Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-05
MIR. o.LEARY,s WEDDING.


bling through the south OF France, aud had in
reached Lyons. where the COMPOUNDED pavemer
that sticks up like spears. with the point upwatt
had compelled me TO rest some DAVIS and recruit. fc
this purpose I installed myselfin the pension OF Ma
dame Gourgead, Rue dc Pettis Carmes, n quie
house-where we dined at twelve, ten in number
upon about two pounds OF stewed beef, with garli
and c,rrots-a light SOUP. being the water whicl
accompanied the same to render il tender in stew
ing--some preserved cherries, and an omellette
with a pint bottle OF Beague, 6me qualitc, I believ,
"A species Of pyroligneous wioe made from the win
stalks, but pleasant in summer with your salad
then we played dominos in the evening, or whis
for sous points, leading altogether q verv quiet an,
vir,uous existence. or as Madame herself expressed
IL, 'une vie tout.a fait patriarchale;' OF this | canno
myself affirm how far she was right in supposins
the patriarchs did exactly like us. But TO proceed
in the same establishment there lived a widow
whose late husband had been a wine merchant al
Dion-he had also, | suppose from residing in that
country, been initiating the patriarchs, for he died
one day. Well, the lady was delayed at Lyons
for some law business, and thus 1t came about, thst
her husbands testament and the sharp paving stones
IN the streets determined we should oe acquainted.
1 cannot express to you the delight OF my fair conn.
trywoman at finding that's person who spoke Eng
lish had arrived at the pension feeling | myself
somewhat participated in, for to say truth, | was
not ut that time a very great proficient in French.
We soon became intimate, in less time probably
thin It would otherwise have happened, for from
the ignorance ofall the Others OF one word Of Eng
lish, | was enabled during dinner TO say many soft
and tender things, which one does not usually ven.
ture on in company.
al recounted my travels, and told various advcn.
lures oil my wanderinss, till at last, from being
merely amused, | found that my fair friend began
TO be interested in my narratives; and frequently
when passing the bouillon TO her, | have seen n tear
IN the corner Of her eye: in a word, she loved me
Tor the dangers | had passed. as Othello says.
Well, laugh away if you like, but it's truth ! am
'eilffrs YOU" AT this part oil Mr. OLeary's story,
we all found IL impossible 10 Withstand The ludi-
crous mock heroic OF his lace and tone, and laughed
loud and long. When we at length became silent,
ne resumed-"Beiore three weeks had passed over,
1 had proposed and was accepted, Just your own
way, MIR Lorrequer, taking the ball at the hop, the
very same way you did at Cheltenham, the time
inc lady Jllted you, and ran of with your friend MIR
Waher; read II all IN the news, though | was
uhen IN Norway hshing.!" Here there was another
interruption by n laugh, not however, at MIR o.
Learys expense, | gave HIM u most menacing
look, while he contnued-"the settlements were
soon drawn up, and consisted, like all great diplo-
maue OF series OF gains and compen-
satfons; thus she was not 10 taste any thing stronger
than kirsch wasser, or Nantz brandy; and | limited
myself TO a pound of shortcut weekly, and so on {:
out 10 proceed, the lady being a good Catholic, in
SISTED upon being married by a priest OF her own
persuasion, before the performance of the ceremony
>l the BRUSH embassy IN Paris; TO this | could cfer
no objection, and we were accordingly united in
the holy Sends the same morning, after signing the
law papers"
Then, MIR OLeary, you are really n married
man."
hatS the very point I'm coming TO, ma'am; for
I've consulted all the Jurists upon the subject, and
tney sever can agree. But you shall hear. des-
P'tched a pohte note to Bishop Luscombe, and made
every arrangement for the approaching ceremony,
look a quarter IN the Rne Helder, near the Estam-
met, and looked forward with anxiety for the day
winch was 10 make me happy; for our marriage in
Lyons was only a kind OF betrothal. Now, nv iair
ir'eno had but one dithculty remaining, poor dear
soul refrain from mentioning her name for deli
caey sake, but poor dear Mrs Ram could not bear
the nol'on oil our going up TO Paris in the same con-
'eyahce, tor long as she had lived abroad, she had
aVo'ued every thing French, even the language, so
she proposed that l should go in the early 'Dili.
senee, which starts al four O'Clock ia the morning,
WINE She look her departure al nine; thus | should
u some hours sooner IN p@is, and ready to receive
OH her arriving; besides sparlng her bashtulness
all reproach oil our travelling together. Ii was no
use my teuing her that always travelled on foot,
a"u na'eda IDilSence;' she eoolly replied that nj
~ 'rhe U. ne we couid not spare the time neces'
az iI " pilgrimage 10 Jerusalem, for so she sup
Poseu .heJourney from Lyons to Paris to be; SO fear
Is leSt any douot might lie thrown upon the ardor
my autaehmeni, yielded at once.
A,Gth most tender iIfewell OF my BRIDE or wife,
uont KNOW which, L retired Tor the night with IA
n"t sao'lauhs oetNeen my hopeso oil happiness and
my Tears Tor The result OF a journey so foreign 10 all
my haois Of travelling, and IN which could not
oul tIe'no'e al te many casualties my habitual la
%,"esS ahu uislhe 10 any hours but OF my own
o"o1s'ns might involve me H.
i mao scarcely ialn down IN bed, ere these
t"ousn's 'oVh sucn possession OF me, mat sleep Tor
once IN my llie was out OF the question; and then
'e misery OF getting up at four IN the morning
putting on your clothes by the Pickering light Of
me porters c~andie-getung your boots on the
wrong feet, and all that kind of annoyance-T am
sure j fetttd myself into the feeling of a down
right martyr before an hour was over. We'll at
least thought !, one thing is well done--I have
been quite right IN coming to sleep here at the
Messagene Hotel, where the diligence starts from,
or The chances are ten TO one that | should never
wake ui the time was past. Now, however,
tney are sure TO call me; so ! may sleep TRANQUILITY
llI theh' meanwhile ] had iorgotten 10 pack my
uunk--my papers, &c. laying all about the room IN
a state OF considerable confusion. j rose at once
WIN az the despatch | could muster: this took q
long time to effect, and 1t was nearly two O'Clock
ere ! hnlshed, and sat down TO smoke a solitary
pIpe-the ias', as suppose, II might be my lot to
ENJOY, Tor heaven knows how long Mrs. r.. having
expressed rather late in our intimacy | confess,
h'Lomg opIhions against tobacco within doors.
when ! had finished my little sack Of the
weed" the cock struck three, and ! started to
mink how little time | was destined to have in he'd.
In bed why SAID ] there is no use thinking Of il
now ior ! shal scarcely have lain down ere | shall
ne Obliged 10 get up again. So thinking, | set
upout pressing myself Tor the road; and as the sea
son was winter, ana the weather dreadiully severe,
,oo care Voarray myself IN all the covering ! could
- nunos UPON ana Oy the time ! had developed
"yse' me par OF long Hungarian CATERS, and a
nSna VI sneeps WOOL Win a brown bear skin
ou''loe, With a we sh wig, and a pair Of large dark
g. $3.50 oe'enu the eyes IRON the snow, ]