New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-18
FROM Tus ARnYoP TaE POTOMAC
The Wooing and Wedding Of John Kick
From Our Special Correspondent
GEN BUTLER's HEADQUARTERS.

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Quadrils;eral" INDUCES in some reflections on
the often-happcning fact that man falls SICK
among strangers, falls into kind hands, falls
under the nursing, particularly during his con-
valescence, of lovely Young woman, and hnal-
ly falls in love with the fair nurse and while nc
is still pallid from ilness-there is wedding.
am about to present an illustration OF these
truths.
John Kick. Of Buffalo, New York, Is prl'
vate in the Second New York Mounted Rifles,
which regiment notwithstanding its name, Is
not mounted, but serves as infantry "mounted;"
1T refers to human legs and feet papable
superAuity. Pushing along, summed on, ana
busted on during the march from Cold Harbor
to James River, John, surnamed Kick was
stricken with deadly sickness. John could 60
no further. John was not simply tired out, ex-
hausted, knocked mp, played out and done for
but he was sick. He fell out of the ranks. Ills
comrades thought him now sun-struck A
learned surgeon hazarded the expression OF an
opinion that the man was suffering from aggra-
waited coup do sole, induced by exhaustion and
the climate. His comrades bore John to tho
nearest house. The nearest house was the late
residence of the late John Tyler, scci-
dental President, defunct ex-Preaident. whose
picture of large nose, and brow OF swift
backward aslant, contradicts all rules OF
physiognomy and chronology. There John
was left and his fellows went marching on.
There was a young lady in the house, Anna
Maria Tyler, neice Of the once President.
month"; nearly two months, passed. and John,
surnamed Kick, was not heard from. Was John
still sickl Was John lingering in pain and
helplesSnessl Had John gone over to the john
MES after recovering' Or had Kick kicked the
inevitable bucket that awaits all mcrtals -
Would John ever be heard of again Would
Kick ever again podestrinate with his fellow
mounted rihesl Nobody could answer. Kick
was supposed to have kicked out of the service.
His enemies limited that he had gone over to the
enemy, in fact been Tylerized. They were mis-
taken. Kick had not been Tylerized, but Tyler
had been kicked. Anna Maria took tender care
Of John. She did pity him ike another BESIDE
mona. True, be was Yankee. but Othello was
Moor. Perhaps Anna loved John Tor the
dangers he had seen. Atany rate she loved John
in spite Of tho fact that he had done the State some
service. And John loved Anna Maria (tiler). AS
the flush OF returning health came to Johns
cheek, Maria grew pale; pale, but interesting.
John saw, and then John began to feel. Here
ought to write five chapters and quote Ten
nyson by way of describing the fusng OF their
two hearts, but won't. have related the
"yeni" and the "Yd." Only the "Vici" re-
mains Now John wasn't agoin' TO let conceal
ment feed on his cheek. John spoke. Anna
Maria spoke back. She was rebel, but she
did not rebel. Both Barkiscs were 'willin'. A
local preacher lived in "hard toxin small by
This announcement did not appear in any news.
paper the following day. but ought to have done
SO:
MAnRIED. the - inst. a. the residence Of the
late e1 President John Tyler by Rev Close Athandc
John Kick, private I'd y. Y. r.. U. S. ". and Anna
Maria Tyler niece Of the ex.Presidcnt. "No cards.
Kick (prcnomen JOHN and Kick (nee Tyler
were happy, "Whoso fndeth wife find
eth q good thing and obtaaeth favor Of the
Lord" is Scripture Doubtless the converse
hould be understood. (They were happy, but
The reader will begin with this 'but" and
moral;ze as much as he plcases.) cloud shad
owed the honey moon. John must 90 10 his regi
ment and Kick away his other hall. But still
he fingered. Duty called, but Anna pleaded. II
was kicking against the prcks TO think of part
ing. -Four weeks passed at last, John wrcnched
himself away. Kick aioot and alone cross
lots and crying left his bnded Ex-Pretdent'
niece, and wended his sorrowiul but proud way
ION this line" till he reached our piekets
And so few days ago John Kick, pri-
vate husband Of Anna Maria Tyler Kick,
presented himself at these headquarters. lie
told his tale. lie was no desertcr On
the contrary he was the welded husband Of -
his wife, and he told who his wife was and how
he came to have her for wife. He produced a
letter to the commanding general. signed Gamma
Tyler Kick" begging that her spouse might be
granted furlough for 30 days, and pass north
for self and wife, "to arrange domestic affairs"
The letter was evidently that Of cultivated
lady-in an exquisite hand, on exquisite paper,
couched in well-considered well. phrased and
touching terms, giving lucid and cogent state
ment Of the case, and pleading for furlough for
Kick, and pass for Kicks, as only woman {" In
our hours Of ease, coy, &c, but Sen can
plead. The 2nd n. Y. NJ. r. happen now to be
in Gen. Burnsde's corps. It was not in Gen.
Buffers power to grant the request However,