Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-20

l. He next day pat was true to her
appointment, and found two gentle
men already with her ladyship.
"1ave you got the license?" said
she.
Here it is, my lady," says he and
he gave it to her. She handed it to
one of the gentlemen, who viewed it
attentively. Then calling in her two
servants, she turned to the gentleman
who was reading; Perform the GER
emony," said she. And sure enough
in ten minutes Pat Philan was the
husband, the legal husband, OF the
lovely Lady g.
"That will do" says she, to her
new husband, as he gave her hear
ty kiss, that'll do. Now, sir, give me
my marriage certificate"
The old gentleman did so, and
bowing respectfully to the FIVE pound
note she gave him, he retired with
his clerk; for sure enough, I forget to
tell you, that he was a parson.
go and bring me The warden
says my lady to one of her servants.
YES, my lady," says she, and pres
emily the warden appeared.
"Will you be kind enough;" saws
Lady O., in voice that would call
a bird off a tree, twill you be good
enough to send me hackney coach?
wish to- leave this prison immedi-
ately."
"Youm ladyship foreets," replied he
''that you must pay forty thousand
before l can let you go.;'
81 am married woman. You
can detain my husband, but not me-"
and she smiled at philan, who began
rather to dislike the appearance of
things.
"Pardon me, my lady, it is well
known you are single"
Il tell you ! am married"
where's your husbandl"
There, sir!" snd she pointed to
the astonished barber; .there he
stands. Here is, my marriage certi-
fiicate, which you can peruse at your
leisure. My servants yoader were
witnessas of the ceremonys7pw,
detaln me, sir, one instant, at your
peril" ~ =.
The warden was dunsS9anded, and
no wonder. Poor Philan would
have spoken, but neither party would
let him. The lawyer below was con-
suited. The result was evident. In
half an hour Lady G.. was free, and
Pat Philan, her legitimate husband,
a prisoner for debt to the amount of
forty thousand pounds.
We'll, sir, for some time Pat thout'
he was in dream; and the creditors
thought they were still worse. The
following day they held moe ting,
and finding they had been trlcked,
swore they'd detainpoor Pat forever.
But, as they well knew that he had
nothing, and wouldn't feel much
shame in going through the insolvent
court, they made the best of a bad
bargain, and let him out.
We'll you must know, about awe k
after this, Paddy Philan was sitting
up his little fire, and thinking over
the wonderful things he had seen,
when as sure as death, the postman
brought him a letter, the first he had
ever received, which he took over to
a friend ofhis, one Ryan, a fruit seller
because you sec, he was no great
hand at reading or writing, to deer
pher it for him. 1t ran thus:
$50 down to Doneraille and mar
ry Kathleen O'Reilly. The instant
the knot is tied l fulfil my promise of
making you comfortable for life
But as you value your life and liberty
never breathe syllable of what has
passed. Remember you are in my
powerifyou tell the story-the mon
ey will be paid to you directly you
enclose me your marriage certificate.
OH happy Paddy Didn't he start
next day for Cork, and fdidn't he
mary Kathleen andtouch thousand
pounds? BY the powers he did. And
what is more, he took a cottage,
which, perhaps you know, is not a
hundred miles from Bruffiin, in The
county ofLimerick; and FLAX, he for
got his first wife, clean and entirely,
and never told any one but himself,
tunder promise of secrecy, the. story
Of his first marriage.
Lamartine has returned from the
East much earlier than was expec.
ted. He proposes going very short.
ly to England, in order,to procure
there the capital and tex, instruments
ofwhic.s he has need for the working
OF his newly acquired territories.
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