St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-06-25
Miles--LacOmbe.

ME. vance Miles, at the nome OF the
brides sister, Mrs. !. W. Lewis, on
Thursday, June is, at $50 o'clock D.
M, Rev. Father Borel officiating.
The bride was as fair as a flower
in a summer wind, remindful of Low
els ideal Of a sweet fair woman in
his poem Of My Love- Indeed, with
her fair and gracious mien, she was
like the spirit Of that poem, embodied,
ais she entered with sweet grace to
the strains of the wedding march
played by Mrs. J. W. Lewis, one fair
sister as SO beftting, rendering to
sweet lute's song the prelude for the
entrance of the other to that Para
disc on earth, the sweet sanctuary Of
holy mutual love, for love, not mere.
transient passion, but love that has
grown up in the soul ~blossoming it
into flower. is a portion Of the soul
itself, as the bloom Of spring is the.
poem or love writ in fair towering
upon her breast. Love is the reduc-
ton Of the Universe to 9 single being,
the expansion Of a single being as
far as God-sueh IS love"
Love Is the salutation Of the
angels to the stars" All the works
of God are made to serve love; the
light of the sun, The signs Of the
breeze, the rays of the stars, and
the whole of creation--and why should
not mang
When love has blended and moulded
two beings in an angelic and sacred
union they have found the secret Of
life; henceforth they are only the
two terms Of the same destiny, the.
two wings Of one mind. Love and
Scarf And naught can soar without.
two wings.
Love is the celestial breath Of the
atmosphere Of Paradise, only breathed.
through that perfect dual blending
of two souls. IF there were nobody
who loved, the sun would be extin-
guished."
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
uniting these two souls ii the bonds
Of holy wedlock, the guests repaired
to the refreshment room ia a gather
ing around the rosy bowl, where.
midst a setting of flowers that is
hoped will be emblematic of life for
the bride. a congeniaI spirit, that.
which defines felicity in all things, a
merry gathering, or two welded
hearts, was breathed forth from the
rosy lips Of the fair Cytherea who.
loves to take her Wanton baths in
punch bowls, and the breath Of The
Goddess of Love emanated therefrom,
so inspired the souls Of mortal man
gathered about drinking of the rosy
spirit Of Venus, that flow of wit cir
culated as has seldom been evoked
around one single festive board, kept
up a current mingling with respon-
sive laughs from the fair portion Of
the assembly.
The Rev. Father Borel opened the
Banquet of Venus with a suitable and
earnest address in French in his usu-
al graceful delivery, God-speeding
the newly welded pair. The Smile
of Venus. OF, sparfait Amour" was
passed around. Inspired by her sub
tie influence, rich and rare and racy
toasts came in immediate and nnin-
terrupted succession. Our Hon.
toWnsman, Jos. M. Boagni, so buoy
ant of spirit and reiuyinated by that
subtle influence, combined with the
usual atmosphere, so excelled him
self, that he inoculated the whole
assembly with d festive and buoYant
spirit that kept up its ripple Of laugh
and good cheer during the whole of
the evening. Long live "Parfait
Amour-and Jos. Boagni.-We love
EN- both for the spontaniety Of their
congenial spirit.
Our esteemed toWnsman, Dr.. A. j.
Bercier, gave ! toast that was close
upon the heels Of Hon. Joseph's, and
pressing it close in the field Of in
spiration,-the host, J. w. Lewis,
Esq, with his usual saplomb,' with q
promptitude worthy of him, imme-
diately mailing the flowers Of pre-
ceding eloquence, so to speak, in a.
toast that could only have been called
forth BY the Smile Of Venus. Other
toasts followed, AL the masculine
portion however ii one accord, as
seYerated that a mans heart lies just
above his stomach, and suggested
that sweet Mathilde, ideal Of LoWelPs
far dream of woman-suggested that
she-feed the brute
To the young couple we ex end
wishes Of felicity as the stars that
light the heavens.
God can add nothing TO the hap
piness Of those who love, except By
giving them endless duration. After
a life Of love, an eternity Of love is 10
truth an augmentation; but it is i'm.
possible for God to increase It's in
tensity the inefable felicity which
love gives to The soul in this world.
God is the fulness of heaven, love is
the fulness of man.
You gaze at d star for two mo-
tives, because il is luminous and be-