Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-23

solicitude,n replied Mr.. Wru giles. any
| family are pretty vel, thans you."
.sHinciuding your daughter, / 'ope,n said
the other, bowling.
"Including my daughter, }" said Mr.. Wrug-
giles. "You are aware, perhaps, that she
was married this morning"
"Marriedr' cried the man, starting to bis
feet. "Marriedl I'll trouble you TO repeat
that expression, Mr.. Wruggies."
.'My daughter was married this morn
ing" replied the father, with q savage air,
inlented to say, "What's that to you?"
"Vill you ave the hexueme kindness,
Mr.. Wruggles," said the man, "to Uniform
me whom your daughter m srried?"
"The name of my son iD-law Is William
Smith"
oft is, is it?" cried the man trembling.
"Yes, sir-William Smith," replied Mr.
Wruggles, camly.
'sSmythe with q and he, or Smith with
q hi and haitch?" inquired the little man.
"What is it to you how he spells his
name?" cried Mr.. Wruggles, getting rather
angry.
Everything p replied the man, furiously
thrusting letter into Mr.. Wrugeles's hand.
Mr.. Wruggles read it and turned pale.
"Yes, from my uncle, whom you've been
s-foolin' as you've been a-foolin' me-"
"Oh why, why" cried Wruggles, rising,
"why didn't you get here sooner"
"Vyp screamed the other, whom we
must now call by his real name of William
| Smythe, "because the engine ran off the
track, and that's the reason. You're a
nice man, MIR. Wruggles; you've gone and
I<xswr do
off you'd been named Jenkins or Brown,
this wouldn't have happened" said Wrug-
giles. 6ZH lEE on
"'Ow can 'elp my namep Besides I
| spell it with q q and be-"
"My daughter was party to the plot, if
plot there were" said Wruggles, thoughtful
| ly, "for she knew this gentleman-met him
at Bath. Were you ever at Bath?"
ssNeVer."
"And you never saw hei?"
"Never."
"Then it is very clear she has married the
man she loved, and very likely the name he
claimed was real one. There's mystery
in this sad affair, and shall not rest till 1
have probed it to the bottom. You can as
sist me, perhaps. Will you stay and dine
with usP'
"No, sir! But you shall hear of me agin,
sir-through my attorneys, sir; hi'll ave
redress If there's such a thing as law in
Hingland."
And he banged away to take the next
train for London.
Mr.. Wruggles's servant handed him card,
on which he read, civilian Smith"
"Anotner Smith! The world is peopled
with them!' cried poor Wruggles. ''Bring
me no more Smiths p
"rhe gentleman is waiting in his chaise
at the door, sir-says he's he lame aud
can't get out"
Mr.. Wrugglss went out IN the avenue,
and there found portly gentlemen, with
his legs swathed in voluminous folds Of
flannel, seated in q pony chaise.
"Mr. Wruggles," said he, 1--WE have never
met, though | have been in the neighbor-
hood some weeks, having purchased Haw-
thorn Hall. l hope to be better known to
you, sir, for many reasons, and the most
important is that a nephew of mine, whom
have determined to aoopt and make my
heir Il expect him from London to-day
very fine young fellow, hear), fell deeply
in love with your daughter at Bath, and
behaved very honorably, l understand for
having no fortune, he did not venture to
propose, and has been endeayoring to cure
himself of bis passion" ..
"He is in a fair way to cure himself"
said Mr.. Wruggles, smiling, ''fOr he mar
ried her this morning."
married her?n cried the old gentleman.
SHOW dared the rascall'
"Don't judge him too harshly," said
Wruggles. ats very evident that there
have been mistakes on both sides owing to
an identify of names, and l have no doubt
the whole affair is susceptible of expl&na-
ton. l have not the least doubt that in
marrying my daughter, strange as it may
appear, your nephew thought be was obey
ing the order of his uncle If the young
folks are happy, don't see why we should
mar their felicity, or even let them know
there was any mistake about it. know
how to satisfy Mr.. Smythe senior, the I'M
cle-for there are four Smiths, two neph-
eEs and two uncles, involved in this affair
and my word for it, all will turn out
WELL"
81 hope so," said Mr., Smith, as he drove
away with q promise to call again..
Nc. Smythe with Y and was finally
pacified, and the money the other Smith sp-
propristed through mistake was made good.
When the bride and bridegroom returned,
they were received with open ar ms at
Hawthorn Hall.