The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-10-04

locates his ankle or breaks his neck? 1t Is
trying, and yet amusing, to see some people
(aged ones especially these dark nights
pitch head first or fall backward into the
street; but we suppose il is all right as
long as the fence holds them up.
Foot-racing seems TO be all the go now.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
The tide of time ever flowing brings us
to one after another of the goals of life, and
rapidly we are swept past them onward
toward the great unknown. Fifty years in
the life of a man is a notable period, but
half century in the onward sweep of a
matrimonial life counts still higher and
more important in the register of time.
Golden weddings are among the rare oc-
currences of life, and when they come are
worthy of special notice. MIR. and Mrs.
Richard Hendee are now numbered among
the fortunate ones that have reached the
golden goal. They celebrated the hiueth
anniversary of their marriage in Spencer,
Sept. 23d, by a reunion of their children,
grandchildren Except two in Michigan)
relatives and friends at the homestead,
numbering about sixty. The day was
beautiful one, and there was nothing to
mar the enjoyment of the occasion. The
guests arrived about 10 a. NJ, and after
most agreeable chit-chat Rev. Mr.. Wachob
made few remarks appropriate TO the oc-
casion, after which he presented the once
youthful bride and groom tokens of the
goodwill of the company. The astonished
couple were taken by surprise, and were so
overcome that tears came instead of words.
A great hush had fallen ON the listening
company as Joe, their grandson, came for
ward and responded in behalf of his grand
parents with superior grace and dignity.
The gifts were very appropriate, among
which were two very nice easy chairs,
gold-headed cane, pair of gold spectacles,
a gold thimble, and lovely cake-basket,
and other articles amounting to about $40.
After the presents were duly inspected the
company adjourned to the well supplied
and beautifully decorated tables. The
pleasant associations were continued to
late hour before the guests were ready to
bid their delighted hosts adieu. 1t is
very rare occurrence for couple to reach
fifty years of married life with so few
deaths in the family as Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
dee, there having been but one death,
little son of their daughter, Mrs. John Eglin.
We append few lines composed by
friend of the family for the occasion;
CLIMAX.
Just half hundred rolling years
Have sped their silent way
Since you, with more Of joys than tears,
Did greet your wedding-day.
In eighteen hundred thirty-two
You spoke that holy vow,
Which eighteen hundred eighty-two
Records golden now.
Those fifty years are full of life
In various shadings laid,
or constant pressing, earnest strife,
or Oftireless effort made
To scale the heights Of mortal good
And tread the verdured sod
Where none but those have ever stood
Who love and worship God
Those fifty yearsI They stretch across
A life-time's troubled waves,
And scanned and SCARED by many loss,
They point to greensward graves.
All, yesl Your smitten hearts have known
The woes Of earth-ties riven,
Till those friends You loved to cali your own
Are now one part in heaven.
Thanks be to Him who saveth them
From sorrow and from pain,
And thanks you render unto Him
For those that yet remain.
Full fifty years your welded life
Has brimmed with nuptial peace,
While you as husband, she as wife,
Have sought each others ease.
And now the golden stage is come
By few on earth enjoyed
When, resting in your quiet home,
Your friends around employed
In greeting back the bridal dey
You kept in time of yore,
Saluting bride and groom in way
or ffty years before,
And praying that this honeymoon
May climb the eastern sky,
TIL lost at length in cloudless noon
OF endless day on high.