1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 200 Wedding (2)

On New Year’s Day in 1866, Scrooge and Dorothea’s wedding was officially held in a Baptist church in Long Beach, New York. To be honest, holding a wedding in winter is a very annoying thing. Because the weather is too cold, if the bride and groom wear too much, they will wear the same virtues as the polar bear, which is not very attractive. Wearing less, well, although the wedding dresses of this era are still long sleeved, the off-shoulder and backless clothing of later generations is not popular, but in winter, it is too much to let Dorothea wear a wedding dress. The beauty of the past is frozen.

However, there is always a solution. At that time, although there was no central air-conditioning system, and there was no heating system in winter. However, with Scrooge’s financial resources, it is not particularly difficult to copy this thing out in a few key places. Well, first of all, Scrooge donated a boiler heating system to the church, which is actually a boiler for heating hot water, connected to many radiators. Relying on such a system, the whole church immediately became warm like spring, oh, it was warm like summer, and the lack of experience in burning boilers turned on the power of the entire system. As a result, the temperature in the church rose in one breath. It’s about ninety degrees (about 32 degrees Celsius). Sweat started on the foreheads of a large group of guys who came to the ceremony. The pastor of the church, wearing a full set of gowns, couldn’t stand it anymore, so he had to call another cultivator while no one was paying attention.

“Anderson, go take a look, let those guys don’t burn too much, besides, let someone open the window…”

Scrooge and his best man, Rockefeller’s Little Brother William, are waiting for Dorothea in the church. According to habit, Dorothea should be brought to the church by her father, and then his father would give Dorothea to Scrooge. However, Dorothea’s father had already died in the war, and Dorothea now has neither a father nor a Big Brother. The older male relative closest to her has only one so-called Uncle, who has turned a lot of turns, but also has problems with bad legs and feet. So, it really made Scrooge a lot of thoughts in finding someone who could take Dorothea to the church and give it to Scrooge. However, an old southern man with a standing position came forward and asked to be able to replace Dorothea’s father to send her to the church. This person is President Andrew Johnson.

“Dorothea Miss, are your clothes ready?” Someone was already urging her. Dorothea looked at herself again in front of her full-length mirror.”It’s not bad to dress up, the headwear is handled just right, and the other details are almost perfect.” Dorothea thought so, even she herself felt that Own really had such a taste of a peerless beauty. It’s just that Dorothea pushed her chest hard, and then had to admit, “But, but the chest still looks too small, not better than Catherine, better than Anna…”

President Andrew’s reputation in the South was not good. This is normal. As a Southerner and a Democrat, not only did he not fight for the independence of the South, but he also ran to become Lincoln’s vice president. This is a betrayal in the eyes of the Southerners. When the war just ended, the southerners not only cursed Lincoln, but also cursed Judas in the south. In the first unsuccessful assassination against Lincoln, those assassins also included Andrew on the list that must be cleared.

However, after Lincoln’s death, when Andrew became president, his series of actions made the Southerners quickly forgive him. Although he was constrained by the Republican cabinet members and the Senate and House of Representatives controlled by the Republican Party, he still introduced a series of policies that were conducive to the recovery of the South, especially the re-emergence of the original slave owners in the South. There are many measures opposed by all cabinet members. Such an approach, of course, caused Andrew to be scolded by public opinion controlled by the Republican Party, but it also caused Southerners to change their views on him. Many southerners now believe that Andrew is not a traitor. He joined the North to oppose the division and hopes that after the war is over, he can better help the southern heroes who bear the burden of humiliation. So when he said that he could come and serve as Dorothea’s guardian temporarily, the old friends of Dorothea’s father also expressed their support.

According to the old custom, when a daughter marries, it is best to wear the mother’s wedding dress (in some Western countries, the wedding dress is handed down from generation to generation. This is mainly because, as a general rule, a woman only wears clothes once in her life. If Just use it once and it’s useless, it’s too wasteful). It’s just Dorothea’s mother’s wedding dress that year. Although she hid in the cellar and escaped the robbery of the northern soldiers, Dorothea took it out and exchanged it for money not long after. Now I can’t find it again. So the first lady Eliza McCadler took out the wedding dress she wore back then and gave it to Dorothea, just as Dorothea was really her daughter.

