Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23

III hurried dispatch trip, he had stop.
ped to dine at Mai. Chamberiayne
and had been smitteA by the charms
Of this lady, who was one of tie guests
mad not departed.
Perhaps the young soldier thought OF
those two days Of ardent Wooing when.
profiting by previous disappointing cx=
periences. he had determined to re.
main in sight until he had won his
prize. and perhaps at that moment Ire
, was congratulating himself that. by
pursuing that persistent course, he had
Won his lady at the end of those Two
/ days. after which he had proceeded ON
| bis way TO military duty, followed by
| his surprised and shocked body ser
want, Bishop. who had never bcfore
known his master to tarly for social
pleasures when duty called him to 0lh-
er affairs
| Ii is safe to say that whatever
George Washington, thoughts were.
erous gown Worn by Martha Curtis al
she stood beside him for while that
! Virginia gentleman was punetilious as
to his own gay coats and ratfles. and
| could detect at d glance the slightest
| flaw in the uniform OF a soldier, or
! the livery of d house servant women's
| frills and furbeloWs We're quite beyond
| him. He knew. in a vague soft of Way.
| that the little woman was Souned as
] only one of the Wealthiest and dant-
!! lest ladies' of Virginia should be and
! he was quite certain that whatever
| the raiment she was the farest and
| loveliest creature to look upon in all
| the land
Had Colonel Washington been cap
able of comprehendine a Description of
{ his brides costume as afterward told
| by a woman who was present he would
have learned that her gown was of
heavy corded silk, with threads of
silver interviewer through it: that
=! th overskirt was looped lack With
White satin ribon brocaded through
quilted peticoat, dainty. high-heeled af-
fairs and with diamond buckles; that
! rcb ,,nint 1oaa fnishal tina nacl; nf
| her gown and hung from her sleeves,
and that loops of pearls decked her
| hair Indeed. she was altogether a
lovely sight and the three brides
maids who accompanied her We're most
happy to be attendant upon such a
lovely creature.
With the ending OF the prayer of
the Rev. MI Mossum the long and
happy married life of George and Mar
tina Washington commenced.
The bridal procession which left St.
Peters on that day has never since
been equalled in Virginia.
Then came an incident which was
not calculated to cut any figure in the
great wedding ceremony, but which.
nevertheless, was of much conse-
quence to humble vet important
parsonage present. The proudest and
happiest moment in the life of Bishop
had come During the ceremony Bish-
l l,ro ,fc lnt h.I
stood on the steps holding Col Wash
| ington,s horse. the magnificent animal
which Gen. Braddock had bequeathed
to Washington upon his death. The
horse was now richly caparisoned.
Both Bishop and his charge were de-
serving their gay trappings, for they
had each been instrumental in wooing
the horse in carrying the colonel to
ajor Chamberlaynes house. and
Bishop in making his young master
is attractive in appearance as only
well-trained body servant knows
how AS Bishop led the colonel's
horse forward he was the proudest
darkey in all Virginia.
Washington took his place beside the
coach and a cortese of officers and
gentry who had already mounted
drew around. Other guests entered
coaches. With the cracking
of whips and the prOdding
of darkey's heels into horses tanks,
the gay cavaIcade started on its way
toward the home Of the bride. The
White House." on the Pamunkey.
, And such feast and frOlic at The
White House" AS the wedding party
turned into the lockwood lined lane
the Curtis and cambridge slaves were
present to salute the bride and the new
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