The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-10-10
BLOOMSBURY C0E6MBIA COUNTY PA, THURSDAY o.

the money Pil give you, you may go and
I marry her.n <
"That's ihrue," said he, "but thin the big
amy"
"lll never appear against you," says her
ladyship. "0nly remember you must take
an oath never TO call me your wife after to-
morrow, and never to go telling the whole
story"
"Divil a word I'll liver say"
"Well, then, says she, ''there's ten pounds.
60 and buy license, and loave the rest
to me p and then she explained to him where
he was TO go, and when he was to come, and
all that e
The next day PAT was trne 10 his appoint
ment and found twogendeman already with
-hef ladyship.- - s-----a- 'st's-...--
'Have you got The license 2" said she.
'Here it is, my LADY," says he; +; and he
gave ii to her, She handed ii 10 one of the
gentlemen, who viewed it atlentively. Then
calling in her two servants, she turned 10 the
gentleman who was reading: "Perform the
ceremony" said she. And sure enough
in ten minutes Pat Philan was the husband
of the lovely Lady C.
"That will do, says she, TO her new hus.
band, as he gave her hearty kiss; "that'll
do. Now give me my marriage certificate"
The old gentleman did SO, and bowling
respectfully to the five pound note she gave
him, he retired with his clerk; for sure g.
nough, forgot to tell you he was parson.
eco and bring me the warden" says my
lady to one of her servants.
eyes, my LADY," says she, and presently
the warden appeased.
"Wil! you be kind enough" said Lady c.,
in voice that would call a bird off a tree,
'will you be kind enough 10 send me hack
ney coach! wish to leave this prison i'm
mediately.o
"Your ladyship forgets," replied he, "that
you must pay forty thousand pounds before
let you CO."
sT am a married woman. You can de-
tain my husband, but not me-" And she
smiled nj Phlan who began rather TO dislike
he appearance of things.
"Pardor me, my lady, it is we'll known
you are single"
~ tell you am marned."
"Where's your husband p
"There, sir v' and he pointed to the aston
ished barber; ''there he stands. Here is my
marriage certificate, which you can pursue
al your leisure.-My servants yonder were
witnesses of the ceremony. Now detain
me, sir, one instant at your peril"
The warden was dumblounded, and no
wonder. Poor Phllan would have spoken,
but neither party would let him. The law
yer below was consulted. The result was
evident Iu half an hosr Lady C. was free,
and Pat Ph:lan, her legitimate husband, a
prisoner for debt 10 the amount of forty thou
sand pounds
Well, sir, for some time Pat thought he
was in dream, and the creditors thought
they were still worse The following day
they held a meeting. 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
goitg through the insolvent court, they made
the best Of bad bargain, and let him a.
lone.
Well, you must know, about week after
this, Paddy Phlan was sitting by his little
fire, thinking over the wonderful things he
had seen, when as sure as death, the post
man brought him letter, the first he had
ever received, which he took over TO friend
of his, one Ryan, a fruit seller, because, you
see he was no great hand at reading Wi
ting, to decipher it for him. ltran thus;
';Go 10 Doneraille and marry Kathleen o.
Reilly The instant the knot is tied fulfil
my promise of of making you comfortable
for life. But as you value your life and IL
berty, never breathe a syllable of what has
passed. Remember you are in my power if
you tell the story. The money will be paid
TO you directly when you enclose me your
marriage certificate. send yoa ESQ for
present expenses"
Oh! happy Paddy! Didn't he start next
day for Cork, and didn't he marry Kathleen,
and touch thousand pounds? By the pow
ers he did And what is more he took a
cottage, which, perhaps you know, is not a
hundred miles from Bruffin. in the county of
Limerick and i'fax, he forgot his first wife,
clean and entircly and never told any one