The weekly Butte record., 1862-05-10
Marriage Adventure.

An English newspaper relates as follows
An unparalleled matrimonial adventure has
taken place in Dudley. A Mr.. Wragg, pa
tent smoke-bo,, maker, few years ago paid
his addresses to Mrs. Lydia Bradley, in Biz
mingham street, Dudley. After having had
two children by her. he proved faithless to bis
VOWS, and few weeks ago commenced paying
his addresses to a Mrs Nancy Lane, who
keeps a tripe-shop in the town. Mrs Lane
happening to be on terms of friendship with
her fair rival, was determined to punish Mr..
Wragg for his faithlessness to his former love,
by putting into execution a stratagem which
has no parallel in the annals Of matrimonial
bonds. Feigning to receive his addresses with
| tenderness. she consented that the banns OF
marriage should be published in Wordsey
church, and, being experienced in the forms
necessary to be undergone, she undertook to
have them published herself. This she did,
but instead of giving the clerk her own name
she gave that of Mrs. Lydia bsad.sy. So far
all went well but the difficulties to be over
come were still great-but not too great for a
womans wit. The morning for the celebration
Of the happy event came and with it also
came Mr.. Wragg TO the house of his new
love" Mrs. Lane received him with smiles.
ready attired in her wedding dress, and inform
ed him that if he would wait ten minutes until
she made some little preparations up stairs
and put her veil on, she would accompany him
10 the church. No sooner was this ruse over
than she Immediately transferred the wedding
garments to Mrs. Bradley, who descended the
stairs duly yelled and decorated with the at
tire of Mrs. Lane. 1t is customary in Dudley
for the bridegroom to lead the way to the
church accompanied by the bridesmaid, the
father and the bride bringing up the cortege.
OF course this was all in favor of the success
of the plot, and the party arrived at church.
The trepidation of the representative of Mrs.
Nancy Lanes charms may be more easily con-
ceived than described when her faithless one
was brought thus far, and had to 90 through
the ceremony but despairing not, the cere-
mony was entered upon; aye-and such was
the " dmd-ement of poor Mr.. Wragg, that
he went through it without noticing that the
name of his bride was Lydia Bradley, and not
Nancy Lane. After leaving the altar, and be-
ing still in blissful ignorance of the trick that
had been played upon him, the gay Benedict
attempted to steal kiss. He was successful ;
but behold the face was not Nancy's but Ly-
did's! The sequel only remains to be told -
The bridegroom, who had been audibly conso-
ling himself on his way from church upon the
prospect Of being " independent for life, with
Mrs. Lanes tripe business found himself in
the wrong box Indignant in the highest de-
gree, the newly made Benedict forthwith pro-
ceeded to the residence of his intended" and
reproached her bitterly. Nancy met his re-
proofs with such smiles of consolation that
poor Mr.. Wragg waxed wroth, and sought to
redress bis wrongs by applying to an attorney.
Alack day the gentleman of the law told
him that his only remedy was an application
for a divorce, but he would not be answerable
for the amount of COSTS so the faithless Mr.
Wragg has been obliged to put up with his
rib. to the no small amusement of the whole
town.