Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-02-07
A PREDICAMENT.

A PREDICAMENT.
The promptitude with which the lcgis-
laturc of Ohio lately released Senator
Shannon from his conugal bonds, has
already been the subject of comment by
the public. A Columbus correspondent
of the st. Louis Republican gives the fol-
lowing history of the affair. 1t may
be, says the Republican, warning to
some of our readers not to fall in love
with every pretty Widows face they may
meet in the stage:
Itappears that the heroine of the tale
arrived in this city in the fall of 1888,
accompanied by a small child, and repre-
scented herself to be very rich widow,
and that business of great importance re-
CURED her personal attention. She re-
manned here but few days, attended
church on Sunday, and sat in J. BIS
pew with Mrs. k. When she left
here for the south, Mr.. Shannon, the bro
thcr of his excclency Gov. Shannon,
happened to be one of her fellow passcn-
gers in the stage, and discovering that she
was travelling without protector, ex-
tended towards her all the courtesies to
which lady in such a situation is cnti-
tied; and at parting, Mr.. S. having be-
come enchanted with her manners and
department, as he had before been with
her appearance, requested the honor of a
correspondence with her, to which she
kindly acquiesccd. The correspondence
was continued for about twelve months,
at the end of which Mr.. S. went down to
New Orleans, and married her. The
wedding is said to have been magnificent
affair, the ladies very richly dressed, and
the beaux all uneyccptionablc gentlemen.
The parties arrived here on Friday,
there was y small --,l~". r..- .,t Juu2c
SIS; Gov. Shannon and lady were
among the guests. When the Governor
came in to tea, he remarked to his wife
that his brother had just returned from
the south with his bride. Judge S. i'm
mediately donncd his ovcrcoat and hat,
and proceeded to the hotel, to invite the
happy couple to his house. The invita-
ton was most graciously acceptcd-thc
Judge of course highly delighted with the
southern lady's condcsccnsion. Arriving
at the dressing room, Mrs. Shannon threw
off her splendid silk velvet cloak, which
was slyly examined by all the ladies'
She appeared very easy and elegant in
her manners, spoke incidentally of her
establishment at the south, described her
elegant country seat, &c. When she
mentioned how many acres her flower
garden contained, Mrs. S. looked at her
with establishment, and asked if it was a
public garden!
'Ohno, indeed said Mrs. Shannon,
speak oimy own garden--the flowers and
shrubs were planted, and the walks laid
out all under my direction. At the sup
per table Maj. B. CHANGED to cast his eyes
upon Mrs. Shannon, and was too much
astonished to eat. Doubling his own SEN
scS, he left the room and sent in one or two
acquaintance to see if she was actually
the person suspected. After a deliberate
investigation they declared she was the
identical person, Major BIS discarded
mistress
1t was Immediately made known; Mai.
B. was called upon to know if he could
prove his assertion; he produced a dozen
witnesses. A petition for divorce was
the only recourse it was granted, and
the Tuesday following the Southern lady
was on her way to the cast.
From Rcynolsburgh, ten miles from
this city, she sent her card to Mrs. Judge
S, thanking her very politely for the
kind attentions she had received at her
house from the ladies and gentlemen OF
Columbus, and expressed her regrets at
not being able to respond to them in the
manner her feelings dictated.
Judge S. is very much mortified, OF
course, buthc does not talk about it much.
The name of the Southern lady is Julia
Ann Shcneiclt.
A DEFINIrIoN.-A school boy being
asked to define the word "admission,' v
said it meant twenty-five cents. "Twen-
ty-fvc cents ~ echoed the master, "wha'
sort of definition is that?' 81 don't
know" sulkily replied the boy, "but I'm
sure it says so on the advertisement down
here at the show" "les," said another
boy, "and children at half price"
TuE SUGAR BEET.-David Lee Child
Esq. who has devoted much time and la
Dor to the culture and manufacture o
the smear beet. has been awarded pre-