The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-12-10

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would be compromised If it should ever be
come known that she had been in his Nr.
Wooley's) house before they were married.
In order to favor this deception, Miss Bry
ers had procured an accomplice, The daugh
ter Of a neighbor, by whose aid the conspi.
racy was consummated.
This person was kept up s,sirs, and
requested to frequently walk about, There,
said Miss Buyers, 'don't you hear her over
head walking about! how agita,ed she mus,
be, poor ,hingp Mr.. Wooley pressed
very hard 10 be allowed 10 see her. but this
was still refused. and tender billets were
passed by the hands of Miss Buyers, up
stairs and down, almost every half hour
and at length. in compliance with his ten
der eatreaties, the lady above stairs agreed
that on his reiiling TO rest a, night he nigh ,
shake hands witS her, but that he must not
at,emp. to force his way into the room.
Accordingly, on going TO bed at night, a
hand was put out through the door, and
lenderly kissed by him, which hand, i, now
turns out was that Of his sister in law, Miss
Bryers. On the fourth morning it was
arranged that they should start for London,
and the supposed Miss-descended TO
the carriage thickly veied, d,andaccompanied
ty Mr.. Wooiey, Miss Buyers, and male
friend Of Mr.. Woolsys. They proceeded to
Bath, where they dined a,a hotel. Miss
Buyers and the lady in one room, and Mr.,
Wooey and his male friend in another.
The male friend then returned 10 Bristol.
and the other parties proceeded to London.
where license was procured. and. after
the fourteen days had trarsplred, which by
law there icompclled TO remain, they were
married, Miss Buyers officiating as brides.
maid.
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country, and visited the Isle Of Wighs,
Southampton. &c. driving every whore
With four horses, and living in the frs,
style, to pass away the honeymoon; on
Monday last Mr.. Wooley and his bride
returned to Bristol. On the day after their
arrival a, home, friends called, as is usual
to offer their congratulations. Among
them was the gentleman who had accom-.
panied Mr.. Woolev,to town, who, on
seeing the lady, said, why. my dear Mr.
Wooley thought you had told me that
4you had married Miss, Of --, sis
ter to the Messrs- African merchants!
l have replied Mr.. Wooley, this lady
was Miss-.she is now Mrs. Woolsy.
That ladyr exclaimed the friend; 'shs il
no more Miss than am The friend
than departed and Mr.. Wooley in mediats-
ly charged his wife. 'lndeed,' said the
lady, I'll n,ince you and all the world in
the morning ,ha. was Miss--for your
sister in law and myself will go 10 my
brother's and bling away the deeds OF my
property. &c. Upon hearing .sis, Mr.
Wooley was reassured, and every thing
passed off well until the morning, when
the bride aud Miss Buyers went ont for the
purpose as stated by her the preceding
evening. |, is needless to say that they
absconded, and have not since been heard
of, and Mr.. Wooley discovered, that instead
of having married the Itch Miss,
with 947,000 besides expectancies, he
was, through the contrivancs of Miss Buyers
married to person bearing, indeed, the
the same name, but not worth ~ pence.
How the affair will end we knows not;
but il will doubtless furnish abundant oc-
eupa,on to the gentleman Of the long iobc.
What were the reasons inducing Miss
Buyers TO play her brother in Law such q
trick remain profounded secret. I, Is
right to sta,e, ,,ha. the lady whose name was
so anwarran'ably made use Of to deceive
Mr.. Wooley, not only knew nothing Of
the transaction, but is perfect stranger 10
both Mr.. Wooley and .Niss Buyers.
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