Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-07

l let him know when she was alone, an
, that IT was in compliance with this re
quest of her swain--that she penned
billet doux to the following purpor
and sent it TO his store: "You ma
step across tonight at half.past min
or ten, when the young ladies are gon
up stairs" And, again, This even
ing you may como as early as yo
please, for the young ladies are gon
to Georgetown."-s'I wrote thus f5mi
liarly," says Miss Med. "because h,
had given me reason to consider him q.
my intended husband. Bun the syoupo
merchant came not at the strvsted
hour;' on tho contrary, he exposed
these notes Of love TO the eyes of his
shopmen,--and determined to forbid hei
his house and store; which he did
And now commenced hostilities.
The "young merchants" mother
was blamed for her sons altered con.
duct'--and the "young merchant" him.
self, exposed by the "far milliner, /" tc
his neighbors and friends, as bad
man--that she had forbid him her house
for his bad conduct towards her--and
only became reconciled to him on his
! promise to compensate her for his bad
conduct, by marriage--of which, in
deed, he only talked indefinitely; but
that he "almost went down on his
knee" to ask her forgiveness; that, af.
ter winning her affections, he bad turn
ed his attention TO another quarter, and
was now endeavoring to injure her in
her business and reputation. All this
the young merchant positively denied,
recriminating, with the charge that
she had taken a ring from his finger
IN fun, promising to return it;-but in.
stead of doing so, had shown it about
the city, as pledge of affection from
her "intended husband" That she had
got little nephew of his into her house,
and endeavorcd to make disclose fami-
ly affalrs;--and on hearing that he had
told of her coniuct, took an opportuni-
ty of severely whipping the child.
That she had sent him many letters
which he returned unopened; that she
was in the habit Of abusing him in the
street, even when coming from church;
calling him "villain" scoundrel, &c;
and that he was actually afraid to be
seen standing at the door of his store,
to serve a customer. But the matter
which brought all TO a crisis, was, that
she had got him abused in Mrs. Royals
Paul Pry. This was the unkindcst cut
of all. He could endure no more.
Miss MD. was on Mr.. DIS. books
to the amount of SIT. He sent one
of his young men to get her to settle it.
In reply, she sends him back an abrupt
note. Upon which MIR. Dougherty sits
down and pens her loving epistle,
c ,mmencing with the emphatic terms,
''infamous wretch" and after reproach.
| ing her in no measured terms, it went
on to inform her that unless she paid
the SIT, the constable would as sure
ly have her, as some one else would
hereafter--unless she repcnted of her
sins. This was on Saturday MORN
ing. The injured damsel, in the course
| of the day, went over to show this un-
kind'cut to Mrs. Thompson. In ac-
complishing this purpose, she had to
pass through yard at the back of her
| intended husbands store. 1t was hot
weather, the window was up, and Mr..
D. sat writing at his desk. According
to his account, as she entered the gate,
she saluted him with the affectlonate
terms of "you scoundrel;--you evil
lain;--upon which, like black-eyed Su-
sans William
| "Soon as her well known voice he heard,
| He sigh'd and cast look below"
| to the side OF the desk, where his walk
ing rattan was placed. "Wishing to
make peace" but at the same time re-
solved to be prepared for war, he bolt
ed through the window into Mrs.
Thompson's yard, cane in hand. And
now came the tug Of war; but as each
party has given official, but somewhat
different accounts of the battle, we
must compile our history from both,
the lady says in the first place, that
seeing the knight jump out of the win
dow, with weapon in his hand, and
believing his design was to "hurt her,,
she retreated into the kitchen of Mrs.
T. TO prepare her arms to receive HIM;
that he advanced to the kitchen door,
not singing, in the soft tones of love,
"Come shining forth, my dearest"
but shouting, in gruf and ungentle
, voice, "Come out of thatp' She told
him, she had better come in;"-mean-
: ing, of course if he daredt and Them
, TO intimidate him from accepting her
invitation, she took small stick from
the fireplace and threw it at hint
was not larger than a mans arm.
the stick struck betwixt his shoulder
, blades. and CHANGING off, broke his win.