The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-12-17

"Yea, but he is always rtaicnllng the
idea Of marriage, and cousan't venture
to tell him.
ssNo need Of Il. Let's r.an sway 60
New York and get marriRsl. Yoa KNOW
he added eaily. .swe are both young and
romantic, and It would be quite In charac-
ter
Father at first objected. but when she
came to consider that In this way she
would be relieved OF great portion of the
embarrassment which such asep would
naturally bring with 1t, she cOnseniei. mud
that day week waA appointed for the de-
partnre. She required this siine 20 make
Ipreparations.
Meanwhile. Il Esther had mot been sa
Exclusively occupied with her own affairs.
she might have noticed tnat-a change had
come over Philip. He was often absent
evenings an1wlaen at home was more
silent and distracted than his wont. The
former she readily attributed to tile cause
which he assigned. namely, a pressure OF
business. Tie latter she did not observe,
her mind being preoccupied. We. who
l tus $oCfSbs takTy VsAhG LttC htIOGfIy Of
following him GA one OF his business calls.
It was at a neat cottage, from whose front
door dapgIel an immense knocker, that
Philip Manson knocked. The door was
opened by the same Mics Preston. who
some months before. he thought s.misht
do for Mr.. Bigelow.
'+GOod evening. Maria, was his sasnea-
1 H. h-Gn
tIon about the weather. the crops, and
other standard topics. which, however
trivial they may seem. could hardly be
!, dispensed with, he began to show signs Of
/. embarrassment, and finally calculated:
. .tMaria-Miss Preston-I mean Maria.
what are your opini0ns about marriages''
. ..why," said she, II harlly know.
don't think I have given much consider
alton to the subject
Because" continued Phillip. .sT ani
!, my opinions have suffered great change
on this point. There was a time when
, thought it unwise. bat. now. &c ( could get
good wife. ssleh ~ ysst1, for example.
shomli be inclined TO try IT,"
20 LOr'. Mr., Manson y said Mas Pres
;oI. In son,e perturbation, chow you
taik.''
Five mi, ntes afterwari Miss Preston
had accepted the proposal OF Philip. and
tls two were. so a!! intcnts and purposes,
, eugsyesl
''The only thing think Of said the
gentleman. after brief pause. '.Tt that
my sister s-sher ia decided enemy to
marriage. stsl ilsr,Iiv tinrs. To tell her
am aI'"ut To marry, If we cnuid only get
away and have the ceremony berformed,
it would be pleasanter.n
Suppose we 60 to New York. - sngges-
| ted the bride-eiect.
A good idea. Wen go. When can
you be reatiy?''
Next Monday morning"
So next Monday morning was agreed
upon. It so happened that Esther was to
start Oh Monday afternoon for the same
purpose In view-but Of this coincidence
neither party were aware.
The reader will please 90 forward a
week. By this time the respective parties
have reached New York, been united in
the holy bonds OF matrin.ony. and are
now legally husband and wife. They
: were located at hotels situated on the same
. side ct thh way. but were tar from being
aware Of tho propinquity. On the MORN
: Ing succeeding the two marriages, for by
a singular chance they happened on the
same day, Mr.. Bigelow and Esther started
out for a walk down street. It 30 hap
pened that Hhillip anil his wife were Al
the same noment walking up street. The
!. natural consequence was that the twe
: parties met.
), s-Goosi heavens! my sIsterl" exclaimed
n Phillip.
..Merciful goodness. my brother.' re
;, turned Esther.
.'vh.t bring. you here with ST. Bige
ow ?''
May. how happens it that you are here
with Miss Preston2''
..Miss Preston Is now my wife!''
: ..And Mr.. Bigelow is now my hus,
). ba,sl.''
! ''But thought you wers opposed {.
matrimony.''
: And I supposed you were equally so.'
:. my friends. /" interpreted Mr.. Bigelow,
s.this IL day OF surprise-but I trust 0
/. such nature that we shall al be mad,
the happier thereby. Ny regret, Mr.
: Manson. at robbing you Of your house
!, keeper is quite disslpated by the knowl
: edge that You have so soon supplied he
place"
The sensation excited in the village b
:. the return OF the two brides with thei
respective husbands may be better i'm
y aglned than described. TE gives us pleas
ure to state that neither Phillip nor hl
= sister ever had occasion 10 regret the ,iouhl
$ elopement.
"
" The Commissioners o. internal sese''s'
has received alvIces from Huntsville
er Aiabams. that Illicit distlileFs who wer
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