Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-21

| One of the bridesmaids now entered the
apartment, and whispered to Mr.. Draper,
requesting him to give hey the key to un-
lock the brides door, as her assistant had
just called to her and told her shat Miss
Winthrop was quite ready,
" But why were you not there to assist
them ?" inquire Mr.. Draper.
" arrived rather latc," she replied,
and as you happened to be out could
not gain admittancc !"
Five minutes elapsed, but the bride did
not appear. Mr., Barner kept his eyes
constantly fastened on the door by which
she was to enter. Another five minutes
passed, and Mr.. Barner's eyes began to
ache so that he was obliged rot only to
wink but even to rub them,
"What does the girl mean by keeping
us waiting SO long," said Mr. Draper, as
lie rung the bell.
A girl appears at the door.
eco tell Miss Winthrop" said he,
that she will obligc US by not keeping us
waiting any longcr."
The girl obeyed, and after an absence of
few minutes, returned saying that Miss
/ WIS chamber was empty.
g. should not wonder if she had con.
trivcd to make her escape" said Mr.
Draper, starting up and rushing towards
the stair case, followed closely by Mr.
Barner They soon proved the truth OF
what the girl had told them, by peep
into the deserted chamber. Bride and
bridcmaids, all were gone. Mr.. Barner
ran down stairs, and going to the front
door, inquired of some persons that Were
passing if they had seen lady in the
dress of bride, Being answered in the
negative, he ran down the street like an
insane man, asking the question of every
one he met. Every cxertion had been
made on the part of her guardian to fnd
her, but up to this time she has cludcd all
search
/ Mrs. Leonard, who was listening TO Mrs.
Rcding's account, told her that she doubt.
ed not but .aat Miss Winthrop was at that
moment beneath her roof She then re-
lated the incidents of the preceding eve
ming.
" 1t must be her, replied Mrs. Reaing.
81 know her perfectly well, and your de
scription suits her exactly"
She did wrong" said Mrs. Leonard
I" not to coufdc in Inc. was inclined to
regard her in a very unfavorablo light,
and had it not been for Percy, who for
the sake of her rcma ming consented to
leave town l should have turned her
away"
" As she was wholly uuacquaintcd with
you," replied Mrs. Rcding, "sho could
not tell whether it would be safe to repose
confidence in you or not"
That is true. There are some who
might have taken measures to return her
to her guardian, or rather to him who has
proved himself SO base betraycr to his
trust"
Both ladies agreed that it would be best
for Mrs. Leonard to inform her immcdi-
ately that she had discovered who she was
and to quiet her fears by assuring her, that
as Mr.. Draper had exceeded the limits of
lawful control by con6ping her to her
chamber in order to compel her to marry
person that was disagreeable to her, he
would not be suffered to assume his guar
dianship.
That evening in letter to her nephew,
Mrs. Leonard related the whole story, and
the next evening but one, she had the
pleasure of welcoming him home.
More to tease Mr. Draper than for any
other reason, the secret of Miss Winthrop's
abode was not suffered to transpire, and
he, as well as the public, about two months
afterwards, was first enlightened on the
subject, by the following paragraph in one
of the daily newspapers;
" Married, yesterday morning at the
residence of Mrs. Leonard, in -- ST.,
Percy Leonard, Esq, to Miss NJ. Lewiston