Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-21


Il provision merchant q this city, Arse saw, and
simultaneously with the sight "fell il love-" the
phrase goes, with very pretty and accomplished
young lady, Mics r., OF Risgwood, New Jerssy.
He was the right side Of forty, accounted well to do
in the world, passabls in appearance, and perseve-
ring in his attentions. She was more than pleasing
highly intellectual mild in her disposition pleasing
in her manners, amiable to fault, and wealthy
withai therefore il is no marvel that Mr. b. was, or
supposed he was, very much taken with the young
lady.
He nattered, sought and sued'
and as a natural consequence of perseverance, in
straight line, he went ahead and made sad havoc in
the bosom Of this beautiful and amable young girl
He became her accepted lover, and her licensed
cicerone to all public places Of amusement. new
existence dawned upon her; as Daniel Webster says
she breathed freer and deeper, after Mr. B. had con-
fcssed himself deeply in love with her; and her
relatives seemed disposed to interpose no objections
to their little arrangements she consented to make
him happy, by naming an early bridal day.
Then the opening prospect before her young soul
looked blandiy, bright aud beautiful indeed. Then
new perfumes seemed emitted by the flowers, new
freshness in the balmy breezes new beauties in the
rainbow, Gods own glorious line Of promise to his
creatures, that the future shall not be I" all dark'
The end and object Of her existence seemed about to
to be desired" by all young girls, (and by great
many old ones) seemed about to take place. She
was soon to be a welded wfe-then soon, perchance
TO be blessed mother. But, alas, alas, and alack
day! True0ve's course did never yet run smoothly
to LIES close. The tickle swain began to show the
eleven foot the golden hour Of promise approached
He knelt an hour beauiys feet,
He won her heart with accents sweet.
Then threw il idly by.
As the day appointed for the nuptals drew near,
the respective " high contracting parties" began 70
talk over the prelminaries; the lady, like sweet,
sensible girl, as she is, wished the wedding to be
conducted in as simple style possible; he, unlike
her, wished to cut q devil Of dash, and make a
glorious display. They differed about the ca rds !;
she smiled, he stormed, and finally swore off from
the AFFAIR." left the house and the young lady in tears
" cannot be happy with her." said he; we in
compatible in temper and TASTE &c, sc.
He had not been long this side fthe river how
ever before he was called upon by her relatives,
and again he became love sick, sorry for what he
had done, and wrote Miss X. very penicnt letter
pra ying to be forgiven, and saying Il try go
Women heart was never yet closed to sorrow and
soft words, and can easily shape Thousand excuses
for the object OF Its love Is scarcely necessary,
therefore, to state that he for iven and fully
reinstated in the throne Of her affections.
Time pass.d on
Green spring and nowery summer,
Autum brown, and sober winter,
Came and went and came.
And again the preparations for the nuptials were
made; and again they were broken off by freak e
doomed to be blightcd, and her hearts fondesi
feelings crushed and trampled by the INDIGESTION
of mind Of the aforesaid provision dealer. lie de-
cared Off, as they say on the race course. jockeyed
| to have more to do with her her family-that
he could not be happy with her But, so true it is,
men appoint, aud heaven doth disappoint. The
young lady had brothers, and alter consulting among
themselves, one Of them, who studying law
took down a volume Of Judge Lynch's decisions; and
looking carefully through them, he found several
presidents that would justify him in certain
he contemplated.
This brother was elected delegate to the wing con-
venton and after going there and voting against sub
treasury and some other matters ne to the city
last Thursday, to how the land lay, and TO make
arrange to follow the precedent he had found
in Judge LyRchs decisions. On Friday, he met Mr.
b. just coming from Deimowico's famous harder, and
| recaptulated to him the little incidents connected
with the courtship; he stated the like an ann
| lawyer, summed up IN spirited manner; constitu
ted himself at once judge, jury, and executioner
and took the damages out Of Mr.. BIS best black coat
upon the spot.
This systematic and summary trial, sentence, and
punishment. drew crowd Of jobbers, brokers' loaf
ers. and Others to the scene Of action all Of whom
asked the brother to show cause Of action. He
merely repeated his statement Of the case from it,
ncipiency TO its coRsummation, at which they all
laughed heartily, and during the recital Of which
Mr.. II. disappeared.
This is but the opening Of the great Lynch-Iaw
session for the settling Of amours, broken vows,
ssons, broken hearts, seductions, and adulteries,
that abound In this city. We have the facts Of
raj rich affairs oil this nature and shall give the
whole Of them with splendid wood cuts, to illustrate
the principal scenes in the course Of the ensuing
winter.
N. b. Let no youHg man or young woman ever
risk engagement, until they mutually certain
that they positively love each other. Yet Il is very
questionable whether this mode Of settlsg love NJ.
fairs is the most proper or gentemsniy. Let's see,
THE Law or SroRMs,-Professor Espy delivered
his second lecture last night, at the Stuy IL
more fully and more FASH onably attended than
his previsus one, and more in teresting His theory
is curious, and he takes every fact, every suppos.