Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-11-01

From the Falmouth (Ky.) Independent.

From the Falmouth (Ky.) Independent. ]
In certain part of our country there
lives family, in which there are two broth.
ers Just entering on the prime Of youthful
manhood; q short distance from them-in
fact in the same Observation-Disclosures lives
another family in which there are two sis
ters also in the prime Of maidenhood; beau
tiful, fascinating and attractive. These
young people being near neighbour, and
coming in contact with each other often,
almost naturally it would seem, fell in love
with each other; the eldest brother with
one of the sisters and the younger with the
other. All went smoothly for time, and
these young people enjoyed themselves
and dreamed bright dreams OF the future,
and, no doubt, in Imagination, constructed
fairy palaces Of love, and gardens that,
like Paradise, should be only filled with
the beautiful flowers and fruits of happi-
ness and unalloyed enjoyment. Then, as q
matter of course, the question of marrying
arose, which must be referred to the par
ents of the young ladies for approval. The
oldest brother had no difficulty in obtain
ing their consent to his marrying the young
lady, and the wedding-day was fixed upon.
Then the younger brother went to the par
ents aud made known his attachment for
the other sister, and their mutual detire to
splice and travel the road of life together"
But the old folks were decidedly opposed
to having more than one of their girls mar
~ into that family" and plainly informed
him that if he wanted wife he must 90
elsewhere to get her, intimating that be
should desist paying further attention to
the young lady in question. But the young
man was determined that if his brother
married one Of tn girls he would marry
the other. So he went to the young "lady
of his love-" and told her the circumstances
of the situation, and desired her, if she loved
him, to prove her love by running off with
him. To this she agreed, and the night
was fixed upon when they should carry out
this mutual agreement. But now comes
the strangest part % our story. The two
young ladies resembled each other very
much in looks, voice, etc. and By some
strange freaks, when the night of elope-
ment came and the young man went to the
appointed place of meeting, he found wo-
man there whom he thought was the right
one, but she was not. Unconscious of this.
however, he took her to the place where
the marriage ceremony was to be perform
ed before he found out that was with the
wrong girl. Most wonderful to relate, he
thought that after he had gone to ell this
trouble he would get married anyway, 30
no asked her If she would have him, and
she, in order to carry out the joke, said she
wonld, and they were married then and
there. 1t appears that she had overheard
him making arrangements to elope with
her sister, and knowing the place Of meet
ing determined to go there ahead of her
and thus fool the young man, for whom
she entertained secret liking, although
she was engaged to be his brother. Our in
formant also states that after they had liv-
ed together for some time the elder brother,
determining to make the most of the ri tua.
ton, took unto himself the other sister.