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Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 378, 1 August 1874, Page 3

A Yankee Yarn. — A correspondent of the "New York Herald" writes as follows : — " Here is a good story which has not yet found its way into print, but for "the truth of wliich I can voucn. J -erd Q eorge Q-orclon Campbell, a young man of four-and-twsaty, wishing to marry a certain young lady, went quite recently to ask the permission oE bis" father the Duke of Argyll, The Duke a pompous little man, replied in effect - ' My son, since our house has, been honoured by being united with the Royal Family, I have thought it right to delegate a discision on all such matters to your elder brother,' the Marquis of Lome. Go, therefore, and consult him.' The Marquis of Lome, on being applied to, said, 'My dear brother, iv a case of importance like this I should think it right to ask the dicision of the Queen, the head of the royal family into which 1 have married.' The Queen, on the matter being laid before her, declared that since hei terrible bereavement she had been in the habit of taking no steps without consulting the Duke of Saxe-Goburg, the brother of deceased husband. To the Duke, then,, the case was referred, and from him a letter was received telling his dear sister-in-law that recent political events had induced him to do nothing, even as to the giving of advice, without the express concurrence of the Emperor William, before whom he had laid the matter. The Emperor William wrote a long letter, declaring that though surrounded by counsellors, there was only one who had on all occi. :'ons proved himself correct, loyal, and faithful, and Avithout whose advice he (the Empeor) would give no- decision. He had referred the matter to his faithful minister, Prince Bismark. And it is narrated that when Prince Bismark was made accquainted with the-subject he roared out, " Got in HimmeL what a fuss about notbiug! Let the boy marry whom he pleases, so long as she is young and pretty." Smitten. — Tomkins says he was never smitten with but one man's wife. He was the man himself* aud she smote Mm with a. 10JiiDg,pUi,