, 1869-06-13
4 MATRIMONIAL C0NTRKTEMPS.
A 8HiudlInE Bridegroom CnuEht-
Enlso MePFcsenta1ions-L OF
Jcwelfy to Pny xhc Matrimonial
Expcnses-Prlaou Bnts W.. Connu-
hinI I4lln@s

bsnl Rllsa.
From. tAe HasAfngtsn cAronsel<, .,una 10.
Wi,b.n !he ras; swo days the god pecpls II the
avenue have been excited over matrimonial SEN
saticn, In which SOFT Wcrds, boastcd wealth, sc-
clrrpeated affections, larceny, private MAJ
enA exasperAted sl!tor, captnre Of q dishonest
bridegroom, and prison bars are al eur.ously In
me nIst actor Is "wn!ttnS gentleman" CIV
ting The name Of William r Brown, ana represent
tn1 himself 70 ee wealthy Georgia p.snter,
mansion. DC, but impovesishe,ioy The WI, Whoss
erranG to this city wts to dispose OF 400 acres Of
the family cssate, % raise the means weerewtsh to
appeared about ten days ago 1t the residence Of
Mr.. Delos Carpenter, on PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
uear Second street, wheEe be applied Tor ooasu
lie tn,crview his dstaste 70. tic ous.ie ot no.ei
n1tsats t.a;y; S.., lis $ appsafs4sy he!as ssn:
hsndsome specimen u the ,ta,t, ho.,,5,, ~ al his
language excellent, he made faror1b'c falrt:l-
sion, md Obtained tho coveted quarters. Af1eE
the first day Or two, be VAS quite attentive to
Miss Mary Carpenter. ustng Ill the hone5e+I .oyls
and endeattrR terms customary to "ar1leat ioy-
yers-" Hts wealth. biz broad acres, and the e4-
celient reputation Ct his connections we're snc-
ecss,yely referred 10 and dilatel upou, and
1natly, discovering t:4ns the 3oun9 la1ys eses
ha been dax1lsd b. she os1.i.aney Of hss sse1tp
rozi.!on b. q xer,.e hin. tn.s u a 3asoraA!c
knswef WIS returned be HUdld settle the Sum Of
$4,000 on Miss Mary, snd make present Of pin
money to Mrs. Carpenter IN the modest SUN OF
ST. COO. I,asnR presented excellent peeunia1y
reasons fer fas orahe consideration OF his suit
patbies by Representing that be WIS the father Of
q beautiful little daughter Of some eeycn OF eight
summers, WIN ssdiy needed the care aud atten-
result Of III this was that he vas accepted. Al
these negotiations were catcfaIFy Kept frpm the
cars Of The paterns head Of the family, and even
wh hR RI Af the MARRIAGE lint 4 wpaE
from the day Of the first meetlrs) had f,eca ar
ranged, he uas still tcps Ia ignorance Of the whole
matter
The plans had been carefully laid, and taking
advantage Of Mr. Carpenter absence on Aoai3aJ
forenoon, the pseudo F1aner AMI Miss Mary were
tor OF faantonahle church NOT two squares dis
ts1s from tho residence Bat txo Or th.ee persons
their coocluston trunks we're hnrriey pist.:d o.
hack In walttr1. the bride and Bridegroom. after
farewell eaiutaI*ous and few Feminine tenrs cu-
door. and the happy couple were CD fur the sanay
sonlh.. Wien Mf. Carpenter returned that even
49, be ,Ra1 =, Tor ps0Tn e snl aso
ans1e.s wero gsren THIS excited hts eus-
p1cionk, and younger sister Of the hrle
sss I'D ssse ta.t n ser I'D ola IL ner
Aexan,lHa for she night, and resume their Jour
affairs; but AE. Carpenter, instead Of br.iodtt{
oyez the matter, decided to follow the fuEity ~,
ard make an tn.estt2asion OF the c.:cumslaaces
Wh1le preparing for the Htp- young Eclu 'mnu,
Wnusa naIna Is ukualy spelled NTH d "P, ',etp-
ploIed Ia Clerical capacity In department
ah:en had much to 90 VIII the control .: mill.
