Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19

lady stopped, calmly looked him up and
down, and swept on with all the dignity
of tragedy queen. Mr.. Blake flushed
up to the roots Of his hair, aud springing
into hanson, desired the cahby In q
very loud voice to drive him TO Berkeley
Square. Mary overheard the direction,
which she perfectly understood, and
tripped along, laughing TO herself right
merrily. Mr.. Blake was a good deal dis.
concerted by this encounter. She was
looking pretty, he said to himself but
what was she doing in London, and how
came size to be dressed so wellg His con.
science was somehow not quite comfort.
able, and in spite of the generous wine
he SIGHED,
The marriage ceremony had been duly
performed. Mr.. Jones had previously in
formed his friends that the affair would
be strictly private, as the lady he was
about to wed was an orphan, and an en-.
tire stranger in London. His friends,
however, were not the less somewhat sur
prised, on arriving at the church, TO find
that the officiating clergyman was in the
act of reading the benediction, and to
observe that the only other person
was respectable looking matron,
whom DR.. Bryan recognized MS Mrs. Wat.
kins, the landlady of boarding house
pStronized by old Wilkinson. This cir.
cumstanoe drew his attention more par
ticularly to the bride, and though it was
difficult at that moment to distinguish her
features, he felt convinced In his own
mind, that his former patient, Miss Con
stance Tayleur had at last lined her twigs
to some purpose. 1t WAS not, however,
until after the young couple had retired
into the vestry, and signed their names In
the parish book, that he was able to push
past Mrs. Watkins, ostensibly to offer his
congratulations, but in reality to satisfy
his doubts. my dear Clara, allow me TO
introduce my very particular friend, DR..
John Bryan" The lady started at the
name, but recovering herself with des-
perate effort, she looked at him so piteous-
ly, that he could only mutter something
about wishing her every happiness, and
moved aside to make room for his com.
panions.
"Miss Taylcur ~ exclaimed Mr.. Hawk
hurst
"Mollie White !" cried Mr. Blake
The poor girl hid her face in her hands,
tottered, and would have fallen, had not
John Bryan thrown his arm round her
waist, and carried her out into the air. AS
he was about to deposit his light burden
in the carriage, man of repulsive mien,
and decidedly Jewish cast of counten-
ance, laid his hand upon his arm.
Mot SO fasht, shir," said he, 81 arresht
that ere young oman at the shut of John
Bryan, Esquire, d. D."
"Stand aside fellow l am DR.. John
Bryan, and have no suit whatever against
this lady"
"Stop, stop, STOP" cried Mr.. Hawkhurst
"For Heavens sake, don't make row,
John. Here, my man, there's mistake
somewhere. This lady is not the party
meant at all. Take this, slipping a
sovereign into his hands
"All right, guv'ner," said the man of
law; "only, I'll take my davy out, that
'ere's the very identical party, you your
sci told me to take, at the very door of
the church"
"Confound your insolence," cried the
discounted Stephen. 81 tell you there
has been mistake"
The man skunk off grumbling and
growing, but made his own story good to
the satisfaction of the policeman and the
half dozen nursemaids with perambulators,
who had gathered around the door.
While this little dialogue was going on,
DR.. Bryan had placed his still half uncon-
scious burden in the carriage, and thrust
ing in the dazed and paralyzed bride
groom, desired the coachman to drive
| home with all speed, while he himself fol-
| lowed in hanson.
AS the wretched couple drove up, the
door was thrown open, and the house.
keeper stood on the threshold to welcome
her neW mistress.
"Quick, quick, Mrs. White" said Mr..
Jones. Help your mistress up stairs to
her own room. She is going to be i'll, I'm
afraid"
A wild scream interrupted him.
"Mother mother you too, heref" and
the unmasked adventures sank on the
ground in swoon, from which she was
long in recovering.
And when her consciousness returned,
the first thought that rushed into her mind,
and filled her with shame and despair, was
the knowledge of the invalidity of her
marriage. All her art, all her intrigues,
had produced no other result than the de-
| lection Of her baseness and treachery. But
was she penitent? Did she really repent of
her wrong doing, or was it only her failure
she regretted?
The answer was given in action rather
than words Closing her eyes, she pre-
tended to be overcome by desire to
be left alone. Her request was acceded to
and John Bryan, accompanied by Mrs,
| White, who attributed her daughters
swoon to surprise at meeting with her at
such moment, went in search OF the
bridegroom.
They found him in his library, seated in
his customary arm chair, and comforting
himself with a tumblcr of brandy and wa
ter When his housekeeper and his
friend entered the room, he coolly init
mated his intention to repudiate the mar
riage; though, for Mrs. Whites sake, he
was willing to pay any reasonable sum
of money to settle herself and daughter
in some respectable line of business. This
naturally led to an explanation of the
whole affair, and to an exhibition of poig-
nantanguish OF the part of the poor mother.
Suddenly the street door was shut with
great violence. They all looked at each
other in alarm. Hurrying into the room
in which the foiled adventures was sup
posed to be sleeping, they found it empty,
Nor was she to be seen in the street but,
in the distance, hanson cab was tearing
along as if racing against time. Never
again did Mr.. Jones behold his fair en-
SLAYER, though Mr.. Hawkhurst could have
told him that she was daily visible behind
certain lunch-b bar, coquetting with city
clerks while she administered to their mid
day indigestion. Her mother, however
retired to Islington upon small annuity
settled upon her by Mr.. Jones, who speed
lily disposed of his Z" villa residence" and
removed into chambers at the Albany
where he will doze away his useless exist
ence-LondOH Magazine.
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