The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19

upon the county Cterk ana SeCurcQ tne license The official although stranger, congratulated me upon Y good fortune, declared tha, Miss Gepson was the mos, magnificent young lady in the country. and besides. he added with mercenay wink. the old man is well fixed'
 " The appointed night came. 4 thin eloud-veil overspread the sky not a star was visible. The horse stum- bled along in the darkness. stopped a, the appointed place. Ne,;ie ~was crouched near the fence.
 'S-h' she whispered. kissed her and lifted her upon the horse. Away we can- tered. She whispered directions 10 the justices house. We arrived and called him. We preferred to be married or horseback. and gave tte old man the license. which he took into the house and examined. When he came out he con- graduated us:
 Happiness indeed was within my grasp pressed my darling wife to my bosom and thanked God that He had smiled upon me. The night was so dark that we could see nothing.
 '' Net,ie suggested. as the night was so fearfully dark. that we go to little tav- ern not far away where we could remain until morning. At length we arrived at the place. The landlord who admitted I us declared that he did not have can- de on the place and that we would have 10 seek the bridal cham Der in the dark. which we did.
 Was man ever so happy: My wife soon sank to sleep. Her sof, breath famed my cheek. and her long hair yelled my face. oh, thought l. may the wick edness of this world ever be shut ou, from my sight by this glorious hair. slep, for time and awoke to blissful con- sciousness of my marriage. kissed the beautiful lips of my wife. and again thanked God. Morning came. My wife still slept. and while the day Was yet misty and the light uncertain. arose. dressed myself and Jeff the room. We had agreed upon an early star, and was yeNed when went out and saw that no preparations for breakfast had been made.
 Your wife ain't up yet. is she:' asked the landlord with peculiar and what took to be malicious twinkle in his eyes.
 No replied; ',he rough ride and the excitement of last night has almos, ex- haus,ed her. wish you would have breakfast as soon as possible. as l, stands us in hand to get ou, of the neighbor- hood
 All right, By the way. heres let ter was asked to hand you with a request that you will not open i, until you are safe on your journey. think it contains presen, from a friend
 pu, the letter in my pocket. walked around awhile and thinking tha, my wife had arisen. again sought the room where the happies, night of my life had been spent. opened the door and en- tered. Great God. On the bed fay the biackest negro wench | exer saw-a hor= rible young wench in frightful wig She looked a, me and called me by an endearng name. rushed from the room. and disregarding my horse, I sought the woods. where wandered half crazy. Remembering the letter, tore it open and read:
 Yes. you are a masher. and hope tha, your friend will congratulate you upon your success in capturing the young lady and securing the old mans fortune saw your villainous letter in the hall. and resolved upon revenge. My father and mother readily concurred with me and assisted me in making all necessary arrangements. As you may no doubt feel an interest in the financial standing ofyour young and beautiful wife. I'll state tha; we paid her nifty dollars to act her part. Your friend. the landlord. was also acquainted with the scheme. For the purity of our law. let me assure you tha, the justice of the peace married you in good faith. and that the license was is- sued in due form of law by the clerk You see the colored girls name is Nettie Geps son. Her christian name is in honor of myself and her maiden name is legally derived. as her parents once belonged to my father. It IS to be hoped that this will teach you lesson. and that you will. in the future, be more careful of express ing an opinion of a young lady. Your friend. \ErTIE.''
 That was indeed a horrible experi- ence. said the eastern drummer.
 Without parallel said Tanbuy.
 Il think tha, Major Jones. in his court shin mentions m affair aip,oS, ne h,J