Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24

which 10 confssses to.have been labor.
ing. Tabitha, no doubt, soon reeti.
he'd has irregular conceptions, and tu.
tored has memory with a.. much skill
a. Hostess Quickly did that Of Fal.
:taf, when, on his asking what he owed
her. she answered: .'Aiarry, and if
thou art honest. myself and the money
TOO. Thou dilst swear TO me upon =
parcel gilt goblet. sitting in my Dol
phin chamber, at the round table. by n
sea-coal fire. upon "Wednesday, in
Whitxun week, when the prince broke
thy head for liking his father to a sing
ing man OF Windsor; thou lidst swear
to me then, a. l was washing thy
wound, to marry me, and making inc
my lady thy wife" But here followe,h
the " Asking" ;.
~ Hie Hev'hd Snms'n Ocenrn az .lfohegan, ".
H. Co,ufy.
NORWICH, OCT. LIST, A. d. 1879.
Rev'd and Worthy Sir,
beg your patience and humbly be-
seech you not TO be angry with such a
distracted fellow as Johnson 10, Rev'd
Sir could not 20 away just SO. for I
hoped to have seen your daughter at
home, but being il was as il was. I,
Thought proper 10 go TO Norwich on
purpose TO see her once more and kind
Sir, l have seen her aud do send these
few lines to you, making known my
whole heart to you, my purpose, design
aud firm resolution. My purpose 10
TO come down after I have been to the
Mohawk country, to your house
and my design 10 TO ask for your
daughter again, and my firm resolution
is, by your CONSENT, to have her, NV
heart IS fixed upon her, and believe the
| say upon no other, at present, and l
have promised BY my all to have her,
and she also has promised to give her.
self to me IT possible. So I humbly
beg that no Denial be given hereafter,
seeing that we truly love each other.
l regard no SCOTS, ridicules or what.
ever Of thar nature, for she pleaseth
me well. good natured, comeiy, and of
good family. And If you give her
to me, | will be content and very
thankful--and as I have said in times
past SO say again, that l will live at
peace with her, and use her well, not
withstanding all things that can be
thought or spoke of-that is, these
that are past, and I beseech you to
speak in favor Of poor me to your wor.
thy consort; and also to talk with
your dear daughter, and advise her to
be sober and keep at home, and live az
becometh her in all things, as I also
purpose with my whole heart, for we
both have entered into the most solemn
engagements to each other-that we
mor,sIs could express with our faIter-
ing tongues, but if fall short, and
never see you, nor yours again I wish
you all the beat Of temporal and spi
ritual blessings and in the End Life
Everlasting. Pray for me, that sins
past might be forgiven me, and grace
sufficient be granted me for time to
come, To keep me from ell falsehood
ADD every thing unbecoming a pro-
fessor, &c. but | end in great haste,
begging that YOU would write soon a.
possible, and by no means give a De-
NAL. am Tabitha's Sincere Lover.
iosEPH JOHNSON.
We commend the epistle to all who
anticipate thst crisis through which 10
Johnson so manfully passed. To the
men we say-be guided in your selec-
ton by the qualities which warmed the
whole heart" Of the fcrvent savage
enter upon your declaration with sspur.
pose, design, and firm resolution, :"
Ito live at peace with her, and use
her well. notwithstanding all ihings
that can be thought or spoke Of -
and IL successful, with " falteriny
tongue express" your determiultio
to be constant and very thankful. -
To the ladies We say--when " whole
heart" is offered you, pcrliuao ious
love which regards no SCOTS. ridi.
eulcs or whatever 81 that nature" then
"by no means give a Denial" < when
you have promised To give your
selves" remember the aphorisiic Ian.
guage Of 10: "be sober aud keep at
home and live ne beeOmeth you ~ all
things" 20 shall Sufficient be granted
you for tine 20 conc"
I II IL be asked how the above docu.
ment is authenticated we reply that
We have the pledge Of the lady Who
presided over its duplicates at the
evening Fair, snd who We can assure
the reader. was ''ihs foiyssi ~ fks
fur" The most s'pbboFn doubicr, zee
are persuaded, wosld give foil faith
and credit to her testimony, had he
seen her modrstly cnseencsd behind
her charitable memorials, and dispeHs-
Jog goods for the poor. II yOu have
any soFVPles, Reader, We ean only
wish that y0a