The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-29
a BRILLIANT RI CEPTION.
Given at the Home of Mr.. ii. x.
Coyington. Il

They sin who tell us 10, q Q m die:
With love oil other passio, 8 hy--
All others are but vanity;
In heaven ambition cannot dwell,
Nor ayarioe in tho vaults OF hell;
Earthly these passions of the earth.
Thoy perieh where they lave their birth;
But love .is iudestructible; d.
Ita holy flame forever buineth.
From heaven it came. 10 heaven -eturneth." !"
:. -SoUrHaY.
Some Cynic said that "when YOU enter
the courts of Cupid you quit the courts
OF reason." We are patron of no such
gasconade. Tor observation teaches us.
that The most level headed and enter
peising OF our life's acquaintances, have
either assumed the ties OF marriage. or
are making efforts in that direction
|'Diligent and wide spread scrutiny, ad.
monishes us that men, with few excep.
tons. which only corroborate the pro-
position, are insignificant factors in the
business Of lite until married.
What spur to effolti is the confding
love OF true hearted woman? That last
!ond look OF hers, hopeful and encourag
ing. has more power within It, to nerve
your soul to high deeds than all the ad-
monltions your friends and relatives
Your heart beating large with hope
qulcpens the flow upon the brain, and
you make exhilirating vows to win great
NESS. Let the poets say what they will
these affections OF ours are not blind
stupid creatures, to starve under polar
| SnOIvC O.han tho -
are the appointed messengers to guide
them 10 warmth and sunshine. In this
connection, wequote with pride and con !.
graduation, gem from paradise
Lost'-wfat Raphael sings to Adam
classic song:
''Loye reftnes
The thoughts and heart enlarges; hath
His seat in reason, and is .judicious, is
The scale by which to Heavenly love
thou mayest ascend"
have little packet-not very large
tied up with narrow, crimson ribbon.
now soiled with frequent handling, which
tar into some winters night I take down
from its nook upon my shelf. and unite
and open, and run over with such Joy
and such sorrow, as I am sure makes
me for weeks after kindlicr and hap.
pierr.man-What gentle admonition!
what tender affection!i God have mercy
on him. !:vho outlives the sentiment, that
such aduionition aud such affection
kindles. Marriage, il happy, which it
should always be. and will always be,
when based on reciprocal conditions Of
love, esteem and respect No man with
any true nobility OF soul can ever make
his heart the slave OF anoiher's condos
eension. Marriage inspires and steadies
men, while i; rarely happens ii,ai an old
bachelor serves for any good purpose his
day and generation: though it must be
confessed. that many old maids, if not
soured, are not only good but useful. So
fully does this fact commend itself to our
acceptance that we would hang all old
bachelors OF iorty-tlve, and incarceratc
all old maids oil torty in nunnery. If
this should become law, what an anima.
ted panorama lille would be? How truly
has poet said:
''The violet beds not sweeter than
the delicious breath marriage sends
forth "
These thoughts are the outcome OF an
invitation to dinner given on the 2Ist
day OF January 1904 at the magnificent
ol hs trarr,zy4 TO Miss 81 O Wells OF
ouWieu IS 5autce ot congfau.atcn
20 Lnl ~ tarc uol forgotten, when
ht.e tbgUsnt given 10 Outsiders. Nv
people "ho arc SO wrapped " in each
ether tina, Trey fcalige this Ga5utiiul
world was made tor them alone, and
thatsii Heaven even, would make another
such world Of one entire and perfect
chrYsolite it could not add one iota to
their present beatihcation. Mr. Covington
was accompanied to Sumter by Capt G.
M, Weatherly. Mr.. q. B. Crosland, Mr..
w. j. Covington and Capt w. H. Nc
Intyre. Immediately after the marriage,
the bridal party returned to Bennetts-
vile; and the dinner came off the day
following. The weather is so capricious,
at this season, that we were little ap-
prehensive, especially. as the clouds
threatened rain but, as time advanced,
aurora with rosy fingers pushed back
the sable curtain Of night and ushered
in a day bright with sunshine, warm
and soothing, bringing later on. an nu.
conscious happiness to the invited GU esis.
There was balmy influence suggestive
OF the song OF birds and sparkling water,
ripping over pebbles; it was not win
ter day nor summer neither a spring
day nor that OF autumn, but the delights
OF all OF these ielicitously blended into
one beautiful crystal. The reflection
came to me-with. the grace Of benedic.
ton. that nature, in this joyful dispense
ton, had. placed. her>seal OF appreciation
on the .nuptial festivities. How vividly
those beautiful lines from Campbell were
brought back to me:
"Tis home-felt pleasure prompts the pa.
riots Ugh,
This makes him wish to live aud dare to
die!'
have written OF this superb home,
SO often, in the past. that it seems but
work OF supererrogation to add another
word. but. hope [ will be indulged to
say that the dinner, uuder the skill!ul
manipulation OF Miss Sallie Covington,
was sublime success punctuated as i,
was by her charming graciousness OF
manner. her striking personality. her
pleasing facets beauty being only
equalled by her modesty, and that is be.
yond the power c! linguistic expression.
As she moved about, so noiselessly. so
efficiently we were reminded of the