Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-02-13

strcwn with flowers, so to speak, and so
they have travelled to this good day,
walking upon beds of violejs amid
April showers gathcridg pearls and
sparkling gems from every hill side,
jewels more precious, more beautiful
than young loves dream ever contem-
plated Fifty years OF welded life,
started right has past, and young love
has never laltered, but grown stronger
and more eautifuI, made brighter by
the sandstone that grits on human life.
God is the match maker in affairs like
this. The golden wedding day arrived,
and how reader do you suppose these
good old people passed the day? Was
it forgotten? No. Were the ellis and
other neighbors notified and invited to
bring in their presents and feast? No.
Why? Mr.. Gill deliberately walked
out, hitched his horse to the buggy-he
owns buggy now, but not the same
horse he rode so years ago-and the
bride Of SO years, hoped in the buggy
with him, and they drove over the same
road along which the cantering horses
so gracefully bore her womanly beauty
and his manly form on that eventful
day in the long past. They soon found
their destination, the Old homestead OF
Mrs. ellis girlhood where fingers SO
many charms that bring up sweet
memories OF the past-where the mar
riage ceremony took place that has
borne such harvest of happiness-and
there they spent the day with THEN
only daughter (Fannie), Mrs. James
) Watkins. That it was day of leastng
in which the gods would delight will be
unders TODD by all who ever enjoyed the
hospitality OF the luxurious and charm.
: ing home of James Watkins-madt
, beautiful by the accomplishments o
} the gentle woman who presides over thu
domestic affairs. How many people
a are there who can envy the JOY an(
: happiness OF that one day spent in Wis
Y ting the scenes of young love, discuss
: ing fifty years OF happy life, the events
t trials and difficulties that had beeI
, overcome, and the fullness of the re
ward which bad followed? This happ,
y union was blessed with six children
= five sons and one daughter, all livinl
+ and have large families except Joseph
: who died in camp soon after going il
1 the Southern army, and twenty livin!
e grandchildren, two dead They ar
y all citizens OF very high standing, gooC
p farmers, fr3t-class business men, enjoy
: ing wealth and comforts OF life; NJ
drones in the dive. Their names are
y Benjamin F., Robert F., Joseph T.
y Mrs Fannie Watkins, Dennis F. anC
!, Richard IL. They all own good farm
and live in the vicinity OF their birth
Except Mr.. Ben Gill, who resides il
Il GAINESVILLE, but owns a farm nea
e AlIenSville.
|. Mr.. FELTON, d. Gill is now n years o
y age, tall and erect, vigorous and active
) loves his sports as much as ever, ant
q can kill as many birds in days ride a
e any Of the boys, He still occupies tn
home where he commenced marie,
! life; never had law suit or difficult
with neighbor or any one III his life
! but rather servingas the arbitrator an
re peacemaker among his fellowmen.
r. Such has been the fruits of chris
y tan, upright life. May these good oil
:. people live to celebrate their damon
;? wedding at the same place, and ma
Is the writer be there to eat some OF Mr.
al Watkins good dinner.