Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-01-05
Wedding Anniversary.


"war songs" we're sung. while when you
and were young, Maggie, )" and the 'Belle
| Of the Mohawk Vale" carried many back
to the days when they were young. Mrs.
Mayo then read the following
To Mr.. and Mrs. $. p. snowman on the
thirtieth Anniversary Of their marriage.
1862 1892.
When the sun In the early morning
Tints mountain and vale and sky
With the hues that foretoken brightness
For the hours that are drawing nigh,
The plans and the hopes for the future
Will reflect those sunlit rays,
And glow with the promise Of gadsome
Fulhllment, IN coming days.
II later. across the pure azure,
cloudIet should ind its way,
And cast on the landscape a shadow,
The shadow itself will not stay;
For the cloud with "silver lining'
Will pass from the sky o'erhead,
And bear from our vision the shadow
Which was not 30 dark as our dread
And human life is thus varied
For all that experience It here
With sunshine and shadow alternate,
Enjoyment and doubt and fear;
And we'll for US all TO follow
The unseen but outstretched hand
Or Him who opened pathway
From this to the Better Land
Your thoughts have been turning backward
On this anniversary day;
And the lights and shades OF memory
Have brought from the far away
Old scenes Of delight snd OF sorrow,
Old friends whom you wish could be here,
Old times that have long been forgotten
In the wbirl OF each busy year.
You recall the vow that was taken
When you, In your early prime.
Set out on life's Journey together.
To travel that way through time.
You scarce can believe, when you count them,
The dates on the dial OF years,
A score and half Il the number
Which surely and plainly appears.
One year Of home life and enjoyment,
Then test Of loyalty came,
And, joining his soIdlery brothers.
The bridegroom enrolled his name,
And four were away to the conflict,
Where two had been numbered before.
And when II was over-two brothers
Returned to their home no more.
You recall happy gathering
On golden wedding day,
When beneath this familiar roof-tree
Came friends from near and away,
And they greeted your aged parents
With cordial and heartfelt cheer.
And left them pleasant memory
OF that anniversary year.
More wonderful still the occasion
OF that celebration rare,
When diamond wedding crow ned the lives
OF the other aged pair.
But at last "tbey rest from their labors;''
Their life-work, completed here,
Is carried on by the faithful hands
OF their children held so dear
You have known what 1t Is to sorrow
For the aged and the child,
And the little one lives In your hearts to-day
All pure and undetiled.
One daughter Is far away.
And three more brighten your hearth and
home,
But one is a babe Away.
The years have brought pleasures and gladness,
And sunshine has followed shower,
While friends have been kind and comrades
true,
And they bring you JOY this hour.
We give you our heartiest wishes
For long and useful life,
And hope that all the years to come
May with happiness be rife.
We hope when the anniversary comes
OF your golden wedding day.
And all your old friends gather here,
Your granddaughte-s will say
"Oh! yes, we both can remember well
When the thrtieth peal was rung
| On the anniversary bells OF time,
! In the days when we were young"
May the gifts OF esteem and friendship
Prove tokens OF memorys power,
And recall to your mird ds this gathering
And this pleasant social hour.
May the lights at the heavenly portals
Shine clear as guiding star,
To show to US each the upward road
| To the gates that are sjar.
The golden wedding referred to above
was that of the parents Of Mrs. Snowman
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Peters, which oc-
CURED twenty-five years ago last October
and the diamond wedding was that of Mr.
Snowman's parents which was celebrated
eight or nine years ago. After the read
ing of the poem, hot coffee, tea, bread
butter, cheese, sponge, currant and fruit
cake and apples were generously served
The presents were much admired From
daughter Fannie in Lowell, Mass, a dozer
silver knives and forks. from children IL
town and a niece, Miss Ida Peters, Of Sar
gentville, dozen silver teaspoons. Their,
were from others, four dessert spoons
fruit dish, handsome cup and saucer To-
each, set Of hatirons. four towels, EN-
broidered handkerchief and large hang
ing lamp and agate coffee-pot from som,
Of the Post members.
| Bluehill Dec 81 1892 NJ