St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-03
for he was struck dumb with astonish.

for he was struck dumb with astonIsh-
mcnt.
Had the misfortune, in some unac-
countablc way" continued the new
conner, to miss yonr last favor, prom
isrd to arrive today" land here the
villain drew out some .tormrr letter.
and only heard Of your being here
bv accident. But that can't be
mistaken !! Permit me to pay my re-
spccts to my dear cousin :"
And up stepped litter Ego, with cap
tivating smile and extended hand, to
nv astOnishcl wife, whom he salutcd
as his dear cousin Ellcn--Miss Brown"
MRS. James J. Smith, sir" said |.
That IS TO be-" added Redhead,
with delightful suavity.
I looked around to my friend Harry
for assistance for | confess, at this
moment my heart failed me, not that
had any fear of my contemplate
~namcsakc, indeed, but ! dreaded the
effect Of the denOuemcnt upon my
wife and fathcr-in-law, both of whom
appeared very much d~iscomposcd by
the new turn of affairs. Harry looked
as if about going into another burst
Of merrimcnt ; but he noddcd his head,
as if to bid me dash ahead, without
fear.
Mrs. James J. Smith that is, sir"
said /. This Lady is my WIFE
Sir" said the gentleman, II nm
James J. Smith :"
"Sir," said |, $50 am T."
flames Jones Smith" cried Red
head, this lady's cousin -
ouurvr, ourn r1rurvrr,- vrs~S =, e. 49,
lady's husband !"
"Uncle !" exclaimed James Jones,
with a look of horror and despair,
"you have married Ellen to IN inn
poster! and | am ruined for ever"
What !. an impostor !" cried Mr..
Brown : "call for a constable !"
"1f you do" said |, "hc will only
arrest your nephew there, not me, as
your nephew knows full well. TIE
young mar speaks the truth, at least,
in part. He IS your nephew, and he IS
ruined for ever ; as | know as well as
lie for, this afternoon, ] was dunncd
upon an unpaid note of his for a debt
of honor, a gambling debt, of near
two Thousand dollars, and was arrest
ed, besides, for a ~tailor's bill Of"
ooh! for heavens sakc!" inter
ruptcd my rival, deprccatingly.
And" continued |, numerically,
ait is but an hour since | heard him,
in the public theatre, when warned to
beware Of the hawks and buzzards ,
who were on the watch for him, boast,
to his gambling friends, of his rich
and confoundcdly handsome cousin
here, the daughter Of Old Rusty a
'hard-hcadcd old hunks as a resource
that would enable him to hold up his
head again with the best of them"
Done for, by lingo :" said Mr..
Of the Don
ooh the abandoned villain I"
quoth my fathcr-in.law.
"And if you want more evidence Of
his worthincss," said Harry, stepping
to my aid, 81 can give it :; and you
know, uncle, | warned yon | had heard
strange tales Of him. When | came
luullu ltGt Nilu Mis-. biDNI, w Stc
you, and heard you were marrying
away Nelly, | thought it was to him =;
and that's the reason | forbade the
bans"
"Ay, sir and you ~countenanced,
you aidel and allotted this worthy per-
sonage," said Mr.. Brown, senior, Civ
ing me a look as black as midnight :;
you helped, You ven instigated, a
rascally impostor," here the old man
gave way to rage, and Ellen began to
cry, "to cheat and deceive my girl :;
to rob me of my daughter"
"No impostor at ALL" said Harry.
Il would have said the same thing
but he took the word out of my mouth. }
He is a gentleman, uncle my old
friend and college-mate and the very
man | wished to substitute for his
namcsakc the very man / limited
about to you though | never told you
his name.
Explanations were further made by
myself and others, all to the mutual
satisfaction Of my father-in-law and
his daughter, now my wife, and to
this day 1 have had occasion to
regret my adventure in "the wrong
house,