Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-25


wished the lady good morning, and having
rejoined MIR. Wooley in the street, she tri-
umphantly produced the note, still wet, and
told him Miss - was much annoyed by
his suspicious, and in fact, completely con-
vinccd the too credulous Mr., Wooley that
all things were proceeding rightly for his
marriage with the lady. The correspon-
dence continued uninterruptedIy between the
parties, and at length Miss Buyers, producing
very handsome ring with the INITIALS of the
lady engraved upon it, told him that she had
sent it with the request that he would wear
it for her sake. Things being in this state,
it was arranged, on this semi-6ctious cores
pondencc, that .f20, 900 of the lady's proper
ty should be settled on hersefwhile the 9TH
err portion should be at her husbands dspos-
al. request was also made that they
should exchange watches, and Miss Brsers
produced a neat, lady's gold watch aud
chain, which the police reports show that, to-
gether with the ring, she had procured of
Mr. Jones. Mr.. Wooley was of course, de-
lighted and Immediately handed Miss Bry-
ers very valuable gold watch, &c. which
he wore. Mr.. Wooley then became most
anxious for the lady to name the happy day,
but Miss Buyers told him that before he mar
rled, as he had been wIdower for some
time. he ought to re-Gurnish certain portions
of his house in style BETTING the reccp-
ton of lady. This was agreed to. Miss
Buyers was directed to select the necessary
furniture, and on her handing in the various
bills, cash was given her to discharge them.
At this period this artiul young lady, in
order to still further blind her too crcdulous
relative to her Vaccinations, requested him
to accompany her TO make a morning call
upon the lady of one of the first merchants,
at her residence at Clifton, and told him that
this lady was most intimate with Miss -,
and would, no doubt, induce her immediate
" to name the day Mr.. Wooey accord
ingly accompanied her in the carriage 10
Clifton, to the house Of Mrs -. When
they arrived there, Miss Dryers persuaded
him not to enter the house, but to remain in
the carriage till she went in aud spoke to
Mrs. - upon the subject, as they should
not be able to converse freely in his pres
encc. Miss Buyers then went into the house,
and on being introduced to Mrs. -, whom
she had not at all known previously, inform
ed her that she had been taken suddenly Ill
at her door, &c. Ii is needless to say that
the lady of course sympathized with her for
her illness, aud persuaded her TO take glass
of wine, which might recover her. The art
fol GIL did so, aud took care to spill por-
ton of the wine on her cambria handker-
chief: she then assured the lady of the
house that she felt better, and having return
ed to the carriage told Mr.. Wooley that she
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that Mrs. - had promised TO 90 immedi-
ately to Miss -, and that she would
make her have glass of wine, and "bless
me" added she, 81 declare have split some
of the wine on my handkerchief" If any
doubts had remained in Mr.. Woolcy mind,
he must have been more incredulous than
the generality of men if he had any longer
entertained the slightest suspicion, aud ac.
cordiGgly he procured the license for their
marriage in Redclff Church
Bridal dresses and presents were prepar.
ed, bride cakes ordered, and every arrange
ment made for the performance of the cere.
mony; on the day preceding which, howev.
er, strange series of events took place IN
the afternoon of that day Mr.. Wooley sen,
to the house of the Rev. Marcus Darcy Ir,
vine, to request that gentleman to perform
the ceremony on the ensuing morning.
1 The Reverend gentleman was, however
gone out to dinner party and Mr.. Wool
ey, The anxious bridegroom, sent again and
again, at SIX, at eight, aud at ten OF clock al
night, before Mr.. Irvine returned home, who
then stated that he would perform the cere
mony, but that 1t was a strange time ofnight
to come to Il clergyman about such an affair
In the meantime, the coniectoner who haC
orders to make the bride cake, happening tc
see one of the brothers of Miss -, the
circumstance was mentioned, to the utter
astonishment of that gentleman, who imme
diately communicated it to his brother, ans
to Miss -; and, as was to be expected
finding that their sister had never seen Mr.
Wooley, nor knew aught of the matter, the,
determined that respectable man like Mr.
Wooley should not be made the victim of Sc
cruel hoax.
In the evening of the same day they wen
to his house, sent in their card, and desired
to speak with him. Mr.. Wooley was a
home, but, being persuaded by Miss Bryer
that they had found it out and were ONLY
come to stop the marriage, he had himscl
denied and would not see them. These gen
tlemen, however, in the most praiseworthl
manner, made another effort TO undeceiv,
him, and wrote him two notes, desiring Il
see him at their counting house on business
of the utmost Importance, at the carlies
hour in the morning, and before he went an,
where else These notes, however, togeth
err with their call, and the answer of tn,
Rev. Mr.. Irvine, only increased his belle
that their object was to prevent the mar
riage and at the persuasion of Miss Dryer
he felt convinced they should be interrupte,