The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-05

and smaller one with the name OF Peter
Brown. Then there was moDster card
announcing the ceremony, at three O'Clock, at
the church Of Petroleum, OleaRnousville.
There are men who ride IN carriages, and who
live IL luxury out of other peoples follies. Di
rectly, when man Is in love, he contracts
mania for making presents. SO it was with
Peter Brown; blind to his perilous position he
bought lots OF inery aud sweet things trusting
to bis marriage with Eupbe mia to make it good.
He bought every bit of trash that he could set
his mind on-Miss Jones accepted all, even when
the articles were delivered with the prices on
them. Browns affairs became mixed, aud ms Gre
dit was visIbly decreasing. II was cash he want
ed more than confidence, and he would often
think what n shame II was that money place
in his ossession should remain idle whilst so
much money was needed at the bridal, aud the
Devil whispered in his ear, cajoled him, and
argued thus:-"Why MAKE fuss; there is
money in the safe. You borrow 1t for three
wecks. 1t will not be wanted only for that
time when you're young is the time to 70 it,"
COURAGE is the charm of action. Religious
scruples are no'h hing but to frighteu babies with
crimes are not crimes If not discovered. Go
on spending; it is Il long lane that has no end
ing. Borrow these bonds aud convert them
into h. Yes, he knew they were not his.
He did it aud he fell. and the ycarnings OF his
heart seemed from good 10 part There was
constantly ringing in his ear the words, Thief
the, no rtIie'; ialse pride, stolen bride; honor
lost. Yet the PEOPLE all around the town called
him lucky Brown. 1t was living not life. It
was an earthly taste of hell which money could
not heal. There was no relief, 'Ghief, thief
thief" was constantly ringing in his ear. All
this was in the dark, but in the light society
saw il in a cheering light, and said hapuy
bridegroom, fortunate BRIDE; happiness every
where. Society knows so much, you see, if
only how happy a couple should be. Mean.
while in the land OF oil foreman in dusty
clothing and greasy paws turned nearly crazy
and like all men in such conditions, tried to
make ver,es. Young Smith loved her long, bat
never could get further with his verses than,
Oh, come to me, my dearest love, over the
dark blue sea, which might be rhyme but not
sense. The village sChoolmaster who knew his
case, wrote Smith these lines:-"Light of my
life, oh, let me near thy voice; Those accents l
can meier forget; Miss Jones, whom so loved in
days of yoTe, They haunt my memory yet;
can die and dying bless the light That caused
my, cured my pain; UnlOved and iar from her
| love, Is daily death to me.' Upon reading
these lines Smith wept. In fact he was weeping
all the time. He Locked like kettle of water
always in boil He remained unshaved
like a peggarly Turk, expressive OF love
of the cruel Miss Jones. When be
heard she was about to be married he would
have plunged beadlong into a well of crude oil
if it had not smelt SO. He determined If Phoebe
was married that he would be in the church.
Love unrequted would go uninvited. At length
the expected morning came when Miss Euphe-
mia Jones was to change her name. The cards
were ready and the envelopes carefully ad-
dressed. The clergy had obeyed Mrs. Jones'
bchest, and everything was in readiness. lu
the crowd was the unhappy young Smith, who
appeared in q remarkable vest. He sat in
corner rubbing his nail on the lett hand side of
the altar rail. There, from time to time, he
Wept in a very large handkerchief, not over
clean. Out of the vestty there soon came all
sorts of puzzling Tumors. 1t was quarter
past, and Brown had not come There was
deep dellberaton. The bride was IN state
of perturbation. The bridesmaids were in
agitation. There was smothered alterca-
tioD, all BnGs of botheration, aud those
who repaid their invitations by words tuli OF
Ienetration and vile pronunciation; and, IN
q n
promised annexation, which has caused this
congregation such CONSERVATION. They spoke
OF Hagellation for the groom who failed without
eXculpatiOn. 1t demanded explanation. There
was no consideration for persons in their
station. What could be the temptation? Was
1t want OF education? A base lnslnuailon. Was
it irlghtful aggregation of a eartul aggravation?
Here you have brief narration, dear friends,
OF the conversation: whilst young Smith,
pleased hey ond all calculation at whathe heard,
Just by way of perOI alton, INDUCED IN desecca'
tion, Yes, the bridegroom was missing. Oh,
N.Y. Miss Jones cried, surely something has
happened. Why don't he come? What Is to be
done? Perhaps the barber was late, can't
imagine the reason at all. Perhaps his new
boots were too small. WoGt somebody go and
| inquire? Won't somebody go and look after
Peter? Somebody had gone unknown to Miss
Jones, and word was soon heard that made the
poor bride very i'll, ana induced resort to a slo.
| bular pill Mr., Brown had, in short, been locked
| up in the Tombs; on which change OF the pro-
| gramme the friends went away denouncng all
| the parties The church was soon emptied
| except Mr.. Jones aud his family; he told them
| that he was ruined. Miss Jones raVed and de
| claimed, in terrible rage, and that it was a
| shameful plot; and that she was bound to be
| married, whether or not. One of the party still
| remained, whose long lost hopes seemed to be
regained; and amid the general confusion and
| bunder, he thought he might come in for the
| pupder 1t was Smith; as soon as he heard
| kuphemia eXclaim that she would be married
| whether or not, he thought she would be hum
| BILE now she was poor, and IN accents nalt love,
| half blunder, aid:-Phemy, Phemy, if husbands
| are now in demand, here's jewel now ready,
| on hand, and we could do up this business in
stanter. The clergyman, shocked, refused the
| parties to join and they adjourned to the City
| Hall, with laces, bouquets, diamonds, and all
| where an alderman married Smith and his bride
| and they were carried of to Oiimania.