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Wedding Party.
or two go home, more are for going and this puts the
company in commotion which some time is required
to subside. It was so on this occasion, and notwiths-
tanding a few of us did goin the hall of the ladies
and seating ourselves rallied spirits and forced a little
chat and fun, still confusion and [e---ss] reigned.
There were several ladies and gentlemen unacquainted
with one another. Regard to this should have been that
suitable propper introductions might have rendered
all easy in one another's presence. Eleven o.c. of course
was tolled soon and what few staid, of which myself
was one, retired to bed Of Such was this party.
Yesterday F 2nd. We enjoyed a lovely morning. Some
of the wedding people who staid during during the night
in the neighborhood, returned and participated in con-
versation. But the young gentlemen it seems forgot to
pay proper respects to ladies by walking into the hall
apprapriated to the ladies, as should be expected, and con-
verse with them. [--] So now I myself was very feeble
and [----] to afford ladies any amusements. I was
suddenly surprised by the ladies walking to our door and
bidding in courtesyed modestly "good morning gentle
men" and to their vehicles moved in lovely procession.
This we deserved. The gentlemen of course wanted
an [et--] now was they should do.
At this fine party (for the materials were fine
and just about numerous enought for enjoy-
ment) there was no music, no dance, no [sou--] and
this is mainly to be attributed all our [--] in being
denied enjoyment. A dance would have held the
company (young) together for nearly three hours
and imparted that glow of joy and innocent hu-
mor so naturally relished and panted for. "As the hart
panteth after the water brook" so panted we after
this our entitled pleasure. O friends Mr and Mrs Lewis
Religion! reverenced virtue, was it thy will to forbid
this pleasure which young people think in con-
junction with many of the enlightened pious,
to be their most delectable pleasure and inno-
cent pastime. Experience, common sense, benevo-
lence, all the fine sentiments of the heart, good-
ness: was it thy injunctions that thwarted our
amusement? It is thought not. Music administers
to thy hold shrine O Religion! [S---] it not to
refinement and goodness by softening the heart,