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The Hasty Marriage.
AX INTERESTING STORY,
SOME sixty-five or seventy years ago, a
vessel from Boston, arrived at one
of the wharves in London. Among the
liands on board, was one by the name of
Tudor, a steady, respectable, and well
looking young man, who acted in the capa
city of both cooper and sailor. Very early
one morning, and before any other hand
Tudor had como on deck, a young, beauti
ful, and tolerably well-dressed female came
tripping down the street to the vessel, and
enquired of Tudor for the Captain. She
was told he had not yet rose, but she insist
ed on seeing him without delay, and with
Tudor's permission, proceeded to his berth,
and arousing him, addressed him with :
" Good morning, Captain, I have called
to see if you would marry me."
" Marry you 1" replied the astonished
Captain, believing her to lie of a suspicious
character, " leave my vessel instantly if you
know what is for your interest."
She then went to the mate's berth and
asked him if he would marry her, and re
ceiving an answer similar to the Captain's,
sho went upon deck, where Tudor was en
gaged in some business, and put the same
question to him.
"With all my heart," answered Tudor,
in a half serious and half jocular manner.
"Then," said she, como along with me,"
Tudor left his work and followed her, with
motives which ho afterwards declared he
could never satisfactorily account for even
to himself. By the time they ' had reached
the principal streets of the city many of
the shops had been opened. The lady en
tered a barber's shop followed by Tudor,
beckoned him to he seated, and ordered the
knight of the razor to take off his beard
and hair, both of which operations ho un
questionably greatly stood in need of. She
footed the bill, and they left the shop, but
soon entered a hat store. She requested
that the best lot of beavers in the store
might be placed upon the counter, and then
told Tudor to select such an one as suited
him. lie soon did this ; the price was paid
by the lady. Tudor threw aside his old
tarpauling, and left the store, in company
with his companion, in a beaver that would
not have disgraced his Majesty the King
himself. They next visited a shoo store,
where Tudor was not long in selecting a
pair of boots, nor the lady in paying for
them.
Tudor by this timo was puzzled to divine
the object the lady had in view, and it must
lie acknowledged, ho was apprehensive all
was not right. But fully aware that he had
committed no crime to make him dread the
face of any mortal, and wishing to see the
end of the farce which he considered then
fairly commenced, ho was determined to
press forward prepared for the worst, trust
ing everything to his guide and compan
ion. Ho solicited from the lady an explan
ation of her designs, but she told him to bo
silent and ask no questions, and immedi
ately led tho way into a clothing store, with
Tudor at her side. Here Tudor was told to
select the best suit of clothes in tho store
that fitted him, with corresponding articles
of clothing ; and the sailor in his doublet,
tar-bedaubed pantaloons, and chequered
shirt, was in a few minutes metamorphosed
into as fine a gentleman, as far as appear
ance was concerned, as had walked tho
streets of that great metropolis for many a
day. Tho bill at this place, as at the oth
ers, was paid by tho lady.
Tudor's amazement was now complete,
lie neither knew what to say or to think.
Who tho lady was, what her intentions
were, he could not even surmise. He again
asked for an explanation, and insisted upon
ono ; but tho only answer he received, was,
" Follow me, and be not alarmed all will
bo explained hereafter to your entire satis
faction." t
One thing Tudor was obliged to acknowl
edge the lady, thus far, had done by him
as ho could have wished ; ho therefore re
solved to ask no more questions, and to
comply with all her requests and demands.
Presently she conducted him into a mag
istrate's office, and politely requested
the minister of tho law to unite her and her
companion in the bands of matrimony !
This was something of a damper to Tudor,
but nevertheless he strictly yielded ; the
ceremony was soon commenced and in a
few seconds tho couple were pronounced
wan and wife.
Without uttering a word, or even ex
changing a kiss, Tudor and his wife now
left tho magistrate's, but not, however, un
til she had given him a sovereign for his
services.
The couple passed through many streets
in silence Tudor "hardly knowing what he
was doing, or what ho had done, and cer
tainly ignorant of where he was going, or
what awaited him ; and of the thoughts
that occupied liis wife's mind, the reader
will soon bo able to judge for himself.
