The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-04-24
A Fleet Marriage.

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most pretty females, she had 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 sui
remained unmarried.
Lady 6, had about five thousand pounds in
tho world. She owed about forty thousand
mounds SO, with all her wit and beauty, she
got into the feet, and was likely 10 remain
there. x - nga & .is.c sgu .
Now. in the time speak of, every lady had
her hair dressed by Barber; and tbe barber
Of the feet was the handson1est BARBER IN tne
city of London Pat Philan'was great admir-
er of the fair sex; and where's the wonderf-
Sure Pat was an Irishman. 1t was one. very
fine morning when Philan was dressing her cap
tivatino head that her ladyship took into her
mind 70 talk to him, and Pat. was well pleased,
for ladv C.'s teeth were the whitesI and her
smile the brightest in all the world;
so Won are married, Pat says she.
sNiyer an inch your honors ladyship,' says
he.
And wouldn't you like to be marrieds again
asked she.
Would duck swim
is there any one you'd preftrT
sMaybe madame, says he, you niver heard
of Kathleen OReilly, down beyond Donerale-
Her fathers cousin to o'Donaghew, who's own
steward to Mr.. Murphy. the under-agent to my
lord Kingston, and
.HushF saws she !; sure don't want to know
who she is. But would she have you if you
All, thin, I'd only wish I'd be after thrying
that same
sand why don't you9'
Sure I'm too poor And Phllan heaVed
prodigious sigh.
,xUo,,Id ro,, liz In he rich y
If make you rich, will you do as tell
youg ,.n.,,
Using poor boy
Indeed, am not said lady Z.
How would you like to marry meg
,Ah. thin. my lady, will believe the king OF
Russia himself would be proud to do that same,
lave alone poor devil like Pat Philan.'
WELL Philan, if you'll marry me tomorrow
I'll give you one thousand pounds.
%; whaboo whilaboo! sure I'm mad or
enchanted by the good people, said Pat, dane
ing round the room.
I But there ere conditions says the lady Z.
After the first day of our nuptials you mus'
never see me again; nor CLAIM me lor your
wife
, i don't like that says Pat, for he had been
oqlnq her ladyship most desperately.
But remember Kathleen 0'Rcilly With the
money II. give you, you may go and marry
her. a.,
/ myr .: ,.,
shin Only remember you must take an oatf
never to call me your wife after tomorrow, ant
never to 20 telling all the story
'Niver word I'll liver say
We'll. then says she; there is ten pounds
Go and buy license, and leave the rest to me,
and then she explained to him where he was L
, 90 and when he was to come, and all that.
, The next day Pat was true to his appoint
ment, and found two gentlemen already will
her ladyship.
Have you got the licenseY says she.
: Here It is, my lady, says he: and he gave
: to her. She handed it to One OF the gentlemen
Who viewed It attentivcly. Then, calling he
: two servants, she turned to the gentleman VIII
. was reading 49,. ,.,A
G And sure enough, In ten minutes Pat Phila
was the legal husband of the lovely lady G.
f That will do says she to her husband, a
. he gave her hearty kiss; thatll do. Now, 81
6 Give me nv marriage certificate The old ger
n tlen,an did So and bowing respectfully to tn
It five pound note she gave him, he retired wit
). his clerk; for sure enough, forgot to tell yo
. that he was parsom ~
. The lady then said to the warden, will you I
e good enough to send and fetch me hackne
a coachg wish to leave this prison immedat
d ly.' ~. al. -,
9 must nav forty thousand pounds before ! ca
Z let you CO.
is i am a married woman. You can detain m
\. husband but not me- And she smiled at Pf
: Ion who beoan rather to dislike the appearan
IN u pardon me, lady, it is we'll known you a
I'd single
nr / tell YOU I am married.
a Where's your husbandy
- Vfhere, sirp and she pointed to the astonis
ne ed barber; there he stands. Here is my ma
er rage certificate which you can peruse at 20
re leisure. Ny servants yonder were witnesses
" the ceremony. Now dctain me, sir, at 20
at peril
ry der. Poor Phan would have spoken, 0
u- neither party would let him. The lawyer
80 low was consulted. The result was evideht
:, Tn half an hour lady c. was free, and Pat n
l% Ian. her legitimate husband, a prisoner for dc
is TO the amount of forty thousand pounds.
re, Well. sir. for some time, Pat thought he "
me in A dream. and the creditors thought they We
!. still worse. The following day they ha6
Nv, meeting, and finding how they had been trick
If swore they detain poor Pat forever. But
ty, thew well knew that he had nothing, a
ion wouldn't feel much shame in going through
IAN insolvent court they made the best OF
bargain, and let him go.
7eii We'll, you must know, about week at
the this. Paddy Philan was sitting by his little f
les, and thinking over the wonderful things he !
20 seen. when, as sure as death the postu
= brought him letter, the first he had ever
OIL ceiyed, which he took over to friend of
or one RYAN, a fruit seller, because you see,
was no great hand at reading writing, to deci
or for him. 1t ran thus:
go to Doneraile and marry Kathleen OR
, in ". The instant the knot is tied / fulfil
Of promise for making you comfortable for life
ver But as you value your life and liberty, ne
drv breathe syllable of what's passed Rem
ing Der you are in my power if you tell ypuE stS
ave The money will be paid TO you directly, if
,de enclose me your marriage certificate. S
! In YOU go for present expenses.
par o, happy Paddy Didn't he start next
wn. for Cork, and didn't he marry Kathleen
the touch a thousand poundss BY the power
we'd did. And what is moro, he took a cott
which perhaps you know, is not a hundred n
from Bruffin, in the eodhty of Limerick; al
49,. fear he forgot his first Hife entirely, and n