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Show TIIE GIANTS' WEDDI.NG, At the church of St.Martiu's-m-thc-Fields, the lady and gentleman who daily add to die attractiveness of the "two-headed nightingale" exhibition at Willis' Rooms had made a match of it, and were about to bo married by special license. Nova Scotia, famous lor the production of tall persons, had produced not only the bride, Miss Auna Hannen Swann, but the clergyman clergy-man destined to unite her in the holy bonds of matrimony with Captain Martin Mar-tin Van Buren Bates, the Kentucky giant. The reverend gentleman, who is not connected with the church in which he waa called to officiate on Saturday, is a man of extraordinary hight, measuring meas-uring some three inches over six leet ; but ho was completely dwarfed by proximity to the happy pair. It was said that this gentleman was chosen priest not on account of any fanciful fitness, but simply because he had been an acquaintance of his countrywoman, coun-trywoman, the bride, before either of them left Nova Scotia. We may fairly say that there was no undue attempt to make an exhibition out of the ceremony in St. Martin's church. The bride's dress became her well, and thero was something some-thing of stateliness and dignity in the skill with which she managed a most imposing train a train, indeed, that, when sue knelt at the alter steps, seemed to flow far away out of her con trol or cognizance. Captain Bates,the bridegroom, may be pardoned for hav-lookcd hav-lookcd rather less at his ease in a blue coat, white waistcoat, aud gruy or light-tinted trowisers. A man may get used to being eight feet high, but to be eight leet high aud to be stared at by a devout congregation congre-gation of idlers on the occasion of marrying a lady who is eight leet high also is a trying conjunction of matters. However, Captain Bates got through his difficulty tolerably well, being perhaps per-haps encouraged by the example of bis i amiable partner; and when the cere-j cere-j mony was finished, and the register signed, the bridal party made its way through the congratulatory crowd inside in-side and outside the church first to breakfast in Craven street, with the enterprising Messrs. Ingails, Smith Bus by, and a select company of wedding guests, and then to a couple of days retirement at Richmond, in lieu of a regular lioucymoon. London Lon-don Ttkgrapfcy June 19th. |
