The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-12-10
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. WEBB.

sccoWpaDleu ner IN tne carriage TO CtlitOn
TO the house Of Mis-. When they
arrived there Miss Buyers persuaded him
no, TO enter tho house, but to remain in the
carriage while she went in and spoke 10
Mis- upon the subject. as they should
not be able to converse freely in his pres
ence. Miss Buyers then went into the
house, and on being introduced 10 Mrs.
-, whom she had not al ali known
previously; informed her that she had been
taken suddenly III a.her door, DC. I, is
needless to say that the lady, of course,
sympalhsed with her for her illness, and
persuaded her 10 take CLAWS Of wine.
which might recover her. The ar,ful girl
did so, and took care to spill portion Of
the vine On her cambrick handkerchief;
she then assured the lady OF the house tha,
she felt better, and, having returned to ,hc
carriage, told Mr. Wooley tina, she was sor
~ TO have detained him so long, but that
Mis- had promised to 60 Immediately
w duu tIlbl BIG WUulu U1dkc tlSE
have a glass Of vine, and 'Bless me- ad,
ded she, Il declare have split some of the
wine over my handkerchief If any doub.
whatever had renamed in Mr., Wooley's
mind. he must have been more credulous
than the generality Of men if he had any
longer entertained the slightest suspicion
and accordingly he procured the lcence for
their marriage IN Redclf Church.
Bridal dresses and presents were prepar
ed, bridecako ordered, and every arrange
ment made for The performance of the cere
mony; on the day preceding which. how.
ever strange series ofs events took place.
In The afternoon of that day Mr.. Wooey
sen, to the house of the Rev. Marcus OAR
~ Irvine. to request that gentleman tu per
form the ceremony on the ensuing morn
Jug. The reverend gentleman WAS. how
ever, gone out to a dinner party, and Mr.
Woodey, the ANXIOUS bridegroom, sent
again and again, at six o'clock, at eight
o'clock. and a, ten s'clock at night, before
Mr.. Irvine returned home, who ,hen stated
tina, he would perform The ceremony in The
morning, bu. ,ha, it was strange time Of
night TO come to a Clergyman about such
an affair. In the mean time the confecion
er, who had orders to make the bridecake,
happening to see one Of the brothers oi
Miss, the circulnsl ance was mentioned
TO the utter astonishment Of the gentleman.
who Immediately communicated the
Intelligence TO his brother and Miss---------; =
and, as was 10 be expected, finding thai
their sister had never seen MIR. Woo!ey
nor knew augh, Of the matter they deter.
mined that a respectable man like Mr'
Wooley shoald not be made the victim ol
SO cruel a hoax. They, IN the evening o!
the same day, went, 10 his house, sent in
their card. and desired to speak with him
| Mr.. Wooley was at home, but being per
su AIDED by Miss Buyers tina, they Aad fount
i, out. aud we've only come 10 stop The maj
risge, he had himself deni d and would moi
see them. These gentlemen. however, ir
the most praiseworihy manner made ano'h
or effort to undeceiye him, and wrote him
two notes, desiring to see him at lheil
counting house on business Of the uimos
importance, al the earliest hour IN the
morning, and before he went elsewhere
These notes. however, together with ibeil
call, and The answer of the Rev. Mr.. II
vine, only strengthened him in the opinion
tina, their object was to prevent the mar.
riage, and a. the persuasion OF Mss
Bryers, he fel, convinced that they should
be interrupted if,hey attempted 10 get mar
ried al ST. Nary Redclif Church, aud ,ha,
they had better get married near LOndon.-
With this view Miss Buyers was despatch
ed 10 Miss--, to inform her OF this al
,era,ion; and make the necessary arrange
men,s. This being done. Miss Buyers, in
the mos, ar,ful manner informed Mr..
wooley the mex, day that in consequences
of The brothers having found !. out, there
had been great disturbance, and that Miss