The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-04-02

had the imp udence TO speak to me again
about you; and as he inlimales that he
did so by your permission, you may as
well know. once for all, that 1t can never
bel ! would sooner see you in your
grave than the wife Of such mani
I've got husband picked out for you.
Deacon 0bediah Peuigrew is man that
will DO you and tho family sOme credit.
Deacon Pettigrewl why, po, he's more
Than twice my ugo!'
'Th,t's the very reason why Two Sc.
lected him. you need some one TO keep
you steady, He will be here to SEQ you
tomorrow evening. and | shall expect
ysu to receive him with respoc: and
Consideration duatO yout -fOsOro hus.
band
Before his daughter had Tina to re-
cover from the asloni,hment into which
this announcement threw her, Mr.. Stacey
was soms ways down street.
We'll, | know two things, said Jen-
nle, putting down her foo. with de.
tcrmined air, Il won't have thu. stupid
Deacon Pollisrew, and will have Ell,
ward Wright
AS she said this, sho took from her
bosom letter from the laSt named indi,
viIual, full of protes!utionS of undyiug
love, and mploring her to meet him in
the lllCle grove just back Of Iho house at
half past six that evening, rs'rending it
for the fortie,h ,imO with flushed checks
and kindIing eyes,
That evening, as Jennie went to tho
appointed place. which she did not fail
10 do, she found Edward waiting for
her.
Iastead of wearing his cheerful look
Ond pleasant smile, he stood against
q tree, with arms folded across his chest,
and gloomy cloud upon his brow,
looking, as Jennie confidently inform
ed the sympathizng AmbeIlo Eugenin
Angelina Slubbs, for oil the world like
tho picture of Rupert Di Rinsldo, in The
Bigand of the Black Forest
Edward found little difficulty in per
.uadiug her to leave home, and unite
her fate with his, Accordingly the
psSl night, as soon as the house was
still, Jennie, enveloped 10 a dark mantel.
and her face concealed by thick, close
Iy.drawo veil, stole out through the
back way 10 the place where her lover
was waiting
He had a covered carriage. and, al
though the night ives dark, sho could
see the dim outline Of q man upon the
box.
They rode Two hours, mostly in 81
lence; for. that the irrcvokable step was
taken, Jennie'scoursge began 10 fail
her, and she grew depressed in spirits
she hardly knew why. ltSeemcd to her
thot they would never reach their desti
nation, which Edward had informed her
was the house Of clergyman, in an ad.
joining town, But a, last, to her great
relief the carriage stopped.
To avoid observation, We ore going
IN through the back way whispered
Edward as he assisted her 20 alight.-
Draw your veil closely around your
face,
The nigh, va, SO dark that she could
not sec the IeSs. thing, Onl she cIuns
uervously to the hand that led her along
q shor! path, ovora plat Of grass, up
some steps into dark narrow passage
which led into the hall, and from thence
into room that opened out Of it lighted
by one small, low lamp, Beside the
table on which it was placed the clergy
m'h slooi-a venerable looking man
and at the lower end Of the apartment
seemed to be number of persons
though tho Fight was SO dim Shat only
the outlines of their forms were visible
Edward spoke few whispered words
10 the clergyman, and the ceremony com
menced,
As soon as the last words were spo-
ken, as II by aprscoucerlel movement,
the two burners at each end of the room