The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-06-24
MYRA'S NIEANDERINGS.

MYRA'S NIEANDERINGS.
} The Flight Of Old Time-AIyra Moralize
Thereon-The Nuptials Of Winter an
SprinE-European Wedding Tour Mani
-Fashion's influence,
SAVANNAH, Ca, June II, 1882.
, MY DEAR AUNT CHAT:
One month ago to-day whispered
: last farewell to the old Crescent Cit,
and the inhabitants thereof, and cal
hardly realize that I have been her
longer than two weeks. In truth, W,
must be forgetting how to calculate, ant
should be returned to "frst principles,
suspect, for Nell insisted this mornin,
that / had only been with her two weeks
and we were forced to count the days OF
our fingers like the veriest children, il
order to convince ourselves of the error
| When we are very happy or very mucl
absorbed, it seems as if old Father Time
moved on with strengthening celerity
as if unwilling that the pleasure, what
ever it may be, should long abide with
us, and therefore intent upon Fastening
us away with him from the scenes of ou,
triumphs. It is when hope recedes from
our wistful, yearning grasp, and we bea,
about with US the shadow of a threatened
calamity or the weight of crushing sor-
row, that the hours move on leaden wings
and the wheels of life seem to stand tan.
talizingly still.
| Well, must not waste these precious
moments in thus gloomily moralizing,
when have something to tell you that
may prove of more interest. We had
such merry time, Thursday, at the
wedding Of one of Savannah's bellies to a
German. OF course thought her too
good for him, for, in the first place, be-
lieve in matching like with like, and an
alliance with a foreigner is generally a
snesalliance. Then, lie is old enough to he
her father, and can hardly speak a word
of English. As she is almost as ignorant
about German, it is an unsolved query
III our curious minds how he managed to
make love SO effectually! That master
passion, however, is we'll known to be
sufficiently eloquent as to be able to dis
pense with superfuity of language,
aud conquer by aid of voiceless symbols
aud signs. Be that as it may, the event
has been consummated, and perhaps it is
all for the best that they will not be able
to hold sweet converse in either tongue,
for that will debar the necessity Of con-
jngal quarrels, which it is a part OF
worldly wisdom to believe occurs as a
natural sequence to matrimony. This
portly and pompous bridegroom has one
mighty advantage which can not be
lightly regarded by even those least ad-
dicted to material gain, and that is his
splendid fortune. Wealth, like love, does
surely cover multitude of sins; so per-
haps it may not be a subject for surprise
that even young and beautiful girl
should be dazzled by the prospect of so
much magnifcence.
After the ceremony, this contented
gentleman continued to repeat to every
one who came near him, "Dish is my
wife," in the most delighted accents, to
the evident discontinue of the bride. /
could not help but wonder how she could
have horne to have the truth so often
impressed upon her. But, perhaps am
doing her All injustice, and she may have
been we'll pleased to call him husband
as we'll, though refraining from the en-
thusiastic outward expression. They
embarked for Europe at once, and he will
take her to visit his family in Germany,
though l believe they intend to make
their permanent home in America.
BY tie way, these Savannah girls are
in lack, and I begin to think it would
not he bad thing to wed Savannahian,
for they all seem deeply imbued with the
idea that tour to old Europe is an es-
sential part Of the marriage ceremony.
The old country is invariably their OBJ
jective point, after the formality of the
wedding, and at the present time no less
than six bridal couples are disporting
themselves abroad. Verify, these young
men have been successfully tutored, in
thus anticipating and preparing for this
inevitable tour, in the same matter of
course way that the young lady prepares
hortrousseau. If any unfortunate Savan-
nal,ian were improvident and presumpt-
uous enough to seriously contemplate
and accomplish marriage without this
important accompaniment, l really think
the pair would lose caste in the CON-
munity-he, for proposing to commit so
great breach of popular usage and es-
tablisbed custom, and she for asserting
to such an atrocity, and proving herself
SO easily won!
In all seriousness, though, did you ever
reflect what abject slaves VIC often are to
custom, which is only another name for
fashion! Certain forms and observances
receive, somehow, sanction from us, and
most of us are ever afterwards afraid to
depart o hairs breadth from the old lines,
even though an adherence thereto seems
wholly unnecessary and causes us hope
less annoyance and inconvenience. Are
we not like flock of sheep, then, follow
inp each sanaratA hnll. Yether9 We are