The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-06-27
AN UNLuCKY SEAL

NJ careiui always 10 seal a letter, that the
writing will not tear ost in unsealing il 9TH
erwise very cisagreeable mistakes, and even
unhappy consequences may arise. Something
Of this kind happened while ago, to friend
OF ours. He had written TO a relation in the
country, and among other things mentioned
that particular friend OF theirs had committed
matrimony The sheet was written bri,n full.
and in very small hand and the wafer which
was broad one, happened completely TO cover
the word matrimony. In breaking the seal
hastily, alas the matrimonv was entirely rem;
away; and the Imagination of the reader was
lett to substitute any thing and every thing
most horrible in its room
MIR. - such one has committed
What -, The word committed was well
calculated 10 mislead If he had committed
why then it was pretty plain, he had committed
somethlRg-elther an act of violence against
himself, or crime against his neghbors-
either suicide, or homicide But surely il
could not be The latter. He was well known
to the reader and the most distant idea of
murder was rejected at once /; must be sui.
eide then-yes, il must be suicide Well, poor
fellow he's gone at last. Many is the jolly
time we have had together. But what could
induce him TO put an enc TO his own life He
was honored and espected-prosperous in hu-
slness, and counting pretty young woman
Alas but have il now +; the Jade mus, have
ylted hlm-that's it, I'll bet twenty dollars
Poor fellow! poor fellow! Well, i'm sorry
he's gone, and for such cause too. Oh, wo.
man woman
So reckoned, and so exclaimed the reader !;
and putting the letter in his pocket went TO
inform all his neighbors that MIR. such a
one in New York, had committed suicide. and
all for love. TIL thing spread like wild fire,
and every bodys mouth was full of the case
OF the unfornate man IL had even got into
the village printing office, and the devil was
busily engaged in setting it up-when, 10 the
great horror and astonishment of all the people,
the suicide appeared among them accompanied
by handsome wife.
g." Is that you Z" exclaimed the man who had
received the unfortunate letter, his eyes rolling
Us II he had seen ghost" i-i-I-i-is that you :"
Indeed II is, said the other, goodnaiurcd-
Iy, land here is my wife, whom | have the
pleasure of presenting to YOU"
Your wife (! and you are really-but | re-
ceiyed letter not two hours ago, stating that
yen had committed"
q" Matrmony, suppose"
Coniound that seal But now see it all
as clear as day. It's well, however. you came
JUST as You did, for in less than half an hour the
printer would have circulated all over the coun-
n.y. mat you had committed suicide At my
request ne was 80 oblging as to stop the press,
70 announce your DEATH But IN go this in
slant, and change il into marriage"
away no went IN all haste 10 the printing
once But the devil had been uncommonfy
sSpedltlous the suicide was already set up
s1s FORM re locked, and several copies struck
S T ana sent in all haste to the post Office -.
nv, ms printer indeed very obligingIy stopped the
pes' once more, just TO say, Since The above
hss ~ type we are informed that Mr.. -
RI, I !, matrimony instead of suicide"
,es sa was now altogether too late. The COP
nlhs, ". abroad had communicated the news 10
sSlv pdpstsi and the married ma y was decid
from Csno anu none one 'rom Maine to Arkansas, and
Sape MAY 70 the Lake of the Woods
lately s =, , sa or srrps On boring for water
sound earth ~. nea, Kingston up1n Thames.
"y 'ee' the earth was carefully enysr D[' oyc,
any other I's ss.ds 10 prevent the possibility Of
IN short lime, plants yogs "s,.sa ,pon IT. yet
a",cn nlne DO put upon land, which J c'o, ~
The boa,bs, -" NH P'osueed nothing but hes,har