The constitutional union., 1861-03-29
4 FLEET MARRIAGE.
BY AN FRESHMAN.

single, though rather passed extreme youth. Like most pretty females she looked too high and estimated her own loveliness too dearly, and now she refused to believe that she was not as charming as ever. So no wonder she remained unmarried.
 Lady C. had about five thousand pounds in the world she owed about forty thousand. So with all her wit and beauty she got into the fleet, and was likely to remain there.
 Now, in the time I speak of, every lady had her head dressed by barber and the barber of the fleet was the handsomest bar Der in the city of London. Pat Philan was a great admirer of the fair sex and where s the wonder? Sure, Pat was an Irishman. It was fine morning when Philan was dressing her captivating head that her ladyship took it into her mind to talk to him, and Pat was pleased. for Lady C.'s teeth were the whitest and her smile the brightest in all the world.
 "SO you are not married Pat? says she
 "Niver an inch your honors ladyship," :" says he.
 And wouldn't you like to be married ?" again asked she
 "Would duck swim 2"
 '.Is there any one you would prefer 2"
 "Maybe, madam" said he, 'you never heard of Kathleen O'Reilly, down beyond DoncraiIe Her fathers cousin to oO'Donaho, who is own steward to Mir. Murphy the un- der agent to my Lord Kingston, and"
 Hush" says she, "sure I don't want to know who she is But would she have you if you asked herr"
 "Ah, thin, I'd only wish I'd be after thry- ing that same"
 "And why don't 'tyou?"
 "sure, I'm too poor" And Philan beav- ed prodigious sigh.
 ''Would you like to be rich 2"
 "Does dog bark r
 eff l make you rich, will you do as I tell you /"
 "Mille murthers. your honor, bon't be tantalizing poor boy"
 'Indeed I am not, ; said Lady C., so you listen. How woaldssyou like to marry me ?'
 "Ah, thin, my lady, believe that the king of Russia himself, would like to do that same lave alone poor divil like Pat Philan"
 "Well, Pat, if you marry me tomorrow, I'll give you one thousand pounds"
 "Oh, whilabaloo, whilabaloo! sure I am mad, or enchanted by the good people" roar ed Pat, dancing round the floor.
 But there are conditions, said Lady c.
 After the first day of our nuptials you must never see me again, or claim me as your wife"
 II don't like that" said Pat, for he had b.en ogling her ladyship most desperately.
 But remember Kathleen O'Reilly. With the money I'll give you, you may go and mar ry her.
 That's thrue," says he, "but thin the big amy"
 I'll never appear against you," said her ladyship "Only remembar you r-uat taLo an oath never to call me your wife after to- morrow"
 'Niver a word will I iver say
 Well. then" says she ''theres ten pounds. Go and buy license and leave the rest to me; then she explained to him where she was to %, and when lie 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 a license" says she.
 "Hcre it is, my lady" says he, and he gave t to her. She handed 1t to one of the gen tlemen, who viewed it attentively. Then, calling her two servants, she turned to the gentleman who was reading.
 And sure enough in ten minutes Pat Phi Ian was the husband, the legal husband of the lovely Lady c.
 '.That will do, says she to her husband, as she gave him hearty kiss "that I'll do Now, sir, give me a marriage certificate" The old gentleman did so, and lowing re- spectfully to the five pound note she gave him, he retired with his clerk; for sure enough 1 forgot to tellSou that he was par son.
 ''Go and bring the warden" says my Lady to one of her servants.
 "Yes, my lady," says she; and presently the warden appeared.
 "Will you be good enough" said Lady C., in voice that would call bird off tree twill you be good enough to send and fetch me hackney coach? l wish to leave this prison immediately"
 ''Your ladyship forgets," said he, ''that you must pay forty thousand pounds before l can let you go."
 q am a married woman. You can dctain my husband, but not me-" And she smiled at Philan, who began rather to dislike the ap- pearance of things. diuOIl liC, III ldd iC4o HCi hHOH II 'A4ol you are single
 T tell you am married"
 "Wbere's your husband?'
 'There, sir ? and she pointed to the aston ished barber; "there he stands Here is my marriage certificate, which you can peruse at your leisure. My servants wonder were wit nessess of the ceremony. Now, detain me, sir at your peril.
 The warden was dumb founded, and no won der. Poor Philan would have spoken, but neither party would let him. The lawyer be- low was consulted The result was evident, In half an hour Lady c. was free, and Pat Philan, her legitimate husband, a prisonerfor debt to the amount of forty thousand pounds.
 We'll, sir, for sometime Pat though he was in dream, and the creditors thought they were still worse. The following day they had meeting, and finding how they had been tricked, swore they'd detan Pat forever But as they knew he had nothing, and wouldn t feel much shame in going through the insol- vent court, they made the best of bad bar gain, they let let him go.
 Well, you must know about week after this, Paddy Philan was sitting by his little | fra and thin kin0 ovar tho w0ndertnl thinUs