Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-03-30

friends contributed gifts as for a
wedding, of which the following
list, cut from our neighbor, the To-
baccO Leaf, seems to be official:
Among some of the most beautiful gifts
were am elegant pair of gold-base vases, sent
4 by Revs. w. A. Nelson and L. b. Fish, OF
/ Nashville; tiny caSket of pearl and gold
filled with gold dollars, by Mrs. Bryce Stew
art, beautiful trinket procured in Europe.
/ An elegant pair of sleeve buttons, and a
thimble filled with gold dollars were pre-
| scented by Capt. J. J. Crusman; a beautiful
| shawl pin, by Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Jordan ;
a gold pen and pencil, very handsome, by
Shearer; gold pen, pearl holder, by Gen.
b. d. Johnson Masonic pin and coin, by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks jet and lava sleeve
buttons, by Mr. M; q. Pitman; beautiful
pair of gold lined salt cellars, spoons and
coin, by Gen. and Mrs. w. A. Qnarles; a tiny
casket or trunk, and coin, by Miss Kate
Rogers a very unique gilt bottle, glass and
coin, by Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. Keesee, with
compliments, and directions to Mrs. Sears
to take the contents in broken doses hand
some sleeve buttons, by Mrs. Gauchat; a
French scent bag, from Paris, lace head
dress and collar, by Misses Gerhart (the laces
were worn on the o ccason by the bride in
honor of the young ladies' a beautiful gold
lined cup, by Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Trice;
Rev. DIR. LuptOn made a handsome gift in
coin a handsome button by Mr.. T. p. Ma
jor; Mrs. VIM. Drane presented a coin bear
ing the date of 1926. The bridal roSe-bush
ana a gilt envelope, containing a handsome
sum of coin, was present from Mrs. l..
Bloch. The covering of the vase of the bri-
dial rose was thing of exquisite beauty, the
handiwork of Mrs. Simon Bloch, decorated
with beads and figures of angels; a large,
fiat, oval bouquet was gem in the floral Of
ferings, by Mr.. j. NJ. Rice; a beautiful pyra-
mid of flowers and coin, by Mrs. DIR. Bailey;
a basket of the most exquisite flowers was
ROsebank Nursery, Nashville. There were
many presentations of gold coin from per-
sons whose names We are unable to give.
Altogether, the presents were beautiful, and
sum up considerably in value.
A little before nine a ceremony
was performed which may be gene
rally described as a renewal of the
nuptial pledges of fifty years ago.
We arrived a little too late for this,
but were informed that our confrere,
Riley, acted as officiating priest.
That he filled his high Office with
priestly dignity we do not doubt,
and he certainly did justice to the
good things provided with a priestly
profusion. We trust that his dreams
were as those-of the "Friar of orders
grey" in the old song:
After supper of Heaven 1 dream,
utthat is fat pullets and clouted cream.
Myself by denial / mortify
With a dainty bit of a warden pie.
Pm clothed with Sack-cloth for my sin;
With old sack-wine I'm clothed within.
A chirping cap is my matin song,
And the vesper bell is my howl, ding-dong.
What Baron or Squire
Or knight of the spire
Lives half so well as holy Friar?
For ourselves, a dyspeptic habit
of body compelled the strictest mod
Grafton in this respect; what we did
taste led us to envy the gastronomic
powers of our confrere.
Music was kept up throughout the
evening, Mr.. J. Jarrel presiding at
the piano. Prof. BOden joined him
on the violin and occasionally in a
vocal effort, in both cases discours-
ing ''mOst excellent music" Mr..
Goodlett's flute was also OCCASION
ally heard in unison with the other
instruments.
Everybody was gay and happy,
and in this respect the old surpassed
the young, returning to the frolics
of their ''green and salad days"
with a zest which astOnished their
juniors. Pleasant social intercourse
last till after midnight, and the
party dispersed wishing that there
might be golden wedding every
season. Between ourselves we ac-
cepted an invitation to one which
is to come off five years hence
that of our gOlden-mOuthed orator
and friend and fellOw-citizen, Maj.
G. a. Henry and his universally
beloved spouse. May they live hap
PLY till then and many years after
wards.