Turning the corner of a street, Tudor be
held a few rods in front of hiin, a splendid
dwelling, towards which the wife seemed to
direct her footsteps as well as his own, and
into the front door of which they indeed
soon entered. Tho room into which Tudor
was ushered by his wife was furnished in a
stylo of the greatest magnificence. She sat
him a chair, telling him to make himself
contented for a minute or two, and then
passed into another room.
Tho first ono here to address her, was her
uncle, who, on seeing her enter tho room,
jumped in astonishment from his chair, and
calling liar by name, demanded how sho had
escaped from her room, and where she had
been. Uer only answer was,
"Thou fiend in human shape, I allow you
just one hour to remove your effects from
this house. The actual possession of my
property hero you have long deprived meof,
and vainly thought you had made arrange
ments by which you could have deprived
me of it through lifo ; but I havo frustrated
your wicked designs I am now mistress of
my own house, for I was this moment mar
ried, and my husband is now in the front
room."
I must now leave tho newly-married
couple for a short time, for tho purpose of
reverting to the previous history of Mrs.
Tudor. She was tho only child of a very
wealthy gentleman, whom I shall designate
as Mr. A., not recollecting his actual name,
and for the same reason, I shall give to his
daughter tho name of Eliza. Ho had
spared neither time nor expense in tho edu
cation of his daughter, sho being tho only
object of his care and regard, his wifo hav
ing died when sho was quite young ; and,
before his death, which took place when
she was fourteen or fifteen years of ago, he
had the satisfaction of witnessing her one of
the most beautiful young ladies of London.
A short time previous to his death, an ar
rangement was entered into between Mr.
A. and a brother of his, by which his
brother was to have possession of his dwel
ling house, his servants, horses, carriages,
and such other property as had not been
deposited in banks for tho benefit of his
daughter, till, the time of her manage, when
tho possession of them was to be given up
to her husband. It was a condition of, the
agreement that in tho case Eliza diod
without marrying, tho property was to go
to her uncle and his family.
Immediately after the death of Mr. A.,
his brother removed into his dwelling ;
Eliza boarded in his family ; and everything
went on very agreeably for some months,
when Eliza discovered in her uncle and his
family, manifestations that she should never
marry tho reason for which, from what
has already been said, must be obvious to
every reader. Unluckily for Eliza, she did
not discover tho diabolical plot in season to
frustrate) it in its bud. It was nothing less
than this : to shut her up in one of tho cen
tre rooms, in the third story of the house ;
to prevent her leaving it by keeping tho
doors and windows thoroughly bolted, and
refused her tho company of her associates,
by telling them, when they called, that she
was cither at school or was at some of the
shops on business, or had taken a ride in tho
country for her health, and to see some of
her relations, or telling them something
clso equally destitute Of truth.
Eliza generally received her meals through
a small door in tho ceiling, from the hands
of her unfeeling aunt, to whom her cries
for liberation from, her lonely and dismal
prison house, were no mora effectual than
they would havo been had they been direct
ed to the idle wind.
Three years was tho unfortunato gill
thus shut out from all communication with
the world, when ono morning her scanty
breakfast was carried to her by an old fe
male servant of her father. Eliza once
more discovering the faco of her old friend
and servant Juan, burst into tears, and at
tsmpted several times to speak, but was
unable to do so. Juan well understood the
meaning of these incoherent sobbings, and
said, herself almost unable to speak from
emotion :
"Hush, Eliza, Mistress; speak not; I
understand all. Your tyrant aunt was
taken suddenly ill last night, and the doc
tor says it is doubtful whether she long sur
vives. I will see you again at noon, and at
evening. Somo of your old servants havo
long been planning means for your escape,
and are now in hopes of effecting it ;" and
without waiting for Eliza's thanks and
blessings, tripped down stairs.
Eliza, although unablo for somo time to
partake of her simple repast, did so at last
with a better zest than she had ever before.
