The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-10


sA.-1 hough Whit-Monday may be considered o,
the great matrimonial fair il is not to be supposed
thai marriages not celebrated at all times aud all
seasons, except during fasts. Sometimes The mode
of procedure has been very summary, as happened
10 one Of our countrymen tie was merchant Of
great responsibility and was attached TO Russian
lady No impediment offered itself, except the one
which prevents the union Of people Of different rel-
gions and as foreigner and Protestant, he net
with much difficulty in obtaining permission. As he
had friend at court who could gain the imperial
ear, he commissioned TO apply 10 the fountain
head 1t was necessary 10 await seasonable oppor-
tunity--a good-humored moment, which grants eve
rythng--and then strike. The opportunity occuc-
red and II was in the afternoon.
Z" Your Majesty" said the petitioner " will per-
NIT me to inform you that enc Of my countrymen IS
in great distress"
q How 2" replied his majesty, " an Eng.ishman in
Distress What is il; let me know if reme-
dy, depend upon it what help does he require"
NO. your majesty, j; is not that but be wi,he,
to marry Russian, and the clergy will not celebrate
his marriage I"
How soi let him be married immediately (ss
chass) will give the order instantly = and IN Eve
minutes the imperial signature permitted tie uuptal1
10 be celebrated.
Now, it must be recolected that in Russia per-
mission Of the sovereign is bona fds order aud
there is this advantage in desponc Governments that
when thing is 10 be done it is done beumos The
imperial signature authorizes at 5 r. NJ the MARI
age Of MIR. A and Miss b. Alto p. NJ. this order
gets into the hands Of the proper authorities 1t ar
Tives al the first office, where registered. At
it gets to another at 10 it may have passed the sy
nod at IL it is in the hands of the police and at
midnight the police officers trotting through the
streets to put in execution and summon the parties
tn mselves.
Mr.. was fast asleep. He had given up the
case as hopeless; he must make the best of II he
must forget il ; lac was huegng his plllow-'twas all
he could hug; laundering rap at the door; and be
fore he fully RECEIVERS from his fright an armed
police at his bedside with roll OF paper IN their
hands. " His liver is turned TO water" ]ho,e
who have not lived in Russia hardly appreciate
what the workings of mans insides are under such
circumstances. cold sweat comes all over him !
speak he cannot but he mutters to himself. IL IS
all up with me. Oh my wife and chs en- ~ an
exclamation which signifies, myself Mr.. - SAID
no such thing he had no wife and children, nor at
that moment did it appear probable 10 him that be
ever nj ght have any.
A, he about to force utterance he was stop
ped by the officers, who told him ih,y had war
rant, which must be executed mmed ately (seeehGss
Mr. " thought Of putting on his clothes aud, as
he vas sacrificing 10 The graces, the ,iiicer com
menced reading. Fancy man reused from his
slumbers IN the middle of the night, trembling all
over from fear more than from cold, sitting upon
the edge Of The bed. drawing stocking, spinning
sowy out the time, and about 10 hear, he sup
poses, his exile arrant.
:" BY the grace Of God, Autocrat of all the Rus
SLAMS, &C., be II shown
What was his surprise, then, TO find that his
tence was permit to be married
a" What now ~ said Mr.. -, surprised sat this
time o. night ~
immediately" (seeehass) said the officer; it is
order ed"
"Oh, If it is ordered then know the rest" said
Mr. -, and he hut red on his clothes aud accom-
panied the officers to the dwelling Of his betrohed
What were her feelings upon the occasion, how the
matter was broken 10 her, whether she asleep
or awake, who explained the necessity of immedi-
ate compliaDce-ail these mat have not been
vealed. Mt. - and Miss accompanied the
police officers TO The church. and the marriage cere-
mony was performed in the middle OF the night
The officers had done their duty; Mr.. did his,
inasmuch as he had obeyed orders and all the par
ties shook hands, went home, and went bed again.
The system of advertising for wives does not ex-
lst in Russia; but they may be bought by private
contract, The Russian consul at ElsiDore bought
kamschatka woman. A common mode Of proce-
dure IS to employ third dealer in the trade. She
has list OF denoisehss mayier, Of different ages
and Of different values. Admiral IS aide -de-
camp employed middle dealer, who found wife
for him who had 10000 rlbles They married,
and the money was laid by the lady~ father deduct
ing The dealers commission, and 500 nlbes for pi
ano forte, which was The young aoy's property but
which bad not been stipulated for. So there are three
plans Of procedure in the nuptlal line-the summer
garden the marriage de renance and the pig in the
poke. Trareifing Phusiciai.