Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-23
CITY "a r IT, Aass .,


aged citizen of the suburbs OF this goodly CITY ap-
Piled at the office of the Clerk of the Hastings Court
tor marriage license. The dame who had found
tavor IN the citizens eyes, was represented to be
widow, who, 1t not fat, iair and forty had at least
long since attained her majority, whilst for himself
he declared that he had sarrived at the age of dis
cretlon" and was therefore, fitting candidate for
marlmoHy. After obtaining the necessary guarantees
the Clerk duly issued the license, which was eagerly
cutched by the expected bridegroom who, without
doubt, fled to the side of the bride elect for the pur
pose of acquanting her of the prodgious stride he
had just taken towards earthly felicity.
Wen, the marriage ceremony, in due course of time
CANT Off The happy and devoted couple retired into
little world OF their own creation, and all who en-
tered therein were treated to homies upon the Gin
efiable felicity" attendant upon wedock Old bache
| lors and old maids subjects of contempt and
Pity IN the eyes of the newly welded couple and all
their single friends earnestly advised to get
married without delay, and thus become as happy as
they claimed to be.
After season, however, as the sequel will show,
the flame kinded upon the altar of wedlock bv This
devoted couple, began to burn less brightly; for
time 1t maintained an unsteady and Pickering exis-
tenne aud finally went out entirely. The ardent and
gay bridegroom became gloomy and melancholy
husband. Tifes light as air were magnified into the
gravest ndlscretlons the Green-eyed monster'' had
steahtly crept into his little Eden, had tempted him,
and ne became at once prey to jealousy. Being
thoroughly miserable, he determined upon procuring
a divorce from his fahess spouse, and ionorantly
su:mssing that the officer who issued licenses to mar
ny, possessed the power to un-marrv he prevailed
upon his wife to accompany him one fine morning in
August last, to the Clerks office, where he could in
due form lay the whole before that gentleman,
confront and overwhem his faithless partner, and
OBTAIN absolutlon from the marriage VOW On reach
ing the Clerks office, the of the visit was duly
made known to the deputes-(th chief clerk being
temporarily absent)-the accusations made in ample
detail, and the spirited defence of the wife heard a
Ter which one of the Clerks very gravely informed
the wreched husband that he had taken his wife for
better or for worse, and that if she had turned out
worse than he had taken her for, he must make the
best OF bad bargain; that he did rot possess the
power to grant absoution; that the Legislature OF
the State alone could grant unconditional d.
voice ; and that he had better go home dismiss
his ungenerous suspicious ard strive to live hap
PLY with his vile. The husband, finding the mar
rlng moose not quite as easily uatied he fooshy
imagined, seemed to puck up resolution and bidding
the Clerks 'good morning. stalked out of the court
room, followed by his loving sJouse who appeared
we'll satisfied with the decision OF the deputy clerk
The STEAMER ROANOKE, which ran on one of the
constitutional bars" in James River Thursday morn
inS' WAS sotleh OH without injury during the afternoon
the same day by the Curtis Peck and Star
arrived at Norfolk Thursday night about IL o'clock,
lett that city Friday morning for New York, which
place she reached Saturday evening-discharged her
cargo, reloaded and arrived at Norfolk Yesterday
morning at 10 O'clock her second trip She pro-
badly reached the wharf at Rockets last night Daring
all accidents from constitutional bars') aud will we
learn leave here this afternoon, at O'clock for New
York.
Inc following gentlemen have been appointed dele
gates to the Charlottesville Convention in addition TO
those already appointed:
Thos. U. Dldey, Ed. S Flanhardt
henry P. Irving, James Allen,
DR.. Geo. G. Minor, D. R. Crane,
James Evans, Andrew Pizzin,
Jas. B. Shelton, c. WindIinger
t. J. Bvans, WA. Boutwrght
DR.. E. G. Clay, Ro S. Archer,
7. D. Bernard, Ii nry Weinhod
August Schad,
JOHN A. LANCASTER,
Chairman.