Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-01-21
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SensiLility-A quality by which it, posses
sOr. in attempting to promote the happiness
Of other people, loses his own
4 Yo.n0 Man of TGIcnt-An impairment
..,,,,ndrel who thrusts himself forward;
writer of execrable poetry person without
,,,odrstv: a noisy fellow; speech maker
Lovver-A learned gentleman, WIN res
cues your estate from your enemy ana keeps
It himself. ..,.
NM dear-An expression used by man ana
wife at the commencement OF quarrel
Watchmon-A man employed by the par
ish tU sleep 10 the open air.
Henesty-An excellent jnRe:
Dentisi-A person who finds WORK for ms
own teeth by taking out those OF otner people
Fe0r-The shadow of hope. y.a, s.
Rural Felicifu-Potatoes and turnips.
Prospectus and Inder-Aprendages to Ut
erarv work; the former showing what
ought io be. the latter what 1t Is.
GentiGty-EatiNg your meat with s'!VeF
fork, though you have not paid the Ou'cner'
Take q Friends advice-An expression us"
ed by man when he is going to be ltspest'-
nent. a +, 1
Unbiased Opinion-An opinion, the SCI
hshness Of which is concealed from the World
The most Intelligent Child that i0as eveT
ssen-Every mans own child.
Thin Shoe-An article worn in winter oy
high spirited young ladies, who would ram
ev die than conceal the beauty OF Their teet.
Witness. Bor--Iu court Of justice, a KIND
of pillory. where person 70 oo"ged 10 re-
ceive every species Of verbal insult /" dhout
being able 10 resent it. Nat' "az'
Romance in Real Lits.-A suit of great in, :.
terest and Involving an immense amount OF
s. snp af
A lengthy statement, made by one OF tne
parties. with many documents annexed TO H.
has been published in the New-YOrk Eve
ming Star. Tt is alleged in this statement.
that Daniel Clark, planter and merchant OF
immense wealth; who resided IN New-Or-
leans nnany wears ago, married French lady,
who had previously gone through the mar
rage ceremony with person who. unknown
to her, had wife living at the time. MIR.
Clark at first kept his marriage secret. in
tending to make it public az soon as proof
could be obtained to establish the invalidity
ofthe prior ceremony Of which his wife had
been party. Before this proof could be OBJ |
tanned, however, he and bis wife quarreled.
separated, and the wife went into Louisiana, |
and enormously thinking the last as well as
the first marriage invalid, married a third
time. to a gentleman belonging to Philadel-
phis. with whom she lived till bis death.
which took place recently, and Mrs. Clark
came to New Orleans, where she now resides.
During her cOnnexiou with Mr.. Clark, a
daughter was born, to whom the name Of |
Myra was given, who was subsequently, sent !
by Mr.. Clark to Philadelphia, to be brought |
up. SOg:e time 10 1911, Mr.. Clark heard /
reports, but which subsequently, proved TO be
unfounded, that Philadelphia partner Of his
had failed and was likely to involve him in |
ruin. He then expressed the utmost anxiety
for Myra-spoke of her as his daughter
conveyed $2O0. 900 for her benefit to three
individuals as trustees, and made q short gen.
eral will, bequeathing his estate in general
terms to his mother, aud appointing Messrs.
Relf and Chew his executors, to whose keep
Ing he also committed the will. Afterwards,
upon finding that the report Of his partners
insolvency was incorrect, he said to several Of
his friends that Myra should be his heiFess,
and that he intended to revoke the will Of
1871. In July 1878 Mr.. Clark. 10 conformi-
W with his repeatedly expressed intention,
did make another will, leaving Myga his heir
ess. with the exception Of some legacies, and
appointing Colonel Bellechase, Judge Pilot,
and Chevalier De la Croix, his executors.-l
This will he showed to his executors, and to
Miss Harriet HappeP, aud he Also stated its
contents 10 M. Bots FOntaine, his confidential
agent, and also stated that he had deposited |
it in certain black case, IN room below the |
one where he was lying. There 10 evidence
to show that Mr.. Relf. the Rrst executor nam
ed 10 the will Of 1911, toak especial pains to
keep Mr.. Clark's other friends from seeing
him, about the time Of his decease. 1t is al
go alleged that few months before his de-
cease, Mr.. Relf took hanch Of keys from
his armoire. one OF which was supposed to be !
the key OF the black case alluded to-; that he
went below into the room where the black |
case was. shut himself in, and staid some
time; and it is certain that no trace Of the /
last will has ever since been seen. and that |
Mr.. Relf accordingly came into possession of +
and has never Fendesed an account from the |
time Of his entering on that Office until this |
day. I
The wonder and suspicion excited by these |
circumstances gradully died away. The or
rhan daughter remained at Philadelphia, un.
ger The care Of the kind friends with whom |
sac naa been placed by hes father. heasing |
."eE Mans. and ignorant of he's own pasen-
: tase' M ~ 1889, William w. Whitney. a son |
~ 0enera' whitney, Of Binghampton, N. Y. |
married her, obtained the history Of her birth. |
and went to New. Orleans with has. 10 de- 7
veIope the mystery which hung over the sa,. |
tement of the estate. He snon .,It.;n.a
enough ct evidence 10 justify him in slng
petition in Probate against MI. Relf. Mp
instantly prosecuted him for a libel al.e ed !. |
be contained in the specification of his n.,;. !
ucn' and had him imprisoned 10 the common |
laM where. during the prevalence Of the chul.
era: No remained, away from his wife and
cnMa, twenty. zone days-Jndge White refu.
suns ~ .Moerats him, unless he would give