Year: 1867

n few nights since an army officer
was standing IL front Of one of our city
hotels, deeply meditating on something
only known to himself, when he was
addressed by colored individual, who
inquired if that was Captain G. Upon
the captains answering in the afiirma
tive he was in formed by the gentle
man of color that there was person in
the shape of female, who wished to
STE lin, at the corner above.


Now, we will say here that the brave
captain had been struck somewhere in
the region of the heart with an arrow
from Cupid's bow, and that he had
! fixed that very night to ask that same
question which so many have asked,
viz, "Wi!l Won have me ?'' but still
he was ready for some romance if it
came in the way. lie accordingly fol-
lowed the dark individual to the corner
above, and there saw a lady deeply
veilrd SO that not Il particle of her face
could he seen.


When he came up she asked him to
follow her, and>lcd the way to public
square, where she informed him that if
he would be willing to be blindfolded
and led some little distance he would
meet the very lady he intended to pro-
pose to that night; and, furthermore,
a minister would be in attendance ready
to pronounce them one and inseparable.
Now, the captain had fixed himself all
up for the other occasion, so there was
no difficulty in his dress or looks, though
he did not like the blindfolding part :;
but he finally consented, and dainty
little handkerchief was placed over his
eyes, sweetly scented and worked all
over.


His fair pilot then took his arm and
escorted him around corners, up streets,
and finally stopped at neat little
house, rang the bell, and the next min
ute the captain WAS in the presence Of
large company there assembled, he
thought to see the wedding. When
the handkerchief was removed he found
himself the centre of all eyes. At one
end of tie room (which we will state
here was in n clergyman's house, was
q minister all ready to do his part Of
the arrangement. In few moments
the door was opened. and in came the
| bride elect ali dressed for the occasion,
but with heavy mask on, which she
informed the captain would be removed
as soon as he promised to " love, honor,
and keep her for better or worse" &c.
They stood up, the captain all ankle
tv, and the minister commenced. The
captain made his VOWS, and when the
lady was about to do the same, she re-
moved her mask, and said to the as
tonished and mortified groom, John,
I could not lot you have another wife
while | was living" The captain now
looked down, and who should it be but
lis wife, who he thought was out West,
and not dreaming that she was SO near;
but she, having heard the attention he
had been paving to the lady in question,
had come on and arranged the plan
which was carried out In another
moment in rushed 4 little, curly-headed
boy, crying, "Papa! papa" The cap
tain, who had come so near doing some
thing bad, finding he could not get out
of the scrape, gave in, and started away
with his lawful wife and little one; but
before doing so he asked to see the fair
conductor who brought him to the
house, and you can imagine his amaze
ment when the lady stepped up and he
found it to be the very lady to whom
he had intended to pop the question
that night. The curtain dropped here,
and the last we saw of the captain he
was stepping into carriage with his