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that the groom is always the first stirring after 

 this. 



As the morning advances the company gradually 

 assemble in the drawing-room, and breakfast is an- 

 nounced. Each bridesmaid presides at a certain 

 portion of the breakfast-table, and the scene here is 

 almost as hilarious as that of last evening's supper. 

 After breakfast the house becomes quiet. The 

 gentlemen mount their horses and ride off, some- 

 times to hunt — at all events, to take hearty and 

 vigorous exercise, for nothing is more conducive to 

 dispel the effects of last night's dissipation. At two 

 o'clock the company re-assemble ; and on this occa- 

 sion you will find all the neighbors within visiting 

 distance (which may be twenty-five miles), who are 

 invited to partake of the festivities of the occasion. 

 From the dinner-table the party adjourn to the ball- 

 room, and last night's scene is repeated. On the 

 morning of the third day the party disperses, and 

 the young couple is left to the enjoyment of domes- 

 tic bliss. 



We have already said that the citizens of Pine- 

 ville were all planters. Unpretending and unambi- 

 tious, they never sought distinction in the walks of 

 public life. We hope it may not be thought in- 

 vidious if we notice, among the dead, a few of those 

 who may be considered among the notabilities of 

 the place. 



We have had occasion already to introduce the 



