Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-07
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Fashionable Ways--AI for Love.
A very remarkable development has taken place in
this city, which affords interesting coup oei into
the manner in which the bucks and dandies of this
interesting city carry on the war, and manage to keep
the ball moving under all circumstances and in spite
OF every disadvantage. The old song
"Ces rameur. ramoar, lamour
Qui fat tourner lie monde"
according to its fashion ia morals, manners, and phi
losophy. In English, we render il,
Thatmakes the world 90 round
but the mode in which this revelation takes place
differs in different minds-and here regret
to say 1t Is the soft sweet gentle generous, and
fidng sex that pays the piper and has 10 suffer the
wrong, while the base and brutal deceiver riumphs in
his shame.
Credit ne, friend, il hath been thus,
Since the ark rested on mount Ararati
False hath and wosan hath bel we'd,
Kepenled and reproached and then believed more"
Atnsi ia le nondc--so goes the world and a base
and abomnable world il is in too many respects.
To put the sweet flowers of society on their guard
against the articles of the designing the object of
this disclosure whose moral is conveyed by the facts
it narrates.
About month ago, a very respectable broker in
Vail street. had settled himself to his mornings cal
cuations (after reading the Herald which furnishes
them all with data on which 10 build their opera
tions) previous to sallyng into the street. he was
intruded upon by an urchn who rushed into our
friends sanctum without any ceremony, and thrust IN
to his hand note in the shape of three cornered
hat Of which the wafer occupied nearly the whole trl-
angular portion side. On opening the delec-
table mssve thus handed in by perfect antpodes
as possible of
-" The winged Mercury
just lighted on a heaven-Aissing HILL"
he read these characters =
IL you don't come you promised without fail
your memory as false in this TACT in your promises
stay at No. IS street, Bowery Yours,
Now our acquaintance is about so years of age
and is a very exemplary man III all the relations of
life barring little shaving in the sreet-bat what IS
bred in the bone is neradcabe, and according to the
Horatian adage,
"Quo semel est mbuta
Tesla dui servabito derem,"
that is to say the barrel will always smell o. the Ii
qaor with which it has been long time flled-and
evil communications corrupt good manners. He has
a wife, and numerous family, the majority of which
are daughters; and is person of exemplary morals
and rreproachable practice Having told the ems,
sary OF love that no answer was required he looked
again al the bHet-inspected the address, found il
correct, and then began TO cogate on the measures
to be pursued in reference thereto And really the
dilemma was disagreeabe one, and his position re-
markaby delicate. No one IS believed when he dis
claims the impuatlon of iidison Of this kind; and
the majority of numbers is case in point. II would
be difficult to get any to throw the first stone
particularly in so brittle neghborhooa as Wall
street-but all The protestatons and asseveratons
of no use in the domestic crce-and If NJ RS. Grundy
should hear of il, there is no knowing what that aw-
full lady "would say" If he went, and threatened
the girl for her mpertnence he might subject himself
TO exposure and render himself liable 10 repetition
Of similar opportunities; and the next application
might be in the shape OF one OF those responsible
ties very pleasing when coming in the legitimate
way but a mighty annoyance when produced on the
wrong side of the blanket. What 10 do, he knew
not and in the emergency he called his partner into
council, a much younger man than himself, and
more au fat TO the world and lts dongs.
After undergoing rather unreasonable dose of
quizzings and gatherings, and having protest and
swear for half an hour worthy friend succeeded
i'm convincing his increduous junior; and they con-
cluded there would be great mischief they went
up to the locality designated the residence Of the
responding desparng, and desperate Dulcinea. On
reaching the quarter they found the street, which
was trarerSisre between the main artery of the
Bewery and the East River; and on knocking at the
number the door was opened by very respectable
looking man, who was evidently journcymnn me-
chanc.
"You have daughter named Adeliza, believe,
sir r. enqured the younger gentleman.
livery true, gentlemen, answered the occupant OF
the house, somewhat astonlshed at the interroga-
tory
"Could we be permitted to speak few words TO
herl" added the same querst.
"Why, gentlemen, it 10 rather a singular request-
pray what might your business be with my daugh-
teri"
"My friend here has received note from her this
morning, in which she expires very urgent desire
TO see hlm--and he has, therefore come according to
her desire TO know the reason If the summons" an
swered the junior partner Of respectable acquant.
ancc.
"My daughter write a letter TO a gentleman! i'm
possible However, have no objection TO your sec
Ing her-bst am conviRcei there must be some mis-
take;-please walk this way"
So saying he ushered the visitors into paror where
a young woman was seated She arose as they en-
tered, and looked extremely surprised. No symptoms
OF recognition passed between the parties, and a
rather awk ward pause took place. The younger Of
the gentlemen who expected n scene Of tender re-
uroach and who would have secretly reIoiced in wit
Messing the fralty Of his older and more grave assoc
ate did not know what 10 make Of the affair but he
could not help acknowledging that # his friend had
slnned against the laws OF morality and the quality
of the temptation could be urged in excuse, the fair
creature before them would 90 far in extenuang the
weakness She was about eighteen years old, fresh,
rosy and plump with long, and lustross tresses OF
auburn hair Of the color of the suns rays, seen
through the yellow panes of the painted windows Of
cathedral, OF its beams they dance the pavement
when reflected through the same medium. As TO her
complexion
90 look at the pink of The Indian she'll
II will describe her cheeks hue we'll
Her ewes were azure like the blue Of summer sky,
when no cloud wells its deep serenity. Her skin was
dazzling fair-and the visitors for some time could not
suppose that the beautiful creature before them was
the ndfer of the letter which had in his pocket.
81 believe your name IL Adeza" said the gen.
eman to whom the note was addressed.