St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-05-11
VOL. LVI---NO. 2911.
A SILVER WEDDING.
IT was in Brooklyn, N. Y, but will be
of Local Interest.

OF Local interest.
EDITOR CALIFORNIAN between the
coming of the caraves, the land and
water parades. and the flutter in Wall
St.. BROOKLYN has not lacked for interest
for the past two weeks. Though social
events have been rather crowded to the
wall in the city newspapers, they still
have a large place in the minds of all
concerned. | am sure | cannotgo astray
in sending you an account of the silver
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bishop, which occurred at their residence
on Quincy ST., Friday, April 29th.
When the parties most interested return
ed from prayer-meeting they heard no
sound until they reached the dining
room, wherein forty or more friends had
collected to surprise and greet them.
st. Johnsbury was represented by the
rising young lawyer, Herbert Carpenter.
who reported himself as the only one
present who was at the wedding in '6S;
Mrs. Stanley and Miss Charlotte Nor
ril, Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Steele and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steele and Miss
Susan Wilkins should, think, be placed
to st. Johnsbury's credit also There
were Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Dow OF
Bradford DR.. and Mrs. L. S. Pitcher, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Y Wild and many other we'll
known residents of the city. Miss
Morrill, had been invited to convey the
congratulations and present the offer
ings, which consisted of full set OF
table silver ofthe popular chrysanthemum
pattern After Mr. and Mrs. Bishop
had gracefully and cordially greeted the
guests Miss Morrill, spoke about as fol-
lows
"Montagne says of marriage that
1T happens as with cages, the BIRDS
without despair to get in and
those within despair of getting out If
the members of the committee had only
6 possessed the tender hearts Of the fresh
: air child who cried over the poor birds in
the country who had no cages, they
|. would not have selected as the speaker
on wedding anniversary one outside
/, the cage wasting away with despair
these many years because she cannot get
. in. As l stand here tonight | recall
town among the beautiful hills OF Ver'
mont of which is said as OF the leviathan,
Its scales are it's pride. rejoice that |
was permitted to spend my first child
hood there and remember well when it
. was whispered in the dressing-room of
:. the Academy that there was a new girl,
;; that her name was Sarah Carpenter,
4 that she wore glasses and that she
came from Chelsea Very soon we found
- that the new girl was taking all our
is laurels No one else translated Latin
20 quite so WE'LL grasped so readily the
al mysteries of geometry and never tripped
-, - on the algebra problems forgive her
III now, but it was hard then for some OF
IL us, who had been building up reputa-
e. tions, to have them suddenly melt away.
;s The girl with glasses has progressed so
~ rapidly in this quarter-century that we
G. have given up the race. We can't read
d, all the good books, attend all thelectures
ut and hear every good sermon, but we
nc can and do avail ourselves of her
- . criticisms and judgment. She has al
lis ways followed Maria Mitchell's valu,
ds able advice, DO not neglect the infnities
n. for the nhntesimals,' and of her it is
go truly said, She openeth her mouth with
:, wisdom and in her tongue is the law OF
u kindness. She looketh well to the ways
d. of her household and eateth not the
bread of idleness. Her children rise up
and call her blessed; her husband also
he and he praiseth her.
zone of the losses of my youth was that
o' | did not know Mr.. Bishop then. He
IN drew some other girls sled up the hill
On gave some other girl apples, and doubt
m less hid notes in some other girls desk
~ but did know of him as brave soldier
u who hesitated not to face death that yor
ch and | might have country worthy o
a our honor and our love. knew of hin
;s as member of the Sd Vt. Regiment, ou
49, special pride.
es "These friends who believe in falling
as from grace and never fall fulfill the Scrip
zee tural directions for Bishops. They mus
of be blameless.' | look to the East ant
the West, the North and the South anC
ask, nor tear tie answer, w no Dlaine'
I'M these Bishops? The Bishop is to be th
no husband of one wife (true up to date), o
a, good behavior, given to hospitality,
" should like to enlarge upon this head.
Is have thoroughly tested the hospitalit,
So of the house. | have strained it hard
to 1t has stood the strain well; it is genu
he inc, sincere and loug-suffering. know
"N no door which opens wider and highe
'er to the incoming guest. Under this roo
on we have ever found The open-hande
spirit frank and blithe of ancient hosp
nv tality These people have loved eve
T er- their boarding-house neighbor as them
selves
Dear friends count it equally a
honor and pleasure that may tonigh
hand you the silver tokens of the affe,
is tionate regard OF these assembled friend.
an A French cook who visited America sale
i've oh, what country, so many religion
and only one gravy For the one gray
lsure to be good one) there is the ladl
to Then, of precious metal we bring to yo
the spoons. May they never touch you