The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28
| KNOW YOU ARE
BETTER THAN GOLD
So Saying, Jurist Returns
Wedding Fee TO a Blush
ing Bride.
THIS WAS DONE AFTER
CEREMONY FIFTY YEARS AGO
Bride and Groom and 0fficiat-
ing Judge Still Living
in Omaha.

''The luck that Judge Wakely
wished on the fvc.dollar gold piece
handed him after the marriage cere
money and which he handed back has
certainly come TO pass, for here we are
fifty years afterward, all three of us
still living, happy, healthy and sur
rounded by our children. -
This is the firmly expressed convic-
tion of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob King, who
were married in Omaha April 2i, 1857,
Mt The home of Experience Estabrook,
then located at the present junction of
Tenth street and Capitol avenue. The
groom had been employed by Mr.. Esta-
brook ever since he had arrived in the
settlement nine months before the day
OF the wedding. That wedding was an
event in Omaha, says the Omaha Bee.
The living room OF The Estabrook home
was decorated suitably and the cere-
mony was performed by Judge Eleazer
Wakeley, who had arrived just four days
before to assume his duties as Terri
torial Judge. The wedding was his first
official act. The day was Sunday; the
weather was balmy and sprlnglike. The
neighbors and friends gathered in such
force as 10 tax the capacities of the
house. and some were compelled to re-
main outside. Judge Wakeley in deep
and Impressive voice pronounced the
ceremony.
When il was over there were con
gratulations and best wishes and a few
tears shed BY some of the women in
accordance With time -honored custom.
And then it was that the groom proud
" handed the Judge the s. gold piece.
it was a handsome fee. for gold pieces
were extremely scarce in Omaha in 81,
and this particular one had been saved
by the young man for months for this
express purpose. The Judge took II.
and turning at once 10 The bushing
bride. said: 81 give this gold 10 you.
know that you are better than gold.
MAY both of YOU have long and happy
life. - And the groom responded feel
Ipgly: EThe same TO you, Judge, and
God bless you.
\ cheer greeted the couple as they
came out from the house. Those with
out had been busy decorating the buggy
which was waiting for them there. The
buggy in which they were to take their
wedding trip to Woodbine, Ia. And
nsny honest. sturdy men shook the
groom S hand and many good, noble,
brave women kissed the bride before
they reached the buggy Away they
went down toward the ferry. followed
by the hurrabs of the people and with
the old shoes dangling behind the vebi
Gle They drove upon the ferryboat
md were taken across Some Indians
al the landing on the Iowa side grinued
at ihe dress of the two and n, the shoes
hanging behind. Even the fedman com
pretended the nature OF the occasion
They had their wedding breakfast in
Council Bluffs, at that time called |
and then drove all day
through the unsettled country.
Compare trip like this. saws Mr.. !
King, with the modern wedding trip. !
They were utterly alone. Today the |
young people, desiring each others
are besieged by prying eyes
Of hundreds from the time they leave
the minister-in the streets. in the |
train, al hotels, everywhere Mr. and |
Mrs King believe theirs was the ideal |
honeymoon. with none but prairie dogs, |
gophers and the birds to disturb their
peace.