St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-11
DUBOURG-LAWLRR.
SllDELL, La, Oct. 8, 1880.
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SImELL, La, Oct. 8, 1890.
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On Wednesday, the 4th inst, y,
had . general holiday here, for The
long talked Of wedding Of M.
iSylvian C. Dubourg, only con Of
the well known doctor Of that name,
and Miss Mary Teress Lswler, SEQ
ond daughter Of L. Lawyer, Road
Master Of the Texas Pacific RAD
rad, was 70 come OF at Q O'Clock,
ut her parents residence, two miles
north Of Slidell, and thither ouz
citizens wendsd their way In ~
kinds Of vehicles, and those VIA
could not procure them walked up
the track. At 3 O'Clock H. hoaeo
was % crowded that the guests who
arrived later had to stay outside.
The priest was called on suddenlS
to . dying woman, and thus the
unptial mass did not commence till
IL O'Clock. But Notwithstanding
the lateness Of tho hour, the bridal
couple held out bravely from t.
king food till mass would b over,
thereby obtaining The church's
choicest blessing, . un,on of their
souls with God. During mass the
two hearts we're made one, and %
delighted Was the groom that b
scarcely knew which finger to put
the ring on. This caused . low, rip
ping laugh, amcng the crowd, In
which the bride Joined. and the
DR.. looked triumphant for b knsw
''the bird vac Gagged" Tor many .
wild soar she took from her ardent
lover, or, to use her own vocds,
she clicked him." (gave him up. }
but his undying love and preserves.
ance conquered. The bride look
ed beautiful in . dress Of cream
colored nuns yelling, with ribbon
and lace to match, with the sradition-
81 bridal veil, and . wreath Of orange
blossoms upon her snow.white
brow" The bridesmaids were
the groom's two sisters, Misses
Marie and Celine Dubourg. They
we're dressed in pink nuns veiling,
and looked charming. The men
in waiting on the groom were Msssrs
Johnnie Peterson and Edward Du.
bersol. After breakfast the bridal
party and Ill the guests repaired
to the doctors residence on Bayou
Bonfouca, . distance u two miles.
where q grand ball was given, which
lasted till morning. The favorite
Creole dish, ''gumbo. was served
plentifully during the evening, and
At II o'clock the supper that was
given was simply magnificent.
Nothing was wanted to crafty The
appetite, for neither money or pains
were spared in its ''get up" More
than 200 guests graced the doctors
spacious rooms. They were III de-
lighted and enjoyed themselves to
their hearts cyntent, knowing well
that an affair like this does not hap
pen every day. The doctor said b
lelt 30 happy it put him In mind Of
his own wedding day. All, he i .
line gentleman, with al those noble
traits Of character which come from
gallant France.
This u the third wedding in the
Lawler family almost Within > year.
The other two. . son and daughter.
we're present 1t the marriage CORE
nony, and 1t its close presented
heir baby boys to Father I.eva.
query for baptism. and thus goes
Town 70 the next generation The
Catholic faith, - pure to-day BE-
heath the ''starry banner = when
Erin's kings received It, in 433.
rom the illustrasrious St. Patrick.
The priest blessed The Wedding
AXE, and then it was cut and d.
'ributed to the guests, before thev
eft for Bonfonca.
On and after the 18th Of October
we WIN hsve msss a Skden every
second Sunday, n Madam J. Fred.