the bell, and inquired whethcf Mtss Mari
va at home: THIS haa aok been nj. mn
its; aud 10 pe ttl mare explicit Il msy BE- stated
that he he'd nefd Nse May n the tde! CT bis aGec-
t.; .ns Il ,se e n.e ea eE se
! For IN explanation OF Niles Carpenters absence,
le VAS Introduced 10 the tFale father. A scena
bonndea tS ae se
But actions, Eot words, were demanded, and to-
Gethee they started In hot huese for the quiet little
UPSIDE down Of d. d the fuR1stsea
At half r&sE cclock. xfIeT making fn0utdts at
M Narsh 4 npase. eaei sea.ed ID fheT TTo RON. n he
txpldnns her action, and asking bis forgiveness.
| the disca.led 'lovyer" stADsl!.2 neaE the xtH-
! dow, uneastlJ balancing hi11sef alternately on
eoe leg an. thcn on the othe,, IN h!s impsslenca
| BntseIing thrcAls against his fortunate r1Fa1,
md cenchsng his nsts Though DESTROYS Of OTIS
| Mcpln1 bott1 Of Hruwns optics With b!ack cir
brown. aad ne hsd no OBJ lection to askno wlelS.ns
pr3ot was e1ren. of rs eooa chasa:set :
would not be permitted to remain with him
! RtoWn look khe Matter eoolif, aad expressed hts
| willingness 70 return to Washington with hlz
! hrte, and remain until the demands Of Nt c.
} we're fully complied With aud the matter ot ,epr-
! tarIGn Satisfactorily settled Whether this con-
| ctas2ou was attributable TO tho nerce appearance
| Of the knight Of The gull IN tho back ground or
70 the angry demands q. Nr. C., u known oa1y 70
| Irown; Eut The probability Is thAt he deetua3 1t
tudtcton8 to 4ccede 70 my arrangements ptopqSed
So The t2r1fes took hack the ierry-ooA1a nar1ua
stopped running acd set ont On theIE }cafney t9
thla city, reaching he residence ot AE Carpenter
! at . late hour, Where Brown WAS shown to QUO
I room, and his wife hastily huttled INTO anott1er
The next morning fFuesd1yl Brown was 70
QuEssed 70 pfolnce biz pruutsed prpufs OF char
acsef. but eatt only evaNse rrptlea Ac. c. i
| sSsrte!ors Of hla t16call:y thus appeared to be
/ vert1ed. and were uade still Stronger by the re-
ce4pt ot teleRrzuB during the foseroon from pa1-
| nts IN Gto12ta, stating that Lo such petHan u
lFnwn vas knos u the secttou Il which he s:,:-
s4noeyr rrocf. Mt Carpenter .discoEesed tai
valnahle TelTet CLOAK. heavy guld caain. and a
| gold pencn bad been stoarn ron he fotsse The
J h5ae dSclatn1ed nlt knoH!ed|e ,p3 tae 1ai5.
| .rsrected that Brown waS sao.. sult1
pzf1J. wNrkot VA pfocnred aod thai
individual wAs souhtl iu u room u The uultel
| Statea Hotel 1t lS not Known that be bad 80
cured hla Certificates OF good chAxzeter and eyen
! II he bad. tho officer would have t1isrcSar}e3
| fhc1o, ttnuaed a. 4hey would hsye been b. the
! stronger n2hs Of : criminal Na111nt- Hzprn
! passed the night behind pttso1 Cars End Jester-
! cay u.utnnK vas taken hefoTa police uas1s-
tzatc, Who, Rlte1 hcat1E the testimony, cunmlt-
1ed him to jail, In default Of bail to the aoonut OF
13e1, Tor his AppeA11bce at court 1t Il steted
tfas EfoNn committed Lhe larceny IN order TO
1ceef hts matrimonial expenses.