The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-17
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wreath-A DIseonsoiate Wtfe and .
SurprtSed Bride and Groom.

Twelve months ago o sable individual, who
rejolces in the cognomen Of Thomas An
desson. wooed and won damsel Of his race
and they were duly married. A short time
since q pledge of their mutual affection was
sent to them, and the confding wife thought
that
.Gtfe's golden bells would always dnkle sweet
| And merry music make about their feet,
As they then appeared to be dong.
day or two since she was rudely awakened
from her dream Of happiness by report that
her husband, who had apparently been all de-
votlon, was engaged to a young girl, to whom
hs was to be married Thursday night, night
before last.
Learning that Rev. MIR. Lewis, pastor f one
of the colored churches Of the city. had been
requested to perform he marriage ceremony,
she called upon him Thursday morning, and
asked him il the report was true, stating that
Thomas was her husband, in proof OF which
she showed the marriage certificate. He re-
Piled that his services had been engaged to
perform the ceremony for the parties mention
ed at eight o'clock. He then told her to come
before the time appointed, and he would place
her in the room ad; lining the one in which the
ceremony was to be performed, and at the pro-
per time she could confront her unfaithful lord
and master.
She came and was duly p )sted, and there re-,
NAMED not long before In marched her hus-i
band, on his arm leaning sable damsel with:
profusion Of orange blossoms and bridal veil
which, contrasted with her dark skin, remind.
ed one Of snowflkes in coal yard. Follow
ing the shsppy coaple" were the walters, four.
Of either SCI. gorgeously gotten up.
Mr.. Lewis. before proceeding with the cere-
monies, asked the groom it he had any children2
.,One," he replied. s'Where is your witeP"
Anderson suspectirg that his interrogatori
knew al about his faithless conduct, replied
that she was living, and was IN the city. This
admission, OF course, created not little SEN
sation, and the blooming BRIDES corset, No.
50, was seen to heave as if her ''heart was a
busting;;" but ths whole party was suddenly
thrown into the widest disorder by theap-
pearance> Of the injured wife. The husband
turned all cofors at once. but in > moment be-
came composed. and enied that the woman
was bis wife. The certificate OF maulAge-a!
troublesome document 10 all men who want to
b. Mmmons without living in IUtah--was
ahoxn him. and he finally acknowledged that
he had legally married the woman who stood
before him and entrested him to come to her
and their child but he refused to return, and
after receiving lecture from the minister for
his base conduct, retired with the woman
whom he had brought to enter into the mar.
'riage state with bin.
The wife consulted Justice Aackey in re.
gard 70 the affair. desiring to knowif the law
'wouldnot make her husband leave the woman,
he had saken up with, and return to his wife.
As we learn, Anderson is in trouble generally;
he does not wish to return to his wife, nor
does he wish to continue his engagement with,
his would brida; bat she won't let him go
sndawhat must q poor married man doP"