Litchfield enquirer., 1841-09-02
From the Rochester Daily Advertiser.

her designing operations for some three or
four weeks past. Who she is, or where she
came from, no one in reality knows: at least
those do not who have been imposed upon by
her, and who ought to have known her best
In person she is full and of middle stature,
dresses richly, though evncing some lack OF
taste, complexion light, features regular,
eyes blue, hair brown and somewhat inclined
to grey, about thrty-fve. And having a
face, which, through exhibiting some marks
, OF care, was not altogether unprepossessing,
! genteel in her address, remarkably intelIi-
gent, conversing well, and in conversation
always apt and ready, it is not surprising,
that she succeeded SO we'll in her wicked de-
signs, and the only wonder is that develop
ments were made, as they were,-that her
character was unmasked, and it became ne.
cessary for her to take hasty leave Of &C.
qua intances hastily made, and suEder certain
domestic relations she had formed as abrupt.
~ as they were entered into.
She represented herself from England and
last from Toronto-a widow who had recent
ly buried her husband-her maiden name
was Ann Eliza Hunt. She had wealth, which
was increased by recent deaths of an uncle
and aunt, who had provided we'll for her in
their wills; under these flattering auspices
she formed the acquaintance of an estimable
young man in this city, and thus far succeed
ed in imposing upon him and his relatives.
After weeks intimacy, he made proposals
of marriage, which were accepted.
Tuesday evening, the 9Th of August, was
the time appointed which should make him
a joyful husband and her blushing bride.
Preliminaries were all arranged-but my la
dy appeared rather coy, and was not dispos-
ed to be bound by the slken tie, until some
marriage settlements were made. This only
increased the eagcrness of my lord and his
| friends, and by mutual consent all went
straight in search oflawyers.
None but the ablest in the profession would
she dare confer with about her business and
her intended, conscious of the importance of
the trusts confded in him, TO the ablest went,
an interview was had-n statement made--a
plain, unvarnished tale told. Deeds were to
he drawn, jointure made, and trusts created.
Some little time of course was necessary
for this, and she was advised not to get mar
| ried until next morning.
But the urgency of the case, the fear on the
part Of my lady that every moment lost was
lost irretrievably, the warmth of her affection
TO her lover, his eagerness to have two will
ing hearts made one, and solicitude of his
friends, all, all FASTENED the suspicious hour.
At her order, accordingly, at the hotel, a
splendid wedding festival was provided. The
tables groaned beneath the Injuries of every
cline there were ices from the north and
fruits from the sunny south. In fact, all that
lnR ig}iRgEGG fJyld Rexigfa spark.
ling Champagne and old Madeira flowed like
water. A clergyman of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church was called, the marriage cere
mony gone through with that night they
were married, and Belshazzar's feast on
small scale went on.
Late the next day they rose; fine carriage
and dashing horse had been provided and
nv lady of unbounded wealth, and her new
made happy swain, rolled about town in the
most luxurious style. Every where they
stopped to obtain whatever struck the eye or
pleased the fancy. Nothing was wish ed tor.
that she did no. obtain by the talismanic in
fluence she exercised over her doating hus-
band nay, more, she made orders every
where. The ingenuity of the most tashlona-
BILE mlliners was severely taxed TO suit her
taste, but they did their best, and supplied
her with all she asked for. The tailors, too,
came in for their share; they had nothing
good enough to supply the wardrobe of her
lord. Yet of such as they had, she would
have suits-and the sharp clink Of shears was
heard as they went promptly about their
work with vague ideas of the power OF wealth
and in unbounded confidence of the riches
of the customer they had thus fortunately
fallen in with. A carriage, worth $500, was
next ordered, and search long and arduous
| made tor a matchless span of horses. Mir
rors of the largest size and most costly de-
scription we're sought for and engaged: Most
superb mahogany bedsteads, with all the ap-
purtcnances, were purchased and ordered
home, but all, oil was unpaid for.
| In this manner at numerous other places
about the city she stopped, and where her
wants were not very extravagant, she obtain
ed what she wished for. To what extent the
law made her husband liable, to this moment
he does not know but something new OF her
rascalities is coming out constantly, as he
finds by the bills pouring in thick and fast.
But about a o'clock in the afternoon of the
9TH, she gave notice to her husband that she
wished to go away on some affair OF import
ance, and if he would not take it unkind in
her, she would go alone, inasmuch as the pc
cuIiar nature of the business would hardly
admit of her being obtruded upon even by
her husband. OF course he consented, and
she LETT, engaging to be back by sundown.-
A short time after this, she was seen in ano-
Their carriage going down State street alone.
Sunset came, but not she {; hour on hour
passed away until deep into night no tidings
came TO the disconsolate husband of the lost
fair one i: and his mind was filled with dread
full anxiety, lest she had met with some acct
dent.
There were doubts and dark suspicious in
the minds ofhs friends that all was not right;
vet the husband disclaimed the possibility OF
such thing; so strong was the attachment
between them, so dearly did he love her, the
thing was inconceivable. No, never, never
would she, could she forsake him.
Nevertheless, investigations commenced,
and towards morning following, discoveries
were made sufficient to satisfy the most in
credulous, that the whole affair was deep