Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-07
"JUiN Is. fUI NJ, InarhH
"THoMA, p. AUGUST, Secretary
From the Clarkstlle Tobacco Plant!
EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE.

Our readers will remember that sometime bir"n NO
stated tbat it very usual for ladies 10 Tsttut"
suits for breach Of marrag. pro:nlsc bu; that no III
stance of such n suit in which the gentleman was
plaintiff had fallen within the range Of ou: obser''
ito. or reading. The following facts may lead 10
such O denouement:
Squire John Braisher, Of Person county. y. c.,
had been widGwcr for only II iew months. Aii'c
the loss of his partner, he felt sadly oppressed w:ih
the unwouted iunc!incss "f his situation, ana Maiurni
y fell into the habit OF visiting Miss Frankly LA 60:
the noghbnrhood by way OF d,pc!ilng bis g"o:I.. Il
is not in human nature Tor Two persons vi oppose
sexes. with warm impulses and ihruGaln1 hcG!is ~
associate constantly and intimately, without brc"!I.
ng strongly attached. one 10 the other. The tLou-:,
rsr, perhaps, entered the brain OF neither. brt
Miss Frankly, Ms is the saying had the qui!!s Trey"
thousand was her nowry. This, with her o!:"T a.
fractions, (for mind you, she was only 1'l operate:
like magic upon the ardent nature Of the Star'.
who though in hs seventeen yenr. was rcjuNe..!l":
by the inspiration Of Mss Franky's sime. H..
therefore, found no difficulty in making Up hs '!nd
to marry her if he could He propo-ed-sfa "cryTr.
ed. The morning of Saturday, the lih july. JU-t
passed. al s o'clock, was fixed upon ir h" iHii.a-v.
The Squire procured his liccisc iai! al. cara p'"
for IT, IN view Ui the expected accession I" las c!i.
EMPLOYED Il parsOn, rugged himself oil III -dit g.
black and made every other imag!mabs preliminary
arrangement Tor the ceremony, which wsa ~ con'
summate his bliss.
The daughters Of Mr.. Samuc! Johnson. npoaer
widDwrr of tho ne ghborhoDd. were invited - tie
wedding. Johnson WIS only N-Miss Frank uIe
exactly. They had been children ."ge;he' '".
they were both quito young they had loved. iIrwc5
nor satisfied tbu shs aud the Squire should marI
On Friday evening the day before tho expect ;n'
ding, SEEING a ncighbor passing his h"usc. he h''.
him. The neighbour found Johnson very mu"G ~.
citsi and disturbed. Juhusnn .ta.cd tn him t!iE' ~
could not bear The thought uf Miss Frauky's mar
ing Squire Bradsier- tina; lie wanted h:h 70
rn Miss Fruuky M once and sny Ia her f"r ham, fH'
she preferred marrying him Ia Squire Br1dFi err Ill.,.
could do 20. The nrishbor insisted On bus 'T: ~
her letter to this effect offering 20 deliver & y,
-tys hc AN entirely too ncrs"u. 10 h"!': pen
You ,nust 20 and deliver ti'r m"S.ng". 'nEi b"
cousruted ani rrpairch 70 Mss Frauky's ir.i"e'
charged with this message "f love. Nss Fran" 80
reply authorised him TO say Mr.. johnson, 'Eat ::
he would get really to marry her at sInrsc IL" -,
morning, she would marry him.
Ii was then lnc in the afternoon. HH'inGr2H.
70 spare he put off under whip mud spur 10 l!oAn'
rough the county ses for bis license, nnd n Inc ";
moment started off servant to Leasoufs LOT pr
sou. The servant took care not 20 MORN Inc '''"a
tor what il was bis master wanted with hl', but "n'%
said that bis services were mperatvely required a.
| sunrise the next morning.
Mr.. johnson, the minister who had been erzagnt
TO oticate and the friend who had borno the mrs'1
res of love between Miss Franxy aud The orlcgEopi,
we're n, their pos at the appointed bour. The mr--
rngr rites were performed, and Miss Frankly Lea bc
same Mrs. Frauky johnson.
An hour ufterward Squire Brsdsher and his r"ti'I.
| were 10 come. Accordingly the bride hastily -
dressed nole 10 lile tI''N N'''
wa. no longer Miss Frankly Lea but Mrs. Frauk"
Johnson aud that he need not trouble himself p:y
further about her.
The astonished yet incredulous Squire could n0'
believe the note authentic, but regarded it as hoe
attempted to be practised upon him by some Of tha
| wild young men Of the neighborhood. To settle the
matter he fastened over to see bis inarnorais. ar
rived in her presence he presented the note 10 her az"
inquired if sbe wrote it. She replied i'll The eirns
| tive. lucensed at her fsithlcs.ness he ln!G!g@i
lwho that Is mortal would not y in bitter comp.e!nts
of her Ill treatment. Johnson meantime IN The EeHl
room, reclining on sofa. costly smoking hh p'i+'
and listening with more Of merrInIent tian r,S~h''
lneut q; the imprccations hesped upon bic BRIDE -
Indeed having f"ed his conn WINE 10 tns very
ed, be could we'll afford to endure The pain o! t'.'7
| bitter reproechts
- .oi.ed as our informant tell. Us, rpon a
resort to the law ~ sterch his heart wounis anu heal
as Tar As possible, bis bruised and accrsed sttec-
| tons.
,hority they may be regarded as true to eletter