Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-22
A Remark able fair.

Under this head the New York Sunday Her
which will do very well for light reading
such hot weather as this:
A Fifth Avenue love case has recently come
TO light, which throws the most wonderful
romances OF ancient times into the shade, and
promises some rich developments. A younger
son of wealthy Wall street banker is the
happy man who was beloved by two daugb
tiers of an avenue millionaire, and both of
them were bent upon having him for their
lord and master. But banker junior had
preference of his own, and not being a par
Licular favorite with pdter- fdmiLtds. proposed a
midnight IOpement. The iavorte fair one
jumped at the idea, and agreed to meet him
on "A certain evening on the curb, after all the
family had retired. Her sister overheard the
proposal and acceptance, and resolved to
thwart her rival, though her projected plan
for so doing was as CURIOUS as ingenious. She
followed, and caused a friend to follow, her
sister wherever she went. before the appoint
ed night arrived, noting carefully all her ac-
lions and purposes The intended bride had
her suspicious, but they were not very deeply
fixed, and hence she was rather careless in
her preparations. She bought a dress for the
occaSion--a dress Of a peculiar material, and
had it made up 10y dress maker. Her sister,
being Informed of this proceeding, did the
same, and caused her mantle to be exactly
modelled after the other. She also purchased
other things, for the same reason and copied
her rival sister in everything.
In the room of the bride elect large cheval
glass reaching to the floor, was one OF the adj
juncts of the toilette, and veil of thin gauZe
was lying over it when not ia use On the
morning of the appointed day. the scheming
sister obtained access to the room while its
proprietor was riding out, and by the aid of
her bribed mental, removed the books from
the back of the glass; she then scraped 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 III, dressed in travelling dress, etc.
similar to that of her sister, and concealed
herself behind the introducing there ena-
bled to survey all going on in the room, thro'
the lace veil, while no one could perceive her,
without going close to the latter for some
special purpose.
Soon the bride elect came in. slept a short
time on a lounge. and near II o'clock arrayed
herself in the garment she had prepared. She
then went towards the Cheval, carelessly
threw aside the veil, and beheld what she sup
posed 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 moved her arms and she
jumpnd-the reflection did the same. She
was indeed her sister instead of herself and
full of this idea, she resolved TO fly to her
room, lock the door, and throw thu key out
of the window so that no one but herself
should run away with Banker, Jr.
Away she darted, half crazcd, when her
sister went quietly down to Banker, Jr..
palmcd herself off as her sister, was hustled
off to the residence of certain clergyman.
and married IN The dark. Next morning the
poor dcluded bride that was to be hardly
dared to look at a mirror; but when she did.
a fearful suspicion flashed across her mind,
and Off she went to took at the cheuaL Then
there time. Pdter tdHuLids aud Mater
ditto was called up and informed that the
bird had flown. Nothing further has been
heard of Banker Jr., and his Ingenious wife;
but it is reported that they sailed in the Per-
STA last week. The enragcd father will start
in pursuit by the next steamer. Beware of
woman's eheUal-yy,