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My Cousin Caroline's Wedding. 77 but, upon my word, the captain’s stolen intercourse with Lina looked a vast deal more like love than his paraded attentions to Caroline. My private opinion was that he had scented his bride’s flirting propensities, and was playing off a bit of revenge. However, the morrow must end it. I'll be shot, too,if he did not kiss her! To be sure, he kissed Caroline at the same time, and said something about he and Lina being only a few hours off cousinship ; but I know this, that 1f Lina had been my ladye-love instead of my sister, I should have found my rest dis- turbed by visions of coffee and pistols. It was a beautiful day for a wedding. The sun shone, the bells tinkled, and the carriages rattled up with the guests. The first arrival was Dr. Cram and his lady, the latter’s bird-of-paradise nodding to the wind as she alighted, all splendid in a robe of pea-green bugles and gold wire. Sir Pepperton Jeffs dashed up with outriders. He bore a splendid case of pearls as a present for the bride, and a similar set for Lina. Mrs. Dr. Cram, who liked to have a finger in everybody’s pie, told him it was not etiquette to bestow upon the bridesmaid a like present to the bride’s. But Sir Popperton, who was a flery man, observed that Lina was his niece as well as Caroline, and that etiquette might be smothered. Everybody was in high feather; aunt herself like the rising sun. A splendid scarlet dress, dazzling to behold, and a white bonnet and scarlet plume. Captain Fitzhenry looked very handsome—strange that he had not chosen a bride more worthy of him! Coffee and tea were handed round, but ‘he breakfast was to come afterwards. We were to set out for the church at ten, but that hour struck before Caroline made her appearance. Dr. Cram had twice looked at his watch, whena rush of white satin and lace proclaimed the bride’s presence. Several damsels were in her train, but next to her, as chief bridesmaid, walked my gentle sister. The room fell into congratulations, and Carry’s gratified eye told that they were welcome. I: never saw her look so well. Her dress, exclusive of jewels, must have cost what. would keep me for six months. Lina was in a quiet, pale sort of silk, that I unfortunately called “stone;” upon which Mrs. Dr. Cram in- dignantly snapped me up, and asserted that it was ‘‘ pearl grey.” Her - bonnet was the same as Caroline’s, except the orange-blossoms, and she wore no jewels. The whole of Caroline’s dress had been Lina’s present. Captain Fitzhenry advanced, and did homage to his bnde in a whisper. She received it with a genuine look of timidity, and turned away to shelter her blushes behind aunt’s fiery petticoats. The captain then spoke to Lina in the same low tone, when she burst into tears, and nearly sobbed herself into hysterics. Thinking she was going into them out and out, I got some Preston salts ready, and called out for a can of water. I did not care for the hysterics, bit %) didocare: for im yD