The sound of a trumpet came from outside, and then the band played Mendelssohn’s wedding march, which meant that the bride’s guardian had arrived at the scene with the bride. Speaking of Western style, the way the mother’s family sends the bride to the church is really good, which is like China, and the bridegroom has to pick it up by himself, and then they will definitely eat a closed door, and they must stuff cigarettes and red envelopes. In order to bring the bride out, he has to sign a lot of treaties that humiliate the country.

Scrooge and William greeted him, and Andrew also handed Dorothea into Scrooge’s hands like a father, and then watched him take Dorothea to the altar.

After that, the activities in the church went well. Under the auspices of the pastor, the two newcomers exchanged vows and exchanged rings. With the blessings of relatives and friends of both parties, the wedding was completed, which Mr. Lu Xun called the “advertising of sexual intercourse” ceremony. The people like to hear that, suddenly there was a Briggs (the lawyer who announced that Jane Eyre could not marry Rochester in “Jane Eyre”) or a story of Li Mochou who came out to stop the wedding and it did not happen.

After the church ceremony, everyone left the church in a special carriage with a brazier and chimney, and headed to Swan Castle, where the wedding banquet was held. This will also be the first time this castle has been made public in front of the public.

“William, your manor is completely compared to this castle, isn’t it?” Morgan said to William Vanderbilt with a smile, “I really don’t know where Scrooge got such a good designer, this This castle is really beautiful. If only he would sell it to me.”

“How is that possible?” said William Vanderbilt. “Scrooge is not short of money. It is not a last resort. Who would want to sell such a beautiful castle? Although I don’t want to admit it, well, that Roman-style manor in my house , Compared with this castle, it is far behind. The only advantage is that it is much closer to the city than here.”

As usual, the guardian of the bride will give a speech. Under normal circumstances, this kind of speech is mostly a blessing to the daughter. But President Andrew is not Dorothea’s father. He is the current President of United States, so of course his speech cannot be just such a regular content.

“Today, as Dorothea Miss’s guardian temporarily, I have the honor to participate in this far-reaching wedding. I feel very honored…

Dorothea Miss’s family suffered great misfortune during the war. This is not the misfortune of Dorothea Miss’s family, nor the misfortune of a state in Mississippi, nor even the misfortune of the South. It is the misfortune of the entire United States. . But after suffering, there will still be happiness, just like our Dorothea, now she can be happy with her prince Life. I believe that the people of the South and the United States can also come out of the misfortune of the civil war and unite again to create a better future!

Dorothea Miss’s ability to come together with Scrooge is a symbol. It symbolizes that despite hardships, the people of the South and the North can finally unite and become a family. I have also noticed that after the South was devastated by the war, their northern brothers, like Mr. Scrooge McDonald, are also doing their best to help them rebuild their homes. I would like to say that we are an inseparable part of the United States no matter whether it is in the South or the North. We are all brothers and sisters, and we are a family. We will not ignore the difficulties in the South. We will extend a helping hand to the South to help you rebuild a beautiful and rich new South…”

After President Andrew finished his speech, it was the best man’s turn to talk about the bridegroom’s stinks. However, with President Andrew’s speech on the front, William Rockefeller, who became the best man, was not too silly. As a result, he was thinking about revenge. He also compiled a lot of information about Scrooge’s childhood. Carol of the various black materials was disappointed.

When the best man has finished teaching, the wedding banquet will officially begin.

Anna held Donald and looked at Scrooge and Dorothea from a distance with Catherine, who were constantly greeting each other with the guests, and suddenly felt a little sore in her eyes.

“Don’t look, Anna.” Catherine said. “You should have been prepared for this situation, right?”

“Yes.” Anna wiped her eyes with her hand and said with a hard smile, “Actually, Dorothea Miss is more suitable for her, isn’t it?”

At this moment, Donald burst into tears loudly. Anna hurriedly hugged Donald and walked to the next room, unbuttoned her clothes, and fed Donald’s milk. At this time, big tears began to roll down from her beautiful face…