The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-07-31
incident to non n-distinguishment. On
this ground I had genuine trouble.

this ground I had genuine trouble.
Before Hannah returned, l nyited Sue
to take walk on the green Nhen OPP
posite the center OF the church. spoke
of the bctrothal ring, and requested her
to please let me see the ring she wore
She took it off, aud I carelessly pl yed
with it to throw her of iaSr guard-then
calling her attention to ii party OF stu
dents. took my Congress knife and drew
the file blade through the inner part. It
left nice mark, and by this hoped to
Identify her in future. On our return
to the house [ secretly posted her parents.
They said that I did properly y that it
was time Sue shoull be recognized by
her aflianced
You think you are smart said she,
ere l left her
"Why?" replied t.
"Oh," responded she, ''that ring game
has been tried by half dozen admirers.
L suspiconed what you were ut, but
thought 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 re-
sumed them but in neither was there a
| mark Il was evident that l was about
to be out-generaled, and would have to
depend on the discretion of ny intended,
and the goodness Of their parents.
At par.ies had several trials. never
knew whom I took home would talk a
food of love to the wrong girl, and re-
ceive laugh for my enthusiasm.
"Hang it," said |, ''the cream of the
joke isl can't be revenged, for might
hurt the wrong lady" ~
The betrotilal ring was given. Now,
thought I, there is termination to my
discontinue Well, it did terminate in
just twenty four hours. Hannah took
Sues ring, went to a jewelry store, and
ordered one precisely like it, bearing the
inscription. Moreover, she charged him
| to see that the engraving was counterfeit
ed beyong recognition. It was done. Sc
was l. Now what could do? Had
Sue been willing [ could have schemed
forty devices. But she relished the dish
and would never cooperate. Wedding
day came. [ must take young lady or
the word of herself or her parents.
"Well," said I, mentally $50 get
one of the girls, my object will be accom-
plished."
The ceremony was performed before
an immense throhg, in the largest church
in the city. The bridal. dress, fortunate
ly, enabled me to adhere to one Con
gratulations being over, my bride and
journeyed. to Niagara, and inspected sew
eral Canadian cities and towns.
"Ah.' said I, loveingly to my wife
"Sue, darling, [ will know you now
"How ?"' said she. "By the diamond
ring" replied T. :sDon't be too sure
Clarence" ssAh,' laughed I, sHannal
will not annoy me any further" Bu
alas for our earthly hopes. My beloved
told her sister the name of the New Yorl
importer, and on our return small han,
was proffered, on which was a fac simil,
of the bridal gift. She now went to he
room, and attiring herself in one of tn,
twin garbs, Twas again unable to recog
nize nay own wife.
. Now. ladies and gentlemen, busnes
suddenly called me to New Orleans
While there my treasure died. I wa
grieyed, yet from the fact that Hannal
lived, my agony was but temporary.
returned two weeks after the funeral
My sister-in-law wore neither betrotha
! nor diamond rings. There was nothin,
to be gained by it, and they were lait
aside. My friends, am extremely sen
sitive; mere child +; yet believe M
when | tell you the presence Of Hannal
was perfect and speedy restorative.
was impossible for me to weep. Was sh
not the same as Sue in all respects
] True, when [ saw the family sad, wa
} troubled but only on account of thei
grief. [ had none of my own All tha
| loved was an exact duplicate, and tha
moved before as of yore. Yes, I confes
that no husband ever suffered less.
In eighteen months I stood in tn
same church, and it seemed before th
, same concourse. As Hannah was givel
} to me in the holy state of matrimony,
, appeared that was enacting farce an
J marrying my own wife