Of the largest landed
| estates in Western Texas, and terminate fur
Tier rivalry between the two farnilies. Both
! houses, therefore, kept respectful distance,
and one Wed with the other IL 1rontlef oress
| aud display.
Finally q trumpet sounded and the eyes OF
| the hundred people present were turned TO-
ward the mansion. A procession came from the
front door, such as these frontlcrsrncn =, nau
| probably never seen in all their lives Eu55
came two ministers, the Revs.. Thomas AMI
| Hcnriques, who fad conc 2o0 miles TO perform
the marriage ceremony. Following CAME Don
Jaoucttc; 6y Ills side walked his daughter, the
| bride: then came the mother Of young UValde,
| them came the gruon's father and the brides
| mother. 4 few more ladies and gentlemen foi-
| lowed Il the centre Of the garden was beau
tnul bower OF evergreen: anu bcneatn ILLS tnc
| uurriaae ceremony was performed.
! vas nerruittcd to have position well up IN
front. I first noticed the surprising beauty Of
the bride. She was dark Us her father, and tier
ewes were moist with siyerv tears, sha!owcd q
hung III curly ringlets down her back, and two
! white SPRAYS of orange blossoms were worn
among them. Her dress was OF white Satin,
trimmed wtn golu, ,atsd ~ smal1 fse. and .
white satn n oooaS oa,s rned her wiite round
e. os s,pod bot feet inches in height
yet looked snl'1r oesu6 ~ ta iS h"- 1nshan Te
a.npSm pS.,nad nn r. h,,cEstin suit. richly orua-
was dressea III ael., from tn. cherokee
mentea 4ne sd'i oa1 es1'b hrn,rn % i,.r shorn pray
COUNTY, cpai rsgular lar lea featurcs' and was handsome
man, s.ant1l''' y 'e'' . 1A@D~7 N>l'>N "~''''''o
Ihc PROCESSION laF5nu :S,a 41a hride and oroom
in the the ecrtre ecI Tey al al stood on whtcarsd
ii ides M Specially tanned for the occasion. Before
the ceremony tng a.'t.er lsme " forward With Gox
slgna, d ana : a"'t ~ n e fcct Of the Young cople