Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-10
A NASHVILLE GIRLS JOKE.
How She Played It ON Her Eastern
Relatives.

Under the heading - Sorrows of a
Bridegroom; Mated, but Not Married" the
Troy (N. W Press, of the 4th inst, tells
this story:
Al North Bennington reside a young
married couple, whom We shall designate
as Mr. and Mrs. D A few DAYS ago
the lady conceived the happy idea Of a ride
to the observatory on Mount Anthony. a
select cOmpln was soon made up for the
ride. but the time had not been definitely
fixed. Mrs. D. had a handsome,
dashing cousin from Cincinnati, stopping at
Arlington for a few days, whom we will
call Mr.. B. and she wrote him TO
come down and join the party. Several Of the
p~rettiest girls of North Bennington had
s.their mouths made IN" for this gay Gin
cinnatian-that is TO say, each of them
hoped to secure him for her escOrt-and
they watched every train from the North
expecting his arrival.
Tuesday morning he came, but what was
the disappointment Of the watchful girls
when they saw q beautiful young lady get
out of the car with him, take his arm, and
walk with him TO Mr. DIS residence.
This was Notifying enough, but it was
still worse when they were presently intro
duced TO FER as Mrs. B. Mrs. D.
was surprised to find that her cousin was
married, but rejoiced that he had such a
charming wife. The ride t. the observa-
tory was taken, and all the young gentle
men secretly fell in love with Mrs. B,
and all the young ladies with Mr.. B.
The newly welded pair were not so en-
crossed with each other as 10 detract from
the pleasure of the party, but they mingled
f.aaIv Nth RfIa nFlar- anl NO. F,n 80
agreeable as the unmarried members of the
party. Take it all in all, they had a pleas
ant time, though there were some secret re-
grets, as we have before limited, that Mr..
and Mrs. B were married.
In the evening there was a little family
party al Mrs. D-s. As the time for re-
firing approached, Mrs. B. was noticed
whispering TO Mrs. D., and presently
they left the room. The other guests fl
nally were shown to their rooms, and Mr..
D. and Mr.. B went to Mr. D-'s
room to find their wives. The door was
bolted, and neither would dis. B
come out, nor could Mr.. - gain admis-
sion to see what was the cause of such
strange conduct. Finally both Of the i'll
treated husbands Went 10 bed. The newt
morning this strange episode caused no lit
tie wOnderment in the family circle,
especially among the unmarried mem
bers Of il. NJ. D. and Mr..
B-were evidently much piqued at the
conduct of their wives. Finally the matter
was likely to cast such a cloud over the en-
joyment of the company that it was found
necessary to
Z OUT THE Truth,
and MIR. B-introduced the lady who had
passed for his wife as Miss P, also a
first cousin of Mrs. D. whom she had
never before seen, and also first cousin of
Mr.. B-himself. OF course this was
voted one of the bsst jokes that ever aroused
the merriment of North Bennington. Miss
P-liVGs in Nashville, Tenn, and had
met her cousin BIN brooklyn at the
house Of a relative, and had come Onthence
to Arlington to visit their grandmother.
They had tried to play the same joke on
the old lady, but she had seen Miss P
when e little girl, and said, "Lal you can't
fool me, | guess ! know my grandchildren
when | see them"