The Shasta courier., 1868-12-19
A Delicate /" Fix.o
=. e,ne of our exchanges of recent date
gives the following interesting piece of 70
nance. entitled ''The shortest road to mat
rimonv. -

r.. e'ne OF our exchanges of recent date
l,gises the following interesting piece of no
nance. entitled 1.-The shortest road to mat
rimony:"
Last week an interesting event occurred at
one OF the hotels in Pittsburg, Pa. A young
iady from neighboring town went to the
city for the purpose of meeting her betrothed.
getting married, and going to the West to
settle there. She was accompanied by her
pro'ner, who was to act as groomsman, and
ner lover sister, who was to be bridesmaid
Inc intended husband, not arriving in time,
the young ladies arranged that they should
occupy the same bed in a room adjoining
that OF the brides brother. Having travelled
all the night before, the bride and hsr bro
ther, being worn cut, retired at an early
hour, with instructions to their companion.
WHOM they left reading in the ladies' parlor.
not to make a noise when she came to bed
as they did not want to be awakened out of
their sleep. The young lady, getting inter-
ested In her book, sat up to late hour. At
last getting drowsy, she slipped off as noise
| lessly as possible to her room, and quietly
retired, as she supposed, to the bed occupied
by her intended sister-in-law, and nesting
close up along side under the blankets. was
| soon sound asleep. Happening to wake be-
fore her companion, she put her arms around.
as she supposed, the BRIDES neck, and com
meRced kissing her and calling her sweet
sister, and other endearing names peculiar to
the softer sex. In moment her kisses were
paid back with interest. and she found two
stalwart arms encrcling her fair form, and
instead of the brides, she was in the BRIDE 3
brothers arms. She had mistaken the room.
Here was dilemma, and not knowing how
to explain, she commenced sobbing as if her
heart would break, which awakened the
BRIDE, who came to the rescue. The Young
man, however, refused to let her 90. saving
that fortunate accident had given him a
prize, and he was determined not to lose it.
and on Que condition only would he release
the young lady from his grasp, and that was,
that she would put her arms around his neck
and kiss him, and promise to become his
wile ut the same time his sister became the
wife of her brother. He said that he had
long loved her, and intended to ask her that
day for her hand, and. thanks to an accident.
he had now much better opportunity than
he could ever hope for again. The Young
lady. seeing no alternative. finally threw her
arms around the mans neck, and sealed the
bargain with kiss when the young man
covered up his head. and she retired to her
SISTERS room promised BRIDE She enioined
secresy upon the brother and sister. but the
thing was too good to keep Immediately
after they got dressed the groom arrived.
and, after getting breakfast, dispatched the
landlord for a minister, who soon came and
made the indissoluble knot
As soon as the minister got through, the
groomsman and bridesmaid astonished the
company by taking the places of their bro
ther and sister, and requested the minister
to repeat the performance, which he did in
| less time than it takes to tell it, whats
the meaning of all this?' asked groom No.
L, who seemed to be agreeably surprised by
the scene just enacted. His new-made wife,
now smiling all over, related to the company
the incidents of the past night Groom No
said 1T was all right; he did not care how
many stories sister told that he was the
happiest man alive, and if his wife had shed
tears that morning they were the last she
should shed, unless tears of Joy, if he could
prevent it; and she looked up to her hus-
band, and said she would never cry again.
when he put his arm around her, for now he
was her own darling husband. The after
noon tram, instead of one, carried two happy
couples to homes in the West. where we hone
that year after year they will by couplets be
blessed.