The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-10
HUMOROUS Law CASES
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HUMOROUS Law CASES
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ohe day Isl weeb, i handsome young
widow went belore n magistrate. and aceu-
seh certain gentleman of yarinus manifold
inlsdeiheanots. Women are always elD-
qncnt when in love or affection we shall
snilsr her to Tell hrr own story.
II yonr honu nill allow me. III begin
with the day frsl saw this man and tell
You ali tie circumstances. Six months
ago, Sir, Two months after my poo,, dear
husband died,l he came To my hou e and
took boarding.. He had then Just arrived
rom Connecticut, from which place H.
brought neither trunks, books, money, nor
polilenrss. Ills hit contained his Nunl
robe, tone shirt his pocket, his llbrars
tone old spelling book his purse, six b,us
larthlags tali the lest of bis brass was in his
i"ee,l his poiicness WAS, nobody knew
where. Such we're his hones and hs ac-
compllshmcnts, yet allowed him 10 have
board, expecting Ia bo paid from the pre-
fills of school which he said be meant 10
establish hut he soon gave mp his notion
oil school keeping, far that ol love making,
and began Ia practice his wics on my too
susceptible heart, He said that his father
Wasa rich man, b4i that he had qnalrelled
WIN INN Oh account oil "a gir whom he
wished hun To marry contrary To his incli-
natlOn5, which induced him 10 leave home.
His story Wa pllusihc, and, | candidly nc.
knowirdScd, that, all al onct. he gained my
atiectionsi aud after he had secured my
heart, he handi,d lny cash. I'll he was fnns-
ter fall / possessed. Every day new coats
We're coming from he tilai's, new boots
and nfW SHOES from he shoemakcr's new
shirts lrou The seamsttesa's, new hats from
the hattcr's ne" stockings from the dry
good stores,-all were paid Tor by me. aud
| was To have himself aud his fortune
IA return for every tin.r be wanted money
he swore ! N,ls To br his win, aud thaf hr
would marry me rs soon az limstlfund hls
athcr were rcconciltd. lie went Ca il tins
way till he ltlt me nithult = cent, and co
ming 10 M lie Other day Tor . dollar.
abused me- because | had IL mol 10 give
him, and said HAT lac would never marry
meas waa faisc rs wBS fair. told him
with tear' ~ my cyea, tat had ~ money
or he should have it. lie then fen into a
violent rage, broke my looking glass, tumh
Iers, and tca-pots, and swore thai wanted
TO deceive him. This was his return for all
my kindness | then sad that il he would
pay me all he owed for money borrowed
aud for board he might 20 where he pens-
ed. lie answered thai he had paid me in
Kisses on my old lips more than al was
worth, aud God knows, | would rather
have one dollar Than all his kisses, fer ho
has left me nothing but broken heart, -
he has eaten me out Of house and home"
Bursting into tears she sat down TO weep.
The gcRiirmai then rose in n violent
passion, liz could not bear To hear him
sell DETAINED il sneh manner Every
word Of the accusation was false. He only
wished she WAS a man then he would know
how 10 seek rcdtcss.
Somehow or other, however, his color
changed and his courage seemed 10 abate,
when man did actually step mp to him,
declare himself the friend Of lie lady, attest
the truth of her declarations, aud offer him
any kind Of redress he should choose 10 de
mand. I" have nothing to do with YOU,
SIR said the gentleman, +" was bred a
lawyer and not 4 daelist, by the one avo-
cation | can support lie, by the other
should losr it,
Tie magistrate told the widow, that the
proper way for her to obtain redress was
10 bring an action al law but that if she
chose, she could Thea sue for The amount Of
her bill. Hi wa accordingly done, and
thc gentleman, not being able to produce
bail, was provided witnlodfings in Arch
.ireet, somewhere beyond Broad.