So Lovell's destined wife was brought home to him in the morning, and in
the afternoon of that same day the connubial knot was tied.
Half an hour after the arrival of the bride, it was known throughout the
length and breadth of Wallencamp, to every one, I believe, save Lovell
himself, who was gathering driftwood a mile or two down the beach, that
Lovell was going to be married!
At three o'clock P.M., Brother Mark Barlow was despatched to West Wallen
for a minister.
Small scouts had been sent out to watch, where the road from the beach
winds into the main road, and when word was brought back that "Mark had
gone by," the Wallencampers proceeded to make all due preparations; and
soon might have been seen winding in a body towards the scene of
interest.
The small paraphernalia of invitations and wedding cards were unknown in
Wallencamp. The Wallencampers would have considered that there was little
virtue in a ceremony of any sort, performed without the sanction and
approval of their united presence.
In regard to the particular nature of this entertainment, there was some
snickering in the corners of the room, but the general aspect was
funereal.
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