The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-10-11

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rage 70 report. tsce Marriage Il hAs
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that privilege, snd be hopes ihai how tie
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The fAll term Of The oomuaon SCHOOL.
Miss Clara Woodland. leaeher, will close
whh "a exhibition al The town bal next
Friday evening The public are prom
iscd one oftbe best common school exhi-
billions ever given In this section, aad Il
l. expected that the hsll viii be packed
from door 10 gallery.
saSpGArE.
Below We give The remarks u Miss
Iioyt, the youug lady who was chosen 10
make the presentation At The recent
silver wedding
mir. aud Mrs Benoeit Ladies aud
Gentleman: With reluctance hsye con.
sented to ssy few words as au Aeoomps.
nimepl 70 these presents, and yon will
please excuse my jotting down 8 few
thoughts on paper, Is dare not trust
myself 10 speak extemporaneously, aud
when | tell yon II was ouly this morning
was solicited TO perform this duty, you
viii hardly expect me 10 80 short time
TO have prepared very elaborate or hu.
ished address, but If you can through
courtesy and kindness call this presen.
tatIon speech | will try TO believe what
you requested has been accomplished.
Mr. aud Mrs. Bennett : We are assem-
bled here 10 your pleasant aud hospitable
home, to attend your silver wedding, or
to celebrate the 25th anniversary Of the
day when you two we're Joined together
10 the bonds Of matrimony. These arti-
cies are presented not so much for their
intrinsic value estimated In dollars and
cents as token OF respect aud esteem
from your friends and neighbors, and 1t
derives the greater significance from the
fnct that with the cards OF invitation II
was understood mo presents were ex-
pecled," thus being spontaneous ex.
preston Of friendship and good will.
You have spent the greater portion Of
your married life 10 our midst, and when
say your intercourse with us has ever
been friendly, your dealings honorable,
your conversation, department &c. unex-
cepiiouable, but echo the sentiments
OF all present. Aud now, whether your
remaining days are here or elsewhere,
be assured you have orr best wishes for
your continued health and prosperity,
aud whenever you shall see or use these
gifts you will kindly remember your
friends, the givers. Attached 10 the ar
licles you will flnd cards with list OF
the names OF the donors" Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett made each brief and
courteous reply and called upon DIR.
Lambert to speak still further. DIR.
Lambert said frederick Douglas was
once taken into the chapel Of a young la
dies seminary aud introduced TO large
number of school girls, and his first
words were, young ladies, am here,
but do not know what am to cay |
can sympathize with Mr.. Douglas in his
position. We have been invited here to
attend wedding. At such a time we
expect to see youthful couple come for
ward TO be united In marriage, and all
who are gathered join to make the occa-
sion time for Joy aud merriment, nor
would | at any such time say word de-
signed to saddcn The cheer or throw a
foreboding cloud across the scene. But
our gathering to-day Is In Circumstances
that put more real If also somewhat
more sober view upon this matter. This
is silver wedding--the 25th anniversary
of the first marriage. 1t Is rare occa-
sion. How many never reach Ill How
few, comparatively speaking, dol /
heard some one ask our host If he wished
to have the marriage ceremony repeated
here to-day for bis benefit, and he said
that he thought once was quite sufficient.
And surely If he and bis bride have SO
met all the relations of married life that
the % years which close around them to-
day have been one continued holiday OF
comfort aud blessedness, then they have
only to go on in the new term upon
which they now enter, or so much OF II
as they may be spared 10 see, and all
shall be well; or If there has been any
thing that could be improved upou, then
here and now is The place and time.to be-
gin that Improvement, and the old mar
risge vows are us good and fresh as ever
they were. This is u silver wedding.
Iu this large aud cheerful gathering
every face is smiling Que aud every
word hear has brestbed the spirit OF a
heart, good cheer. Bat sober views will
steal in upon us. II we should ask their
friends, with whom aud for whom we are
here to-day, how many OF those who
were present ut this marriage arc now
within call, Am sure they would tell US,
very few. Let any one Of us turn back
twenty-five years, and take note who
were then pushing out upon the rushing
tide TO do battle for life, and where are
they now! Lake the fraiI barks We are,
most OF them have slrack the bottom and
gone TO pieces, aud the banks Of the
stream are strewed on either side with
the shattered Fragments of Loses and ex-