Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-23


dancing round the room.
But there are conditions, said Lady c. 'Af.
ter the first day of our nuptials you must never
see me again nor claim me for your wife,
Il don't like that says Pat, for he had been
ogiing her ladyship most desperately.
But remember Kathleen O'Reny. With
the money III give you may 60 and marry her
That's thrue,' says he. But thin the b.
gamyr
1'll never appear against you,' says her la
dyship. Only remember you must take an
oath never to call me your wife after to-mor.
row, and never to 90 telling all the story
Bit of word I'll iver say
well, then says she, there's ten pounds.
Go and buy licence, and leave the rest to me-
and then she explained to him where he was 10
go, and when he was to come, and all that
The next day Pat was true to his appoint.
ment, and found two gentlemen already with
, her adyship
Have you got the licenser y says she.
! Here it a, my lady, says he; and he gave
it to her. She handed it to one ofthe gentle
men, who viewed it attentively. Then, calling
in her two servants, she turned TO the gentle.
man who was reading. Perform the ceremo.
n.y. says she.
And sure enough in ten minutes Pat Philan
was The husband, the legal husband, of the love-
ly Lady C.
That will do says she to her now husband,
as he gave her a hearty kiss that'll do Now,
sir, give me my marriage certificate The old
gentleman did so, and, bowing respectfullyto to
the 6ve-pound note she gave him, he retired
with his clerk; for sure enough, forgot to tell
you that he was parson.
Go and bring me the warden says my la
dy to one Of her servants.
Yes my lady, says she; and presently the
warden appeared.
'Will you be good enough says Lady c., in
a voice that would call bird from off tree;
, will you be good enough to send and fetch a
hackney-coach l wish to leave this place
Immediately
Your ladyship forgets,' replied he, that
you must pay forty thousand pounds before
. can let you co.
, i am married woman. You can detain my
husband, but not me- And she smiled at PHI
Ian, who began ratherto dislike the appearance
of things.
Pardon me- my lady, it is well known you
are single Il tell you am married.
Where's your husband ?
, There, sir y and she pointed to the astonish-
! cd barber there he stands, Here is my mar
b riage certificate, which you can peruse at your
o leisure. My servants yonder were witnesses
o of the ceremony. Now detan me sir, one in.
c slant at your peril
n The warden was dumb-founded, and no won'
der. Poor Philan would have spoken, but ne..
n ther would let him. The lawyer below was
d consulted. The result was evident. In halt
Vt an hour Lady c. was free, and Pat Philan, her
p legitimate husband prisoner for debt, to tho
d amount of forty thousand pounds.
u Well, sir, for some time Pat thought he wa,
in a dream, ard the creditors thought the,
II were still worse. The following dav the,
9 held meeting, and, finding how they had bect
e tricked, swore they'd detan poor Pat forever
l. But as they knew he had nothing, and would nj
II feel much shame in going through the Inso
l. vent Court, they made the best of bad bar
II gain, and let him out
Well, you must know, about week after
this Paddy Phian was setting by his little fire
= and thinking over the wonderful things he had
seen, when, as sure as death, the postman
brought him letter, the first he had ever re-
ceived, which he took oyer TO friend of his
one Ryan. frut.seller, because you see h,
a was no great hand al reading writing, to de
cipher for him. It ran thus:
n Go 10 Doneraile and marry Kathleen o.
y Reilly. The instant the knot is tied | vii
fulfil my promise ofmakng you comfortable fol
" life. But, as you value your life and liberty
vi never breathe syllable of what has passed
Remember you are in my power if you tel
g the story The money will be paid to you di.
rectly you enclose your marriage certificate.
send you ESQ for present expenses C
a Oh, happy Paddy, DIDN'T he start next day
for Cork, and didn't he marry kath cen and
touch thousand pounds By the powers he
did And, what is more, he took a cottage
2 which perhaps you know, not a hundred mile
D. from Bruifn, in the county of Limerick ant
l'taix, he forgot his first wife clean aud entire
H. ly, and never told any one but myself, under d
promise of secrecy, the story OF his Fleet MAJ
s. riage,'