Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-14
Wedding Bells.

filled with an eager, expectant assem-
blage of ladies (the latter sex had, of
course, an Ohio Democratic majority
in numbers and good looks), gentle
men, boys and girls, with fair sprink-
ling of We enfant terrible while from
the colored peoples gallery little sea
of dusky faces gazed upon the brilliant
scene below. way up the aisles Bro.
David Conway, who had only last week
returned from his summer vacation,
looking as fresh and rosy as newly.
blown dahlia, bobbed around among
the throng with a smile on his coun-
tenance that was more than " childlike
and bland" Old men chatted with
their aged partners; middle-aged cou
pies, around whom " little cares have
long since sprung up to play around
their elbowed chairs, nodded confid
ingly to each other as they discussed
the situation; sleek-looking young gen
tlemen looked lovingly into eyes
which, if they did not speak again,
at least looked as if they might, at some
future time, to somebody; bevies of
young lads and misses chatted gaily
and {" laughed the while away" Back
by the pulpit doomed up an Improvised
garden, fill d with growing flowers,
over which hung myriads of flashing
lights, lending additional splendor to
the scene. Side by side with the altar
pillars huge vases loaded with rare ex-
otics We're ranged, and tropical fra
GRANGE filled the air In front OF the
pulpit three tall, tapering arches, beau
tifully trimmed, had been erected
from the centre of the middle arch
hung a beautiful bunch of natural
! flowers, from the right the initial ar, J"
from the left the initial 8" NJ" Rich
festoons of evergreens depended from
above the pulpit and around the SHIN
mering, many lighted chandeliers and
candelbra. Def and gentle feminine
fingers. guided and assisted by the
pastor Of the church, had transformed
the ordinarily solemn-looking room
! into a plac: of enchantment. The
preparations had been made for a mar
rage, which, it had been announced,
would take place at s O'Clock. 1t was
the wedding night Of Mr.. William
Richardson, Jr., and Miss Mary Mills,
both residents of Snow Hill.
Twas about ten minutes after eight
O'Clock when the bridal party alighted
from their carriages and entered the
church. First came the groomsmen
and bridesmaids, in the following or
der: MessrS. John NJ. Richardson Ga
brother of the groom and Miss Mamie
Taylor, of Stockton Mr.. Vansant
Payne and Miss Cora Mason Mr..
Thomas Timmons and Miss Sallie
Riggin then came Mr.. Richardson
and Miss Mills, followed BY the ushers,
Messrs. Ro5ert N Todd, John l..
Mock, George t. Bratten, Jr., and
Daley Richardson. As they marched
up the aisle, MIR. William S. Wilson,
who presided at the organ, played in
his inimtable way spirited wedding
march of his own composition.
Standing beneath the middle arch
in front Of the pulpit, the contracting
couple calmly and unflinchingly bore
the trying ordeal of passing from
single to double state of blessedness,
answering the responses in tones which
gave evidence that they were very,
very much in earnest and if they
were glad when the pastor Gin tones
which may have reminded those who
have heard it OF the song, Silence,
kneel alI-'Old Bluelight's going to
pray % invoked the blessing OF the
Almighty upon them, they showed no
signs of it.
The ceremony over, the newly made
pair drove directly TO the residence Of
Mr.. William Richardson,- ST., father of
the groom, where they will for the
present reside. During the evening
they received and entertained goodly
number of their friends. We wish
them all imaginable happiness.
How were the ladies and gentle
men of the bridal party dressed" you
inquirer Oh, yes; Well, we didn't
get to the church until half-past six
O'Clock. and even at that hour it was
impossible to get further into the
church than the off corner of the left
hand side, and of course we were not
near enough to see; but they were all
hadsomely dressed and looked exceed