Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-12
Oruuil.t Nai.q Rutte AcrorO,
\ Romantic Marriage.

book on Greece and the Gre kS,' we
extract the following romantic ancc-
dote:
There was shown me one day in the
theatre an inhn bitant of Athens, who
made his fortune-l mean his mar
rlage after an original fashion. The
heroine Of my story was born in Con-
sttnt.nople some f, but we do MT
ascertain lrdN's aee-sopie totv
Yeas a-o, without eXa2ecration An
Englshman living IN Athens, a Mr.. =.
had become enamored Of a young Ar
menian of Constantinoole, who had a
sister. The two sisters were hand
some, and marriagcable it VS. the
eldest he loved 1t was impossible to
ask her in marriage, the laws Of Tnr-
key do not permit an armenian to mar
ry Frank. Another expedient re-.
mann I'D, one a Ii tie more violent, but
On an Englishman ha, time to he in
love, he does not do things bv halves
Mr.. y. resolved to carry off the object
Of his affections, and she did not say
no. At ConstantInople, eloprments
are not made in post-chaiscs-Ihere
belrg neither p 'at.chalses nor carriage
roads. Ii was agr' ed that the damsel
should pack herself, as comfortable as
possible, into "A cedar-wood box, pirrc-
'd with small holes; that she should
be- booklet in the ordinary manuor IN
a ship bound for Athens, and that, on
landing there undama9ed, this charm
ing package shou d assume the name of
Mrs. y. The sesseI vas about to sail
the box was in readiness, ere having
been taken to provide both biscuit and
~wertmeats during the voyage. But
whea the time me for getting in, the
young lady hesi,atcd. Her sister,
kindly creature! did all she co Id to
encourage her, but all was unavaiIing
Come, sister, said she, 'be brave
four days VII soon be over, and in tour
days, with tatr wind, YOU VIII reach
Athe You will not have every com
tort 10 be sure. but nav. we ever that
IN this life !, OAr readily bears a lit
lie >queczldg to gain husband bear
witness, corsetS
The elder sister Ia d herself down in
the b Y, but got out again immrdiate-
ly She screamed like peacock clch
time the lid vas iOwered. At last she
cried jaat she would rather rem ,in un-
married. all her life, and dr. IS the hair
OF! St. Catherine Of A menia, than ira.
We to her nuptIals in box.
* fleet saId the young sister, 'herc
is good cedar box that will be lost
'Oh, We will keep our bonnets IN it,
repli q the elder
a q this poor Mr. y. ., who Is await.
lng You, have yon no compassion for
him; For my part, feel quite gr'evrd.'
'Oh, sIer, SAID the other, 'mpati-
emily, If you ae so ben: upon this
jou ney, why not take 1T yolrself;'
indeed, have thought of it, re-
piled the younger.
You! YOU would snand marry Mr. X.'
why not =
Thmk "l the proprictirs, sister =
why do not you think Of the pro-
prletes : Is that wnat stops you. 1t
a. appear to me that son fear but
one thing, and that is being rumpled
| am braver than YOU
Preparations were made, the Y ,ung-
er one embraced her sister, entered
the box, wa, Carefully sci down 90 the
bridge, and arrived at Athens as bril-
lant rs doll just Brought fom Nu-
rembcrg.
Who was surprised' It's Nr. X.
Mr. y. was one OF thosr meIh,d cal
+ glishmen who say i am making
ten thous"n1 "A year IN 1880, | sh IL
have two nundr d thousand, in Janna-
ry, 1882 | shall be marri d, in 1888 L
shah have a boy, in 1884 a girl, in
1885 | shall retire f ON business. 1t
W bout the end Of January, 1882,
([ don t guarantee tn" dates, hal the
,narri ge suit vas ord red Mr. X.
nd 40 other lady in view; to wait
longer wauld have been t. derang- all
his ps us, the two sisters somwhat re-
$ Ib I'd each other, with this differ
nc, tha; be loved the fair one, aud
rnarried the brunette; he was we'd
ded. Mrs. X has never been Carried