Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-12
GAZETTE.
A LIMERICK LASS.

Lh"bRlSh
| At the Limerick Petty Sessions, on the 18th
Of August. Charge Of assault was investigated
| in which Mr. De Courcey, the butter inspector,
was plaintiff, and young lady named Kelly, a
neice Of Mrs. Sheehy, Of Rochester, iukeeper, was
! defe NJant.
Mr.. De Courcey stated the nature of his com
paint ina few words lie had been, he said. on
a country excursion. at Pealield, near Baiysimon
the summer residence of Mrs Sheehy, on Thurs
| day last, and had there met Miss K,ely. who re-
sided with her aunt. and in whuse company hp
| was to have diDed. II SO occurred. however,
| that dispute arose between the young lady and
himself before dllner, and her conduct on the
occasion obliged him now to bring her before
/ the bench to answer for it, She had, IN fact Ia
ken wine glass from off the table. and struck
him with il over the nose and neiah0nIDg parts,
particularly his cheeks and upper lip, in dread
ful manner.
Every eye was here rvetted on The young la.
dy, whose appearance, contrary to the impress
sion produced on on, miud. by Mr.. De Courcey's
charge. indicated the genteclest feminine deport.
ment ADD modest and retiring manners. She is
of delicate an,l sl-n,er fora, and very prepcs-
sessins. Il not very handsome-in a lovers eyes
she certainly would appear both. Her defence,
! as vas given in evidence, was as tn!io"-;-
Some time befn,e dinner hour, Mr.. De COur-
Cev aud hi, friends arrived at ler apni's hGMse,
in which there Is bit one ronn (not used az a
| bed chamber) apart from that in which meals are
usually served up In this room. a:ss Kelly
aud young female acquaintance Ut hers we're
| preparing TO receive Their visitors The former
was unt!resse,i. and latter was assisting her
| equipments by la,ing her STAYS.
This Was tie Interesting situation Of the la
L, h,n n, oil md 4 a.
another Giijeri Giossin. burst ioio tue In.
stead IT retiring on the instant. he boldly main
tanned his footing and seemed a. iixcu to the spot
a the Apollo Bcl,idere upon his Pr'irsta'. -
! There he stood, Immo, cable, lespit OF all remon
stranc... like the pesiIlcn, vi>it-r from "ho,c bad
! i.Haence the aflisbtcd world now seek, to be
di,rnpaged There are few men we think, Oi
| ordinary feelings who would have been proof
! against the eSpostulat'ons OF two young girls IN
! such distressing situation, and undaun'ed by
! the rebuke, even of their ewes. AS II was the
! Complainant used very coarse expressions, be
| Cause the ladies' did not leave the apartment I'M
nedlate.v upon his entering 1t. forgetting that
the iirht of ladies is not a'wa,s practicable when
they are in their dshapiKs, aud wholly regardless;
| Of what decorum nu Il have suggested to himself
But Miss K,ely beroicaly asserted the dignity
| of her SEX as we are about 10 show. When din
ner was announced. the yuung lady was OF course
invited to sit down, but she declined. She wa:
az aia invited. bu, declined again U" oslDg en-
| treated third time to SAT dos u, she Saio. "
| cannot sit IN the company of 81 lniqnitous TEL
low. lmeanins Mr.. DE- Courcey;)l cannot s'ooI
Ia 81 h soCiety:" sentiments which drew fron
thu CONN ainant retort in the following words
ii. Il IT 1t the likes You that would say so: t"'
sod. Of a kea rawnc' We confess are no
| ia.t TN utl,Ist tar
latter branch of this sentence means: We neve
he, 4 n before and are ashamed to write 1t down
But we WHO perform The humble othce Oi repor
ters are sometimes reduced To the tond,tIon q
! ,pdi!re DIES 6dsSss cures. who has common.
DIRT, work 10 40, witaaut always finding gold
Miss Kelley was highly lpcenscd by the expires
sion ia inuled. aud though simply The mere
an innkeeper, she vas dmma;ed ov The spirit OF
yirtuuu, WOMAN notwithstanding She ran IN "
dinner table, seiZ,,l me glass, aud Hong II /
the face Of Mr. - CUurcey, FROM whose w"u"o
ed nose the bJud flowed cnpiousiy Nr. II
Courcey's noSe is Greelan. or speaking IN Ia
more modern phrase. ut the wellington ch'"'
ter 1, is very large, and iormS d hish anSo'
POINT al its jurcIion With the lorehead, "ah-lns e
,her an abrupt declivity toward the oa,efnou
oniices below. There Is nothing about h"'
grac efu dee ..ra ton. such is described Oe'"ee
The plane add the prime ssr'oie circie-nothh'
Of The easy ard natural slope 10 either end fro
the centre part. as III the structure on 'ne ho
luukaiL br,Gee. Ii u quite perpendicular hos'
and any me { i IN from the top OF IT woa'dp SUI
10 be killed The bloM having ceased to issu
forth, dark purilent matter bad formed aronnd
aud it looked Cor all Tie world like the crater
VeSuyius. with lava resting Oh lis bosom as u
flames sutsde.
The Magistrates, at ter consultation o, 'e
minutes, fined the young lady Is. 3D.. anu aware
ed The costs of ti,e sui, against her,
Mr.. Berry.-Ycu can take thu FULL value {
your nose out of that, Mr.. De Courcey Laugt
ter
, Miss Kelley vas then handed out Of conrt.
Limerick Herald,