Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-09-18

"With pleasure, sir"
The Judge understood me, and gladly
complied. The result I forwarded TO
Kate by return mail, and soon received
word that on the following Tuesday she,
and proper authority, would present
themselves at the indianapolis office ac-
cording to formula, there to enter into
the holy state Of matrimony.
l tell you the appointed day was a
great one among the mutual friends at
each end Of the wire. The affair was 40
novel that all else was eclipsed by the
contemplation of it.
Clergymen and witnesses assembled at
the termin. There, in full costume, two
unseen lovers were TO be made man and
wife. The instrument began its tick,
tick, ticking. The operator read, the
clergyman put the questions, answer
ed, the instrument did more work, and
soon ] was saluted as the husband of
Kate Lcary. Happy was ], though the
possessor of a lady never behold.
One week passed and | was still with
out help. My brain was becoming frcn-
zied. | must see Kate, and / must 20 TO
her first, for it was her fiat, and we'll did
l know what a Leary was.
BY cntreaty, | prevailed upon brother
merchant to loan me his best clerk. Soon
as he put his foot in the store, put mine
in stage en- ronte for the capital of In
diana. When about twelve miles from
the city, we stopped for passenger. 1t
was young lady. Such beauty
never beheld. She resembled NV like
ness Of Kate, but was far more beautiful.
| own, my heart went out to her. Call
me tickle, say what You please, and
will bear it. l repeat, my heart gushed
forth in flood of love.
Here was fix! /, married man,
going to see his telegraphic bride, and as
geographically in love with another wo-
man. l began to repent my haste, and
when too late, saw the crime of marry
ing one had never set eyes upon. What
would / do! What could I do! The
lady was also married, for l heard the
driver call her madam.
How she eyed me! Ispoke about the
coach windows being raised to suit her
She thanked me IN tones that acted like
an arterial stimulant. was gone.
Much conversation followed, and | was
goner. l saw she was giving me sweet,
yet pleading looks. Heavens thought
/, she is unhappily mated. Suppose !
give her my sympathy. Yet should
jeopardize myself before such transcend
ent charms? Suppose l betray my love,
how would I feel in the presence of my
wife, ard what power could confer upon
a total stranger? | had it. would be-
tray nothing, but offer consolation to
flower most sorely neglected. We were
the only passengers, and what good
chance
"AIadam," said I, "please pardon me,
but you seem to exist under cloud"
She sighed deeply.
"Well, sir, not widow, though /
don't live with NY husband."'
"Poor soal," continued |.
She put her handkerchief to her mouth.
l thought about half of it went in, but
of course it was TO stop her emotion.
"You are not happy, MADAME"
every far from it, am miserable"
So was miserable to put my arms
around her neck. .
"Whcre do you reside, madam ?''
an indianapolis" ..
"Have you friends there %
"Many, sir"
"No doubt of it. Allow me to ask do
You love your husband ?"
"Devotedly, sir"
"Then you will live with him %
"Weuld be glad of the chance, sir"
"When did you see him last 2"
81 have never seen him, sir" r..
Here she again half swallowed her
"Neyer seen him! Why, what do you
mean ?"
"Sir, have you not read of a telegraphic
wedding?" ..-
"Julius Casar!' cried I. "Tell me,
are yon Miss Kate Lcary?"
81 am" 1' a-
As / relaxed, she said: eco OF, Lqti-
mer; knew you from your aaguerreo-
type" 'H
l will not prolong this, but merely re-
mark that Kate is my next to the Great
One Above. never felt ashamed of my
and would not lose her for
the wealth of the Orient. ever con-
slider us as bound together by wire; and
when asked if am married man,
always feel like saying-very.
A DRUNKEN Indian, on visiting the
sity, having straysd from his hotel, found
himself lost on trying to return to it
After looking about in strange lodges
here and there, the Indian exclaimed in
dismay: "Injun lest r' But, recover
ing himself, and unwilling to acknowl-