Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-18

ne S. he was obliged to feed the ,delenrah', dnu
supplied him with clothes, money, &c
april LAST, the defendant said The young lady
was anxious TO receive his portrait, and handed
hers, painted on ivory. and richly bound IN
morocco case. The complainan,ha had then s"mr-
what sickened Of making love by dupity with .
girl whom he had never sen but this revived his
hone. & was somewhat, shocked a, learning from
the defe ndaut, thar the Young lady was so distrac
ted at his seeming neglect, that she mad swal-
lowed laudanum, & nearly succeeded in suicide.
In suppor, Of this he handed him certain pa
psrs, among which was a will, dated April End,
1929, b.queathing to complainant; certain pre-
misses, cash. &r. amounting 20 abou, sooGl sign
ed Emma ElizabcI u Bains, and written on black
dyed pape,, and sealed with a black seal, di-
rrc,ed 10 Mr.. Joseph Thornton, which The mar
ra;or stated was the deftniant's bonus for his
in,el ference. Fully impresssl with 'ie idea
that all was right, he renewed The correspon-
Genct, and was happy 10 learn that she was res
covering from the attempt Al suicIde by poison
He admitted he became more enamouteG every
day Of the young lady, as her portrait displayed
"A mos, fastina ing and charming coun'enance,
and he determined upon sending as "his ador>
ed" requested, his portrait. The def nd ant re-
commended him 10 a celebrated miniature pain
ter imChsap>ide, and he repaired thither and
had his likeness 'minia,ured" for five guineas.
This he d. l!,ered to The defendant TO give TO
The young Lady in return Tor hers, and soon al
forwards received the following letter from the
defendant. II was written in mail hand, and
was as follows:-
"My DearIy 8eLorad Boy,-IIow canI ST. efficiently ex.
Cr- SIS by gratitude 10 You for your kind present. ON,
nv dear Joe, You cannot imagine what my emotions
were on b~eholding your much beloved miniature. Ten
,hcuaauI kisSes upre lDpriutel an n ere retired for
the night. !. lisa very striking likeness; but the orr.
gi,sl, TO my thinking, is better looking. Tie should
have given you rather more ofthc smile, or else my dear
est love wasin one OF hi, i'll humors, and would not look
pleasing; but all joking AS lie, really think he has done
you justice. 1t is, it's. Oh il islke my own dear Joey.
L. l. BAINS "
The auditors, as well as the Magi,trales, burst
into an immodera,e fit Of laughter during the
reading Of the letter.
Dale proceeded TO read other letters from the
young lady. breathing deep # elton, love, and
AZ anxier, TO be uni ed, but deferring d meet
ing up n divers prrleXis-up,il at length he
determined upon breaking off the matter On
less she met hrm ih- defendant agreed 10 let
her know his de'erninatiot and .aid lac wen,
II Dartmouth terrace for that purpose, aud her
answer vas, that she would meet" her joe" a
Asiley's Tnea,re upon a certain night. UpoD
tha' evening himself, his friends. and the de-
fendi an, went 10 the pit Of that Theatre, and the
defendan, pointed out an elegantly dressed tc-
male in the dress circle as The young lady. lie
look d, he stared, and cid all he could to at
tract ter n%utice, bu. the young lady showed no
appearance Of recognition. and seemed offended
at his looking at her. The defendant account.
ed for this by saying he young lady had her
fAmily with her. and was afraid 10 recognize or
notice her lover The auditory again burst
into a peal Of laughter.) He doubted not all
was right, and numbers OF letters passed as
usual through the defendant, one Of which CON
tanned a ser, Of will written upon parchment,
accompanied by the following letter:
g TO III. Hilton. Barrisfer. Temple.
"HoSonEDS In-In compliance with your request,
sr. Dale viii bring this 20 your Chambers, which |
hope will be sufficient without my Attendance, as you
were pleased TO observe that we might possibly be
known or observed were We TO come together. The
sooner all is settled will be the best so fit can de done
today it will be my wish. Mr.. Dale will see me on his
return. You can read this document and affidavit to
rne. and think he will not disapprove of them. lily on
have any message, please send it by him. With sim
cere respect, EMMA BANS"
Dale went TO The Temple, and after making
minu,e inquiries, could not make out any Bar
ristcr who knew any thing Of The mater Of
Mis-, Bains OF her property. He returned to
Greenwich very much disappointed, and again
saw the defendant, who told him a long story
about he young lady wishing him to accept a
gold watch AMI seals, a check for fifty pounds,
and another miniature Of herself, set in bril-
liants, which, he said, were to be given him on
last Sunday He told the defendant thai, by The
advice Of his friends, he was determined 10 seek
the young lady personally. The defendant re.
monstrared, and said ii would be improper, as
i, was against her wish. He was, nevertheless,
resolved, bu, yielded 10 the defendants per.
~suasion TO wal, until Sunday. Tina, day arIiv-
I'd, and he went towards Dartmouth terrace,
where he met the defendant, who said, ha. my
boy! lis all right-here's another letter. I have
got the things. They wen, TO a public house,
and the defendant insisted upon being treated
a good dinner and grog hrfore he produc
ed he presents. While the defrndan, was din
ing, he read the letter, which was addressed
/" TO one, in whose power il is sl3ne TO make !
happy" and while he was closely orcupird
the VOWS il contained, The L-lerdani
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