Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-21
Alexaudrla 0azette.
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SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL p.
A Romantic Wedding.


Tho following are the particulars, taken
from the Leesburg Mirror, OF the roman''o
wedding which took place in that town OF
Tuesday night last, mention OF winch nae
haretofore been made in the GAZETTE:
ga veddinp took place in the psrlors Of
.he Reamer House, Leesburg, last Tuesday
evening. the preliminarles ana nnsl consu.a
nation of which had 9 dash OF the romantic
shout them. rarely met with on this poruoh
ottba sssacred soil" and realistic enough tnr
the foundation of a genuine love story
The contracting parties were MI. Lsven n.
McDononpb. Of I.eesbufg, aud Iiss ACME
Z clarke. of Manitoba, Canst;a--o"tG oi
whom appeared 10 have reached thht perioo
in life when the souls of men are not snr
nosed 10 he consumed with sentiment. ana
vet their nuptiais were reached bg as Keen
q sense of romance as ever warmed the
heart of sweet sixteen. About twelve
months ago, few simple iiuts published III
the MATRIMONIAL columns OF northern Jour.
nal attracted toe attention o! the groom,
which led to correspondence, al exchange
of photographs, etc, between Mr.. McD. and
Miss Clarke. AS the correspondence pro.
gresseG, sympathy engendered each Tor the
other, ripened into love, 90 svowai oil "nlcn
on the part of tha former, WIS Ieclprocateo
by the latter An engagement followed,
and it Was arranged that
when proud-pied April, dress'd in al his trin
Had put spirit of youth in everything
the LADY should come to the home OF the
groom. where they would consummate tnelr
nlighted VOWS. Accordingly, the evening
train on the w, o. & ". road last Msnday'
landed st the station in this place. the ID,
tended bride, where the eSpectant nusDano
awaited Der arrival, but by some III iuch'
neither recognized the other, aoi the lacy
entered coach and was conVeyeu 10 the
Reamer House, where she was sporty loin
e6 hy the groom o-be, aud then, TO: the
6rst time the affisncsd pair teheld with
their mortal eyes the object o: their anec
tious. whose hearts Cupid, aided by Uncle
Sam,s postal service. had decreed should
.scombine as one" 1t Yves arranged that
the ceremony should teke place in the par
lors Of the Reamer House at O'Clock Tues-
CAV evening; and at the appointed hour
the spacious rooms were filled to their
utmost capacity with an anxious crowd
of witnessss-while attracted By thf
novelty of the situation. the romance
of the impending event, and the good VII
entertained for the home-raised groom, ano
the faithful bride who from her fsr OH north
ern home had solitary and alone, .iourneye6
some fifteen hundred miles to meet her be
trothed-had attracted for blocks around
s'crowd that no man could m nn'''nqaeilng
constituting an oYs,J;nu and ms ssia
heroes akcp sU H aaH nf shs
r. Church. At its conclusion the Leesburg
brass band-of which organization the
groom is a member-appeared in front Of
the hotel and rendered several of their
choicest selections. which were responded te
on behalf of the married couple by the faith
or of the groom-shortly after which the
bride and groom wendell their way to the
home of the latter, where We hope theil
welded life may be as peaceful and happy
to its close, as it was romantic in lis coucep'
ton, and suspicious in it's opening.