East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-07-08
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, JULY 5, 1862

with some pretentions to fashion; but in
manner, and apparently in character, the
opposite Of his betrothed.
1t was decided that Lucy should not
again leave home uutil after the mar
riage; which at the request of the ardent
lover, was to be celebrated within two
months aud on the birthday Of the
bride. 1t was therefore arranged that
Elled should return with Mr.. W-to
NJ to take charge of her sisters
school for the remainder of the term.
The bridal day had come. 1t had
been ushered in by May morning Of
surprising beauty; the busy hours had
worn away, and now it was nigh sunset,
and neither the bridegroom nor Ellen,
the first bridesmaid, had appeared. Yet
in her little chamber sat Lucy, nothing
doubling, nothing fearing. She was
was already arrayed in simple white
muslin, and her few bridal adornmentS
laid on the table by her side. Miss Allen,
her second bridesmaid, bright eyed,
affectionate hearted girl, her chosen
friend from childhood, was arranging to
a more graceful fall the wealth of light
ringlets which swept her her snowy neck
To the anxious inquiries of her compan-
ion respecting the absent ones, Lucy
smiled quietly and replied
'Oh, something has happened to de-
tain them a while; we heard from them
the other day, and all was well. They
will be here bye and bye, never fear
Evening came, the guests were as
sembled, and yet the bridegroom tarried
There were whispers, surmiscs, and
wonderings, and shade of anxiety pass
ed over the face of the bride elect. At
last carriage drove rather slowly to the
door. H
They have comer cried many voices,
and Ellen entered. In reply to the hur.
ried and confused inquiries Of all around
him, Mr.. w. muttered something about
unavoidable delay and stepping up to
the side-board, tossed of glass of wine,
another and onother. The company
stood silent with amazement. Finally
rough old farmer exclaimed
Better late than never, young man
so lead out the bridep
W-strode hastily across the room,
and placed himself by Ellen and took
her hand in his. Then, without daring
to meet the eye of any about him, he
said,-
L wish to make an explanation--I am
under the painful necessity--that is,
have the pleasure to announce that l am
already married. The lady whom l now
hold by the hand is my wifeP
Then turning in an apolegetical man
ner to Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton, he added
Il found that l never loved until I saw
your second daughter
And Lucy She heard all with I
strange calmness, then walking steadily
forward, confronted her betrayers. Ter
rible as pale Nemesis herself, she stoot
before them, and her looks pierced like I
keen cold blade, into their false hearts
As though to assure herself of the deac
reality Of the vision, she laid her hant
on Ellen's shoulder, aud let it slide aowI
her arm--but she touched not Edwin
As those cold fingers met hers, the un
happy wife first gazed full into her sis
ter's face; and as she marked the ghost
ly pallor of her cheek--the dialated nos
tril-the quivering lip, and the intense
" mournfu eyes, she covered her owl
face with her hands and burst into tears
while the young husband, awed by tn
terrible silence of her he had wronged
gasped for breath and staggered bacl
against the wall. Then Lucy claspe
her hands on her forehead and first CAV
vent to her anguish and despair in on
fearful cry, which could but rink foreve
through the soul of that guilty pair, an
fell in death-like swoon at their feet.
After the insensible girl had been r'
moved to her chamber q stormy seen
snsued in the room beneath. The pi
rents and guests were alike enrage
against w; but the tears aud pra,
ers of his young wife, the petted besut
and spoiled child at last somewhat sof
ened the anger Of her parents, and OF
portuuity for an explanation was accort
u cd to the offenders. - rl'es -
r A sorry explanation it proved. III
-o..ior,a, .f;v,ned that the first sipht