Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-06-12


between the two. Every particle Of
BuFkeis honor was pledged--aDd it was
understood that on Sunday nexr the mar
rage ceremony was 20 be performed.
AS Burke got ready 70 GO home, he adj
dressed his intended thus 49, q, beg your
pardon ut-ahem-- bnt-I' IN rather short
OF change-l'll be much obliged 10 You for
the loan Of FIVE dollars Aye, there was
the rub. Money so quick. That was more
than the old lady could stand. She reDli-
cd that she had but little money, and she
wantedto keep it to give to her daughters
little gals in Anthony-street. Burkc--tbe
ungentlemanly boobv-got mad al this re-
ply--told the old woman thai If she couldn'r
accommodate him with as li,tle as that.
why he rather thought he should look ouf
.toE 4 vile with more obliging disposition.
a1ess yes.' said the old woman--I see
what you're aEtes--aad she ordered him
OF the house. Burke up with his foot.
and kicked the poor old lady from her
CHAIR to the floor. She screamed murder
Burke spraDg to the door opened it,
and rs he passed out into the street. vas
met on the walk by d waichnlan. Who
heard the screams of The old lady--and
brought him up. He was also an old ac-
qnainiaIce at the police office--and had
been known 70 be guilty Of similar tricks
before. He was required 70 give bail iii
the sum Of $3.50 fqx his appearance al
court TO answer for the assault and battery
- in default was committed.
NsD- York San.
AR Instance Of Female HerOism.--The
following tragicaiAfiair took place in New
York ON the 18th of last month :-Mr. H..
who paid his addresses TO Miss II. for Il
considerable time, suddenly withdrew him
self, and took several indecent liberties
with the lady's character. A third person.
enemy to both parties, coumterfeiied the
gentleman's hand, and sent her an obscene
and scurrilous letter. The injured and en-
ragged fair. fully satisfied that her apostate
lover was the author, sent for him: and.
ON his coming, took him into her room. aud
locked the door. have sent for YOU.
sir, said Miss IT. to punish your insolence
and cruelty. The world, no doubt. will
censure me, and call my conduct madness:
You will be acquitted, ! shall be condemn
ed. But yon, sir, have wantonly robbed
me Of my repatation, and I hold life with
out i insupportabie.' Upoa which she
presented him with the letter, and open-
ing drawer, took OUT brace Of pistols.
and insisted on his taking one. III vain
Mr.. II. protestad-his innocence; heswore
he was an entire stranger ID the letter till
that very moment, and wished 10 discover
the author. All this was considered MS
hypocrisy, as cowardice. added to the
blacklist villainy, and she persisted IN her
resolution. Accordingly No accented q
pistol, and retired 20 the opposite corner y:
she fired and missed him, and he dischare-
ed his pistol through The ceiling. He a.
gain protested his innocencc. bold. sir. =
said she, and Immediately produced anoth-
or brace, and, as before, insisted ON his ta-
king one. 1t was, in, vain 10 refuse, and
once more they retreated, she fred and
shot him through the elbow, and Ne again
discharged his pistol in the ceiling. Nov.
sir, you are. al liberty to retire: I have re-
fdeemed my character only in part; seri-
ously advise you never to injnre the repn-
tation Of a woman /; for the lossof il must,
if she have any sense Of shame, be follow
ed with the loss Of iife.' Upon which she
retired and shot berself-N YorE paper.
| EcoNoMIsNG C0URTsHIP.--Fn Grans
Thorburn's work, Is tho following notice
Of his courtship. He says: My brother
got tired Of attending store. and went of
to Philadelphia. was now in great trou-
BILE; we wore beginning TO make some
pennies BY the store, and did not like to
give il up; neither did like 10 give up my
matchmaking, for this was snre. So / re-
solved to push my coartship, calculating,
that till / got maErisd, / should have a
shopkeeper Of my own ]; but IL not, to sell
| of and leave the city !: for could not live
in New York and see her the wife Of an
other; and in The mean time, continued to
keep both. For this end rose al four o.
clock, A. M. and made nails ill eight
opened store At eight r. N. shut up. and
went TO matchmaking ill gSelse thus get
ting scant four hours sleep Is lhe twenty
four. My nail-shop window opened into
the yard Of the house whore boarded, and
where my girl lived. She used 10 come 10
the window, and ! helped her ~. who're
she siaid sewing or knitting till midnight !
Il working aud courting, thus killed two
birds with one sione.'
DssfrMetian Of JoG.--OueI mOFning,
Mrs. , Of Torpoinf, left her residence
ID. call on friend. She had not e6le far
when she discovered her boa had fallen