The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-02

teenth Amendment was one from Michigan,
with 429 signatures-24S women and 181 men,
1t was brought forward by Representative Will
liams, Of Allegan.
The ladies are memoralzing congress on the
subject Of impartial suffrage. The object OF
the ladies is to secure sixteenth amendment
to the constitution, prohibiting the States from
deprivlng any citizen OF the elective franchise
on account of sex. AS there is no more sense
IN making sex the qualification Of voter than
the color OF the hair or the style Of the nose,
it is to be hoped that the sixteenth amendment
may soon become law. Until ii does We shall
not have shown the world government OF the
people by the people. Grand Rapids Post.
EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER
We have seldom ever enjoyed ourself more
than we did last evening at one of those gath
erings which are 30 pleasant to old and young
alike, and this one 60 precious in revlving
scene in drama enacted thirty years ago, In
which tho host and hostess were the leading
characters. The gathering was at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pease. in Texas, and the &C.
casion that of their cotton wedding. Nearly 80
guests were present, composed OF the friends
and neighbors OF the happy pair. Among the
guests we're a couple who saw them united III
wedlock the first time. Being aged, and the
habits Of earlier years still clInging 10 us. we
drove over early in the evening and was kindly
welcomed by tho fair daughter-who played the
part OF hostess admirably-the bride and groom
not being present on the arrival OF their guests.
At later and more fashionable hour the COM
pany came pouring in until the spacious parlors
were filed to overlooking. 1t being known that
the occasion was a cotton wedding, they each
brought their little cotton present. AT nine
O'Clock the bride and groom were visible 10
their guests for the first time that evening,
dressed in the same style as on their wedding
day thirty yeats ago. They we're conducted to
the upper end OF the parlor and as they stood
there with joined hands they were the cynosure
of all eyes present. We heard more than one
bearded specimen of the genus homo'excaim,
:" How well the bride looks in that costume "
while far lady was heard TO remark, What
a splendid collar the groom has on!' We tho't
then, "What difference IN taste. One adj
mirng the groom's bride, aud the other his
linen." But zoe most admired the arrangement
of the lady's hair which became her so we'll
The marriage ceremony was performed by l..
S. Burdick, Esq. Immediately after which was
sung "Silver Threads inoDg the Gold, and
very appropriate, We thought, for. az standing
+, near, and these words OF the song still ringing
in our ears:
30, my daring mine, aone-alone
You have never older grown
we overheard the groom say 10 his bride, -" lis
thirty years since youe eyes first cheered mine
delight, aud yet YOU look younger than ever to-
night !" and we know by the tone OF his voice
that his heart was il the words he uttered. AZ
ter the song and congratulations came The pres
entaton OF the aforesaid cotton tokens Of
friendship aud esteem, and then the supper.
As with fair lady upon our arm we followed
TO the dining room, where our eyes we're daz-
lied by the gliterng array Of crystal, silver and
snowy linen, upon tables groaning beneath
their load OF choicest vIands, we were about to
exclaim "'Tis boss! :" but remembering that
was slang, and the fair lady upon our arm used
q term rather more polite il not so expressive,
and said, Texas against the world for sup
| per, anu TUG nOubo vi L choC " IT.
While doing justice to the wedding feast. and
all as merry as that marriage belr' we have
heard so much about, little incident trans
PRED illustrative OF the truth OF that trte say
! ing, "How easy it is to be mistaken by outward
APPEARANCES" Wishing to have our cup re-
plenished with that beverage which exhilerates
but does not intoxicate, we handed 1t towards a
/ bvt onf nf his
HAIR aud The bland smile upon mis- face, to be q
waiter. Imagine our 'phelinx" when we were
informed, IN tones that would make tho own
ers fortune on the stage, that he was an hon
ored guest not waiter. A very small sun
would have purchased the writer just then. We
thought to apologize, bat could not bring oul
gray hairs to the point He afterwards proved
to be middle man." ycleped an agent. Tha
same evening we observed HIM endeavoIing tc
sell moving machine TO one WHO was Ito thu
manor born" and as We listened to his gill
tongue. extollng the merits OF his worthless
machine. we ardently wished bis Ido'rer hat
been less.
After supper we we're entertained with music
and parlor games, in which all joined with
childish abandon 20 pleasant to see In those M
longer young, and to many that evening vii
ever remain bright spot ION memory's COLDER
Shore After bidding our host and hostes
good night-or rather good-morning-and wish
ing them many returns Of such pleasant occa
sions. we ordered our ponies, and as we drov
home in the wee sma' hours agant tho twael,
enjoying the ride and the moonlight, our me
Their was heard to remark, rs she was tuckin
the robes more closely about her, "How pleas
ant IL is in theee days Of many divorces to NEE
with those who. after living together MS ma
and wife for thirty years, are so we'll please
with each other that they wish to renew the
nuptal vows. aud have the gordlan knot tic
ever again.
January ed, 1877.
A western paper, in describing an acciden