St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-07-15
HARVEY.
Notable Wedding Anniversary.

of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas Buel were invited
to help them celebrate their 38th ami.
versary on the afternoon and evening OF
July 8. Before partaking of the boun.i-
iul supper prepared by our hostess, the
following piece which had been carefully
prepared was read by Mrs. James L.
Woodward.
"We have met here today by the kind
invitation Of our host and hostess to
celebrate the 38th anniversary of their
wedding day. For 3S years our kind
entertainers have sailed together under
cloud and sunshine, and today we find
them with the light of life's declining sun
shining upon their heads with no regrets
of the pledge of mutual affection which
they exchanged 38 years ago. Time has
not chilled their hearts, though it has
scattered its snow in their hair and
traced here and there burrows on their
brows. Many changes have taken
place all around them, but in soul and
spirit the bride and bridegroom of today
are the same as of 3S years ago. When
Artemus Ward asked Brigham Young
how he liked matrimony as far as his
experience went, he made him no reply.
Now we believe that Brigham Young
was too much married. But should we
put the same question to our host I am
quite sure he would pronounce marriage
the sum of temporal happiness, and that
his wife would smile assent to the de.
cision. And certainly they ought to
know, having had 3S years experience
Of welded lite. 1t is evident that they
are content with their condition, from
the fact that they have invited us here to
join with them in celebrating the event.
Anniversaries like this are sort of guide
posts on the road of life pointing the
way to happiness, and I strongly advise
| all who have not done so, to find con.
| genial fellow traveller and proceed in the
direction indicated without further de.
lay, and should little difficulties now and
then arise causing cloud to shadow the
path you pursue, affection will give it a
silver lining ever remembering the advice
of the justice, who when his wife was in
trouble, said Take itacalmly wife, all
have their ups and downs in life Now
/ would not have you to understand by
this that were my John, who sits over
there so placidly, to say to me that
water runs up hill, that l should coincide
with him and say so it does. l should
not hesitate to dispute his statement,
and no doubt it would stir up a little
breeze, (for he would not want to be
defeated BY little woman like myself,
but like all other breezes it would soon
blow over. The clouds would soon dis.
perse, leaving clear sky, the water
still flowing on in its natural course,
clear as crystal. not ripple to disturb
its peaceful flow by the little tidal wave
on the banks of the brow of the hill, and
naught left us but sad regrets for our
folly. 1t is customary in a gathering
like this for each one to give some little
token OF remembrance, but as our invi
tations say no presents we know we
are not invited through any selfish mo.
tive, but for ourselves alone aud l think
we should doubly prize this privilege o.
meeting neighbors and friends for a
social intercourse with each other. May
| all so enjoy themselves that when We
have separated and our thoughts turn
backward in future years, we will need
no reminder to linger few moments or
this, the 3rd OF July, 1908. A home in
my opinion would scarcely be worthy
the name of home, were it not from time
to time cheered and frightened by friendly
faces. We would not use our homes a.
the snail uses his dwelling. solely for hil
own convenience, but would warm il
with the sunshine of hospitality.
Now, in the name of these friends here
assembled / would affectionately con
graduate Mr.. and Mrs. Buel on their
past happiness and future prospects and
hope they may live to celebrate their
fiftieth wedding day and receive a golden
reward, and may the choicest blessing
that heaven bestows follow your patti
while life shall last"