Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-10


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MATRIMoNY.-They have a queer way Of
doing up things matrimonial down at Cave 9S Clty,
day night and parted from his Louisville
guests. Says the Louisville Ledger:
David Brown is roliicking son of Kentucky,
true type of the dami6care village or country
youth who is just entering upon his maturity.
Maria Martin is, or was, village maiden of
some charms and good deal of spirit and a
genuine Kentucky girl. David and Maria
eourted and loved and agreed to marry; but
for some reason David put off the solemniza-
ton of the nuptials from time to time until
Maria's patience became exhausted. and meet
ing her lover, she said to him, with more en-
phasis than elegance, Il tell you what it is,
Dave you We got to dry up this nonsense. and
quit your foolng; for it's about time we was
married, and / want you to come to time.
Dave" thought he would come to time;
but then, as the parties had met on the plat
form of the depot at Cave City, David was at
loss to know where he and Maria would have
the ceremony performed. Maria's wits were
sharp enough for the emergency, and SO
she told David she would provide place, and
started him off to the county clerk for the ne
cessary license.
During his absence Maria entered the depot
and asked the station agent for the privilege OF
being married upon the platform in front OF
the depot Certainly" replied the polite agent,
"or right here in the depot if you prefer.
But Maria preferred the platform.
David soon returned with the license, follow,
ed by his brother, who swore the wedding should
not take place. And then the brother used
shocking cuss words, and drew pistol. which
fairly riled David, who also firted out a re-
volyer, and would have speedily demolished
the interfering brother but for the interposition
of the bystanders, who hustled the offender
away from the scene.
The marriage then took place, the parties
standing out in the cold upon the platform while
the ceremony was gone through with. David
rather enjoyed the novelty of the affair. BY
gosh, this is bully, ain Mariar?" he exclaim-
ed. 'sYou bet, Dave, replied Maria; and then
the happy couple went on their way rejoicing,
the happiest pair, apparently, ever married at
Cave City.
JOHN BRIGHT, ISAAC Butt, AND SIR
CHARLES dixie. i NIoucure D. Conway in
the New York Evening Mail. When Par,
Lament meets there are three men IN especial
whose first appearance in the House of Com
mons will create sensation. Let me describe
them. First is man Of ftty-seven or eight. OF
bulky figure, bare head, broad massive forehead
aud firm mouth, with somewhat thick hps,
around which is an expression oddly blended
of humor, decision, and sweetness quick,
restless eye, gancing hither and thlther a
round chin and white hair. This parsonage is
dressed very plainly in a rather shabby over
l. ~ AZ Itu md
haps a pair of cotton gloves. Listen to the
burst of cheering which will break out from
every part of the House when this figure is
seen to cross the threshold. Not the least cor
dial will be the applause and welcome from
those Tory leaders who so often yelled 10 anger
at him-and yelled again at the tremendous
vigor of his calm conquering retorts For this
man, of course, is John Bright, rescued from
the laws of death to take his old place among
his old friends and foes, now alike eager to
welcome him The second individual. who
will be looked at with interest and curiosity, IS
a yet bigger, burlier, and more upgalnly per-
son-a man of rolling gait and loose figure:
careless of dress and appearance a man with
a face like that of a negro suddenly bleached,
with a mass of snowy hair, and beamlug eyes
that look like those of Robert Burns. This is
Isaac Butt, the whilom Tory, now champion of
home rule in Ireland and advocate general Of
all Fenian prisoners The third is much
younger man, probably the youngest member
of the House OF Commons. He is tall and
somewhat stiff, with square forehead and well
set Jaw, suggestive of strong aud obstinate re-
solve Heis rather handsome, but good deal
stolid-in expression [ mean-and with GER
tain formal and heavy way about him which
tells of dogmatism and dissent. He is we'll
dressed, and is conscious Of being an object of
curiosity. I suppose / need hardly add his
name. You know already that this is the Re
publican baronet, Sir Charles Dixie. Very
little of welcoming applause from the House
will greet him, you may be sure.
ROYAL ETIQUETTE following ilustra-
ton is given of etiquette in the time OF Louis
NV.: In the Queens apartment there were
two chambers One day the Queen saw speck
of dust on her bed and showed it to Madame
de Luynes her maid of honor. The latter sent
for the valet de chambre, bed-maker to the
Queen, that he might show it to the valet de
chambre, bed maker to the King. The latter
arrived at the end of an hour, but said that
the dust was none OF his business because the
bed-makers of the King made up the common
bed of the Queen, but were forbidden to touch
the state bed Consequently the dust must be
removed by the officers of the household The
Queen gave orders that they should be sent !,
for, and every day for two months she asked it
the dust had been brushed off, but they had
not yet found out whose duty it was to remove
the speck. Finally the Queen took up feath-
er duster and brushed it off. Great was the
scandal thereof, but no one dreamed OF blaming
the absence of the officers; they only found
that the Queen had been wanting 10 etiquette.
BACHELORS VS.. WIDowERs. Rather nov
el method of celebrating the advent OF leap
year has been adopted at Southville, kentueky,
and one quite unpleasant for the victims. This
is nothing more nor less than public sale OF
the bachelors and widowers of that enterprlSlng
town by the young ladies Of that vicinity. They
brought the following prices: Lawyers, So
head; farmers, from s425 to $3.50; doctors