Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-13
A Notable Marriage.

Last night n very pleasant mar
riage was celebrated ut the residence
of Mr.. NJ. ID. Priest on West First
street, near Lamar. The happy
couple were Mrs. X. NJ. Woodell,
mother OF Mrs. Priest, and Mr.. /. Mar
shall Cruce of FL Dorado Springs, Ce-
dar county, Missouri The wedding
was II quiet one, and was attended
only by the immediate relatives and
friends of the couple. The couple are
both above that age that is usually
supposed to be alone tinged with ro-
nance, the groom having attained his
siXty-iifth year and the bride being
but sixteen years his junior
Yet. nevertheless. there is II
story connected with their marriage
that is above the ordinary humdrum
style. Mrs. Woodell was born in the
North and reared to life of luxury
and ease. She was of considerable in
te,lectual attalnments, and married
early in life a Southern gentleman
alike gifted with money and brains.
Their large slave property was swept
away in the dread sixties, and her hu--
band afterward died, leaving her, how
ever, not without means. Last sum
mer, unaccustomed 10 spending the
hot season in the South, she went East
10 visit her relatives. After
three months spent in Halifax, in
New Foundland and at the fashionable
resorts near New York.. she started
home early in the fall. One day while
but short way on the road, n gentle
man entered the car, and as there was
no other vacant seat, he asked permits
sion To occupy the other end of her
1 Gat.I Al n aNT.aF.- ut i.N,,
sprung up and they became we'll ac-
quainted before reaching st. Louis.
This gentleman was Mr.. Cruce. Be-
fore they separated they had
agreed to correspond with
each other. After reaching their
respective homes, they did not forget
this promise. The liking gradually
| ripened into love, and Christmas
week saw Mr.. Cruce in Fort Worth,
anxious To consummate hisw ishes, but
II delay was occasioned by the fact
that Mrs. WoOdell was reluctant to
part from her daughter and Fort
Worth, and Mr.. Cruce could not ar
range to change his residence He
went home, only to return this week.
| The day he started irom home ii Twas
raining, and a flne wedding suit he
had ordered became so wet
that he found it necessary
upon getting here to order
another from st. Louis. This arrived
here yesterday just in theuics of time
The happy young couple will leave in
a day or two for their future home at
lei Dorado Springs, Mo. Mr.. Cruce is
proprietor of this popular summer re.
sort. He has two sons there, one the
editor of the FL Dorado DemocIat, and
the other n law student Aided by
him they will soon start bank at that
point Mr.. l.. w. Cruce of this city il
his nephew. Mr.. Cruce has the honor
of having founded the town OF
Warrensburg Mo, and succeeded in
losing about 100000 In connection
with the establishment of the state
normal college there. He is still "A
gentleman of considerable means.
Though his hair is slvered with the
frost of his years, his eye is as bright,
his smile as joyous and his stef AZ
elastic rs that of any youth, and
though her many friends here will re-
greet TO lose the bright lady who has
become his partner for life, all will
join the GAZETTE In wishing them
both a long and pleasant voyage on
this, to them, no unknown sea, and
therefore sure and full of happiness.
The GAZETTE acknowledges kind.
~ remembrance from the wedding
feast, which was partaken OF with
great pleasure.