Year: 1869




The following account Of the marriage Of
clerk in one Of The Departments at Washing.
ton, growing out Of an acquaintance formed
through an Anonymous correspondence. was
printed In recent issue Of the Wacerlv Maoa-
zine:


"1n the month Of February last young man
who was clerk In one Of the departments Mt
Washington, inserted a call for lady csTrc.
spondents In our columns; and shortly afler.
ward, among the answers he received, was one
from New York city that specially attracted
his attention. II was written In a delicate fe.
male hand, evidently from a young miss OF
education and refinement In the course Of
events photographs were exchanged, TO the
mutual satisfaction Of the parties interested
and close upon this declaration Of love and
proposal, which was also accepted, neither Of
the parties having as yet seen the other. In
deed, 50 far was the affair carried, that q day
was appointed for the wedding; and few
days before the appointed time, the lover
started for New York 10 meet his expected
bride for the first time. The meeting took
place as appointed, and the parties proceeded
directly to the proper authorities, by which
they were united in the holy bands Of matri-
moDy. He now, for the first time, learned that
his new-made wife was the daughter of wealthy
parents, who were in blissful Ignorance of their





the happy impression that she was at that time
visiting friends in another part of the city
After brief honeymoon Of three days at a
hotel ON Canal street, the happy bridegroom
found 1t necessary, by the expiration Of his
leave OF absence, TO return to Washington,
and as matter Of course had no thought of
leaving his wife behind him. After a short
consultation, the happy couple determined TO
wait upon the lady's parents, and inform them
what had taken place, procure their forgive
ness and blessing, and depart in peace. Never
was loves young dream more rIidely broken
The young brides mother went into Mysteries |;
the father ragged and stormed; the sisters out
Niobed the famed daughter of Tantalus, and
the brothers, of whom there are three, pro-
ceeded TO reek summary vengeance upon the
intruder, making an attack in force upon him
then aud there. But the newly y-made husband
was, fortunately for himself, of q good ply
sique, besides being q scientific boxer and soon
placed the two eldest hOrs du combat, while the
youngest made his exit through the back par
lor window, taking with him the poker, with
which he had armed himself Matters being
in this condition, the husband returned to his
hotel, leaving his wife with her family After
several Intellectual attempts at reconciliation
with the head of the family he obtained an
interview with the mother, who utterly refused
TO allow him to see his wife, as she did not
think her daughter could be kept in style to
which she had been accustomed ON four dollars
day. the amount of his salary The young
man being firm in his determination 10 have
his wife, her father finally gave her the choice
of going with her husband, or being disinher-
tied and cut off from her family. She chose
10 remain; but in a short time began clan
destine correspondence with her husband But
this was soon discovered and stopped by the
prying mother; and short time since he was
notified of Steps being taken for divorce, and
lawyer waited on him to offer negotiations
TO that effect Upon this the young man, be-
coming disgusted with the affair, made a pack
age of her letters, pictures, marriage certificate
&c, and expressed them, valued at 'one cent
to his wife. He was agreeably surprised, few
days afterward, to receive check from his
father-in-law of $4,000, and promise TO in
crease the amount to $1,000 if he would leave
this part of the country. He resigned his
clerkship, and sailed for California about the
first of June, we'll pleased with his speculation,
as he terms it,"