Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-17

TRUrH 10 STRAHesR rnAH FIcrIeH-A curious
circumstance has just occurred At Albany. A short
time since, there arrived IN Albany female in sex,
q lady in manners, widow in dress, who by name
represented herself as Mrs. -, whose husband
was in the fight at Prescott and was killed Not
wishing to be very conspicuous whilst in Albany
and with that innate modesty which some widows
possess in an eminent degree, the widow took up
her residence at the house of celebrated fortune
teller in Albany, who is well known to many OF tho
msnbers Of the State Legislature well as to not
small proportion Of the church members in that city
Having obtained temporary home, her next move
meAt was to disclose the object Of her visit, which
she explained after this fashion, relative in Eng
land had bequeathed her, her family, no less sum
than f4OeO O0O her relatives in Vermont were veal
tiny farmers and having in times past lost console
rable sum by going to law, they were determined not
to trouble themselves by endeavorng to obtain the
legacy. For her own part, however, the young WI
dow was determined to secure the money If possible;
at any rate she showld like to visit England, and
her mother had promised secretly to aid her, and
joia her in Albany with $780, She had NO protec-
ter, and therefore proposed to the fortune teller TO
accompany her to England in the Liverpool steamer
next Saturday, as companion and protector, and for
her troable she TO receive part Of the legacy To
this the fortune teller consented, and proceeded to
the ONCE OF lawyer to have articles Of agreement
drawn up between them.
The lawyer was struck with the widow, that he
instantly conceived the idea of suppanting the for
tune teller and very carried this plan into effect
He persuaded tho widow that her apartments at the
fortune tellers were unworthy lady of her expee-
tatons, present appearances, and future prospects,
he therefore removed her, bag and baggage, to the
house OF a respectable, but not wealthy, lady in
Virgin Lane Here he visited her so sften, and at
such unreasonable hours, that, although he her
legal adviser the lady of the house thought he was
acting contrary to law in the premises He therefore
resolved not to wait for the mother and the 5000
but to start instantly for England ho' He bought
an elegant travelling trunk, paid lS for it, and, TAX
ing the widow with him on board the steam boat
Rochester, babe, as he thought, "farewell, long
FAREWELL to Albany and all its greatness including
his wife and various little resPonsibilite scattered
through the city. He had promised himself much
pleasure on the passage to England, but
e pleasures are like peoples spread,
We catch the flower, the bloom is shed
Or like the snowfall i the river,
moment white, then gone forever"
He and his fair protege fairly their way to
merry England; and not little merry were they on
their way but, foul luck would have it, the
Rochester broke down at Hudson, and there the
passengers all Northumberland there the lawyer
and widow remained all night. Whether they oc-
cupied one and the same room or not, we are not
positive; bat many reasonably suppose that their
rooms, if two they had, were not far apart.
Before retiring to rest, the lawyer net little
disturbed the excitement of the first movements
over, aad Il the solitude Of quiet country inn
he had room for reflection. He had strange forebod-
ngs about the Of the mission, and the amount
Of the legacy; the fortune teller had prophesie i'll
luck to tho pair; he took the widow by the hand-ho
questioned her about her history; he looked, like
uacle Toby, into her eyes, and she into his
"They each Others dark eyes dartiRg light
Into each other-and, beholding this,
Their lips drew near and eung int kiss.
He wosd have questioned further but she press'd
His lips TO hers and silenced him with this
And then dismissed the donbtng from his breast,
Deiyiss augsry with that fond kiss;
And no doubt Of all methods tits the best:
Some people prefer wne-it's not amiss.
He had tried both, those who would part take,
May choose between the headache and the heart-achs
To rest they both wcnt--and up they both arose
next morning; then came the reckoning with the
host below, and the reckoning with the host above,
called conscience; and certain doubts not to be dis
PEELED induced the lawyer to slide straight to Alba
ny. Here his wife met him, and she questioned h,n
and told her doubts, and misgivings, and forebo
dings, and he could not defy her skill in augury with
a kiss, she combed his head with that most unpoeti
cal weapon, poker. He prayed and protested and
finally made an affidavit which he drew up himself,
and being commissioner Of deeds, probably swore
before himself, that in regard to the widow the
scenes passed between them were Is harmless as
those between Joseph and Potiphar's wife. And so
the story reaches stand still at present. The law
yer returned to his first love, the landady removed
to another street, the widow removed one knows
where, and the fortune teller remains statu que