The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-07-30

tude Of embarrassment incident to
non distiBguishment. On this ground
| had a genuine trouble.
Before Hannah returned, invited
Sue TO take 4 walk on the green.
When opposite ihe center of the
church. spoke of the betrothaI ring,
and asked her to plelse let me see
the ring she wore. She took it off
and 1 carelessly played with it to
throw her off her guard-then calling
her attention to party of students,
took my Congress knife and drew my
file blade through the inner part. 1;
left nice mark, and by this l hoped
to identity her in the future. Gu
our return to tlse house | secretly
posted her parents. They said that
l did properIy-that it was time Sue
should be recognized by her afian-
ced.
You think you are smart, said
she ere l left her;
"Why," l replied.
ooh, responded she "that ring
game has been tried by half a dozen
admirers. l suspected what you
we're at, but l thought L would see
how many heads would conceive the
same PLAN
The next day neither she nor her
sister wore a ring. One week after
they resumed them but in neither
was there a mark. IT was epidont
sll.rt I 1sas scout to be out-genera1~
ed, and would have to depend upon
the discretion of my intended, and
the goodness Of their parents.
At parties / had several trials. L
never knew whom / took home,
would talk flood Of love to the
wrong girl, and receive a laugh for
my enthusiasm.
Hang it," said I, "the cream Of
the joke isl can not be reyenged
tor [ might hurt the wrong lady"
The betrothal ring was given. Now,
thought l, there is a termination to
my discontinue. Well, it did ter
inmate in just-twenty-four hours
Hannah took Sues ring, went to a
jewelers. store and ordered one pre-
cisely like it bearing the inscription.
Moreover, she charged him to see
that the engraving was counterfeited
beyond recognition. 1t was done.
So was l.. Now what would | do
Had Sue been willing 1 would have
schemed forty devices. But she rel
ished the dish. and would never CO.
operate. Wedding day came, must
take a young lady on the word of
herself or parents. "Well," said |
mentally, $50 1 get one of the girls
my object will be accomplished.' p
The ceremony was performed before
an immense throng in the largest
church in the city. The bridal dress
fortunately enabled me to adhere to
one. Congratulations being over,
my bride and 1 journeyed to Niaga-
ra, and inspected several Canadian
cities and towns.
"Ah," said I, lovingly to my wife,
'Sue, darling, I will know you now''
"How p said she.
"By that diamond ring" replied
[.
"Don't be too sure, Clarence"
"Ahl" laughed 1, "Hannah will
not annoy me any further
But alas for our earthly hopes
My beloved told her sister the name
of the New York importer, and OF
our return, small hand was offer
ed, on which was a fac simile of the
bridal gift. She now went to heI
room, and attiring herself In one ol
the twin garbs, L Was again unable tC
recognize my own wife.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, bust
ness called me to New Orleans
While there my treasure died.
was grieyed, yet from the fact thai
Hannah lived my agony was but tenn
porary. 1 returned two weeks after
the funeral My sister-in-law wore
neither betrothal nor diamond rings
There was nothing to be gained by
it, and they were laid aside.
My friends, [ am extremely sensi
tive; a mere child; yet believe me-
when l tell you that the presence Of
Hannah was a perfect and speedy re.
storative. 1t was impossible for me
to weep. Was she not the same as Sue
in all respects? True, when l saw
the family sad [ was troubled; but on
ly or account of their grief. | had
none of my own. All that | loved
was an exact duplicate, and that NOV
cd before me as of yore. Yes, / con
fess that no husband ever suffered
less.
In eighteen months l stood in the
same church, and it seemed before
the same concourse. As Hannah
was given to me in the holy state oi
matrimony, it appeared that l wa:
enacting farce and re-marryiug my
own wife.