Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-15

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asks she;
"Would duck swim 2"
"Is there any one you'd prefer 2"
"Maybe, madam" says he, you never
heard of Kathleen O'Reily, down beyont
Doneraille Her fathers cousin to O'Dono-
ghoe, who's own steward to Mr.. Murphy. the
under agent to my Lord Kingstown and
Hush says she, "sure don't want to know
who she is. But would she have you if you
asked her? 2"
"Ah, thin, T. only wish I'd be after trying
the same"
:--" And why don't you?"
"Sure I'm too poor" and Phelan heaved a
prodigous sigh.
"Would you like to be rich?
"Does dog bark 2"
"If l make you rich, will you do as tell
you?"
"Mille murther! yer honor, don't be tam
talizing poor boy like me-"
"Indeed I am not" said Lady G. $50
listen How would you like to marry me 2"
"Ah thin, my lady, behave the King of
Russia would be proud to do that same, lave
alone poor devil like Pat Phelan."
"Well, Phelan, if you'll marry me to NOR
row I'll give you one thousand pounds"
"Oh, whilaboo! whiaboo I'm mad or en-.
chanted by good people" roared Pat, dancing
round the room.
"But there are conditions" says Lady G.
=" After the first day of our nuptials you must
never see me again, nor claim me for your
wife"
Il don't like that" says Pat, for he had
been oglipg her ladyship most desperately.
/" But remember Kathleen OReiey. With
the money III give you, you may go and mar
ry her,"
"That's thrue," said he, "but thin the big
amys"
"l'll never appear against you" says her
ladyship "Only remember you must take an
oath never to call me your wife after to.mor-
row, and never 60 telling the story"
"Devil word I'll ever say"
"Well, then, says she, there's ten pounds.
Go and buy license, and leave the rest to
me, p and then she explained to him where he
was to 60, and when he was to come, and all
that.
The next day Pat was true to his appoint
ment and found two gentlemen already with
her ladyship.
Have you got the license 2" said she.
Here it is, my lady" says he; and he
gave it to her. She handed it to one of tho
gentlemen, who was reading: "Perform the
ceremony said she. And sure enough, in ten
minutes Pat Phelan was the legal husband of
the lovely Lady G.
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 bowing re-
spectivcly to the five pound note she gave him,
he retired with the clerk for sure enough l
forgot to tell you that he was parson.
go and bring me the warden" says my
lady to one of her servants"
EYES, my LADY, says he, and presently the
warden appeared.
"Will you be kind enough says Lady G..
in q voice that would call bird off a tree,
"will you be kind enough to send me hack
ney coach I wish to leave this prison i'm
mediately."
Your ladyship forgets," replied he, "that
you must pay me forty thousand pounds before
| can let you Co."
81 am married woman. You can de-
tain my husband, but not me-"
And she smiled at Phean, who began rath.
CT to dislike the appearance of things.
Pardon me, my lady; it is well known,
you are SINGLE
&C tell you l am married"
Where's your husband 2"
There sir" said she pointing to the u.s.
tonished barber there he stands. Here is
my marriage certificate, which you can pursue
at your leisure. Ny servants yonder are wit.
nesses of the cerimony. Now detain me, sir
one instant at your peril"
The warden was dumfounded, and no won.
der. Poor Phelan would have spoken, but
neither party would let him. The lawyer be.
low was consulted. The resul. was evident
In half an hour Lady G. was free, aud Pat
Phelan herlegitimate husband prisoner for
debt to the amount of forty thousand pounds
Well, sir, for some time Pat thought he
was in dream and tho creditors thought
they were still worse. The following day they
held meeting, and finding they had been
tricked, swore they'd detain poor Pat forever
But, as they we'll new that he had nothing
and wouldn't feel much shame in going through
the insolvent court, they made the best Of q
bad bargain, and let him out.
Well, you must know, about week aftel
this, Paddy Phelan was sitting by his littl'
fire, and thinking over the wonderful thing
he had seen, when as sure as death, the post
man brought him letter, the first he had eve
received, which he took over to friend of his
one Ryan, fruit seller, because you see, h
was no great hand at reading writing, to de
cipher it for him. 1t run thus:-
eco to Donerailie and marry Kathleen
O'Reilly. The instant the knot is tied, full
I'll my promise of making you comfortable fo
life. But as you value your life and liberty
never breath word of what has passed.
Remember you are in my power if you tel
the story. The money will be paid to yor
directly after you enclose me your marriage
certificate. send you 940 for present expen
ses."
Oh, happy Paddy Din't he start the mex
cay for Cork and didn't he marry Kathleen
and touch thousand pounds By the pow
ers he did And what is more, he took cot
tagc not hundred miles from Brufin, in thu
country Of Dimerick and FAX he forgot hi
first wife, clean and entirely, and never tolt
any one but himself, under promise of Sc
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