Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-08-28

/
ices from the north and fruit from the
sunny south. In fact, all that nature
could provide, or art supply, were fur
nlshed by mine gracious host" The
/ sparkling Champagne and old Madeira
flowed like water. A Clergyman of
the Methodist Episcopal Church was
called, the marriage ceremony gone
through with; that night they were
married, and Belshazzar's feast on a
small scale went on.
Late the next day. they rose; a fine
carriage and dashing horse bad been
provided and my lady of unbounded
wealth, and her now made happy swain
rolled about town in most luxurious
style. Every where they stopped to
obtain whatever struck the eye or plea
scd the fancy. Nothing was wished
for, that she did not obtain by the ta>
lsmanic influence she exercised over
her doating husband; nay, more. she
made orders every where. The inge-
nuity of the most fashionable milliners
was severely taxed TO suit her taste,
but they did their best, and supplied her
with all she asked for. The taiIors, too,
came in for their share they had no.
thing good enough TO supply the ward
robe of her lord. Yet Of such as thev
had she would have suits; and the
sharp clink of shears was heard. and
they went promptly about their work
with vague ideas of the power of
wealth, and an unbounded confidence
of the riches of the customer they had
thus fortunate y fallen in with
A carriage worth $500 was next or
dered, and search long and arduous
made for span of matchless horses.
Mirrors Of the largest size and most
costly description were sought for and
engaged. Most superb mohogany bead
steads, with all the appurtenances were
purchased and ordered home, but all,
all was paid for.
In this manner, at numerous other
places about the city she stopped, and
where her wants were not very extra
VACANT, she obtained what she wished
Tor. TO what extent the law made her
husband liable, to this moment he does
not know but something new of her
rascallties is coming out constantly, as
he finds by the bills pouring in thick
and fast.
But about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
of the 9th, she gave notice to her hus>
band, that she wished to 90 away on
some affair of Importance, and if he
would not take it unkind in her, she
would 90 alone, inasmuch as the pecu-
! liar nature of the business would hardly
admit of her privacy being intruded up
on even by her husband. OF course he
consented, and she left. engaging to be
back by sundown. A short time after
this, she was seen in another carriage
going down State street alone.
Sunset came, but not She; hour on
hour passed away until deep unto night
no tidings came to the discOnsolatc hus-
band of the lost fair one and his mind
was filled with dreadful anxiety, lest she
had met with some accident.
There were doubts and dark suspi>
cionS in the minds of his friends, that all
was not right; yet the husband dis
claimed 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 torsake him!
Nevertheless investigations com
menced, and towards morning follow.
ing, discoveries, were made sufficient
TO satisfy the most incredulous, tina,
the whole affair was a deep and dam
ming scheme of fraud, vllany, and i'm
posture. The woman has gone no one
knows where. Her acts have showr
what she is, and that such unparalleled
rascallty should have been going on ii
this city, and not be discovered, unit
wounds are inflicted that can never bt
healed, is indeed astonishing,
Mr.. John Jones, of Hunter street, ha.
wife that he cannot get rid of; he i.
saddled with most extravagant debts o
her contracting; he and his friends fine
themselves stript of all the ready casl
they had. And last of all, and not least
, and perhaps not undeserving, "min,
host" where she stopped, unknown t'
any one, lent her about fifty dollars
r which remains unpaid, together with
round tavern bill. The woman turn
4 out to be utterly worthless and aban
doned. The representation she ha
D made, that she had money deposited i
: the bank of Rochester was entircl
Q false, and the climax of her husband