Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-24
THE LEDGER
And Extends the hand of Eel
lOwship to all true
BenedictS.

Benedicts.
There are three things an editor
may not do for himself--write up
his own birth, marriage or funeral.
In view of which a friendly reporto-
rial hand takes the Faber from the
nervous grasp of its chief and indites
the story of his marriage.\
In Carrollton, H., 6 p. IN. July %,
at the residence of Mrs. Charles H..
Hodges, sister to the bride, Mr.. r.
M. White, better known to his many
familiars in Missouri as "Bob.," was
duly married to Miss Belle D.. Mitch
ell, of Alton, Ills, youngest daugh-
ter of Capt. l.. G. Mitchell, the Rev.
M. Chase of St. PauPs Church of
Alton, under the beautiful ceremo-
MES of the Episcopal service, grace
fully inducing the happy pair into
the roseate realms of matrimony. 1t
is needless to state, in view of the
characteristics of the gentleman, that
Mr.. White was thoroughly and en-
Enthusiastically married, and made
complete surrender to the sprightly
little lady with whose fate his own
is henceforth i~ndissolubly linked.
Waging successful warfare against
Hymen for four.years, and dceming
himself inyulnerable to the winged
shafts of Cupid, the dashing knight
of the scissors and ~paste-pot with
stood Il siege of scarce six months
and passes over to the noble army of
saints and martyrs ut whose tender
connubialities the LEDGER has so Of
ten aimed it's jests. "They met by
chance in a railway car when the
SHOWS of January were falling about
them, and ere the roses of July have
w1thered, they L winglng their way
eastward in a Pullman Sleeper to u
golden honeymoon
''Tw0 souls with but Il single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one
Bon voyagei
The bride is petit in figure, a
brown-eyed brunette, witty, spright-
ly and vivacious. and worthy recipi-
ent of the ardor and devotion of our
gallant Missouri quill-driver. The
groom is-well, we ali know "Bob.'
Suffice it to say that he can V a
larger territory in one day than a
Denver Express, can talk with grca-
ter volubility and write more iltegi-
bly, than Horace Greeley, is as ire
prcssible as a Kelley motor, and in
ten years time, if friendly Judgment
does not err, will occupy Il foremost
place among the editorial workers of
the west. Their welded life thus
auspiciously begun, the many friends
of bride aid groom will join the wri-
ter in wishing them a very happy So
journ by the sea-shore and a long and
happy life in our midst, where their
home ~henceforth will be.
The sensible exclusion of jenkins
from the wedding festivities deters
us from giving details of the merry
wedding party at CarrOlltOn. The
invited guests included relatives of
the family and a few intimate friends.
Among those present were Capt. L..
G.. Mitchell and wife, parents of the
bride, w, l.. Mason and wife, of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Jane Mitchell,
Auburn, H., }. Med. TrimbIe and
Miss Annie White, of Mexico, Mo,
II. NJ. llamill, of Louisiana, Mo-, and
others, the party numbering about
twenty-five. An elegant supper was
prepared by Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges
under management OF the late fore
man of the famous ~Jerseyville res
%taurateur, Lee. The display of costly
presents was unusually large. The
most exquisite present was from the
fair hands of the brides cousin, Miss
May Mitchell, of Chicago, daughter
of the Vice-Prcsident of the &. Il a.
railroad; a beautiful set of china
from Colorado by Mrs. Rollins; a sill
yer and gold jewel case by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hines of Mexico; a large silver
pitcher and goblet from Mr.. and
Mrs. Taft of St. Louis and u hand
some silver toilette set from Mr.. and
Mrs. +. ID. Graham of Mexico. were
conspicuous among the presents.
The wedding tour will include
visits to Long Island, New York, to
the old home of the groom, and will
extend through six or eight weeks.