The Shasta courier., 1870-02-26
SH ASIA COU RI Err
MARRIED BY TELEGRAPH.


Mr. Leary, are you married man p
very, sir
Very why do you say veryY
Because my dear little wife and l are
bound together by wire ep
@Latlmer Leary, you talk enigmas'
Then, sir, to be as plain as primer, viii
lEform you that was married / ? tele
gra, h.
you don't say SOP
Yes | do
4 hen tell the company all about the
affair
: l will with pleasure Ladies and gen
tlemen, my wife is u second cousin, anc
was Leary. She once resided in the city
OF indianapolis, and l was resident Of
Centervllle in the same State.
/ was bachelor OF thirty, but full o1
romance and general love. | say genera
love, because | had not made concentra
ton
why don't you take wife?' was eter.
nally buzzed in my ears
Whom will take !? said I.
10 this query, score of friends would
say
Your relative Miss Leary'
Kate Leary, why, she is my own cou-
sin
Only second COUSIN they would re.
tort; 'and your opposite Latimer, Kate is
a blonde, and you are as dark as Erebus or
the ace Of clubs
Il had never seen Miss Leary, but this
continued association of the lady with my
welded life had an influence
One day member Of Congress exclaim-
ed, " Mr.. Leary, were l single, | would
certainly pay court to your cousin As |
am married and you are my best friend. |
can earnestly hope you may possess the
luxury
At this period | was a merchant. Hav-
ing discharged thievpg clerk, L was 50
confned to my store that journey to In
dlanapolis was out Of the question. l was
growing almost Wild to see whom all praised
and so many wished me to wed
In few days after the call of my legis-
lative friend, his brother, a noted Judge,
appeared at my store. he Judge was also
nay devoted ally-a position intensified by
his recollection of being educated by nay
deceased father
Drawing daguerreotype from his coat,
said he, | wish to show you something
nlce There, what do you say to that :?
| told HIM | thought it was absolut ly
enchanting.
'Who is it ? l exclaimed with enthusi
asm.
This, my dear FREUD, is Miss Kate
Leary, the young lady l wished you to
marry
'1ell me-, asked l, is she all they claim
for her ?
My dear friend, honestly, as I value
truth, | have not heard h sufficiently
praised
Why don't some man try his luck ?
Il am glad you asked. Simply because
she is overcourted, and consequently hard
to please. She is romantic, and ! clearly
see not winable by ordinary means
You say she is very particular
She is
'Then good bye for me-
Not at all she is rapturous over your
likeness, and sends her couslnly love with
an invitation o visit her. pledge you Of
not omltting a single good point iu your
body, calibre or character.
DO you consider the daguerreotype ac-
curate!'
Il can tell you that it does lot hatter
her. She has extraordinary beauty, and
the kind that is more striking in animation
or conversation
My mutual friends in Centerville were
lauding my causin, and mutual friends in
Indianapolis were decided in their eulogies
Of me aud preparing her mind for an al
lance.
am not self conceited; believing such
concord must be born Of an obvious fact.
| settled on the idea of marrying this great
wonder in beauty, soul and accomplish
ment
Ny attention was quickly confirmed on
hearing that a very wealthy and infuen-
tlal banker from Gotham was in melting
mood. | remember it was midnight.
limited irom my store the last bach OF
chronic loungers and selected the best
stationery in my establishment; | was tC
write my first letter to Kate.
Such reply as | re e;eived Well, you
must see it-you shall see it. | have good
gas works, but am inadequate. In brle
time we learned that each knew the othel
well. The much said by SO many mutual,
superadded to our daguerreotypes and let
tiers made us comprehending couple. Ii
fact we confessed our love-a full, ripe
lucious article. There could be no un
safety in the case. Our lineage Was il
common, and every fact known, what fol
lowed is clesr-an engagement, yes, be
tween unseen lovers and cousins.
| was dying to fold her in my arms ant
next to my heart but my solus condition
and maturing appointments postponed
indefinitely
What did you say? Why did she no
visit some of her friends in Centerville
answer you chserfully. She vs an cd