The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-03

inches deep. brown and glossy and slippery as
the bcst waved floor that over Was achieved.
Farmer Terry had not vet brought up his
sheavos OF corn and piled them up In this open
space like the brown tents OF an army The
leaves had Just begun to turn. but none had fall
en-; no frost had touched tho grove OF beans
which rose Just behind. and made n fair back
ground ior INC canopy. md the weather was
singularly warm and sunshiny.
, Al 1880 in the morning two trans, ono from
the north and ono from the SOUTH met at
Windsor Locks and discharged between 800
and 400 persons. who had como from Spring.
Hold. Hartford Enfield. Suilield. Windsor.
Miibraham, Palmer. and oven 'sum New York.
cut through for five miles In order 10 circum-
vent the Connecticut rapids in that remote time
when there WIS river commerce ns far up ma
Bellows Falls, rode p calamity decorated steam
boat. on board which the wedding guests were
taken. and which bore them noisily and proudly
beyond the bridge 10 that point whore the broad
flatboat OF the Allerite lay In waiting. 1t was
between IL and ~ when the company reached
the island, and. pnusing only n minute to OBJ
serve the charminl. landscape Mi round about
them. Hooked toward the house in order to de-
lght Themselves with sight Of the wedding
presents. Farmer Tcrrys house. being con-
structcd with the idea OF making n coscy home
for four or five. md showing hardly moro un-
necessary room than the cabin Of n hackwoods-
man: Whllc u was large enough TO contain tho
great quantity of wedding presents. could not
accomplish much moro. and the procession OF
inc guests through II WIS n work OF time.
Wonderful things tlere were which the friends
OF the four young folks had contributed for
the outset OF their Ousrkpcping Knives and
forks and all sorts II sjlverware from Mcriden
scores of tahlecoths, shoots and towels from
tho most skilful Of the Woonsockct mills pic
lures. books, and bronzes ont Of tho Hartford
and New Haven stores. eases OF tinted writing
paper from The ii ,lyoke factories. a bridgeport
thc Sprnsaod brmhIiree ulotnl md 'S% aa,, ~
Jul specimens of Connecticut pottery. clocks.
lamps lanterns, gilded bottles for cologne
w "r and bay rum-these IRE only faint in
dlcnton OF al that the wedding guests had to
look at ana admire.
Meantime clouds NJ tho most fragrant charnc-
ter were rolling upward from tho shed before
mentioned. indicating that the coffee had been
subjected to boiling water. and that the tea had
tial canopy, began to emit soft music under the
sklliul ilngers ~ Mr.. Ira Allen. who had come
uoWn from LnIleld Tor the express purpose OF
making II 80 do. ana Hllcd tho unnumbcrcd rob
ms and chipping birds that inhabit the Miller
iie grove with nordnat astonishmcnt All
the rabbits curl"d their tails well above their
backs and hoped doubtfully away and all the
patridgcs noisily Withdrew into tho scqucs-
tered reccsses at the unpcr end OF tho island.
For the wedding gifts had been viewed. and
now the wedding guests were approaching in
long process ion. the nuptinl couple 81 couples
music i Of ' Mcn d .g Wrrdns S aPpcibn
laklng NJ their position beneath the evergreen
cAholy me Young men looking tai ana comcly
anu the young women sweet and rosy. II was
! now The work of only few moments 10 Join all
no marragcable members Of the Road aud
Terry families forever together. The Row Dr.
Barker OF Meriden pronounced u potent word.
ami the young lovers were mude two A uho-
tographor wheeled up his camera and secured
fine picture with the guests ranged I'm two
long lines and fn,ing onch other md the mar.
ricd folks under the cnnopy nj thr and mud
then the tea and coffee were r,iiroI nut ,nl In -
turkeys wore rnryci mn In n ,iTy '''- We
Al 9 precisely tho ceremony had hnen por-
and don thnut r',itfains b"ir,, a. ',r,oai .,,
tho turkeys Lein,, anriLiint,JN ~. grrs's i.fi
the islrud nni n. H." itr,, s,r,1 ,i,o,t A.,
uroashel tho station nt Windsor I,o's n ,ybistl,
from tho north ana n whistle fr,r, Tho soufL
told OF two trtius nrtr.yob INC 'rh,t ,r,a H.
conclusion ~ Tho s1nnnd t,rn1f ihr,,i'r o,'
Terrys Island TIN hins'cveI f,rp,cr nm M
wife cout.fntlnt.I the vCtn,, r,eot'in ai1 il a
! half hatnv 'nn1 baif' dnVi!fuI' Thcro M,