The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-20
The Payne Crystal Wedding.

| The house is full of life aud light
Il is the Crystal Wedding Night.
Guests come thronglng in once more,
! Footsteps sound along The floor
! Trooping children around the stair
La aud out. and everyw here.
. fortunate, 0 happy day.
So the people sing, the people say
Smiling, conIented and serene
Upon the joyous u d bewideriug scene,
The ancient bridegroom and the bride
Behold well pleased an every side
Forms and features multiplied
And on the table, what
That burdened table by the hail.
Out of tke sky hath fallen down
Friendships iokens-thal is all
The ghJ of love shines over AL.
And this quiet, subtitle force pre-
vaded the hearts, and seemed to IN
spre the thoughts and utterances of
all who assembled - congratulate
their esteemed friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
{. II. Payne, of Bennington, upon
the attainment of their Crystal We'd.
| ding anniversary.
Right heartily did their one hum
dred invited guests enter into the
spirit OF the occasion which marked
an epoch in the marital history Of
those dear friends and right royalty
did host and hostess reciprocate and
respond. seconded by their aged and
dearly beloved parents VINO seemed
reiuvinated and male young again I;
every thing was done which could in
any way contribute to The felicity
anG enjoyment of the entertained.
The tables groaned with all that was
tempting To gustArory demand, and
the larder seemed exhustlessly capa-
cious. AT the head OF the dlnning
hall was placed banner upon which
was inscribed:
T87o-Welcome-I88s"
AT the proper junclurs, Rev. G..
M. Reynolds. the minister who tied
the original knot, requested groom
and bride to stand side by side as
"once they did" aud addressed them
by way Of appropriate and telictous
remarks, or as he expressed it. 10
"c,y0kahSe the congraualions OF him
self and guests" by virtue of the OPP
portunity oforded Fifteen years."
said he, Sis long enough 10 make a
fair probation in The matriiponial
Iral, and il is appropriately celebrat
ed III crystal because il shows the
purity, clearness and sparkling beau
~ of the martial compact. The us
ual experiences of joy and sorrow,
prosperity and adversely have blend
ed in the past, but the martial knot,
like some other kinds OF knots, has
drawn the tighter the more il has
been pulled. To-day you begin a
new series of welded experience or
as W. trust, issue new and improv-
ed edition of the original copy May
your love run in deeper and quiet
er channel than ever before, and may
you continue firm and abiding in
your nuLtal bonds unto life's end,
and share together finally heaven
ly home where there snail be no
more parting, neither sickness, sor-
row nor death" " These were but a
portion of thoughts expressed bur
sufficient to give their general ten
or
Clasping hands, the malri nonial
vow was re administered, and a for
NAL effort male to tighten the mairi
monial knot, but the minister didn =
Saa,,, tD ha,,.. ,nuon f,ith ~ h. Drin
inal job was extraordinarily well
done The minister tnen, for him
self and in behalf of the company
present, tendered the tangible evil
dences Of friendly esteem which rest
ed upon the table near by, To which
the groom" for himself aud "brlde"
fttingly and feelngly responded
Barring possible slight inaccuracies,
we give below schedule of the ar
ticles placed in Mr.. and Mrs Payne's
safe keeping, and list OF donors:
Crystal bread dish, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Piyne; ice cream server and
six dishes, Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. and
o. &. Waugh; one half dozen tinted
cut glass berry dishes, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Il. Cook; tinted water pitcher and
cup, Miss Flora Brmiss; pair china
vases, Mr.. anG Mrs. M. ID Grow;
standard mantle mirror, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Will Lewis; tinted water pitcher,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Cook; pickle cas-
tor, Mr. and Mrs B. B Hardy; sauce
dish, Mr.. and Mrs Fl Roberts, spoon
holder, Elmer Waugh; (; standard
sauce dish, Mr. and Mrs Rourk;
standard cake dish, sauce dish, vine
gar jug and gobiets, Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Payne and famil, cracker
bowl and pickle castor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Cook, and Miss Alta Cook;
tinted hand painted vases. Mr.. Fred
Kemp; vinegar jug to Miss Bertha
Payne, from Bertha Hartshcrn; hand
painted set of cups and saucers, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hartshorn; tinted
berry set, Mrs. Wetmore, Mss Jennie
Payne, Mr.. and. Mrs Duane Bart.
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