The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-08
BOW. sTREET-LoNDoN

day evening a fair damsel, in richly dies.
sed pelissc and plume crowned bonnet,
was brought into this office, faintly strug-
bilng--hy two gentlemen, one of them dress
ed IN spruce olive surtout, aud the other
lnll-togged IN one ofthose immense militia
~ cloaks with which our students III law
and linen.drapers delight To distinguish
themselves. Both Of them were signing
piteonsls's-not for love, but laek of breath,
rs will appear by the sequel aud having
deposited their weeping chargc--for the
lady WIS weeping-droppine tears "as ihst
as the Arabian trees their medicinal gum
as Othello says having deposited hcr on
the long seat nj the lower end of the office,
they waited patiently for then turn To ap
proaeh the magis,eria table.
Al length the approach being clear, the
gentleman IN the spruce olive surtout step
ped forward, aud leaning over the table "a
lar rs he could, for he was but little one,
he said his name was Bnrraclough. Now,
we know not how IL was, but the magis-
traic seemed struck with his mime and
manner-whether he thought il strange
that 50 small aud spruce II gentleman
should have such an uncouth hence-sound-
~ b"illi VI NiiFilii Ilf AtltAiih any
thing peculiar in his pronunciation OF the
name, we cannot tell but 50 it was, that the
gentleman had no sooner said his name was
Barlaelough, than the magistrate asked
him what countryman he vas liereplitsl
that he was Of Lancashire and the ma
g'strate told him to proceed with his sto-
~,
lie said he had been dreadIully an.
noyed by the lady al the lever end of the
Office,
Let the lady, then, be brought forward
| If you have any charge 10 prefer against
her, said the magistrate, aud the officers
IN waiting led her forward but she had
not half crossed the room before her feet
refused TO walk, aud thr officers bore her 10
the table still aud slantingly /, her sable
plunies dropping in sorrow, as II We're, o.
Yer her brawny shoulders, her eyes closed,
and her whole countenance OF that pald
death like hue, which distinguishes full.
blown Provence rose. In this state they
held her before the bench whilst Mr.. Bar
raclonrh csBayed to go on with bis story !;
bat the magistrate being somewhat of o.
pinion that the lady was in an actual
| swoon, directed the officers 10 carry her
carefully into the open air and endeayor TO
recover her and Mr.. Barracough was de-
sired to remain silent I'LL she came IN again,
lnasmuch Us II was right she should hear
what h. had 10 say against her.
In aqnarter of an hour the officers agnln
led her N ; and again she become stretch
ed ou and stillening in their arms ms they
advanced, and they carried her up to the
I'll. H. EE.I...
yer.
The magistrate was doubtful how TO pro-
ceed, but as il was growing late, much be-
You'd the usual time of sitting, and all other
business disposed of, he told Mr. Barra-
clough he might proceed. So Mr.. Barra-
clough began again.
He was a man of mild speech and few
words but il was clear 20 every body that
he felt deeply. by what lille hc did say,
however, We gathered that he aud The lady
bad been very much eudmonrcd of each
others charms, but that lattcry, I" the re-
| ciprority has bren all one side )" the lady's
side ; FOR some how or other, the love of
Mr.. Barracl0ugh, such love ~ il WAS, had
eyaporated. lBy the bye, i" Barracloughn
IS hui an unloyely sort of name for n lover
have been 30 still, ns Mr.. ljarracl0ngh
seemed 10 signify, only he found ont that
she bad got 10 her heart u second lot
and therefore, became extremely DESTROYS
Of cutting the connection but the lady
would not be 80 cut she had no idea of
being " whistlcd of" go easily--and 80,
the more he tried 10 cut the more she stuck
true. She almost built a willow cabin at
his door and called upon her love within
his chambers" knocking and calling CONT
nually ill the whole inn rc-ecEoed TO her
love, and Nr. BaTaclough was, Of course,
greatly scandalized. She even went so
itT as to intrnde upon him in his teuderest
moments, VIZ when he was walking n
long the Strand with aunthcr young lady !
She came up TO him, whilst he was so wal
king, split the young lady's leghorn by one
thump Of her fist, and boxed his ears, at
one aud the same moment. He bore these
annoyances as long as he could, and then
made up his mind to put an end 10 them !;
and who can blame him especially when,
! ~ he said, the society Of the inn had taken
notice of il and it was, therefore, becom-
ing absolutely necessary, speaking correct
! ly. Thus determined, he looked out for
her she came that very night, nc usual,
and by the assistance of his friend ia the
long cloak, faith, he fairly grabbed her,
brought her to the Office, and there she
was, in n sham faint, rcady to receive the
measure or punishment which his worship
might tlina proper 10 lnllict
AYE" said his Worship, "you begin
10 fad il easier to get into "A scrape Of
this kind than to get out Of it; and yon
want me 10 assist you Z"
Mr.. Barraclough bowed, and said he
did not wish TO hurt the lady he only
wishrd 10 be protected.
The Magistrate said he perfectly under
stood him, and he might retire, and when