The daily gazette., 1882-05-18
WHITE MATES BLACK.
A CRANK ENoLIsHMAM MAa-
RIES EMMA JONES.
A QUEER CASE OF wEDLooK.
A Singular Couple from Wilmington
United In Philadelphia by the +Chris-
tian Recorders" Editor. r..

The inhabitants of the classic regions of
Sixth and Pine streets, Philadelphia, were
reused to an extraordinary pitch of excite
ment by romantic event which, occurred
yesterday morning. James Shaw, by birth
an Englishman and Yorkshirenan, by pro
iession blacksmith, by residence a VIII
mingtonian, by circumstances a widower. a
white man and 4S years of age, was united
in bonds Of holy matrimony to Miss Emma
virginia Jones, a colored young lady of a
brownish hue, stout and well favored. and
owning to the tender existence of % sum-
mers. me ceremony was performed in the
Office of the Christian Recorder, No, 631
Pine street, by the Rev. Mr.. Gould, of the
African Methodist Church of Philadeiphfa.
and in the presence of the Right Rev.
Bishop Payne and the Rev. Mr.. Coppen.
coiored divines, who belong to the same
denomination as Mr.. Gould.
Philadelphia paper thus speaks of the
ceremony; 1t was shortly after 10 o'clock
that the portly form of the gallant black
smith attracted attention from the polychro-
matte loafers at the corners of Barclay, st.
mary and other savory thoroughfares, He
was walking with rather a sheepish air on
the west side of Sixth street, between Spruce
and Pine. His boots shone with the splen-
dor OF much backing his SLOUGH hat was
worn on his head with a iaunty air his
broadcloth suit glowed and glitfered with
the gloss OF recent newness. But 1t was not
the refined gorgeousness of HIS apparel
which called forth the acclamation Of the
molly multitude rapidly accumulatine from
court and alley, from hoyeI and tenement
house. No, 1t was not the superfine broad
cloth, nor the superfluous backing it was
the comely form Of aeolored woman dressed
IN neat suit of drab-colored material. whose
carefully kid-gloved hands were ciasped
lovingly on the brawny arm of the burly
stranger. Her bonnet was as new as her
dress, and was rich with imitation spring
flowers at twenty-five cents the spray. AT
her waist hung golden-colored chain and
three tea roses, and spray of mignonette.
''HE's AS WHITE AS MILK"
"GollyP' exclaimed an ebony-visaged
maiden, as she emerged out of a grocery
shop, "Them's goin' to be married, YOU can
JUS bet. He's as white as milk. Come on
gals, it's safe to be round at Parson
Gould's."
''Why it's EN- Jones Of our'n, wbar's she
git i'm" cried a swarthy matron who Joined
the procession at Barclay street. "Hyar"
and the oft-repeated chorus of "cOme on''
resounded ON all sides, SO that when the
betrothed pair arrived at the Christian Re
corder office, they were marching at the
head OF an assemblage of many hundred
men, women and children, not TO mention
az least dozen barking ours, and he and
she goat.
On gaining admission into Mr.. Gould's
sanctum, the parti-colored couple appeared
not to be in the least disconnected with the
demonstrating reception they had received
eq route. His reverence put the usual
questions as to age and so forth He seemed
little surprised when the bride mentioned
y years as the period which had elapsed
since her birth, and looked as if he felt in
clined to ask her how old she happened to
be last census. He, however, probably re-
membered the perversity of ladies in regard
to years and so he merely asked her if she
happened to be acquainted in this city.
81 guess is! promptly responded the
bride, "fo' de Lord sake, tink OBJ dat. rs
an aunt as Ibis on Barclay street as l stops
wild wheneber | tended de balls in Ramcat
alley an on other fashionable colored
'casions. Most OBJ de high toned gentlemen
OBJ the neighborhood am acquainted wild
me-"
"Dat am gospel true" promptly re-
sponded mulatto lady, clad in a recher-
ehee dishabille 'and hyar's Mary Brown as
can prove it."
WHITE AND BLACK MATED.
Mary Brown, portly dame of yellow
presence, was then perceived making her
way through the crowd. She soon iostled
her way into the office, and promptly
vouched for her relationship to the bride
and to the great popularity she had always
enjoyed as visitor in the most exclusive
society of colored Philadelphians. There
upon the Rev. Mr. Gould pronounced the
pair man and wife.
The bride and groom shortly after
from the Office on to the side walk,
and a wild and enthusiastic greeting
awaited them. Mr.. and Mrs. James. Shaw
took things very calmly, nevertheless.
They somewhat stiffiy bowed their acknowl-
to the popuace and took momen-
tary refuge, in company with Mrs. Mary
Brown and another lady, in Farrels saloon
at Sixth and Pine, where the newly-made
husband and wife drank to their felicitious
union in a double hummer of rock and rye.
At 10.3S O'Clock, a. m, Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw
boardered a Thirteenth street car for the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
railroad station