Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-28
AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
Mr. n Mrs. Henry Leet, of Near
LaddOnia, Celebrate Their Crystal
Wedding-A Delightful Occa.
sion Saturday Night.

N1~ ~ 4A2E bg 1
east from Laddonia is one of the
fairest and best improved farms in
Audrain county. 1t comprises undu-
prairie, valley and timber land.
Across it runs a living, flowing stream
of water ; underneath it are inexhaust-
lille deposits Of coal. On Its surface
is a commodious farm house, stand
ing in the midst of a grove of forest
trees !; on the one side of this are the
flower and vegetable gardens, on the
other side comfortable and convent
ent barns, stables and other cut
houses, and in the rear is a large Or
chard, now absolutely red and redo
lent of its loads of apples Of choicest
variety and peculiar delicacy of flavor.
Some of the fields groan under the
loads of corn not yet harvested. Cows,
cattle, horses and sheep are ranging
over the pastures, iuxuriating upon
the waving aftermath, the offspring
of the warm autumnal sun and show
ers, or Illuminating in the umbrage of
the native oaks of the forest. In
front Of all runs an Audrain county
big road, equal to the "King's high
way" Of the banks over which is an
almost continual stream of travel.
Happiness and comfort are suggested
by everything connected with the
place. This is the delightful home
of Henry Leet, Esq, and his most
excellent wife. Twenty years ago.
last Saturday, they, ''twain" by mar
riage, ''were made one in Warren,
Ohio. Mrs. Leet was the elder
daughter of the Rev. G. Hawkins,
D. d., for many years, previous to
his death, a distinguished pulpit ora
tor and divine in the Methodist
church. He was chaplain of the
End Ohio regiment of cavalry, and
died in the service at Fort Scott in
1862. Immediately after their mar
rage, Mr.. and Mrs. Leet came to
Audrain county, he having purchased
his present homestead, then raw land,
and by industry, thrift, sound judg.
ment and skillful husbandry has
made the whole of it blossom as the
rose. No children have been born to
these parties, although Mr.. Leet has
two sons, Archie and Charlie, by 9
former marriage. Both of these
sons r happily married and have
most interesting families growing VI
around them. Charles, a farmer, has
a fine home and farm just across the
road from his father, while Archie i:
the popular G. & A. R. R. agent a
Laddonia.
Somehow it got abroad among
their neighbors and friends that Sat
urday was the twentieth anniversary
of their marriage-was their 'chins
wedding" day and, as such, it mus
be observed and was, very much tt
the delight of all participating. w
were there taking notes, "an' faitl
we'll print EN-" Friends and rela
tives of Mr.. and Mrs. Leet came from
far and near. The sweet-faced ant
graceful, though venerable, mothe
Of the bride, Mrs. Hawkins, O
IWarren, Ohio a sister, the wife o
the Rev. DIR. Gray, pastor of tn
First Methodist church, Ashtabula
Ohio, and father of Superintendent
Gray, of the G. & A. r. R., Slater
Mo-. Hon. R. o. Hawkins, City Sc
%licitor Of Indianapolis, Indiana, an
his wife, and Mr.. Hawkins, of S.
Paul, Mimi, brother of Mrs. Leet
were present. Other relatives wer
also present from abroad, but the
names have escaped US.
Many of MI. and Mrs. Leet
Missouri friends and neighbors in til
t evening crowded their capacious an
y commodious house. These were. {
the very best in the land. We cal
not name them-not having space
y and some would have escaped OF
memory and notes, and hence woul
be overlooked. They were fro
Laddonia-bright, happy and spar
1ing-from farms throughout tn;
d part of the county-grand men al
y fair women as could be found in
e years search. How clear it was til
3 both Mr.. ard Mrs. Leet commando
the esteem and love of all good pc
pie with whom they had made a
t. quaintance during their twenty year
st walk together. One thing, only, co
t. nected with the occasion was to
Or regretted. In the evening a hea'
TO rain storm ragged, and many therel
re were prevented from attendance.
Presents! ali yes, there were pre-
=, ents, as we remembered. We tri
to make a list of them, bnt we s
not in the habit of making and pu
= fishing invoices of wholesale glai
-, ware and china stores, and hence
r. did not complete the lists. Wa
= sets, chamber sets, table sets, ar
a Giles of virtu, %statuary, mementos,
glass, china and other material
quaint design and most exquisite I
Dr. ish, came in from the oil regions
IL Pennsylvania, the shores Of Lake En-
g the banks of the Mississippi, from
Paul to below the mouth of the N
IN souri,, from Central Indiana and c
cago, from the small towns and nj
ufacturing cities of Ohio, until tab
ce - II z-J- ,,nlar tf