The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-01

Bethlehem church Is on the north side oI
Heath's creek in Pettis county.
With the usual good roads in this com
try that church is twenty-one miles from
Sedalia.
The distance on Christmas, 1877 was forty
seven miles-more or less, according to the
capabilities Of the team that travelled the
road and the patience Of the travellers.
The incentive for few courageous per-
sons to make this trip on Christmas day
was to witness the wedding ceremonies OF
the Rev. Il. w. Gentry, son of Mrs. Jael
Gentry, to Miss Ella Tussey, all Of Pettis
county.
AT THE CHURCH.
The parties who went from Sedalia were
the groom, Elder Mounijoy, Of Paris, No.,
officiating clergyman, Singleton NJ. Morri-
rison and several Of the groom's
classmates and friends from Colun.
bia, Mo. They arrived at the church
about l:3O p. m. After the ladies had time
to prepare their toilets and gather in the
bride, who resided in the neighborhoOd,
the ceremony was performed to crowded
house BY Elder Mountjcy.
ATTENDANT.
The following named were the attend
ants:
William Douglass and Miss Bette Light
foot.
Philip Brouton, of Columbia, Mo-, and
Miss Eddie Pile.
L B. Wilkes, of Columbia, and Miss
Emma Allison.
in. Pile and Miss Mary Newton.
Ruben Tussey and Miss Mary V.
ientry.
THE RETURN.
It was full four o'clock in the evening
ghen that party started for the home Of
he groom for . reception to take place At
even p. N.
Reader, perhaps that fond mother, loving
'rothers and sisters, numerous kin and
riends didn't wait and grow old, desperate
Tith hunger, while waiting for the youth
nd his bride to arrive.
LOST IN THE wOODs.
An Indian was once lost. He was &C.
used by a white man of being in sirayed
ondition.
ugh" replied the red man indignant at
he accusation, "Wigwam lost, Indian
ere! !"
That was the groom's condition Christ
las evening in the timber Of Heath's
reek bottoms, as he soliquized:
any bride is here. mothers house on the
rairie, lost bcundless prairie bad place.
The bridal party met the timber and
ark at the same time . long distance from
,eir intended destination, and knowing
hat was in waiting for them they pulled
long the miry road urging sha;- j.de;
'ams and peering into the inky darkness,
oping to catch glimpse of home.
After they had travelled some distance
,ey discovered that they were lost.
The groom being better :cquaint-
} with the roads than any of the Others
, the party, put himself on the
Inside of horse and with . lantern Dor
,wed from a farmer, acted Is . pilot.
They retraced their steps, and as they did
}, one of the carriages became disabled
nd was abandoned. Another was obtained
Ard by and all went as ''merry as the mar.
age bell,"
So to speak.
THE RECEPTION.
{ midnight, confusion was heard without
! 'St. Cloud" the residence of Mrs. Cen
y.
A long train Of carriages drew up in
ont Of the place, and its passengers, sorry,
luddy, unused and miserably feeling,
lighted. They met . hearty welcome.
lever in the history of we'd ines iu Pettis.
ithin the memory Of tie Oldest inhabitant
Is there ever . groom 90 plastered With
'ud as was tie groom md Elder Wilkes,
ne of the attendants on this occasion.
Brushes were brought into active
Sc, other clothes brought forth, and very /
non the bride and groom we're in shape to
eceive the congratulations Of friends which
,rmula was gone through with in the
lighted parlors of ''st Cloud"
fter which most elegant wedding supper
'as sat down to, At . very seasonable hour,
considering all things.
The parlors were beautifully decorated
18th living green. The walls were looped
nd festooned with cedar while over ,the
,lding doors was the word:
s.s.s.... s.ssssss. ........s
WELCOME,
wrought from small evergreens,
nd over one of the dnors LEADING FINN the