The New York herald., 1874-12-30


don't repret it.n
George Quackenbush Is marrying man. He goes
int wedlock as he goes into action, without de-
lay Having met Ann Hickey at tea party IN
Brooklyn, where she had come over from New
York with presupposition that she should see
handsome man George said to himself, "Why
should live SO lonely, salt out OF brine. when
there see myself admired on sight' will cast
anchor right by that calico. stern chase Is
long chase and will take the opportunity OF being
the lavorlte to sail right in."
In six weeks from the time George took tea
with Ann he had popped, forced the embraces and
been accepted. She loved him Tor the danger he
had passed and ne loved her that she did pity him.
In sooth 1t took woman OF some pluck, poor or
proud, to marry the modern sailor. All women
nowadays affect to be in the same social condition,
but men must be common soldiers and sailors as
they used to be. That George carried of city
girl from the stylish quarter OF Pearl street showed
that the race OF ideal women were not all dead.
Home they brought her warrior RED.
She nor spoke nor made reply;
All her madens watching said,
"He must pop or she must die"
In short, Ann Hickey had become convinced that
ours was the age of fraud, and that quarter gun
ner was more of man than the manfpulatOr OF
Pacific Mail or admiral on the retired list. She
perceived IN George man to be promoted from
the ranks, with opportunity and encouragement,
and therefore insisted on o square naval cere-
mony, which should put him en- rapport with the
business he was born for. and to which he had de-
voted twelve years and the whole OF the war.
al will take you. George" said Ann, ION condi-
tton that you do not 60 IN debt, ike the young
men above Fourth street, for suit OF black cloth.
lean wear all the black clothes you are able to
pay ior Put on your naval blue. Flannel does
not lrritate me, George Meanume l Will appear
In my black silk, and Miss Sullivan wAose father
Is a wealthy innEeeper, near the Catharne ferry,
shall accompany me on board ship. shall require
the Eni0n Jack TO be hoisted above US and the
Episcopal ceremony to be performed; and sug-
gest that you study that ceremony, as it is tolera
bly, long, ana be familiar with 1t. DO not be mar
ried with a quid OF tobacco in your mouth. l. you
must have one lend 1t to your groomsman till the
ceremony IA Over.o
BY such soft counsel she turned away wrath.
George mad never married. II was new expert
ence to him. The mysterious social world Ann
opened in these suggestions led him long way
toward comprehendlng an Admiral. He began to
realize that wife In every port not the chief
end Of man.
THE SCENE.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Is sort OF lost ANGLE
protrudlng from the East River into the interstice
between Brooklyn and Williamsburg. In general
1t Is both stately and dingy, the atmosphere on
rainy days iull OF precpitated pea soup and the
ground full OF prepared mud to try the souls OF
landsmen. But who that saw Ann Hickey g
foot and white stockings . trine re-
vealed on the stone nags OF that Navy Yard
yesterday could have failed to perceive that the
natural aristocracy OF the shore the prize OF the
Jack Tar as at the sack OF Panama by Morgan or
the occupation OF Guayaquil by the Buccaneers,
when the Spanish beauties 80 readily adapted
themselves to the breakers OF the coast.
Ann Hickey had crossed the ferry. She was
dressed like the nie,e OF rear admiral the brides
maid, MISS Sullivan, was ike a gorgeous poll
parrot in attire, and as they approached the yell
low vanished monitor, what did they seer
Not the delighted George Quackenbush. who was
minor object, nor the l0rty or lfty sworded and
uniformed oficers OF the Plymouth, Vermont and
Roanoke. They saw the long oak and iron vessel
dressed from hammock to short spars with bunting.
The three monitor turrets and the pilot house were
all colors and signal 1ags Five score OF Jack
Tars at the side Of the ship swung their caps
and at the bridge Commander Cooper, In full uni
form, was ready to welcome the bride. The gal
liant Merriman was likewise at his post to take
the bridesmaid by the hand and give her an arm.
1t was actual marine democracy, and the honor OF
the country had been saved.
The crew, clean as the naval midshipmen at An
napolis ever were, and q great deal more chari-
table in their thoughts, fell INTO line behind the
delighted bride and the sober i-sided bridegroom
that were to be, and they descended the stairs
to the berth deck. The drum rolled,
the nfe called down those invisible sea.
gulls that attend on genuine Hymen,
and In yfy the prettiest couple
that ever stepped from the banks by the salt sea
waves were close together uno er the low ceiling
OF the berth deck. II was clean enough every
where for nuptial hall to pair OF sea turtles.
The mess boxes fairly shone with cleansing; there
was not cobweb on the ceiling; the solid IRON
work, painted q French yellow, looked as II II
were all cottage furniture for the happy pair to 60
to housekeeping. The long perspective OF the half
deck was nearly crowded with flies OF respectful
men who could roar q stave, or fight Spaniard,
or dance q hornpipe to beat q picked theatre
company
| CooUErRY WITH NEPTUNE.
| The little pride-buxom enough, however
where buxomness was the qualification, and
! demure as mermaid that kept ar
oyster stall, approached her portion OF tht
ceremony with q ndtrett tnat put at ease all tht
commissioned officers and made them wonde
where the dignity and command came from tina
on such occasions throws man into the back
grouno and gives the female all the rank. Ami
Hickey's flowing hair, becomingly dressed, wore
little pine colored head-dress that became her a
any princess might become coronet She felt tina