Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-08
THE MOUNT ziON WEDDlNG.


A Great Event in the Circles Of New Or,ean,
Colorcd Society.
There was quite stir among tho colored
people of New Orleans not long ago, caused
by the wedding of Mr.. Lige Williams and
Miss Mandy Parker, which took place in
grand style at the Mount Zion church.
Miss Mandy was a leading member of the
'Daughters of Hope" while Mr.. Williams
was a very popular representative of '@The
Rising Sons of Progress" and in conse-
quence the church was densely packed
when the bridal couple entered and took
their places before the altar. Tho ofiiciat-
ing minister was Brother Sam johnson,
who, in order to lend solemnity to his APP
pearance and the occasion, had borrowed a
pair of gold spectacles from his friend, Elder
washington Brown, which he wore on the
tip OF his nose and every time the little
darkies in the rear of the church giggled he
would frown through the spectacles in a
way that instantly commanded silence.
In arranging themselves in front of the
altar-rail there was great deal of pushing
and jostling on the part of the bridal party
In the midst of which the best man acci-
IDENTIFY stepped on the bridegroom's toes
and caused that individual to exclaim /:
Look heah, man, you mind how you drop
yer hoofs, my feet amt no stampin' groun' !"
At last everything was in readiness for the
ceremony to proceed, and Brother johnson
stepped forward and in solemn voice, said /:
"Lige Franklin Williams, is you willin' to
take dis lady to be yer lawful wife, aud to
love and cherish her in sickness and in
health an' redow her wild yer worldly goods
ies as long rs you live. Is you, Lige
Brother johnson waited for the response,
but the groom said nothing and only glanced
nervously around: After waiting long
enough for the reply Brother Johnson be-
came exasperated and said, "why don't you
talk Niger? What you mean by standin'
dar twis'in yer head round like er screech
owl? Amt you got sense enuf to know dat
you can't be lawful married 'ceptin' you
speak out an say dat you gwineter take dis
lady fur to he yer wife, and 'bide by de rules
'er de church :? l tell you, nigger, pat if you
don't talk 1'se gwineter ies' slam this head
book in the pulpit an walk out, cause II you
don't promise muffin de marriage amt gwine-
ter be 'cordin to the gospel and 'less'n er
week you'll be rested fur 'dulteration an
Pulermy. What's keepn' you standin' dar
!iftin' up one foot den de next like 'er strut
tim gander?r
dnsky groom, sullenly pouting his thick lips,
''Say dat you take dis lady for your lawful
wife" "Course Use gwinter take her for
my wife. What you spec come heah for,
"Den dat's 'ficient," replied Brother John-
son. "Now, Mandy Jane Parker, is you
willin' to take dis man tor yer husband and
to cleaye wid him and to stay wild MIN jes'
as long as life will las Is you, Mandy 2"
eyes Brudder johnson, Use willin'."
+" OATS right, my chile : W n'se got more
sense in or mint den possum head mig
ger ever had in his life. Now, whar's de
ring g'
81 amt got no ring" said the groom
gruffiy, "but had one an las night, while
was er sleep at Aunt Liza Wilson's house.
her boy Ike he come an stole it. De ring
cost or dollar, an had or dimunt i'll il an
jes' at soon as kin lay my hands on dat boy
Ike Use gwineter break his back, If Use got
to go to court for it, de no count raskel. I
wish had my hands on him now; I'd jes'
drap my feet agin de back side er his pants
so hard dat he'd tink Gable done blowed his
horn"
Brother johnson, however, managed to
borrow a guttapercha ring, which was placed
on the brides finger, and the couple were
declared man and wife. The friends then
fiocked around the bride, and for half an
hour they saluted her by saying: "How
you, sister Mandy How you do ~ and with
becoming dignity the bride would reply
I'm jes' tolerble, thank you"
After the congratulations, the happy pair
and their numerous s'ciety friends adj
journed to participate in the wedding ball
given at Deacon Henry Clay Smiths house.