The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-05-07
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY OHIO FRIDAY MAY 1869
Singular Scene at a New Orleans
Wedding.

/ Wednesday night quite a fashionable " ed
ding took place IN the Fourth District. Tht
bride was pretty, as all newly married ladiel
are, and the groom was the glass of fashior
and the mould Of form. A number Of in.
Yited guests lent grace and beauty to th.
occasion, and hearty congratulations testif
ed the good wishes of many friends for IL,
hsppiness of the newly welded pair. Bu
the hours Waned rapidly, and the time foi
retiring came at lest. The bride was led by
laughing bridesmaids up to her chamber
door. But imagine their surprise when Il
was opened by lady richly and elegantly
clad in a travelling suit, and evidently wait.
ing for an interview.
I beg your pardon, madam but YOU an.
pear sstOnished, said the strange lady.
/ must confess l did not expeet to see
any one here, replied the bride.
! !NO, madam / came in very privately.
and wished an interEisW, subject to no in
terruption."
1t did not occur to the bride to INQUIRE bv
whom she had been introduced, or by wbs,
means she had gained access to her spsrt-
ment.
1t is very strange, ma'ann. and / can't inn
agine Why you wish to speak to meP
The reason is simple. The man YOU have
Just married has imposed upon you. 1 am
his wife .
'0h impossible-you raVel' and the 1sdv
sank into chair slmost faicting. Ofcourss.
the bridesmaids screamed. Such a success
sion Of shrieks one has rarely heard II
speedily brought the family TO iHe door with
terror stricken faces, and with them the
bridegroom, all asking with trembling liDs-
What in the world is the matter p
oh Edwa'd;' cried the bride, this per.
son says she's your wife.
My wife 7 shouted the astonishsd bus-
band why, she's insane
The strange lady stood up calm and unruf-
fed.
Is It possible, sir, that having perueira.
ted this great Wickedness, you will have the
hsrdihoOd to deny that l am your lawfully
welded vie 2 she asked, looking the sorely
troubled Edward full in the eye.
Why, cOnfOund you, woman l never
saw yos before in my life 7 exclaimed the
astonished man.
The lady regarded him very much as a
minister would person given over to total
depravity.
oh Edward. I'm afraid it's true and I
loved you so ! sobbed the young wife sbow
could you have treated me so p
tell you haven't got any wife but you:
this woman is an impostor.'
The strange lady uttered a low, mockinO
laugh. The scene was getting Interesting to
the last degree. The ladies were all CRYING
and the father of the bride looking stern and
indignant. He had been for some time in
teuly regarding the strange lady, when sud
denly his eye lighted Up and an smused
smile played on his lips. He took a step
forward, and laying his hand on the shoulder
of the stranger, said
Come, John, this is very cleVerly PLAYED.
but its time it wss over and following the
impulse of his arm the stranger was p1sbrd
into the hall.
IJohn-Who-whatl all exclaimed at once.
It was the brides younger brother;
wicked boy, who had played q naughty
prank, With the aid of his sisters travelling
suit and her cast chignon and curls.
1t IS scarcely necessary to remark that
harmony was very speedily rsstored.-N
0. Picdyaine.