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Rh They were married: and the bridegroom took his lovely blushing bride, And a loving kiss imprinted on her lips; And whene’er they do it now, as every little while they do, Here on earth we call the action an “eclipse;” Then the banquet lamps were lighted and the Heavens were ablaze, While a marvellous feast was tendered to the crowds; For a chair each used a moon-beam, and they made a wondrous sight Round the table, which was laid upon the clouds.

When the wedding feast was done, congratulations came in stacks; While the wind played glorious music for the dance; Brother Thunder did the prompting in the lancers and quadrilles, And the Lightning lit the hall up like a trance. ’Twas a long time after midnight when the merry-making ceased, And the guests each took a small prismatic spray Of Aurora Borealis, as a present from the groom, To light their passage down the “Milky Way.”