Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-04-13
THE FLEET MARRIAGE.

NAMED unmarried.
Lady G. had about five thousand pounds
in the world. She owed about forty thous-
ald pounds; so, with all her wit and beau
ty, she got into the Fleet, and was likely
to remain there.
Now, in the time we speak of, every Ia,
dy had her hair dressed by barber and
the barber of the Fleet was the handsom
est barber in London. Pat Philan was a
great admrer Of the fair sex; and where 5
the wonder? Sure, Pat was an lrshman.
1t was one very fine morning, when Phi.
Ian was dressing her captivating head, that
her ladyship took it into her mind to talk
to him, and Pat was well pleased, for La.
dy C.'s teeth were the whitest, and her
smile the brightest, in all the world.
$50 you are not married, Pat" said
she.
Never an inch your honor's lady,"
said Pat.
"And wouldn't you like to be married."
she again asked
Nv ould duck like to swim ?"
us there any one you would prefer ?"
"May be, maaam,' said he, you never
heard Of Kathleen OReily, down beyond
Doneraile. Her fathers cousin to O'Do.
naghew, who's own steward to Mr.. Murphy
the under-agen, to my Lord Kingston,
and"
"Hush!" said she; "sure, don't want
to know who he is; but would she have
you if you asked her?''
''Ah, thin, Id only wish Id be after
thrying the same
And why don't you p
"because m too poor"
And Philan heaved a prodigious sigh.
"Would you like to be rich?'
docs dog ike to bark ?
"lf | make you rich, will you do as
tell your
"Mlle murthers. your honor don't be
tantalizing poor boy"
Indeed, l am not," said Lady C. $50
listen. How would you like to marry me?'
"Ah, thin, my lady, believe the King
Of Russia himself would be proud to do
that same, lave alone poor divil Ike Pat
philan."
Well, nhlan, if you'll marry me to
morrow, I'll give you one thousand
pounds"
80, wiIlaballo! willaballoo, sure m
mad or enchanted by the good people, y,
roared Pat, dancing round the room.
But there are conditions" said Lady
c. "Aiter the first day o. our nupitals
yoa must never see me again, nor clam
me for your wife
Il don't like that said Pat, for he had
been obrglns her ladyship most desper-
atelv.
But remember Kathleen O'Reilv.-
With the money III give you, you may go
and marry her"
That true said he. "But, then, the
bigamy?'
her ladyship. "OGIy remember Won must
take an oath never to call me your wife
after 10 morrow, and never 90 telling the
story.
"Niver word I'll say
"WdI, them" said she, there's ten
pounds. Go and bay a license. and leave
the rest to me :" aud she explained where
he was to go, and when he was to come,
and all that kind of think.
The next day Pat was true to his an.
pointment, and found two gentlemen all
ready with her lady ship.
Have you got the license 2" she said.
'Here it is, my lady, said he; and he
gave it to her. She handed it to one of
the gentlemen, who viewed it atteutively.
Then calling 10 her two servants, she turn
ed to the gentleman who was reading.
And sure enough in ten minutes PAT
Ihllan was the husband. the legal hus.
band. of the lovely Lady G.
That will do, said she to her new hus
band, as he gave her hearty kiss, THAT
will do. Now, sir, give me my marriage
certificate, if you please
The old gentleman did so, and bowing
respectfully to the five pound note she
gave him, she retired with her clerk for,
sure enough, | forgot to tell you that he
was a parson.
"Go and bring me the warden said
my lady to one Of the servants.
Yes, my lady," said he, and presently
the warden appeared.
"Will you be good enough said Lady
c. in voice that would call bird of a
tree, will you oe good enough to send and
fetch me a hackney coarh7 wish to
leave this prison Immediately.
"Yeur ladyship forge,s,' replied hs,
that you must pay forty thousand pounds
before | can let you 60"
81 am married woman. You can de.
tain my husband, but not me-
And she smiled at Phian, who began
rather to dislike the appearance of thugs
pardon me. my lady, it is we'll known
you are single"
81 tell you am married"
Where's your husband 2"
"There, sir p and she pointed to the
astonished barber "There he stands
Here is my marriage certificate, which
you can peruse at your leizure. My SER
wants yondsr witnesses of the ceremony
Now detaln, me, sir, at your peril.
The warden was dumbfounded, and no
wo=der. Poor philan would have spoken
bnt neither party would let him. The law.
yer below was consulted. The result was
evident. In half an hour Lady G. was
free, and Patrick Philan, her legitimate
husband, prisoner for debt to the am t.
Of forty thousand pounds.
Well. sir, for some time Pat thought he
was in a dream, and the creditors thought
they were still worse The following day
they had meeting. and finding how they
had been .ricked, swore they would de.ain
him forever, but as they well knew that he
had nothing, and would not feel mach
shame in going through the Iusolvent
Court, they made the best of bad bar
gain, and let him 60.
Well, you must know, about week af.
ter this, Paddy Philan was sitting by his
little fire, aud thinking over the wonderful
things ho had seen, when, as sure as death |