Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-04-21
From the Correspondence of the PhllaaelDbia
Daily Chronicle.


must tell you little bit of scandal that :
now being promulgated, and though the omar
ter from whence it emanated are irving -
hush It up-It is the engrossin0 ionic of con
versation in many families, where / yjsit-bnt
murder viii out. There is a Miss W
from the country, who has been residing with
her Aunt, Mrs. c., who keens = so,,a
what VIII extensive boarding house up town; Miss
W, IS really handsome young lady, her
personal appearance is quite prepossessino.
she Is somewhat firty, and though not very
strong mind possesses many ofthose uualifica-
TONS that would render her desirable TO the
man who would care only about maxine q
brilliant dash IN society, and having abundance
Of "neediuf' to support It; but unfortunately
Gas WI be found IN the sequeD she has
touch too much OF the romantic. There i .
gentlemen, named P=-s, who boarded with
her aunt, fell IN love with her; he was everv
way worthy OF her, an honest, sober vonnu man
and would havegmade her good husband II
appears that some s or 10 days since thera
was an extract from one of the Baltimore ma
pers read and commented upon by the ladies
and gentlemen df the house which had relation
to young ladyswho having become n,en,s
Der OF the Temperance Society. sem = MOTTO
note to young gentlemen who was naving
attention to her stating that she had stoned
the pledge, and now she was a Temperance ~.
vocate, therefore, she wished him to sion the
the pledge also under pain of quitting her com
pany; using some very pretty language bv wav
OF argument, such as 81 love you. as purely As
ever, therefore sign the pledge, or absent vonr-
SELL So that sooner than loose her, he obey-
ed mandate of the fair Que and won her. We'll
thus incident has been the topic of conyersa'
tlon every one admired tie now happv connie
some Tor her thrmeness and canaonr,' others.
his constancy TO her'-sone remarked pbat
probably this little incident might be If adyan.
tage,' Het all the ladies act likewise. if miobt
create new era in temperance reform. 1niGbt
be the means of ensurng many valuable men,
bers to the society, The ladies' would then know
who were true and who were not, by the little
ordeal, &c, and thus the conversation went.
Last Friday evening it appears that Mr.. P.
tooK Tea, dressed and went out, after a short
time man called with an order for his trunk
and clothing, and with note to Mrs. C.
stating he had procured another boarding house
more convenient to his business, and a letter
70 Miss W. who was at that time in the
par!or reading. The good news were deIiv-
erec TO the man, and the letter was handed to
MISS W; IN few minutes the Aunt had
occasion to 60 into the parlor, when upon en-
terlng, she discovered her Niece sobbinr bit
terry; she would not be consoled, her Aunt ask
ed the cause OF this strange state. Miss W
could not tell The Aunt coaxed pursuaded,
threatened, until at last it came. lie Niece
had read the Temperance story, had heard il
commented upon in exalted strains, had admi-
red It herself so much, that being of a remain
tic turn and wishing TO cure as a heroine, had
conceived the idea olbeing as the Baltimore
lady did; she signed the pledge herself, and
handed like note 10 Dir. p, that day as
he was gong to his business, "stating she had
signed the pledge, and he must do likewise, or
INN and her must be Strangers The caust
other trouble was his reply to her, In which he
stated "that If he was to be loved, it was as he
was, and not with borrowed plumage; that the
idea was initiated from abroad, and she must
know he was not TO be dictated to in that stvle
from quarter where he should least expect II.
aud lnasnu-h as they now knew each o.her.
however painful it might be to him, he woulf
accept her later otternatiue: and therefore. f..
the purpose q rendering both her and him. a.
happy as undg r the circumstances thew could
be, he had resolved on seeking a boardino
house elsewhere" This was the substance
OF his letter though couched in such respectful
language that no person could take offence
from 1t. The Aunt. when the affair was rela.
ted to her, was almost as sorry as her Niece
she really admired the young man, and haC
done all inner power to promote what she was
IN hopes would have been match, and tn
next noming, al the request of the Niece,
made strict enquiries where p boarded. fol
the purpose of explanation--and found out; but
though P-'s clothing was there, he has
lett the city on business ard is not expected
before next Sunday. The Niece is now SO Il
that she is confined to her room: the unexpec.
ted Termination ofthis affair, having had sucI
an effect on her as to cause illness, though she
was better last evening when | saw C
| don't know what viii be the issue of this af
far; but as il may prove a somewhat usefu
lesson to others, if you feel inclined, you ma,
publish this for the benefit Of your female rea
ders, thus cautioning them against imitatin!
this pretty, but somewhat risky experiment
(ior this reason | have suppressed the names O
| the parties In my next will know the Is
sue. Yours, &c. w. S.
A BATCH OF CROSS READrNG.-As Hervit
Nano was making his flight the other evening
from the gallery to the stage-the Recorder
sentenced him to bail or go to the calaboost
for thirty days.
We learn that one Of our most fashionable
bellies is about to be led to the alter by