Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-05
A WICK ED PRANK.
ding-Appearnnce of Strange Lady
A Wise Father and u Smart Boy.


From the New Orleans Piesyune.
I Wednesday night quite fash
ionable wedding was celebrated in
the Fourth District. The bride was
pretty, as all newly-married ladies
are, and the groom was the glass OF
fashion and the mould Of form. A
number of invited guests lent grace
to the occasion, and hearty con-
gratulations testified the good
wishes of many friends for the
happiness of the newly wed ded
pair. But the hours waned rapidly,
and the time for retiring came at
last. The bride was led by laugh
ing bridesmaids up to her chamber
door. But imagine their surprise
when it was opened by a lady rich-
ly and elegantly clad in a travelling
suit, and evidently waiting for an
interview.
81 beg pardon, madam but you
appear astonished, said the strange
lady.
81 must confess L did not expect
to see any one here" replied the
bride.
"No, madam; l came in very
privately, and wished an interview,
subject to no interruption"
1t did not occur to the bride to
inquire by whom she had been in
troduced, or by what means she
had gained access to her apartment.
1T is very strange, ma'am, and
/ can't imagine why you wish to
speak to mel"
"The reason is simple. The man
you have just married has imposed
upon you. l am his wife"
"Oh! impossible-you rave !"
and the lady sank into her chair
almost fainting. OF course the
bridesmaids screamed. Such a sue
cession of shrieks one has rarely
heard. 1t speedily brought the
family to the door with terror
stricken faces, and with them the
bridegroom, all asking with tremb-
ling lips
What in the world is the
matter Z"
ooh Edward" cried the bride,
g this person says she's your wife.
"My wife 4" shouted the aston
ished husband; "why, she's in
sane"
The strange lady stood up calm
and unruffied.
is it possible, sir, that having
perpetrated this great wickedness,
you will have the hardihood to deny
that l am your lawfully we'd
ded wife 2" she asked, looking the
sorely troubled Edward full in the
eye. ..
"Why, confound you, woman !
| never saw you before in my IifeI'
exclaimed the aBtonished man.
The lady regarded him very
much as minister would a man
given over TO total depravity.
ooh | Edward, Pm afraid it's
true and l loved you so " sobbed
the young wife; show could you
have treated me SO? "aIs a.t .H
Il tell you haven't got any wife
but you; this woman is an impos-
tor"
The strange lady uttered low,
hooking laugh. The scene was
getting interesting to the last de-
gree. The ladies were all crying,
and the father of the bride looking
stern and indignant, He had been
for some time intently regarding
the strange lady, when suddenly his
eye lighted up, and an amused
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 it's time it was over"
and following the impulse Of his
arm, the stranger was pushed into
the hall. s..
"John Who what2" all ex.
claimed at once.
1t was the brides younger broth
or; a wicked boy, who had played
naughty prank, with the aid Of
his sisters travelling suit and heI
cast-off chignon and curls.
1t is scarcely necessary to remark
that harmony was very speedily