The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-10-04
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never see me again, nor claim me for your wife
81 DON'T like that says Pat, for he had been
ogling her ladyship most desperately.
I" but remember Kathleen O'Reily. With
the money, I'll give you. may 60 and marry her.
That's true" said he, shut then the bigamy.'
"lIl never appear against you,' says her
ladyship. "Only remember you must take an
oath never to call me your wife after tomorrow,
and never to go telling all the story"
"Divil word l'lI iver say"
"Well. then, says she, 'there's ten pounds.
Go and buy license, and leave the rest to me;
and then she explained to him where he was
to 90, and when be was to come, and all that.
The next day Pat was true to her appoint
ment and found two sgentemen already with
her ladyship.
Have you got the license % said she.
"Here il is, my ady,' says he, and be gave
il to her. She NJ ldedi it to one Of the gentle.
men who viewed it attentively. Then calling
in her servants. She turned to the gentleman,
who was readng:--"Perorm the ceremony"
said she. And sure enough in ten minutes Pat
Philan was the husband, the legal husband of
the lady c.
THAT will do," says she to bernew husband
as he gave her hearty kiss; thas'll do. Now,
sir, give me my marriage certificate
The old gentleman did so, and bowing re.
spectfully TO the five pound note she gave him.
he retired with his clerk for sure enough
forgot to tell You he was parson.
"Go and bring me the warden,' says the la.
dy to one of her servants.
"Yes my lady, says she, and presently the
warden appeared.
"Will you be kind enough says Lady c.,
in voice that would have called a bird of'a
tree, "will you be good enough to send ME a
hackney coach? wish to leave this prison
Immediately.
Your ladyships forgets, 'that you must pay
forty thousand before can let you GO"
"I'm 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
81 tell you am married p
"Wbere is your husband 7"
"There, sir I" and she pointed to the aston
ished barber; there. he stands. Here is my
marriage certificate, which you can peruse at
your laizure. My servants yonder were wit.
nesses of the ceremony. Now detain me, sir,
one instant, at your pe,il!
The warden was dumfounded, and no wonder.
Poor Philan would have spoken, but neither
party would let him. The lawyer below was
counselled. The..rcsult was evident. In halt
an hour lady C. was free, and Pat Philan. her
legitimate husband, prisoner for the debt TO
the amount of forty thousand pounds.
Well, sir, for some time Pat thought he was
in dream, and the creditors thought they were
worse. The following day they held meet
ing, and finding they had been tricked swore
they'd detain poor Pat forever. But as they
we'll knew that he had nothing, and wouldn't
feel much shame in going through the insolvent
court they made the best OF bad bargain, and
let him out.
Well you must know, about week after this
Paddy Philan was sitting by his little tre, and
thinking over the wonderful things he had seen
when as sure as death, the postman brought him
letter, the first he had ever received, which
he took over to a friend OF his, one Ryan fruit
seller, because you see, he was 40, great hand
at reading or writing, to deciphef it TOR him.
1t ran thus:
$50 down to Doneraille and marry Kathleen
OReilly. The instant the knot is tied, fulfill
my promise of making you comfortable for lite
But as you value your life and liberty, never
breathe syllable OF wha, has passed. Remem.
Der you are in my power ifyou tell the story
The money will be paid to you directly you in.
c!ose me your marriage certificate. send you
ESQ for present expenses"
Oh! happy Paddy Didn't he start neStday for
Cork, and didn't he marry Kathleen and touch
a thousand pounds? BY the powers he did
And what is more, he took a cottage, which per-
hsps you know, is not hundred miles from
Bruffiu, in the county Of Limeric; and Flax he
tnrgot bis first wife, clean and entirely, ana
never told any one but himself under promise
of secrecy the story Of his first marriage.
The Colon Trade.-A friend ofthe Boston
Traveller, who is curious in regard to stats;l-
cal information of all kinds, has furnished that
paper with the following memoranda respect
ing the cotton trade from its commencement to
the present time: w
The use ofcotton began in England H. l6ll,
with small quantities OF the raw article from
Cyprus and Smyrna. In S years, l7Ol to l7oo,
only 100000 lbs were used. No account OF
the manufacture kept till after the year liio'
From ITO to .l774, 4,7OO,0O0 lbs: per year
use; l7sl, 5,lslOO0, 1884, 7,67o,Sl5: IN
rho wear 1900, 5l,6l0,672. That year, looo'