The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-06-06

| formed Miss Sarah Ann Hobbs into MrRf fhlnE
Bangs, he CALAMITY ssluted his newly-made niece
and escorted her to the carriage, followed BY the
young husband, who hardly knew whether he
was walking on his head or his heels, 20 aston.
ished was he at conduct SO different from what
he had anticipated. 81
! As for the young bride, whose heart was az
tender and sensitive as 3 child's, shs was quite
overcome by reception (which was" as she pro-
tested, with tears in her sweet blue eyes, $50
very different from what she had expected"
As Mr.. Bangs looked down upon that fair,
young face, and caught its happy, grateful look,
he inwardly wondered that he ever could have
called it insipid. q
His nephew's wife was really most lovely
and lovable young lady; but it is doubtful as ito
whether Mr.. Bangs would have discovered it
without the aid of tho new pair of spectacles,
through which he regarded her. Money is o
wonderful power, not only endewing its posses
sor with imaginary virtues, but bringing1ts light
those that he really has.
"Not another word, my DEAR" he replied; ;
"you are the only one wanted my nephew to
marry, all along. But you sec there was mis-
take-a slight mistake. thought it was D0bbs
when it was Hobbs"
= Sarah Ann was too happy to be very critical,
but she looked slightly mystihed; no more com
pretending what Mr.. Bangs alluded to than did
her husband his uncles mysterious asides, such
as, "Ah, you sly dog" &c, accompanied by
winks and facetious digs into his ribs, and which
at times aroused the suspicion that his wits had
become unsettled in his intellect.
A few hours later the happy pair started off
on their bridal tour; but not until Mr.. Bangs
"Grassmere" and wcll-flled pocket-book.
Mrs. Bangs returned the next day, finding her
brOther.in-law in high spirits.
"You are one day too late to see your new
daughter" he chuckled; "Miss Hobbs that was,
Mrs Philip Bangs that is. Fifty thousand dol
lars in her own right What dye think of that,
ma'am?'
Mrs. Bangs opened her eyes in establishment
Hobbs? You mean Dobbs."
"No, don't; mean just exactly what you
wrots-Hobbs, ma'am"
81 wrote Dobbs.'
perhaps you'll deny your own handwriting?"
retorted Mr.. Bangs, taking the letter from his
pocket and fllnging it into her lap.
With elaboration in strong contrast to her
brother-in-law's excited movements and manner,
Mrs. Bangs opened the letter and examined the
paragraph.
'Bless me- SO did !" she calculated. II don't
see how in the world did it."
'After ALL" she added, her countenance re-
Stunning its placid expression, cts the mistake
of only enc letter"
Ii looks nau Vne 'WltnerlnS power Win Wnicn
some writer's invest them, Mrs. Bangs would have
been "withered" beyond the hope Of revival by
the one that was now directed toward her
ooh, it isn't? Just let me tell you that your
mistake of one letter has lost your son fifty thous
and dollars yes fifty Thousand dollars, a'am!'
But Mr.. Bangs had ample time to get cooled
down before the young couple returned and took
possession OF their new and pretty home, and be-
came in time so much reconciled to hi. nephew's
marriage as to heatily agree with him when he
asserted, as he often did, that "his Sarah Ann
was fortune in herself"