I lor old servants were still about the house,
and were bent upon her rescue ! Most wel
come, soul inspiring intelligence !
" What 1" said sho to herself, "is it pos
sible that I am to be delivered from this
vile place of confinement? Is it possible
that ail connected with this establishment
my own establishment do not possess
hearts of adamant ? God speed thee, Juan,
and thy associates in thy work of love and
mercy."
It is unnecessary to detail all the minutiiu
of the scheme for Eliza's escape, and tho
several interviews held between her and Juan
during tho threo days sho supplied Eliza
with her meals. Suffice it to say, that on
tho evening of the fourth day after the
above interview, Eliza was furnished with
an instrument to unbar her window, and
was promised a rope ladder the following
evening, to effect her descent from ono of
the windows in tho room adjoining ; but
having loosened tho bars of the window the
samo evening the instrument for that pur
pose was put into her hands, she determin
ed not to wait until tho following evening
for the promised ladder, not knowing but
the plot of the servants might be discovered
by her uncle, or by somo of his children ;
and she accordingly went to work, making
a rope, (if such it may be called) from her
bed clothes, by tearing them into strips and
tying the ends together. After a few hour's
labor sho completed her rope, but fearing it
might not bo strong enough to support her,
it was sonic time before she dared to at
tempt a descent. But preferring deatli to a
longer confinement, and fearing she might
bo detected, she resolved to make the at
tempt, resigning herself into- the hands of
Him who is the orphan's friend. She did
mako the attempt, and sho was successful !
Yes, sho was now liberated from a prison
in her own house, where, for filthy lucre's
sake, sho had been confined by hei uncle,
and once more breathed the pure air of free
dom. This was about day-light. She im
mediately bent her steps towards the wharf
where the Boston vessels lay ; and from that
period in her life till sho ushered her hus
band in her own house, tho reader lias al
ready had an account of.
Tho surprised and horror-stricken uncle
stood in mute astonishment for some mo
ments, after being informed by Eliza of her
marriage. Sho again repeated the demand,
"Leave my house in an hour, monster 1"
and then returned to her husband where tho
promised explanation was made.
Tho amazement of Tudor, and the trans
port of his wife, at this sudden change in
their fortunes and conditions, may possibly
be conceived, but they certainly cannot be
expressed. Being incompetent to tho task,
I will not attempt to describe tho scenes
that successively followed the embraces of
the happy couple, and the kisses exchanged
tho joy of the faithful servants at seeing
their young mistress once more at liberty
the chagrin, mortification and decampment
of the inhuman uncle, and his family tho
congratulations of old friends and acquaint
ances tho parties that wero given by Mrs.
Tudor, as well as those attended by her and
her husband their many rides into tho
country, &c, &c.
Ono pleasant morning, somo four or five
days after the marriage, tho attention of tho
officers and hands belonging to the Boston
vessel was directed to a splendid carriage
drawn by two cream-colored horses, richly
caparisoned, which was approaching the
wharf, and in a few moments halted in front
of the vessel. The driver dismounted the
box, and let down tho steps of tho carriage ;
a gentleman gorgeously dressed, stepped
out, and assisted a lady with corresponding
habiliments, to alight ; they then stepped
on board tho vessel, when tho gentleman
asked tho Captain what port ho was from,
how many days he was in performing tho
passage, when ho intended to return, the
amount of faro for passengers, and other
questions of a like nature, and receiving
appropriate answers to tho same, asked
leave to examine tho cabins and tho other
accommodations of the vessel (all tho while
avoiding, as far as possible, the scrutiny of
tho Captain,) which were very courteously
shown him. He then observed, that ho and
his lady had somo thoughts of soon start
ing for America, and in case they concluded
to do so, assured tho Captain they would
take passage with him. They then left tho
cabin, but liofoio leaving the vessel, the
gentleman turned to tho Captain and said :
"Capt. , (calling him by name)
before leaving your vessel, permit mo to in
troduco you to Mrs. Tudor."
