American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-03

.;,. IIona Srboonmaker--was brought up IN
- c,;ly-she told her case as pathellcally as pos
sble. al
aMassa Squre,' said she, vas gone up 'ol
Massa Schoonmakers lot, on onungum hou"'a'I
to nile brush den Cuff, he vat STANDS care, cum
,id de TEEN, he top his horses ana say no" uI "
pb,llis. or as she gave it. proDably IN Dutch "hoW
mnud Il NIT uou," shall goot," said den NASSAU
he look at me berry hard, and say Phs, pose youl
meet me in de mite, ven de moon IS up, near ue
barn, got sumting to say-den say perry ven
Cuff. | yil-he vent up de mountain, ana ! sen.l
home-ven | eat my supper and MIX nc cows
say to myself Phillis pose you 60 down 70 &c oarl,
and hear vat Calf has to say. wen massa Squ!e'
90, dare was Cuff, sure enough-he to'd me heaP
of tngs all bout love-call'd me venus ana JeWpe-
ter and other tings vat he got out OF de play mousse
ven he vent down in de slupe to New York. and ne
ax'd me if I'd marry him before de Dominic VS.
terhaut, he vat breaches in Milton, down pom MAI
bro, say, Cuff, you make fun OF me-he say no.
/" by mine zeal,' will marry you, phlills-oen nc
OH me dis here as arnes.', Pbillis here drew from
| her huge pocket, an immense pair oil scissors' a
| Jack knife, and wooden pipe curiousiy carved,
which she offered as testimony oil the promise, ana
which was sworn to as the properly OIL Suh, WIZ
i subseo uently had eused to iuhl the contract.
/ Cuff admitted that he had made her kind OF
4 promise, but II was conditional $" told her," mas
i sa squire, "that she was slave and nigger, and
she must wait till the year o. ben all would be iree
i cordng TO the new constuon--den she SAID, Der
nv veil will wait" Phs utterly denied the period
| Of probation-it was, she sald to take place "ben
| he got he new COZ duroy bresches from Cripplely
Coon, de taylor-he owe tree and SIX pence, and
massa Coon wontlet him hab EN- vldout de money
den Cuff he ran away to Varsng-l send Coon
Crook, de constable, and he lind um at ohanoakin,
and he bring him before you. massa squire
| The tesmoney here closed. The court charged
the Jury, tina although the testimony was not con
elusive, the injury very apparent, yet the courI
was not warranted 10 taking the case out OF the
hands OF the jury
/ A promise had evidently been made, and han
/ been broken; some difference existed as to the pc
rioG when the matrimonial contract was to have
Leen fulfilled and it is equally true and honorable,
as the court observed, that IN 1897, slavery was to
cease in our state, and that fact may have warrant
ed The defendant in the postponement but OF this
there was no positive proof and as the parties could
not read nor write, the presents may be construed
1 into marriage promise The court could see nc
reason why these humble Africans should not, in i'm
ta,ion OF their betters, appeal to jury Tor damages
Il in such cases, but it was advisable not to make
those damages more enormous than circumstance
warranted but sufficient to act lesson to THESE
cooed gentry, in their attempts to initiate fashion
able infidellty.
| The jury brought in verdict Of Ter Dollars ant
costs for the plaintiff. The defendent not being
able to pay, was committed to Kingston Jail, where
he now lies, martyr to his own FOLLY and an exam
i pile to all others In like cases offending.
i The court which was held at Budd's Tavern
New Paltz, was excessively crowded. Several re.
L porters were present.