The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-07

Marriage of the BELLE Of Western Texa.
A teraeisus Report u, |. New York
Newspaper Cosrespondent-
Prom The New YORK SUM-

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Worth our party found themselves ON
one of the most delightful stretches of
prairie land i'm Western Texas. II was
three days journey to the Twin Noun
tains, aud a We had plenty of time to
join Col. Hollands party on their re-
turn, we concluded 70 accompany Cap
tain Harry Parker of the Lafitte Rancho,
and three Of his friends to what he
termed one of the livelest weddings
that ever "jostled the State o. Texas
"Who's TO be married?'' was asked.
"Old J%aquette's daughter. We call
him Don for short. The girls name
is Myreen, or something of that sort.
We call her .Reenie,' and the chap
that's goin' % git her il old Uvalde's
son Mig '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 weddin' has been
goin' the rounds of the frontier for some
time, and !. is calculated 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 Jaquette's 10000 acres, located in the
shadow of the beautiful hills above
named. The ride IA a most delight
full one. Parker and his rough looking
but brave companions were interesting
and amusing. Their Workmanship was
magnificent, and before the sun went
down we had Travelled, almost uncon-
sciously, many miles. AT last we halt
ed in front of the long low building. the
home of the Jaquette family, a distant
relative of the original Austin, who was
the largest l~andholder in his time in
Texas.
Our horses were cared for and we
were introduced to the Don. He was 50
years Of age; in looks be seemed but IS.
Straight as an arrow, cold as an ice
berg, black eyed and black haired, be
looked a lord and master over all his
people. The wife va bent and gray,
but must have been beautiful in her
younger years. Fully fifty young repre-
sentative Texan drovers were in emit
and in the outbuildings waiting for the
morrow.
At 10 o'clock next day every thing
was prepared. We We're shown into a
large room of the house that looked
more like a forest than a parlor. We
were told to take refreshments lightly
before the wedding ceremony. We
were then conducted TO the park or
garden, a magnificent grove OF cedar,
pine, some orange and maple.
THE GUESTS.
Guests from far and wide had arrived
in wagons and on horseback. Back
woods maidens and stalwart cattle
keepers in staid and gay colors, sun
bonnets and buckskins, were chatting
and gossiping under the trees the same
rs church audiences in civilization.
Every body seemed to have clusters Of
flowers, and for a time those rough and
sturdy men of the plains suffered their
broad sombreros to be ornamented with
wreaths and their brows bound with CAV
handkerchiefs by fair and gentle hands.
The relatives of the bride were on one
side Of the garden. Her cousins We're
mounted on pure white horses. The
relatives of the groom were on the OPP
posite side, a noble looking body Of
people. Even here was To be seen the
o~ut-cropping of rude frontier society.
Both families were immensely wealthy,
and for a 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 further
rivalry between the two families. Both
houses, therefore, kept a respectful dis
lance, and q We'd with the other in
frontier dress and display.
Finally a trumpet sounded and the
eyes of the hundred people present were
turned toward the mansion. A process
sion came from the front door, such as
these frontiersmen had probably never
seen in all their lives. First came two
ministers, Revs. Thomas and H~enriques,
who had come 200 miles to perform the
marriage ceremony. Following came
Don J~aquette; by his side walked his
daughter, the bride; then came the
mother Of young Uyaldi, and by her side
walked the groom, and behind them
came the groom's father and the brides
mother. A few more ladies and gentle
men followed. In the center Of the
garden was a beautiful bower Of ever
green, and beneath this the marriage
ceremony was performed.
| was permitted to have a position
well up in front. | first noticed the sur
passing beauty of the bride. She was
dark as her father, and her eyes were
moist with silvery tears. Swallowed by
heavy brows and lashcs. Her raven
black hair hung in curly ringlets down
her back, and two white sprays of
orange blossoms were worn among
them. Her dress was Of white satin,
trimmed with gold, reaching Just 10 her
ankles white satin boots covered her
small feet, and a necklace Of pearls en-
circled her white round neck. She
stood about five feet eight inches in
height. vet looked small by the side Of