Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-02

application of silver what's a heart good for
that can be easily lost. Hannah! give mo
another pipe full OF Lorrillard."
"Yaiue eta Hedrk-Juries are daily in tLc
habit forwarding 70 individuals who have been
siandered or libelled, sums equivalent 10 tltv
value of the character which the latter ara
( supposed 10 have lost, through the machina.
tons Of what n contemporary Of ours wouil
term "unprinCip!ed scribblers," The susns
thus awarded rise from one iarihing to ono
hundred pounds: and great cxactness as 10 in,
srinsic worth Is frequently conspicuous in tho
verdicts returned by the jurors. But who ever
heard until now Of a price being set Oh the hu-
man hearE And, yet, when one considers
the subject atteniirely, il is iast as easy o mat
ter 10 value the heart as tho character. Nav.
if the matter were left 10 the award of a Jury.
we have no doubt that their valuation Of tho
former would. in nine cases out Of every ten,
be as exact as their valuation Of the latter.
Young aides and gentlemen have Oh unfor.
tunasc propensity to fall in love with ono
%anotter; and it is Il common sa, ing among
people, that Miss .o-and-eo has lost her hearf'
Now, as we know, iiom the concurrent tcstj-
mony ofthousaEds Of the sons and DAUGHTERS
OF Adam. that there is such a thing as a per-
son losing his or her heart, we have Of en- been
surprised, that some lady or gentleman who il
in this unfortunate predicamert never thinks Of
bringing an action against the gay Geceiyer.
for the recovery Of the aforesaid NEST ~inyalua-
bic commodity. 1t may be said, indeed, that
the trials which take place in our courts Of
law, for the recovery OF damag yes Cor a broacl,
of the promise of morriag e. are, m effect, &C.
tons to recover compensation for tic loss Of
the hearts Of the plaintiff. Il this prot osition
were true, it would follow, that MN seldom
lose their hearts; for where one action il
brought by a'gcntleman against a lady for a
breach Of promise Of marriage, nineteen ire
brought by ladies against the boastcd lords Of
the creation for this vile and unmanIy offence
against the fair sex. The proposition is, there
fore, untrue. Yet we believe that tho male
heart is as easily and as frequently lost rs tlr,
female one; with this difference tbst when "a
young and lovely creature losses her heart slrc
never for a moment thinks of attempt:no to
recover the lost treasure; wEcssas a Young
map. if ho should lose his at night, will try 10
regain il before morning.
Tie fcklcness Of men cannot be denied bv
their most sturdy champions; and we wonld
seriously advise orr fair readers not to /. rut
their trust in men," until they have indispu,
table proof Of the reality and strength Of the
%lattcr's love and affection FOR Lem. Even
then 1t would not be unreasonable TO REQUIRE
the gentlemen TO pu, their hands and seals ia
some iesai document, IN order thai they may
not desert tho fair damsels before they. are
brought TO the altar, there 10 swear eternal
fidelity 10 the women they lo:e. These doc
uments ought to be stamped; and the value
Of the heart may be gathered from The price OF
tho stamp on which the document is written.
Such beng our sentiments on this not moro
important than delicate subject, we are dir
posed highly TO applaud the ingenuity of tho
young lacy, IN this town, who had the wit To
demand from her adm;rer a written assign,
ment, not Of his goods and chattels, but of his
heart Itself, and to give him a receipt for tLc
sap,o. We have now beforo us the actual re-
ceIp' which the young gentleman cot for his
heart. 1t is written on a sixrenny retcir.
stamp, demonstrating that his heart cannu.
exceed the vulne Of f2', which may he either
high or low, according 10 tho nature Of tho ar
ticie itself. The receipt was picked up in ona.
OF our nCWsruoTns, and runs as follows
Received from Mr.. J--J--S-
his HEART, in return for which / pledge nv
sclt to give HIM my hand in NJ, rriage.
The above IS all exact copy OF the original
receipt, the names contained in which ar,
omitted from obvious reasons. II will servo
81 a model for young ladies in generals; aad Il
will, VIC have 10 doubt, become much morn
common to sec n receipt for a senilernan's
heart than for his money.
S = 'h' VI ~ u tU0
giving Of receipts for hearts 10 a case FOR thu
gentlemen OF the Board Of Stamps, VIII they
not insist on the receipt Icing stamped! and
vii! not a lady be liable 10 an information. II
she veatures to give n receipt for a gentle.
mans heart on unstamrcd pa peri This knotty
point must DC urged, not ia q court of law, but
in the Court cfLore.
In taking leave Of tic catr,ct f.ou a Eur.
lIsh paper, we must be permitted 20 remark
for tie subject is ono Of vas. importancc-
tina; it is 70 trifing ALTAR 20 lose a loart
Better were it. that ono lose his own trains
We have seen the melancholy consequences
o!thcsc losses. For instance, there is one in
diyidual--but his that SHALL not
DC disclosed WHO is connected With the press
and alas, and alackaday, most unfortunate
is 1t for the press that he is connected with u
who for some ton years sighed and wcpt at
tho feet Of a stiff nccked old Caffeine, ard in
the struggle los, his heart - How awfs!
Well, the fellow went mad, because Kaio
wouldn't have him, and now he writes &c DOC,
Try run mad" ard mad run prose- for tho
press, and raves as If no wcro an honest man
Poor fellow! he lost his heart;-Katy, lost an
opportunity Of being united TO n maniac, and
saved the fvo and twenty thousand sinners.
which poor Ichabod Goosegrccns sighed for.
bnt sighed in vain, ond lcs; HE sersa.i,o hear
iu'o tho bargain.
go crusl &c."
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Theatrical Sgnpofhp.-Ata representation
of Mary Stuart. the other evening, when Lord