The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-12-02
The Rival Sister, or, Which IL the Bride z

Ihe hivai sister, or, w htch ~ the Bride '
l have heard of an episode in Fifth
Avenue life, which casts into the shade
all the recent Importation from Partisan
saloons.
1t happened that younger son of
wealthy Wall street banker was for
tunate enough to be beloved by two
daughters of an avenue millionaire, and
both were bent upon having him for their
lord and master. But banker junior had
preference of his own, and not being a
particular favoite with pater-famiIias,
proposed a midnight elopement. The
favorite fair one jumped at the idea, and
agreed to meet him on certain evening,
on the curb, after all the family had re-
tired. Her sister overheard the propo-
sal and acceptance, and resolved to
thwart her rival and her projected plan
for so doing was as ingenious. She fol-
lowed, and caused friend TO follow her
sister wher ever she went before the
appointed night had arrived, noting cares
fully all her actions and purchases
The Intended bride had her suspicious,
but they were not deeply fixed, and hence
she was very careless in her prepara-
tions. She bought dress for the occa-
sion-a dress of peculiar material and
had it made up by dressmaker Her
sister, being informed of this proceeding,
did the same, causing her mantle to be
exactly modelled after the other she
also purchased other things, for the same
reason, and copied her sister rival in
everything. ... ..
In the room of the bride elect large
cheval glass, reaching to the floor, was
one of the adjuncts of the toilette, and
veil of thin lace was lying over it when
not in use, On the morning of the ap-
pointed day, the scheming sister obtained
access to the room while its proprietor
was riding out and by the aid of her
bribed menial removed the books from
behind the glass she then scrapcd all
the quicksilver from the back of the glass,
and after removing all traces of her work,
left the room, Towards evening she
again stole in, dressed in a travelling dress,
etc, and concealed herself behind the
mirror heng there enabled to see all that
was going on within the room, thorugh
the lace veil, while no one could perceive
her without going close to the latter for
some special purpose.
Soon after the bride elect came in and
slept short time on a lounge; towards
IL O'Clock arose and hastily arrayed her.
self in the dress she had prepared. She
then went towards the cheva, carelessly
threw aside the veil, and beheld what she
supposed to be her own reflection. Could
it be? Was she her sister instead of
herself! Was it not delusion How
came her sister by that dress ? She NOV
ed her arms, she jumped-the reflection
did the same. She was, indeed, her sis
ter, instead of herself, and full of this idea
she resolved to fly to her room-lock the
door, and throw the key out of the window
so that no one but herself could run away
with the Banker, jr.
Away she darted, half crazed, when
her sister went quietly down to Banker
jr, palmed herself off as her sister, was
hustled off to the residence of certain
Clergyman, and married in the dark.
Next morning, the poor daluded bride
that was to be, hardly dared to look at
fhe mirror; but when she did fearful
suspicion flashed across her mind, and off
she went to look at the cheval; then
there was a time. Pater familias and
Mater ditto was called up.
Nothing has since been heard of Bank
er, jr., and his ingenious wife; but it is
reported that they sailed for Europe in
the last steamer.