St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-11-24
Adams Bossier.

II calmed her fears and she was calm,
And told her love with virgin piide.
Aud 50 won my Gcnevieve,
NV bright and beauteOus bride.
She did seem beside me gathering
beauty ~ she grew.
Like the bright shade Of som: i'm
mortal dream,
Which walks when tempest sleeps, the
wave of life's dark stream.
She moved upon this earth = shape OF
brightness.
A power that from its objects scarcely
One impulse of her being : in her
lightness.
Most like some radient cloud of morn =.
ing dew,
Which wanders through the waste airs
pathless blu.
To nOurish some far desert"
A fair and brilliant morn ushered
in . cloudless sky, on Wednesday.
Nov. IL, 1909, but, bright and
glorious as was the. day, it was not
more beautiful than the Lonny lass
tina, had pledged her hand aud
heart. and that eve was 10 be The
bride Of that new Adam she had
consented to create again, and
make him the harpiest Of men, l..
COlIyer Adams. No poets dream,
or painters brush ever described in
print or transferred TO canvass a
iovelier face or form, than that OF
v lola Bossier, as she stood before
the man of God. the family and
"a few assembled friends, and
pledged her troth for better or fos
worse, to the man she loved. The
ceremony was performed By the
Reverend Mr.. Fuxzcll. The house
was most tastefully decorated with
magnolia, holly and live oak. The
bride was richly gowned in white,
. wreath Of orange blossoms enclr-
cling the fair young brow. How
olest the bridal, where tie bride
was such as she. A supper fol
lowed, the board was spread with
good things, after whioh, although
there was no dancing, joy was un'
confined, and mirth and pleasure
ruled the hour. At half-past } IN
the morning, the happy couple
started on . forty mile drive 10 the
home of the father and father-in'
law of the groom and bride, where
! gathering of friends and . sup
ne, awaited them, called IN the
parlance Of the country people Al
ssinfair." This IN our adjoining
Parish Of Washington. They viii
remain there for fifteen days or so
when they will return, and take u
their residence at the i've mile still
of Jones & Pickett, at the head o.
which establishment Mr.. Adams
stands, beng one Of the mos
valued and trusted employees o.
this progressive and enterprisins
firm. Mr.. Adams is the son o.
one of the most prosperous ant
esteemed farmers Of Wash,ngto,
Parish, and is young man who i
universally beloved and respected
not only in Washington Parish, thu
place Of his birth. but St. Tam
many IS we'll. The bride is tn
fourth daughter OF the late VIM
Bossier, 80 we'll and 50 favorabI.
known IN this parish. Her mothe
was q Miss Davis, whose mothe
was . lady cf high character and
.tauuch Methodist. Her grand
mother, on her fathers side Is Mrs
+. A. Bossier, Of Abita Springs
one of the most brilliant and &C
complished women Of the South
born in F:.uqu,cr County. Virginia
that mother Of Statee aud States
men.
Nav that bright and glorious day
when heaven itself would not SUITE
! hcck or cloud in Its blue vault
that arcl,ed above her head. be a
omen OF her life that IS to come
and flowers Of the brightest hue FOL
ever s,rew her path, is the Praye
az one who loves her.