Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-06-17
Written for the Journal.
HOW Married rIy Grandmother.


way If had not wholesome fear Of the poEers that be-
Gncuding Sir Herbert Jenner Frest could tell you many
professionally Qor am awyerD but at present will
| confne myself to the brief in hand.
began life under discouraging auspices being the ninth
of parents who bad enough to do trying to keep up
appearance required by my fathers position as eldest
Irish peer perpetual absentee We resided on one of
grandathers estates in Gadforhshe given to my faith
ourished My eldest brother the heir APPARENT born
utens might have taken for his arms being of
/ the class denominated spoons, or spooney.
The next order went into the guards the absorb
ed another the foreign office sponsor for fourth
place in the Household found for fifth; the Church
God bless that grand old lady who takes to her
sixth; short ali done for in some way except
| at the law. The Law, sine the profits
i When youngster about twelve thirteen, with
manifest destiny for riding all the colts Gadforh Com
mon, which became Rareyfed under my heels in short
space of time; it CHANGED hot Summers day, that
tgued by churning trot of dozen miles on Farmer Bay
leys lay at full length under clump of aders in
half somnoent state, from which reused by sharp
full speed em, man On his back making cut across
the common to place where it broke off in limestone
quarry have idea to this day how did it, but know
stopped the horse the brink of the quarry thereby
saving the riders life who proved to be London Alder
man oyersaed with turtle come down the Gadforh Water
Cure. The horse SHE'D hanging out Clothes and
off with his porty burden, who having ridden any
self up for LOST when appeared saved lis fife, and
wasn't handsomely rugged know but think blood and
points show if the horse is not well groomed and
touched my SAYING am very glad to have stopped
your horse you tired allow to show you the way
to Gadforth Manor where my father and mother will be
happy to receive you
An amused smile crossed his pale face-pae, for he had
terribly nraD to Pg Ws up his said
te shant forget it, John Armstead if you
E need friend, apply to me, will not fail you"
thought of the affair and the civic functionary
: never turned up.
Well, went through the Elton mill we'll ground at
Oxford came out all right and thoroughly sfted, with
good deal Of chGfng oo to take my place amongst the
barrsers have heard enthusiastic young lawyers speak
Of " the beauty Of the legal profession well conducted
ever knew vas in the article of fees which, the
My grandfather Lord Wardlegb 4 coming to it you
see y used now and then to send letter with comfort
avorite than any the other children that the
old gentleman would have been glad Fate had put first
possible there still ali hope that he would
! Der me in the last legal document is supposed
one day fatally blighted by letter from my moth
er announcing that my grandfather had
mony, by taking to wife the daughter of half pay Officer
of Marines atat eighteen.
- . The-old-donkeV -
T. This my first ungrandsonly but very emphatic
remark and twas true hold to it that an old man cal
more % anne act than that of wedding young wife
different thing altogether The royal physicians hat
e with the ownership Of Durham Coiery ana an estate
Whitney, that paradise of Blankets what ha
II he? None!
curious to the lady, and would have volunteered
respectful VISIT but for codci-a postscript mean-l
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4 off to Brussels to spend their bushing honeymoon.
Things looked very blank after this for knew there wa
end Of all further donations and began to work m,
! brains in speculations for the future
Tom Craster7shot since poor fellow in the trenches be
become actor, trusting my face and figure find
rich wife but knew acting not forte and tn
wife business don't believe in the cardinal virtues of youn
ladies who are caught by an actors handsome ace thus
Us was as far from land
ID "Supposing you go the Holy Land" said Tom yo
could write book when you come back, and make
Is of money"
scolop she'll How the deuce, Tom Craster, go tn
Holy Land when n. cant pay my washerwoman?
the matter Of that it didn't cost kreutzer to
D. from Ostend to Rome"
n " You went as courier then"
"Look here if the weather wasn't so confoundedl
n hot, Ia thrash you for that remark Courier :!
that MY uo last me nrey e 90
s. Of course it did but you see, old Nick said when h
10 fell on the ice there slippers and slippers min
u how managed it, I'll put you up the dodge day.
Cant you put me up to some dodge noao? How abou
Levi solomons? Why, you stupid fellow, he wouIdn
he look out of the garnet window poor piifu mint
son like you; think Of something else
Well, did think of everything under the sum- the gam
ce each equally blocked up when morning received
lis Armsead ESQ., departed this ffe leaving the sum
eighty thousand pounds in the three eents and daug
having saved her fathers life with the aforesaid eight
III thousand a dover.
There are some young men SO 6IdSe that such
anddry husbandry would not them, but their way
y descriptive se amongst the chairs and tables the
~ l seized my hat and rushing down stairs overturned
aundress and pitched head foremost Tom Craster
stomach who was bringing up the rear He restored
MS the process which have children afte
til swallowing mouthtu the wrong way, namely, sere
of vigorous wacks ON the spinal column which
composing, that brought water into my eyes, in whic
soened state adjourned up stairs where placed tn
document in my friends hands He read it, jumped W
ed nearly shook my hand off, and again attempted to beat
tattoo my back. This time resisted, when he thre
himself into chair, laughed till the tears down
ID cheeks kicked his heels violently against the floor,
finally calculated
"You poor devil you"
And why poor devil if you please Tom Craster? hel
,q I've got wife and fortune.
e Oh mercy! don't kill with laughing wife oh, Of
- Wardeigh, you dog, wife
Well hang me if see what there is to laugh at. sa
ed the old buffers life, and in gratitude he leaves me
daughter and big fortune
9TH ut ought to be big to make that wife go down"
experienced queer sensation he uttered these word
such as remember having felt in my childhood, when
ar feng from violent bleeding the nose my nurse uni
ad we'd to let him the effect his words SO mere
mr. replied careessly possible. should like to het
NJ what you know about her You always have something
" about every one but you must remember this lady
not to be lightly spoken Of she is my future wife, and
This set him off in fresh paroxysm, in which he wriggle
led for time and finally weak voice and hodir
both sides with his hands he said Wardlegh I'll try to
calm and tell YOU but It's, oh oh funny Why, mai
an she's fifty she's day figure like feather bed tied
ZEN and wears wig The future Mrs Charles Wardeig
Oh good Lord twill kill J"
"Come now Tom do be serious confess that this is
true, that your are only trying to hoax you scamp
RI True gospel Charley, I'll it to you why yc
might have her yourself at the Banquet last Lord
ors day about four feet high i'll red satin and diamond
IT, she sat next to Thesger we'll comfort in having
eyed wife, get the blind side of her and no mi
We take"
" ''Confound his impertinence-the old rascal" said
rage, "twoud be bad enough to marry his plebeia
daughter if she beautiful Venus but palm tn
Ill old fright off too bad " prudent thought came to
pro aid. " Who else knows her beside you Tom?'
You doubt me see, very WELL ask SERGEANT L., he know