”TherewasagreatbusselanddistubbansintheHallinIllStreet:whichIetribyoutedtotheeproachingevent。TheoldporterstaredmeostuncommonwhenIkemin——thefootmanwhowastoenouncemelaftIthought——Iwasgoingupstairs——”’Herladyship’snot——notatHOME，’saystheman；’andmylady’shillinbed。’”’Gitlunch，’saysI，’I’llwaittillLadyHangelinareturns。’”Atthisthefellerlooxatmeforamomintwithhischeexblownoutlikeabladder，andthenbustsoutinareglarguffau！theporterjinedinit，theimpidentoldraskle:andThomassays，slappinghisandonhisthy，withouttheleastrespect——Isay，Huffy，oldboy！ISN’Tthisagoodun？’”’Wadyermean，youinfunnlescoundrel，’saysI，’hollaringandlaffingatme？’”’Oh，here’sMissMaryHanncomingup，’saysThomas，’askHER’——andindeedtherecamemylittleMaryHanntrippingdownthestairs——her&sinherpockits；andwhenshesawme，SHEbegantoblushandlookhod&thentogrintoo。”’InthenameofImperence，’saysI，rushingonThomas，andcollaringhimfittothrottlehim——’noraskleofaflunkyshallinsultME，’andIsenthimstaggerinupaginsttheporter，andbothof’emintothehall-chairwithaflopp——whenMaryHann，jumpingdown，says，’OJames！OMr。Plush！readthis’——andshepulledoutabillydoo。”Ireckanizedtheand-writingofHangelina。””DeseatfulHangelina’sbillyranasfollows:——”’Ihadallalonghopedthatyouwouldhaverelinquishedpretensionswhichyoumusthaveseenweresodisagreeabletome；
andhavesparedmethepainfulnecessityofthestepwhichIamcompelledtotake。ForalongtimeIcouldnotbelievemyparentswereseriousinwishingtosacrificeme，buthaveinvainentreatedthemtospareme。Icannotundergotheshameandmiseryofaunionwithyou。TotheverylasthourIremonstratedinvain，andonlynowanticipatebyafewhours，mydeparturefromahomefromwhichtheythemselveswereabouttoexpelme。”’Whenyoureceivethis，Ishallbeunitedtothepersontowhom，asyouareaware，myheartwasgivenlongago。MyparentsarealreadyinformedofthestepIhavetaken。AndIhavemyownhonortoconsult，evenbeforetheirbenefit:theywillforgiveme，Ihopeandfeel，beforelong。”’Asforyourself，mayInothopethattimewillcalmyourexquisitefeelingstoo？IleaveMaryAnnbehindmetoconsoleyou。
Sheadmiresyouasyoudeservetobeadmired，andwithaconstancywhichIentreatyoutotryandimitate。Do，mydearMr。Plush，try——forthesakeofyoursincerefriendandadmirer，A。”’P。S。Ileavethewedding-dressesbehindforher:thediamondsarebeautiful，andwillbecomeMrs。Plushadmirably。’”Thiswashall！——Confewshn！Andtherestoodthefootmensniggerin，andthathojusMaryHannhalfacryin，halfalaffingatme！’Whohasshegonehoffwith？’rorsI；andMaryHannsmilingwithonehijusttouchedthetopofoneoftheJohns’caneswhowasgoinoutwiththenoatstoputhoffthebrekfst。ItwasSilvertopthen！”Ibustoutofthehouseinastaytofdiamoniacaligsitement！”ThestoaryofthatilorpmintIhavenoarttotell。HereitisfromtheMorningTatlernewspaper:——”ELOPEMENTINHIGHLIFE。”THEONLYAUTHENTICACCOUNT。”TheneighborhoodofBerkeleySquare，andthewholefashionableworld，hasbeenthrownintoastateofthemostpainfulexcitementbyaneventwhichhasjustplacedanoblefamilyingreatperplexityandaffliction。”IthaslongbeenknownamongtheselectnobilityandgentrythatamarriagewasonthetapisbetweentheonlydaughterofaNobleEarl，andaGentlemanwhoserapidfortunesintherailwayworldhavebeenthethemeofgeneralremark。Yesterday’spaper，itwassupposed，inallhumanprobabilitywouldhavecontainedanaccountofthemarriageofJamesDelaPl-che，Esq。，andtheLadyAngelina——，daughteroftheRighthonorabletheEarlofB-re-cres。Thepreparationsforthisceremonywerecomplete:wehadthepleasureofinspectingtherichtrousseaupreparedbyMissTwiddler，ofPallMall；themagnificentjewelsfromtheestablishmentofMessrs。StorrandMortimer；theelegantmarriagecake，which，alreadycutupandportioned，is，alas！notdestinedtobeeatenbythefriendsofMr。DelaPl-che；thesuperbcarriages，andmagnificentliveries，whichhadbeenprovidedinastyleofthemostlavishyettastefulsumptuosity。TheRightReverendtheLordBishopofBullocksmithyhadarrivedintowntocelebratethenuptials，andisstayingatMivart’s。Whatmusthavebeenthefeelingsofthatvenerableprelate，whatthoseoftheagonizedandnobleparentsoftheLadyAngelina——whenitwasdiscovered，onthedayprevioustothewedding，thatherLadyshiphadfledthepaternalmansion！TothevenerableBishopthenewsofhisnobleniece’sdeparturemighthavebeenfatal:wehaveitfromthewaitersofMivart’sthathisLordshipwasabouttoindulgeintherefreshmentofturtlesoupwhenthenewswasbroughttohim；
immediateapoplexywasapprehended；butMr。Macann，thecelebratedsurgeonofWestminster，wasluckilypassingthroughBondStreetatthetime，andbeingpromptlycalledin，bledandrelievedtheexemplarypatient。HisLordshipwillreturntothePalace，Bullocksmithy，tomorrow。”ThefranticagoniesoftheRightHonorabletheEarlofBareacrescanbeimaginedbyeverypaternalheart。Farbeitfromustodisturb——impossibleisitforustodescribetheirnoblesorrow。
OurreportershavemadeinquirieseverytenminutesattheEarl’smansioninHillStreet，regardingthehealthoftheNoblePeerandhisincomparableCountess。Theyhavebeenreceivedwitharudenesswhichwedeplorebutpardon。Onewasthreatenedwithacane；