Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-09

To the Editsrs Of the Herald.


TO the Editsu Of the Herald.
GKSrLEmEs,-Having this moment received infor.
nation OF al intended eepement between highly
respectable and wealthy gentleman OF this city and
lovely girl, Of a certain townln CONNECTICUT haste
10 give yuu the particulars which you may publish or
not as you NAV deem il fit Ii seems this gentle
man had procured an introduction 10 this lady when
he passing through the town where she lived, nnd
was i'm nedaicy struck with her beauty familar
intercourse fol owed this introduction, sn the father
of this gentleman, hearing OF his engagement with
this lady, tshe having great fortune) forbid his
visiting her, which ended IN an arrangefnen ior an
elspement. have with great deal ot trouble been
able procure copy oil letter sent by The gentle
man 10 the lady with all the arrangements for a
gular built elopement. Hear what the letter says.
THURSDAY, May 81. 1885
M Ds.R ELIr.Tr greet has,+ nav written these
few ~bicn ~ give You an exact plan 81 my ar
rssreo,ents the eopernen. Tomorrow rnng sls
A. ~hea ysp NUS b. wsIi = y.sr rardrs having PIE
voUtiy ~hatryer things you want va take win you
.% Ss - Ese - - .nd s."r ,e a.o ie "h eb VII
rrn IN death. Hoping t. ssces~d 10 COR u.dens
lover lover, ''-e VIC "0e'' ''''''' J.ss: -.
But the best Of the story is this. IL seems the
young lady DID not like the gentleman at all, and
beng gr iull OF fun and the tevl she determined
20 play JOKE; and pretty dark one u was. She
procured the consent Of coored gul IN the family
90 aid her IN her plans, offering her handsome re-
ward. The neRress delighted the prospect Of gal,,
well az The novelty of the thing, Immediately set
mistress. The young lady dressed the Qrrl up in
some of her own best clothes, proesred mask, the
fac simie Of her ewn countenanca, and cent her in
the garden to wait the coming Of her lover In a
few minutes great dust from the road and IN
a moment after elegant with Tour horses came
railing along ai tremendous rate Arrived n the
gate Of the garden, the delighted lover (or il was
the gcntema sprung from his seat, and IN another
moment had his supposed Eliza in his arms He
rafsly seated her in the carnage. and away h went
NJ sill faster velocity than before. They said not
word from the time they started ui they we'd al
the place where they to be made man and wife.
Then the tender lover pressed his lonely treasure
his bosom and ienderly enquIrrd Of her whether she
was sstisied. The negrese, being before Instructed
nurmured q slight reply in the affirmative
The ceremony over, the nos delighted bridegroom
proceeded mm, diaiely 10 procure lodgings Tor hlE'
sell and tender spouse The gentleman dId not per-
ceve the trick that had been played on him un'n nj
night when they shout retiring The BRIDE W
taking o her bonnet LEI fall by sccidest the mack:
and revealed TO the now ss'ouneed and petnhed
husband the dark figure Of his ebony colored wife. =
Az soon he could gather his scattered senses ne
made most precpnale retreat from the heuse; for
settrR his well STOCKED purse, which he just the
mtr before pglled from hs pocket, 20 show his wife
that there would MOI be ssy dsnserof starving even
II hive father sh.ula dl.inheut him.
The bride, rot nj all Alarmed, rested thl morning,
wh, he devoted 20 herself the treasure which her
new DEPARTED hndt rror N had eft She started md
auvd .afrly ne, hes che q late 10 t,e wss.,o-
be wi ~, I,kr ff.m htglrn.ng 10 md.
The hrd groom nss not ben htsrd from since
hu' y v srpporea he has departed 10 me far wes,
where ~ au psocsre q wife tina, does NO, sal undes
false eOiors.