West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-04-02


~ Mrs Leigh had forc~ccu. il WAS To
he one OF IT. events More than one
great pcr>"nag" had promised To- hr
present including that very great per-
>"nagc who gives the tome to English
society The noble otc> of the land
had been hidden to meet them Tho
wedding presents We're "a sight indeed.
ana the list of them IN iho paper, made
me mouths ut burglars water with long
lng. The trou>~cau was wonder. too.
9hu made sad the heart, of many great
ladies
Ncrrincr was we'll content. II "a,
mao To br married at all. every thing
must he good form. And 10 promised
To hc 80. lie had taken the trouble to
secure the presence of the great per-
>ouagc> and tine people whom the,
cared to meet. No other wedding Of
th" season could hold a candle 10 his.
ho felt quite satisfied about that. lie
knew himself tu hc "a superb creature.
and he was pleased with Dame Fortune
Tor showing her appreciation of the
iact The morning came. and when
Ncrrlncr rose lac felt nervous for the
first time i'm his life. There certainly
- something very irving about we'd
dng morning. cNcu tu the most hard
"ned. lie ate no breakfast. but bcrau
at champagne before hc dressed. and
went on with it during the process
Ills best man, the Young Maruui, of
BroadHnd-. camr i'm to look after him
lie found N"rrincr trembling; hc had
never done this ou the morning of "a
duel, or after night over the cards.
or the moment before race wa, run
ON which his all was >takcd
.'N hat il the matter. Ncrrmcro" i'm
pulrcd the young Marquis, in much
amalcmcnt
suppose the Prince shouldn't
comet
ION, nonsense; he always keeps his
word. Make haste, or we shall be- late
at the church
Ncrincr drank another yla,, of
champagne, aud They started The
church was already beginning to til "a
church only does nll ON such occa,-
ions a> this. with the stream of the up
per ten thousand Nrrriner was
pleased. for i'm his heart thi, apparent
cynic was a. vain "a, the schoolgirl.
Soon after h" arrived the Prince came.
amt at Last every one wa> there cN-
ccpt the bride
Tn" wcdding-drcss did not come
homo till the very last minute. and
then il was found that the white silk
lace with which the lovely little Hover
adorned bodice was fastened had been
left out i'm the hurry. Hctty's maid
went of in "a hau.om To the millincr' S..
andat last all was right. and the prct-
tic>t and brightcst-cyed bride of the
year was ready. Aud quite cool. too.
though she was 80 late. For Uctty
was girl who never got fcycrcd or
Hurried. She took life very easy. spite
OF her viNacity of manner Certainly
size was late. and it WAS very shocking.
considering what an august throng
aw1itc her; but it could not bc helped.
and she thought Vcrriner valued her
grccnback- sufficiently 10 bear the trial
in patience.
But 10y the time the bride and her
mother reached The church Vcrrincr
had lost his head. lie read the thing
simply a. an insult put upon himself.
and that before the only audience i'm
the world bc cared q straw for He be
gan to feel l.Nc horse with the bit
between his teeth when sharp spur,
are struck in by an ignorant rider.
Bruadland~, who knew hi, tempcr.
looked ut hi- face and wondered what
hc would do They were waiting i'm
ambush iD the vc~irV. At last there
was faint muIrnur; the bride had ar
rived. NcrlTncr hurried around and
reached thc church door Just in time to
meet her a. -hc stepped into the porch.
How dare you put such am insult
upon me- hc missed into her ear
you. the daughter OF dirt, oil mcr-
chant by Heavens. Illmakc you pay
Tor this when we get away,
Hcuy looked straight i'm the face o.,
this furious man. face hidcou~ with
rage. No lady had over seen such "a
look ON hi, face before. But hcthoupht
this girl Wa~ absolutely I'm his pOXcr
now. No ono heard what he said buf
himself: and ID was all over iu ana in.
-taut Broadland> seized hi, arm a. he
Jed him away: and the bride was taken
possession of bv 20 stately looking Am
"ric1u Oikc lIctty' father ne. too. had
struck iie4Awbo was 10 give her away.
Bride and bridegroom met again af
ilr alter llctty looked quite cool.
but her gray eyes were very pale Yer
rIhcr, bl % tremendous hi.trionic effort.
had recovered himself. and wore All.
usual soft lWguOr The crrcmOu,
went on and every body assumed thr
right expression The bridegroom was
asked whether hc would take this wom-
an. etc. ~, answered quietly. but clear
IN - VIII. Nhcu. however the dig
ull1rN who Jhiciaied turned 10 Hcttt
and asked her the same quest ION ara
awful thing happened Quite coolI,.
without apparent emotion. she replied