Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-25
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GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf.
There was a marriage in colored
high life IN the western part OF this
county the other day, aud while there
is nothing strange 0 startling in this
announcement, for our brother in
black is married aud given in mar.
riRge Extensively about the holiday
season, yetthere wereto the ~unsophis,
ticated head Of the family and his
guests on this rccBsiou occurrences.
both strange and startling. Martha
Washington Brown was the old mans
favorite daughter, and when it was
announced that she aud Socrates
Jones, a sableindividual who had been
fooling around the house since the
early springtime, had resolved on
making the journey Of life ia the same
boat, the old man determined to set
en- up" in regal style, and make the
occasion Of the union of these two
loving hearts one long to be remem
bered. We pass rapidly over the time
intervening between this resolution
Of the old man and his appearance in
the city to make purchases tor the
grand event, which should By its bril-
lance and grandeur eclipse every
thing in the past and remain for future
years the standard for such affairs
de presented himself at Crusman 4
Towards, where the frank, open
eountenance Of John Macrae caught
bis attention, aud he resolved to put
the case 10 mis- hands; SO taking John
to one side he revealed the state Of
lffairs and his mission to the city as
follows. Socrates Jones habiug so
sntwisted himself widin de reflections
ID my darler Martha Washington
aud won her resentment to jlne wid
him in de double teamof matrimony,
nave dissolved dat de occashun whar
upon day is to be hitched shall be one
long to be recommended by de eldest
inhabitant now libing. You will dar
fore purceed widout relay to derange
Ter me a list OBJ de tricks as will make
lie ptfair de boss one ot de season >
John at once supplied the old mar
WITH a plentiful supply OF edIbles aud
drinkables suitable to his taste, bui
there seemed to- be yet something
lacking, John suggested fire works
with the remark that a pyroteohniC
display would not be out of place. Il
vas the very thing, said the old man
Shereupon be invested largely il
Roman candles and 6~recrackers. Johr
explained the modus operandi Of eacf
to him, but be failed to catch on
, as the sequel will show.
The neighborhood was invited II
the wedding and the extent of tn,
: preparation for the feast was the tall
, Of the country round about. TIL,
suspicious evening rolled around; thu
guests had arrived and thronged tn
r TWO rooms of the cabiu aud the yart
without. The feast had been spread
! and such table had never before BEEF
seen. At each of its four corners
bunch of Roman candles pointed sky
ward, while pyramid of Are cracker
1rnamented the center. all was i
readiness for the grand illumination
A bright fire blazed on the big hearth
lighting up the room until the gran
illumination should pale its ineifectu
al fires. The ceremooy had been pei
formed and the large crowd with cage
expectation thronged the diningrooI
before the lights could be lighted
they wanted to catch the first CLEAR
from this unparalleled illuminate
that had been talked of for ten day
: To each Of the four punches
Roman candles . torch was applied
With swelling hearts the old man an
his guests watched for a moment th
four punches Of swaying, sparklin
\ suffering candles. You is no,
: about to behold de graudest relum.
nation" He got no further;
simultaneous DISCHARGE from the iou
:, corners seemed to shake the eartl
= and the balls of fames shot upward
: to the r~afters, caromed on the wa
!. and then back among the fear stricke
audience, where they burst in a thou
aud pieces. The scene beggared d.
s%cription, no pen could do it iustic
and as if possible to add to the COZ
sternation, the frecraekers con
menced their Sizing and pOppin.
n The trump of Gabriel will not start.
= A wicked world more suddenly or MOI
: rudely than we're the inmates of Il
cabin on this occasion. The grOol
was nearest the door and was the frs
u recover from the general terror an
leavesthe cabin. He is yet missin
4 fhe bride declares she saw him in
a chariot Of ERE ascending the star
nights and the pearly gates Of Il
o. New Jerusalem open and receiv
! him, but the simultaneous disappea
ince Of a neighbsr's horse has led
!, cold, unsympatbizing world to BELIEF
that he has not yet stop running.