The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-16
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There werr, believe. preparations for the
wed ling, md few days after, defendant
told mr that he had applied for a llernsr
10 marry my niece, but tina, he could not
obtain il, because she had not resided long
s1ongh Mt Gwynen ugg 10 allow he 10 be
married there. and II WAS arranged that the
defendant should remain there also /; h.
was very attentive to my niece. aud appear
ed DESTROYS Of her company. ] remember
a Mr.. A shlry coming IL Gwynen ogg upon
some business With the defendant, aud m a
day or two after defendant went away, a.
he said upon the business MIR. Ashley had
come about, and he promised to return
! the next day, but he never did Plaintiff >
| father had gone 10 Chester, and he return
cd on the day after the delesdant went
H. brought letter il Is 10 the defendants
hand ntltlng. | saw my uleee snOn alter
my brother came home ; she and he mo
| ther were 10 tears, and IN the greatest dis
tress. Her father is worth about Gls,000,
aud he had 4 or $1,000 with his wife. lhate
! heard defendant say that he had sold an
estate to his father for $4,000, aud the
estate on which he lives he said WIS his
own, and worth 4 or $4,000,
Crossexamined-l don't know that he has
he livcd--when he told me that he
had sold an estate Of $4,000 he did
not state the membranes on it
| was on Monday, late at hight, that the
defendant spoke To my brother on the sab
lect of proposals, We had been all drinking
pretty hard. The defendant WAS one Of
the steadest. Some the party fell down
but | did not see Mr. Orton fall--bDt he
VS. certainly under the influence Of liquor
aud WAS thrown out Of his gig going home.
don't know that before he had made pro
posals to my niece, and ii was on the fot-
lowing Saturday that the arrangement WAS
finally made. spoke TO my niece on that
day, and she, after saying there was rather
too much hurry, consented to his proposals.
mentioned it to her in the evening, and
She consented before she vent to bed -
The marriage was to take place as soon AS
it conveniently could know of no loyg
letters. My niece still lives with her ia
thcr.
A letter written by the defendant to the
plfintfi's father apprising him of his nten
ton 10 renounce his engagement, was now
read
No DATE.)
Dear Sir-My spirits for the last few
days have been worked up to such pitch |
from an idea of the fear of being miserable |
when | am mar led, that have been for |
ced 10 quit Gwyhen ogg against my incl |
nation in a most shameful manner; it would |
never do for me To go to church, loaded "a
] am with blue devils, therefore have resol |
we'd 10 leave the country ; but in justice to
myself, and more still to Miss CappPr, | am |
bound 10 say that no fickleness induces my |
for think, as Ialways hase |
done, that Miss Capper is one of the mos,
amiahle of women, and every way calcula |
ted TO make an excellent wife, but | could
not go to church in the state of fear in
which now am. The more think Of my
fears the stronger they are. ] know that l
am hound to perform my prnmlse, or pay
for il, hut | am resolved to make a sacri
fee rather than make myself miserable
But, at present, troubled as | am with
wicked thoughts, all the world shall not in
ducc ne to marry will not attempt to
apologize for my conduct. for feel that no
apology can be made but trust you viii
still believe me your very sincere, but very
unhappy friend,
&C ID. ORION"
Mr. Campbell addressed the J Iry for
the defendant, and said that his client
deeply lamentrd the pain that had been in
flicted on the plaintiff aud her friends by the
notoriety that this case had acquired. but il
was necessary that verdict should be pro
nounccd. Ills client instructed him to say,
that he felt the most perfect respect for
the plaintiff, and that he felt she was mos
beautiful aud accomplished young woman
possessed also of uublemshed virtue and
modrsty. He was instructed To pay this
lust tribute To her merits bat he could
moi give such unqualified praise for her
friends. tie thought II they had proper
ceilings, they would not have thought of
lr,Pairiog such an injury by damagrs-
! they would not have sued out a process Of
law-they would GOT have had a public
trial al shrewsbury and have had thelr
| daughters name posted IN the columns of
every newspapes, TO be read within the
walls of every ale house IN the Kingdom
/ He was invited To Sunday djnner--he wa
sober and no impress i II was made. He
was invited to "A jo,ral praty on Mon
dan, and then, under tn inspiration or tx
elements of wine, he SERIES the father by
the hand, and says, fly good fellow, will
You allow me to address your daughter
will you become my papa laughter p -
The father communicates to his daughter,
: Ny dear, what do you think Mr.. Or
ton has offered to marry you" She re
plies, Me Papa Dear me, he never paid
any attention to me ; thought he came
to see Uncle George, not me" Laugh
ter Something like this took place, for
there had been no token of love, no
siXpence broken, 10 Gairius brought from
the wake, no pledge of love, not SO
much as toech of the finger, and they
were a Thousand miles disan, from the in
nocent familiarity of kissing. Squire Ues
tern did not believe Tom Jones was 10 love
with .Snphin hecAuse be had never se- ~