Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-31
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RussiG.-Though Whit Monday may be
considered as me great matrimonial fair.
! il is no, to be supposed thai marriages arc
no, celebrated j, al times aur al! seasons.
except during Tie fasis. Sometimes the
mode Of procedure has been very summa-
~. as happened 10 one Of fourcnunirymcn.
He was a merchant o! grEat responsibility
nad was attached 10 a PuSSian lady. No
impcdi.ncnt offered Itself, except the one
which prevents the nnion OF people oi d!i-
fcrcnt religions; aud. rs foreigner aud
Protestant. he met With much difficulty iii
obtaining permission. As he had friend
rl court who could coiu the imperial cur,
he was commissioned 10 apply 10 the
fountain head. II was necessary 10 await
a scasonah!c oppoItuniry-a sood-hnmor.
ed moment, which grants everyti!ins-and
then strike. The opportunity occurred
and it was in the aliernoan. Your Ma.
issty," said the petitioner. Twill permit
me To inform yor that one Of my conntry.
men is in great distress" "ilow?" replied
his IA ajesiy, "an Enelishn!au i'll distress Z
What is it; let me hncw if eau remedy
it, depend upon il; wha, help does he re-
quire 7" mo. your Majesty, Iit is not
that; but hc wishes to marry Russian,
and The clergy will ool celebrate his mar
rage" Now so! lei him he married
Immediately (@echass.) will give the
order Instantly" aud in five minutes the
imperial signature permitted The nup,ials
10 be celebrated. Now, it must be rccni
!ected that in Russia permission of the
sovereign is bona .fde order md there
is this advantage in desTroiic governments,
TINT when thing is to he done j, is done
be,imcs. The imperial signature au,hori-
zes al S p. m. the marriage of Mr.. A. and
Miss b. A! Gp. IN. this order gets inlo
the hands OF the proper authorities. IL
arrives at The first Office where j, is regis.
tered; Mt s j, gets 10 another; ar 10 il
may have passed The synod; at II il is ic
the hands of the police. aud at midnight
The police officers are uoiIing through the
streets 10 put it in execution, and summon
The parties themselves. Sir. - was aisi
asleep. lie had given The case up as
hopeless; lie nil;s; make The hest OF il; he
mus; forerl ii; be was hussing the pillow,
'iwas ell he could hug 4 laundering rap
a, The door; and before Ec RECEIVERS from
his fn.hp, an armed police is at hi, bedside
with i roll OF paper in their hands. "His
liver is ,urncd TO wafer Those who
have not lived in Russia can hardly ap.
preciale vi bat the workings Of a mars in
side arc uElc! such circumstances. a cold
sweat comes a!l over him; speak he can
not; bu! lie mn,lcrs To himself. 1T il all
up with him. Oh, my wife and chiljrcu!"
aud exclamation which signifies. myself
Mr.. - said &c snch thing. he had 40 " lie
and children, nor a, thar moincu, did i,
appear pr0Lah'c 10 him that he ever might
have any. As he was about 10 force Ut
terance. he was slapped hy the officers,
who told him they had n warrant, which
must be executed Immediately (seechass.
NJ. - thought of ru.ng on hi, clothes.
anil, as he wa, sacrificing 10 The graccs The
officer commenced reading. Fancy man
reused from his slumbcis in the middle of
tho night. trembling all over from fear
more than frum cold, sitting upon the edge
of The bed, drawing on stocking. spin
Ming slow y on; The time, and about TO
hear, rs he supposes, his exile warrant.
BY the grace oil Col. Auiocras O! all the
Russians, &c, be il shown" What was
his surprise, then, 10 find that this sentence
was 4 permi, 10 be married What
now 7" said Mr.. -. n, this time OF
night J" Immediately" (seechassJ said
The officer; Ill is ordered" .oh, ir il is
ordered then know the rest" said Mr..
- ani he hurried on his clothes, and
accompanied the officers To The dwelling of
his betro,hed. What were her fee!ines
upon tho occasion, how the mailer was
broken TO her, whethe. she was asleep or
awake. who explained the necessity of
Immediate comp!iance-all these matters
have not been revealed. alr. aud
Miss - accompanies the police officers
to the church. and Ibe marriage ceremony
was performed IN The middle OF The uishi.
| The officers had done their duty, Mr..
- did i'is, iuasmuch as he had obsyed
orders; and al! the parties shook haads,
went home. and went 10 bed again.
The system Of advertising for wives,
does not exist in Russia; but they may be
bought by private contract. The Russian
consul at Elsinore bought Kamsca,ka
woman. a common mode OF procedure
is to cnPlay Third. a dealer in the trade.
She has a list of d0moiseiieS marier,. of
difieren, ages and of diiieren, values.
Admiral--'s aiGe-de-camp employed a
middle dealer, who found wife for him
who had 10000 rubles. They were mar
ried, and The money was pait! by The lady's
father, dcductins the dealers commission,
and 500 rubles for pianoforie, ~ hcIi was
the young lady's properly, bui which had
no' been stipulated for. So there are
three plans Of procedure in the nupiial line
l-ihe summcr garden the marriage de
eoarsnaie:. aud the pig in the poke
Trareiiing Physician.
4 Reguksy /" Old Curiosity Siop."---
Every one who knows any thing about
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