Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-13
A. Romantic Marriage.

VI. 1AUCut DtW
book ON .Grcsce and the Greeks we
extract the following romantic ancc-
dote:
There was shown me one day in the
theatre an iuha bitant of Ath,n-, who
made his fortune-I mean his mar
iage after an original fashion. The
heroine Of my story was born IN Con-
stantinople some f., but We do not
ascertain l.dy's age--so ne forty
years ago, with ,ut exagperatinn An
Englishman living in Athens, a Mr.. x.
nad become enamored of a young Ar
menian of Constantine lie, who had a
sister. The two sisters were hand
5 me, and marriAgeable it w,s the
eldest he loved 1t was impossible to
ask her in marriage, the laws of Tur-
key do not permit an armenian to mar
ry Frank. Another expeditnt re-
nansd, one Ii tie more violent; but
wen an E iglishman has time to be in
love, he does not do things by halves.
Mr.. X resolved to carry off the object
of his affections, and she did not say
no. AT Constanlinople. eloprments
are not made in post-chaises there
being neither p st-cnaiscs nor carriage
roads. Ii was agreed that the damsel
should pack herself, as comfortable as
possible, into cedar-wood box, pi re-
I'd with small hole. that she sh uld
be booklet in the ordinary manner in
ship b'und for Athens, and that, on
landing there undamaged, this charm
ing package shou d assume the name of
Mrs. X. The vessel was about to sail
the box was in readiness, C re having
been taken to provide b ,th biscuit and
We tmeats during the voyage. But
when tie time me for getting in, the
young lady hesitated Her sister,
kindly creature did all she co Id to
encourage her, but all Was unavailing
Come, sister, said she, 'be brave!
four days viii soon be over, and in four
days, with fa.r wind, you wall reach
Athe You will not have every com
fort to be sure. but have we ever that
IN this l'fe' Oae readily bears lit
tie squeezidg to gain husband; bear
witness, corsets =
The elder sister lad herself down in
the b K, but got Out again immediate
ly. She screamed like peacock each
time the lid vas lowered. At last she
cried that she would rather remain un-
married all her life, and DIR. SIS the hair
of St. Catherine of A, menia, than ira
vel to her nuptials in a box.
n aect, SAID the young sister, 'here
is.a good cedar box that will be lust
'Oh, We will keep our bonnets IN it,
replied the elder
a . this poor Mr x, who Is await.
ing YOU, have you no compassion for
him. For my part, feel quite griev~d.'
'Oh, ster, said the other, impati-
emily, If you are so bent upon this
jou ney, why not take it yodrselfi'
Indeed, have thought of it, re-
piled the younger.
You YOU would 60 and marry Mr. X.i'
why not;'
think OF the propricties, sister y
Why do not you think of the pro-
prieties Is that what stops you. 1t
dos appear to me that yon fear but
one thing, aud that is being runpled
| am Drawer than you
Preparations were made, the young
er ons embraced her sister, entered
the box, was Carefully set down on the
bridge, and arrived at Athens as brill
liant as doll JUST brought from Nu-
rembc-g.
Who was surprised 1t was Mr.. X
Mr.. y. was one Of those method,cI
E glishmen who say /; L am making
ten thousand year in 1880, | sh III
have two nundr. thousand, in Janua-
ry, 1882 | shall be married, in 1888 [
shall have boy, in 1884 girl, in
1885 | shall retire ON business 1t
W about the end of January, 1882,
don't guarantee the dates, that the
marriage suit was ordered Mr.. X.
mad no other lady in view; to wait
longer would have been tn derange all
his plans, the two sisters somwhat re-
semb ed each other, with this differ
enc, that he loved the fair one, aad
married the brunette, be was we'd
ded. Mrs. X. has never been carried
off since h'i marriage