The Newtown bee., 1878-05-16
Gfterdiure.
The First Wedding. WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE
 "QAPPY COUPLE"

1t had entered tic mind of man to build the Tower Of Babel, or to lay ont the city Buffalo, or to do many other foolish and wicked things-thcrc dwclt In distant land gentleman called Adum, whosc surname was First Man, who became onamorcd of q beautiful young lady known as Eve B. Guilcd. His attentions app ar to have been acccptel and rccip- rocated by the young lady. and she be- man whom she could ever lOvc," if we may judge by tho following commmica- ' tion which she made to John Milt, n, who i followed the rather singular vocation of advertising things "lost and found upon her Fathers estate. Confirmed then l resolyo that Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe; so dearly l love him, that with him all deaths I could endure, without him live no life"
 This being equivalent to the modest uttiIIdlIOll tldb tlc ldhg ID hllihi1 I'"' her lover should be. in to "pay her board, arrangements were immediately made to have the union consummatcd, an |, in the absence of any official clcr- 1 gymcu, :hc ceremony was performed i'll l the most simple and unDSt nta'iou- manner, in the beautiful garden of Eden. 1 Tho suspicious moment having arrived, the groom took the white and littlehand of the brittle, unadorncd even by n "plain | gold ring" and affcctionatcly imprinting upon it kiss, rcvercntly said "TEis is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh, therefore shall q man leave his 1 father and mother and clcavc unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh" Nc cards. Thus was ioincf in holy matri- m0Ny the first couple of which we have any knowledge. There was no 'rotund spoctaclcd" father-in-law, no interested mothcr-in-law, with her legendary smcl. ling-bottle, and no dear unmarried aunt present. Nor was the ubiquitous "Jcn. kins" there to write up the affair" SC the readers of the Daily Ante-Dilmiaa could not take in, with their coffee ana cakes, next morning, detailed account of what was done, and said. and worn, at the wedding, much to the regret, io''A+i"sa of the jolly Ante Diluyians.- - But Jenkins, had he been >,-e-n. would have found It difficult to get up sensa ton article, for there was an entiro ab lsence of all obtrusive display and reck less extravaganza upon the occasion refreshing to contemplate. The outfi of the groom was plain and simple, per haps the most noticeable thing about i baing the absence of the "drcss coat, prescribed for such occasions by "oul best society,"" The bridal costume was marked by perfect simplicity an( al, on 70 O. all expensive ana eXtravaSan adornmelt5. There must lave beeI something very becoming in this cos tune, as ccr.,in ladies, in fashionab.' life, at the present day, initiate it a! closely as possible when iii " ful dress"
 Dispensing with the practice, now s' prevalent, of indulging in a wedding tour, and not caring publicly to proclaim themselves; as newly married by tn occupancy of the bridal chambers at tn , hotels and on steamboats, the happy pal settled quietly down to tEe joys i.n cares of married life in thc garden Eden. and were noted for their plain an unprecedented manner of living. The kept no carriage, hired no opera box gave no costly entcrtainn ents but cor tonted themselves with the simple inexpensive and satisfactory pleasure and enjoyments incident to the circun stances and surroundings. Adam was
 good husband; he spent his evening tan d good many of his days) at home ? ho had no business engagements " dow street after dark, nor did hc bel Ing a club. He spent his evenings at hom with his wife whom he never humiliate by coming home late O night with
 "brick in his hat" and very ambigl ous dialect. He did not even "color
 mpcrschaum, but retained in his check the color which clsc had been transmi ted in deeper hue to the bowl of pip s His sleep was undisturbed by the etfec tof dissipation or nightmares of u stock market; hence it was calm Gr
 rc'r .shinr. Undoubtedly he was [
 carly riser and loved the "dewy mor
 as we are suro he did tl.e "gent
 Eve" Eve was doubtless very beaut
 full woman. Milton tcstifles that ''gra was in all her steps, heaven in her cy in every gesture dignity and lo7e." sI
 deserved, if any of her sex ever did, tl
 credit of caring little for the blandis
 menJ or uIcSS. lcI tH7tS' "ii'' hs'''i
 were eminently domestic, and for he
 ii truth, there was no place like hom B. Her amusemcnts were few; she car
 little for opera or ball, but she probab
 attended the matinees of Natures son
 sters in the open air, where usher. IT
 rramme and reserved seats were II
 known, and it is not unlikely that sl
 frequently acc lmI lied Adam to s the nlenagerie or collection of anima l. in the garden. We know that fla went, for Scripture tells us that on O
 occasion he called the animals Ram' IA Eve, so far as we know, spent little
 her time and money in shopping. a
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