Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
CUPID'S LATEST PRANK.
Never TOO old 10 Narry-A solemn
Service.


itr"m the Lexington. nv Gazeite.l
Ite very Ia, S"st congregation thateTeT assem-
Glrt Ia any church iu l. Nl'-, rtme together on
sont"I january 1T al III" Mtiu street Chris
t.an rhTrch. l." witness the marriage of Or.
'nseih q LEInn AMI MIS- taihCrlne lawson,
the former 81 thI- city ant the latter of Fnyritc
county. The respective ages OF the high con-
tracing iartir-, mad II one OF tile most eI-
lraoritnary marriages that Was ever : ,lcmiized.
The Gr,,'m Was OF the ripe but modest axe Of
90 yeGls. ana looked a. vigorous rs most men Of
81. The Lady VIII he % years oi age on the lst
day OF Nav next lr thlnn wa n soldier Of
the war OF is!e II. enlisted when but IL wears
OF age, nut nwIaE to an accident iy which he
wa severely wounded in the loot. he dld not 90
out untIi The ne>t year, hui served with credit
until the ciu>- ui til" war. lh.- - has third
marriage, but IN ali probability h. may survive
it many years. Mrs Lawson WAS born III Viz
gina but AS brought by her parent 10 Ken
lucky IN early III" When hut Ii, she WAS adj
dressed by Mr.. Davit Lawson. AMI became en-
gagged TO MIN, bur with rare good ."r-e refused
to marry him until he hat secured sufficient Tor
then mutual support He lett Immediately for
the South, where lac remained twenty three
wears. She hearing nothing OF min IN the mean
time. but remained constant through those iouG
years OF siicnr. nI'l l"uht At last he one inv
walked INTO III" parlUT OF the house where his
faithful 'hitty lived and claimed her hand and
the fulnllmea! OF her promise, saving that he
nat Iirtlc money enough TO purchase II farm.
They Were duly married AMI lived together forty
years, duriUE which they grew rich aui the k!na
Of wife she made IS best told when II IL sai3 that
he left her his whole estate. \ few years ago
she Thought II about time Ia prepare i"i thr great
SIiliSe lliAi NV AIS p'l iil'l Nfl't.,, hilht. Dlt rt-
served enough 10 make hcrsuiI comfortable, live
IS long as she might. She n:ul a dream not long
ago that made a deep impression on her. and
that WAS, that IL" Lori was slbarInE her for some
wise purpose, which she interpreted, without
Ike doubts and InCretuiitirs that he~,t sarah @:
old. and these led her la arceI.l ON. OF several
Offers pi Inatrirnony. Having made up her mind
to marry, SIR set about n with AL the eager
ness that amy girl Of lS could c1hlbit. She
bought Il handsome tT0uSSeHH and appeared at
the altar II u steel colOrei SIX, with velvet
CLOAK, -cRlskin mua and Noas, velvet bonnet
trlIunlri very bccOluInEly with feathers ana
point lace and very handsome jewclrv. but Ul
respect Tor the white HAIR rt her aiiilncet. She
JIH not conceal her own gray hairs. Dnt hal
them pulled and well arranged. She was At
tended 10y live generations of her relttlyes. who
proceeded her INTO the church and took reserved
seats. The ceremony MAS performed by Elder
MARSHALL r. iih ali Sulennity. aut the large con-
gregatI"n, that Il, all th.G C"uti get within the
church. behaved VIII, leSpecliul attention. Al
ter the ceremony ami after tnc venerable cnupt"
had been congratulated hy the clergy man. Master
Coleman Gentry a youth of i've wears. "A nephew
OF the !iiI generation. stepped rp l." her bear
sng II beautiful bouquet ri canneiia- and orange
blossoms which he presented III du" torn antl
pleasure. The congregation remained seated
While the Erss!ai party passed out. AT the door,
AN old negro woman, one of her former servants,
lifted her train and carried II until she entered
her carriage, when they drove on 10 their home
and happiness a bOuutIiul wedding hi rakfast
wa awaiting their arrival. Everything ps-sVi
OF IN thu most satisfactory manner and closed
one of the most extraordinary marriages which
We ever remember 10 have heard OF.