Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-27

laws of womankind she ought to have screamed
heartily, but she did not. Great sorrows they
say are dumb, and undoubtedly great surprises
are the same But if the ladies and gentle
men of the Chickabiddy were surprised at
the kisses, how much were they astonished
when Mr.. Egbert Egbert for a moment re-
leased Miss Julia, and again before she could
become indignant caught her chubby form to
his manly breast, and said, ''My wife, NV
darling wife, Now indeed there was con-
sternatlon; Miss Julia had got over the days of
Iaintlng, or she would have tainted. But she
had not got over the days of screaming, there
fore she screamed just a gentle scream, and all
the ladies OF the Chickabiddy screamed in
chorus, and all the gentlemen threw away
their segars.
A wonderful time was had that evening at
the Chlckabiddy y, when Mr.. Egbert Egbert
related MS history and mystery, and it was
remarked by Mr.. Thomas Benton Snorem that
more champagne was opened and of course
drank that night, at the Chickabddy, than
any evening since the nomination of the senior
partner, Whipp, to Congress, when he wasn't
elected. Mr.. Egbert Eg bert said he was once
a young man, gay young man, not to be
Daekward' very wild young man. But time
soltens all things. Upon the memorable night
IN question, he was to have been married to
Nelly Mason. All would remember Nelly
Mason She was to have met him at the Rev
erend Henry Hymen, TO which rendezvous she
was to have been brought by her brother
Charley Mason, who was his dearest friend.
Charley was to put his sister into Egberts
hands, and remain outside ESQ that he migbt
not be compromised by being identified by
Mason Senior as being cognizant to the match.
Every moment he looked for, and expected
his Nelly at the appointed spot Whep, there
tore, lady was thrust into the door, and into
MS arms, and the gentleman who brought her,
smut the door, and left her there, what was he
10 thlnk put that 1t was his own expected Mel
~, and lead her to the minister accordingly.
which he did. And when the mistake was
discovered, what should he do, but as he did,
hoping the lady he had espoused so strangely
would repudlate him, as quickly as he did her,
Tor while running from the house he met the
carriage containing Charley and Nelly Mason,
and putting together some plausible excuse for
changing the place of espousal, they drove
away to another clergyman, and in less than
half an hour were one flesh. and for ten wears
MS Nelly had been an affectionate wife and
ne hoPed was now among the angels As to
the seizure of Mr.. Wilkins Stanley by the
officers, he had no doubt it was for him thew
were looking, in fact was rather sure of il.
FOR In those days he was very wild young
man. and there was little unsettled matter, a
fellow he had knocked over for impertinence,
1t was all made right afterward Young men
will do So
And this was Mr.. Egbert Egbert's story.
And woman, ever forgiving, in the person of
Miss Julia Livingston Doldrum, forgave Mr..
E:gbert Egbert all the mystery he had unwit
tingly woven into her life.
A glorious time they had at the Chickabiddy.
celebrating the second nuptials of the seven
teen years parted couple, The house resolved
Itself into committee of the whole on the
necessity and propriety of calling in the clergy
man second time, and concluded it must he
done, though not as necessity Simply, as
Mrs Mumbletop said, to make sure thing of
1T. By common acciamation, therefore, the
Kew Henry Hymen was sent for as that gen
t!eman still presided over his flock The fes-
tivities, as the editor Of the Smushray Vindi-
Gator declared, blazed with magnifcence, re-
hecting honor on Smushray, and adding another
leaf to the laurels that alrcaiy encircled the
brows of Messrs Whipp, Snapp, and Snorem,
the gentlemanly prOpretors' of the Chicka-
bIddy House.-N. Y. Saturday Press