The Van Buren press., 1869-10-05
MISCELLANY.
Married by Telegraph.

Mr.. Leary, are you married man p
Very, sir" a al
"Very! why do You say very ?"
because my dear little wfo and arc
bound together by wires" ' 4
"Latimer Leary, you talk enigmas."
Then sir TO be plain as a primer,
will inform you that | was married by
telegraph"
You don't say so.'
"Yes, do"
"Then tell the company all about the
affair" st r, isaar.1ao sgl llW
Il will with pleasure. Ladies and gen.
tlemen, my wife is second cousin, and
was Leary. She once resided in the
city Of Indianapolis, while was q resi-.
dent OF Centreville, in the same State.
/ was bachelor Of thirty, but full OF
romance and general love. say Of gen
eral love, because had not made con-
centration.
"Why don't you take wife ?" was
eternally buzzed in my ears.
"Whom will take p said /.
To this query score Of friends would
"Your relative, Kate Leary."
"Kate Lsary! why she is my OWL
cousin" IT, .a.t-t a vyr
"Only a second cousin" they would
rctor, "and your opposite, Latiner
Kate is blonde, and you as dark as
Erebus or the ace of Clubs" FgEE
l had never seen Miss Lcary, but thi,
continual association of the young lady
with my welded life had an influence.
+ Ono day a member Of Congress ex
claimed, "Mr Lcary, were l single,
would assuredly pay court TO your cous
in. As | am married, and you are IN,
best friend, / can earnestly hope you viii
possess the luxury"
AT this period was a merchant. Hav
ing discharged thieving clerk, l was SC
confined to my store that ajourney to In
dianapolis was out of the question.
was growing almost wild to see one
whom all praised and as many wished me
to wed.
In few days from the call of my leg
isative friend, his brother, noted Judge
appeared at my store The judge was
also my devoted ally; a position intensi
fed by his recollection Of being educated
by my deceased father. a. a+
Drawing a daguerreotypc from his Goa
said he 81 wish to show you something
nice. There, what say you to that?"
told him it was absolutely enchanting.
Who is it ~ l cried with enthusiasm
This, my dear friend, is Miss Kat
Leary, the young lady wish you tt
marry" fa|"t5
"Tell me,' exclaimed l, "is she al
they claim for her 7"
" My dear friend, honestly, as l value
truth, l have not heard her sufficiently
praised" "
"Why don't some man try his luck ?
81 am glad you asked Simply becaus
she is overcourted, and consequent,
hard to please. She is romantic, and
clearly see not winnable by ordinar,
methods. m crg
You say she is very particular"
"She is, sir
"Then good bye for me-
Not at all she is rapturous owe
your likeness, and sends her cousinl,
love with an invitation to visit her.
pledge you of not onltting single goo'
point in your bsdy, calibrc or character
"Do you consider her daguerreotyp
accurate =
, Il can tell you it don't hatter her Sh
has extraordinary beauty
While mutual friends in Centrcvill
were lauding my fair cousin, mutua
friends in Indianapolis were decided il
their eulogies for me and preparing he
mind for an alliance iai.- r,i
81 / am notself conccited. Believing sucl
concord must be born Of an obvious fact
I settled on the idea OF marrying thi
wonder Of beauty, soul and accomplish
ment. 1u aW
My intent was quickly confirmed upoI
hearing that very wealthy and inauen
tial banker from Gotham was in the melt
ing mood ] remember it was midnight
limited from my store the last batch o
chronic loungers, and selected the bcs
stationary in my establishment. ! was t.
write my first letter to Kate.
Such reply as received! Well--yo'
must see it--you shall see 1t. ] hay
good gas works, but am inadequate IL
a brief time we learned that each kne'
the other well. The much said by S,
many mutuals, superaddcd 10 our da
guerreotypes and letters, made us com
pretending couple. In fact we confcsse'
our love "a full, round. ripe and lusoiou
article. There could be no unsafety il
the case. Our lineage was in common
and every fact known, what followed !
clear--an engagement yes, between IN
seen lovers and cousins. Z .'.lmpf
was dying to-hold her to my heart
but my solus condition aud maturing ap
pointmcnts postponed itindefnitcly. (
What did you say? Why did she no
visit some Of our friends ct Centrcville
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