The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-09-14

into Emma dark orDS- Wlo eNclaiineu
in delight.
What a head it is for plotting, to be
sure, under those innocent looking waves
of auburn hair Yes, nv dear. | will
enter. heart and hand into your diaboli-
cal scheme; and do devoatly hope that,
as no one could possibly take US for
twin sisters, there will ensue most de
Iightful state of confusion"
! Jessie looked rather alarmed. DO
you think it would be wrong 2" she asked
timidly.
Her cousin Immediately assumed a
solemn expression of coantenance Il
awa . had great admiration" said she,
.'for that woman who, being reduced to
selling crumpets for living, added TO
herself after calling out her wares, Il
hope to goodness no one hears me =
Now. if Won feel at all uneasy respecting
the deception of your admirably aerang-
ed plan, YOU can pin a slip of paper on
your bonnet with the words Il am the
bride-but please don see this >
Jcssies pretty underlip had something
of pout, as she exclaimed, Il really
think, Emma, it is very unkind of you TO
tease me so; when | am going away,
too :"
The wedding was over. and the wed
ding trip. which occupied a blissful
month, spent in lounging through quaint.
Canadian cities, and dreaming on the
beautiful waters of the St Lawrence
I and Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Wylie, with
Mr.. Allen Wvlie, and Miss Emma Ray
hol the brother of the groom and
cousin of the bride-arrived at the recto-
rv on Saturday evening
Poor little'Jessie dreaded the Sunday
ordeal so intensely, that her mischievous
cousin quite moved in her behalf,
and when service time arrived, Mrs Wy
lie appeared in her gray aveling dress
and straw bonnet. trimmed with blue.
and took her brother in law arm, while
Miss Ravhold looking very lovely and
/ bride like, in the bonnet with lilies OF
the valley, and a white harege dress,
with white mantle of the same, and coolly
took possession of her new coasin-
Now the Rev Herbert had gone into
! such lover like ecstasies over the hecom
ingness of Jessie's travelling costume,
that he innocentlv supposed she wore 1t
this morning to pay him a particular com
pliment, he was also ignorant that IL
was not the custom for unmarried girls
TO attire themselves in bridal white
Thinking. too, that Jessie was particu
( In lv kind to Allen as his brother, she
. became NOR lovely than ever in his ewes
and the unsuspicious man walked hlindly
into the snare that these two artful girls
/ had prepared for him.
\ bright color glowed in Miss Ray
bold's cheek. and an enthusiastic young
man declared that "she was a vision of
beauty as the party advanced to the
rectors pew; but n mi 'chievous light
sparkled in the dOwncast ewes, as she
found herself the object of curious, in
Quiri0g stareS. that speedily assumed an
admiring character. She knew that she
was pretty, although bv no means un-
pleasantly conscious of it and this en-
ahled her to bear with equanimity the
wrapt gaze Of young man in the All
joining pew. She rather wished that he
had not gazed at her quite so frequently,
however; for, in the one glance he had
directed that way, she saw enough to
impel her to look again-but that was
impossible when she was certain of meet
ing his ewes He was first her beam -idedl
-outwarilv. Mt least tall, fair. and aris-
tocratic loolling-and Miss Emma was
by no means as attentive to the service as
she should have been.
Mr.. Wvlie was comparatively a stran
Six montl. and all his doings. therefore,
were still 3 subject of interest, People
were unanimous in their praises of the
bride: and not few young gentlemen
sighed that so fair n vision should be ap-
propriated. Some admired the sweet
face of the quiet looking little cousin
but it was generally agreed that she was
a very pale star beside the moon like
bride.
As they returned to the rectory. Mr.
Wylie, who had seemed to be looking to'
some one, observed; Il am quite disap
pointed that Frank Beechcroft did no
come up TO rs after service, as l suppOs
: ed he would have done. l wished par
ticularly to introduce him to YOU. Jessie
for he is my pet parishioner, and ha
been of great assistance to me He /
very gent,emanlv. Intelligent fellow
t too What is the matter, Emma 2
The damsel had heaved deep sigh
r Il don't know, she replied, unless
am in love Who is that nice lool>in!
+, gentleman who sat on my right. and wa
| so very devout and attentive 2?
: The very friend of whom l wa
: speakingr' exclaimed Mr.. Wylie. wit
his face in glow of enthusiasm. :
:, look upon Frank Beerhcroft as mode
man; he is superintendent of the Sun
5 day School is devoted to the poor an
' sick in an transformations way; ami ~
o he is the very incarnation of fun an
/ ( an outburst We must have him at 1t
1t reotory, Jessie, and let Emma give hi
" some cf her delicious music
re Allen Wylie was only a college bo
N rather at a loss what TO do with himse!
:. or his brothers fair guest, and far no
in disposed TO devote himself to Jessie tbs
a 70 the bright and formidable Emma
OF The latter laughingly declared that
was too hoPelesSly ''vealy" for her
V. have any patience with him-and th'
a seemed to enter into a tacit agreeme
lie to let each other alone.
ul The bride was not left long witho
rs callers; each one Of whom was apparer
he ly more astonished than the last 10 iii
1t that the bride was not the bride at a
.r. bat only her cousin This ordeal "
C bad enough. 10 be sure; but Jessie +
of intensely grateful that she had be
he spared that first Sunday appearance. Il
,w by next Sunday. all wonder would ha
TO died out The feminine portion Of
community were now fully acQuant