The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-10
L0NGSTREET'S WEDDING.
mrs RECENT MARRIAGE RECALLS
ms FIRST UNION,
The Days when lie Returned as the Hero
ofthe Mexican War and Claimed
Fair Virginia Bride.

read IN your columns with interest OF
! the marriage of Llcutcnant-Gtneral Long
| street % Confederate fame and my
thoughts went back to the time when
the bridegroom OF to-day led to the alter
one as fair. as gentle and ln every way
worthy OF n mans love as the bright
young woman whom 30 is said Doe claims
| he IL not too old tO marry
me fancy OF the reading public seems
10 fayor retrospcction and tO bc able 20
tell OF the war is always acceptable How
nuch more should WEE be willing fD spend
a little time In bringing mp the good old
times before civil war had even threaten
ed 10 disturb the fair fields of OLD Nlr-
ginla.
The heroes OF the Mexican war were
as truely heroes as are Lee and Jack
son or u later dav and Virginia roioiCcd
when the war being over. her distinguish
Ell sons came home with thc.r horors
thick upon them. Among those came
Brevet General John Garland. bringing
with him tO the city of Lynchhurc. Gene
eral Lonsstreet the accepted lover of hts
fair daughter Louise
The county people OF Amherst thought
IL Wen % give some expression ~ thcir
pride and qualification and their aDpre-
citation N tho gallant service Of General
Garland. native on the county.
An Invitation was extended for dln-
ner and ball 20 De hold at Amherst
Courthouse IN honor or General Garland
10 which his family and friends were .n-
vited
AN OLD VIRGINIA HOME
The invitation heartily given was ac-
cepted and % the home Of my father tho
Hon Samuel Meredith Garland came me
General his sons and daughters and h.s
son-in-law OF a day General Longstrcof
with his hest man and intimate friends.
Major Seldcr and Lieutenant Edward
Johnson. afterward General Edward
Johnson o. the ConfederaCy
So YOU see what a gallant company as
sembled beneath The roof of this country
gentleman and what a Joyous time Do
was 10 the girls or the house and neigh
h0rhood who had never seen as many
military men before % 8ll their lives. and
who naturally being women took a1 much
delight IN brass buttons and epau.ets as
does any Richmond eiri 0f to-day or -
did any Virginia girl az the sUrroWfNI
davs of the Confedoracy
Notwithstanding the pouring rain fHo
occasion was a grand success. mo blI
especially delightful 20 the writer who
danced girl OF fifteen in her hret bnl
dressl the entire night through. the r..-
Ond set with General Long trcot ana N-
forwards with the other disinA iIrN.d
strangers
Tho bride was a petite blonde her sIs-
ter Mrs. Days wife of Major DAYS I'd
beauty OF brunette type whose eyes seem
ed always 90 say "I want to -ee my NUS
band.". Major Days was ON tne frontier
LONGSTREET AS a DANCER.
General Longstreet was slender ana
graceful q beautiful dancer 1nd wI .izri
az that time considered in the country
questionable accomplishment THE writer
being considered a child, was allowed ''
waltz and Waited with LonEetrec' i'f
being n married man and % relative. There
could not boz much harm boo if Anfh'M
the distinguished Mexican soldier could
NOT be denied any reasonable request
When in after yca-s The whole country
rang with the name of Lonestr-et WN'l
he led our army So often to 1ictoff. ii
last 20 defeat. my thoughts would 900 h'D
to the happy d0ve when dancing s'.m.'
right. ere into the happy homc OF ine
gentry OF the state. had come th. sn1d'"
of sorrow or disaster and L0nesirge. W'a
always "a hero fust as Doe was when DE
danced at what was llke his own
ding the happiost OF the happy in i-'
happy times long ago
PERHAPS the young lady DC pas cH'-
or who has chosen him sees lim ihiou.
the light of military fame which cannon
die out. HOPING ihis '1av Doe SOB I'D
them many returns of the happy "'"''"7
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