Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-08
A ST. ANTHONY WEDDING.
Mr.. Charles Newman Contributes an
Interesting Account Of the Mabie-

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Newspapers are greatly indebted to
their friends for the volunteer work
Cften done in furnishing news informa-
ton and many an interesting article
reaches the editor showing marked Orig
nality in style and laborioIs care in its
production. AT st. Anthony on Sunday
Miss Lottie Slough was married to Mr..
]. E. Mabie and at the request of Mrs.
Slough the account OF her daughter
wedding was carefully written Wednes-
day by a friend and neighbor, Mr..
Charles T.. Newman, "a st. Anthony
druggist and county politician, who was
present. 1t was forwarded to this Office
az follows, for which effort Mr.. Newman
has earned the thanks of the editor.
Again has one of the three most i'm
portant dates of a persons lifetime come
and gone to Mr.. j. e. Mabie and Miss
Lottie Slough, who We're married at the
home of the brides parents on Sunday.
Nov. 8, 1901.
To the outside world 1t was merely a
marriage,-to friends and relatives it
was more than ordinary, especially the
dinner, or more properly, the dinners
that followed. During the night before
nature had quietly given US surprise in
the first snowstorm OF the season and
leaving a prolonged cold, crisp air. Thus
when the guests began to arrive there
seemed to be that feeling of winter
homecoming: pleasant meetings, I'M
bundling, warming the youngsters, step
ping out of each others way, etc. The
hostess also seemed to welcome each
guest in manner that made us feel ex-
captionally glad to come In out of the
sharp air.
At shortly after noon the minister ar
rived. We knew then that something
would happen, so we looked and listened.
The organ, under the control of our WELL
known friend and more noted pianist,
Miss Nellie Farber, pealcd forth the
wedding march and we heard footsteps
approaching. Now more closely we
looked and listened and were rewarded
by seeing our friend Ed lead his Miss
Lottie to the altar, a gate of evergreen
under canopy of lace, purple and
white, After few Introductory words
we heard this, And I. Eugene Curlus,
regularly ordained minister of Jesus
Christ, pronounce you husband and
wife," and we knew the deed was done
that the man had wife and the wom-
an a husband. pardon the question,
hut are not some ministers to blame for
a considerable CD OF the immortality of
the world by saying man and wife
thus leaving certain obligations on the
woman and not on the many We were
also pleased to note that there was no
harbaric "obey your husband" All
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of its kind that some of us had ever
witnessed.
Then came the congratulations In \
which, when the grandfather met his
there was an affecting
scene. 1t was really nobody's business, I
but one could not help thinking one was
figuratively commencing life while the
other was near the close and that both
probably realized it for the moment.
When all had made the rounds, dinner
was called, and in the interim the pres
ents We're viewed Nothing was forgot i
ten, for even broom was presented. |
Ones arithmetic gets somewhat both I
cred in a crowd, but the number of
presents was fifty-two or better.
As to aggregate value, no attempt
was made,
For the hearts OF the giyers can not
be commercially weighed
During dinner sixty-six plates We're
served. Our minds having looked
ahead, before eating we suffered from
munger, after eating, from the lack of
t. The writer believes II he must needs
suffer at all he prefers anticipation of
! elmer rather than realization. espe- !