It was licit until this moment, that the
Captain and those around him, recognized
in the elegantly dressed gentleman, their
old friend and companion, Tudor the coop
er ! they supposing that some sad, if not
fatal accident, had befallen him.
I once more leave tho reader to judge of
the congratulations that now followed, and
of the healths that were drank.
Tho remainder of my imperfect sketch is
soon told. Tudor distributed the wages
coming to hiin among his old associates
bade them good-bye, but not however, until
he had extracted a promise from the Cap
tain and his crew, to call its often as possi
ble upon him, bofore sailing left the ves
sel, entered his carriage and was driven to
his own door.
Tudor and his wifo lived through life
upon the most amicablo terms, and wcrft
blessed with prosperity and an obedient and
especttui circle of children. Somo vcars
after his marriage, he returned, accompanied
Liy lus wife, to his native place, Boston,
where he built two or three wharves., that
bear his name to-this day. They afterwards
cturned to London, where thev died as
they had lived since their union; honored
by all who enjoyed theii acquaintance.
Terrific Cat and Kat Story.
riIIE following was given to mo by a
JL farmer living near Peru, as a veritable?
truth, to tho best of his ability :
" He was sitting in his barn silently en
gaged in mending an old harness, when ho
observed his favorite Tom cat cautiously-
approaching an opening between two bar
rels. Tom squatted near the point of ob
servation, his tafl moving with majestic
slowness, his care set forward inquiringly,
while his body glided nearer and nearer to
tho opening. Suddenly he shot forward
like a black bolt of lightning, and as quick
ly back again, bringing with him a huge
rat. The rat struggled violently and squeal
ed terribly, but Tom laughed, his long,
black tail proudly perpendicular. Tom
laughed before he was out of the woods,
for the terrible screams of his victim called
a whole regiment of rats to the rescue.
They rushed in upon Tom from every point
of tho compass, too swift and too numerous
to be counted. Tom was surprised out of
his discretion and sprung three feet from tho
floor, with a rat holding to each hind leg,
and the rest eager for him to come down.
He came down, of course, and then began
a most fearful struggle. Tom sworo terri
bly (in cat latin), furious fell his blows. Tho
rats fought in silence, except when Tom's
sharp teeth met under tho back bono of
somo luckless wretch. Tom was losing
ground ; the pressure was too great for him ;
he was down, two or three wero clinging to
each leg, had a dozen at his throat, and
rats swarming all over him. At this criti
cal moment, an Amazon cat, with her two
grown kittens, leaped from the hay-mow
and pitched in for Tom. This timely rein
forcement soon ended the struggle. Tom
limped away, bleeding freely, but tho dead
and dying victims of his prowess were no
less than thirteen, besides the wounded that
escaped no prisoners taken.
A Singular Will.
Tho following singular will was made by
a miser in Ireland :
"I give and bequeathe to my sister-in-law,
Mary Dennis, four old worsted stock
ings, which sho will find beneath my bed :
to my nephew, Charles Macartney, two oth
er pair of stockings, lying in the box whero
I keep my linen ; to Lieutenant Johnson, of
His Majesty's fifth regiment of foot, my
only pair of white cotton stockings, and my
old scarlet great-coat; and to Hannah
Burke, my house-keeper, in return for her
long and faithful services, my cracked
earthen-pitcher."
Hannah, in high wrath, told tho other
legatees that she resigned to them her valu.
able share of the property, and then retir
ed. In equal rage, Charles kicked down
the pitcher, and, as it broke, a large num
ber of guineas fell out and rolled along tho
floor. This fortunate discovery induced
those present to examino tho stocking?,
which, to thoir groat joy, wore crammed
with money.
A Good Answer.
Old Kingsbury, of N. II., was remarka
ble for dry humor. As ho passed a rye
field, one morning, in 'August, ho saw a
lawyer of tho village, surveying his posses
sions. Says the lawyer :
"What makes you cany your head
stooping upon your breast, friend KV You
see me ! I carry mine erect and upright."
"Squire," answered Kingsbury, "look
at that field of grain ! Tho full ears han
down like mine ; but the empty lw.uls.stan
up like your own."