The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
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AN INTERESTING WEDDING WITH THE GROOM
FORTY MILES AwAY-vows OF CoNsTANCY
TRANSMITTED BY THE ELECTRIC FLUID,
AND EVERY ONE COMPARATIVELY HAPPY
ROMANCE OF THE LATE SNOW BLOCKADE.
FROM the Rochester IN. " Democrat.I
The particulars of the affair have just
come to our possession, and although ii
is to be presumed that the parties most
intimately interested have no particular
desire to court notorIety on account OF
their romantic experience, 1t will do no
harm so long as no names are mentioned.
1t may be stated, however, that the hero
of the affair is book-keeper in a prom
inent manufacturing establishment in
this city, and that he loved both wisely
and well maiden who resided with her
parents in small village few miles this
side of New York City. That she did
not entirely discourage his suit may be
inferred from the fact that they had de-
cided to marry and become as one on
Christmas Day, and every preparation
was made for the contamination of their
earthly hopes. The ceremony, of course,
was to be performed at the young lady 5
house, and the day before Chritmas the
expectant groom packed his dress suit in
a trunk and started for the scene in which
he was to play so important part. But
occasionally the best laid plans are most
effectually blocked, and in this case the
snow came down to take a little hand in
the game The drifts grew deeper,
conductors commenced to look serious,
and the result may be readily guessed.
The train was stuck fast in a snow drift,
the storm was constantly increasing and
the outlook, to say the least, was rather
dubious Forty miles had the young
man to 90. but it might as well have
been 400. As the hours came and went
be became desperate, and at last he tele-
graphed to the to-be father n-law the
situation. The reply came, "Come on
we are waiting for you" But the young
man couldn't go, and he so intimated
over the telegraph wires. At last it
came the hour for the ceremony, and
guests and relatives had assembled in
the house, while the minister was mo
mentarily expected Only one thing
was wanting, and that was the young
man who was tearing out his hair in the
snow-bank. Every one knows the preju-
dice existing against postponed marriages,
and the bride wept, but without avail
though her tears were warm enough and
copious enough to have thawed the snow
for twice the distance. Among the guests
was telegraph operator, and In happy
moment he was struck by bright
thought, aud he lost no time in commu-
nicating it. Distance should be oblitera
ted, and the couple should be married
by the aid of telegraph. The guests
were delighted with the suggestion, the
bride dubious, but at last she consented
to make the experiment. Fortunately
the telegraph Office was not far distant,
and the wire was soon stretched to the
house, while the operator got his instru-
ments in order and made connection
The young man was notified of what had
taken place and what was to take place,
and instructed to conduct himself &C
cordingly. lie was a little dazed by the
scheme, but soon recovered, and taking
his place at the side of the operator in
the station, he announced that he was
ready for business. The minister made
the service as short as possible, but the
replies came very readily, and were
awaited with breathless interest by the
assembled company. 1t was a curious
scene, and when at last the minister an
nounced ''what love" Che was a Unita-
rian) " and the telegraph have joined
together let no man PVT asunder," there
was an enthusiastic round of applause.
The young man was not there, and yet
he was married. The girl was not with
in forty miles of the man she loved, and
yet she married him. 1t was the triumph
of science over difficulties, and when
finally the snow was cleared away and
The husband and wife met for the first
time, we doubt not that everything was
as satisfactory as it would have been had
their hands been clasped when they were
made man and wife.