The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-01-11

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10" as could br found anywhere within the
precincts Of the city ; and Mr.. Meirs and
De'ia were not little proud of introdu-
eng MIN among their arsrocratic friends.
/ The pastor who presided over the church
with which Mr.. Meirs was connected, had
already arrived, accompanied hy c!eri
/ Cal trend while Bella, attired in dress
! "i white satin, with n veil surmounteI bv
crown Of flowers, had inst entered, res,
! uDg on the arm Of the bridesmaid. Du.
/ rug the sensation created by the entrance
4 OF the bride, another door haa opened
and young man, some five feet four in.
che> IN height, with dusty garments, with
red LAIR, was pushed in 10y the servant,
ana with much amazenent depicted on
h's treckicd, unprepossessing features.
! sank down into the nearest cha, without
attracting any particular observation at
the time from the rest of the company
assembled
AS The ceremony progressed, and the
! question was asked by the Clergyman if
any objection to the bans existed, he of
I the red hair and freckled face rose M
and said, i Object, Mr.. Clergyman, most
decidedly o'jcct'-
What ! cried Mr.. Meirs, spriurinc 10
ward and confronting the excited Young
man Of the red hair, and freckles, 'and
who are YOU that dare object 10 my
daughters marriage 10 her cousin I VIII
You explain yourself, sir [? cried the en-
ragged Mr.. Meirs, shaking his fist in the
face OF the terrified intruder. Speak, or
! Ill bundle YOU head foremost into the
| street
i can't, sir cried tie proprietor OF the
red hair, while you Continue SO excited y
| Then, bl my soul cried the merchant
still more excited in his tone, pll Just
give YOU To uuGerStand that YOU have no
! right to dictate III my house ! And suit
/ my the action to the word, he seszed the
/ intruder bv tue shoulder aud forced him
out of the room.
Now cried Mr.. Merrs, turing to the
clergyman, please proceed with the cere
/ mony.'
Agreeabiy with Mr.. Meirs' request the
ceremony proceeded, aud in less time
than II takes us to relate it, John Peters
and Bella were indissoubIy united in the
oohus OF WeuIOcR.
No sooner was the ceremony over,
than Bella, caspine her husbands hand
kneIt before her father and said, Forgive
US, dear father, for the deception we have
practceI upon you. This is not cousin
John OF Baltimore
| ''rhsn ~h" unisr tho sun is he q criol
Mr.. Melrs, gancing about the room in
the most bew,dereI manner.
1T is john Peters, bat not cousin John.
My dear husband came in the first place
10 YOU in search Of situation, and Won,
forgetting their might be another J i'm in
! the word besides your nephew John.
have innocentIy assisted us in carving
out the deception. Therefore. YOU must
forgive him, dear father, for he is far less
20 blame you, in the first place, being
deceived by lhe name, and we in the Sc
! cond place, having the misfortune TO be
| greatly pleased with one another 1t was
! quite natural for US 10 yield to the tempt.
alton
Il see.' answered Mr. M"irs, with much
apparent chagrn, 4 have Just had the
! honor OF turning you! cousir out of doors,
which makes compound hlunder on my
| part. To tell you the truth, Bella. am
more vexed At my own stupidity, than
with any one else. AS for John Peters.
added Mr. Meirs, in u half humorous,
! ha'f sarcastic tone, i think must forgive
| hun for his names sake, # nothing else.
As for you, hussy, shan't say to night
whether shall forgive you or not. 1t
Will depend mainly on how wo succeed
I in pac,iyiCg cousin john
Suffice it 10 say, for the final gratifica
ton Of the reader, that John Peters OF
Baltimore, was readily pacified, after a
suitable explanation and apology being
rendered hun by his cousin, on the follow
ing day, aud what is still further averred,
did actually laugh over the circumstances
so heartily. Iha, for moment his face
grew redder than his hair. And still fur
ther by those who have right to know,
il has been affirmed that John Peters. o.
| Connecticut, became not only model
husband to Bella, but model assistant
TO Mr.. Moirs, in all matters pertaining TO
business.
! a BEAUTIFUL SENrIMENr.-The late
| on AiIcu MIN, DI.Ce ShlI
at public mre,ing IN London "N live
in the midst Of blessings. till we are ut
terIy insensible Of their greatness, and
the source from whence they flow. We
speak OF our civilization. our arts, our
freedom, our laws. and forget entirely
how large a share is due to Christianity
Blot Christianity out Of the pages Of
mans history, and what would his laws
have been what his civilization Chris.
tianity is mixed up with our very being
and our daily life there is not a familiar
object around us. which does moi wear
different aspect, because the light of Chris
tisn love is on it--not law which does
not owe It's truth and oenlleness to Chris.