Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-26
by NIaSser s. EiScIy
From The London Times.

occurred, and Of which a highly respectable
merchant of the city has been unfortunately
made the dupe.
This affair has been made public in conse-
qucnce of the gentleman (Mr. Wooley) having
been charged before the magistrate with hav-
ing conspired to defraud goldsmith of lady's
gold watch and chain.
We therefore subjon an accurate account
Of the facts of this most extraordinary con-
| spiracy, of which a most respectable man has
been made the dupe.
Mr.. Wooley has been. it appears for the
last five years wdower, and Miss Buyers
! who is now about - years of age and whom
| he has brought up and educated from the ear
! ly age Of eight years, resided with hin in
| New Cut. About six months since, Miss Bry-
ers intimated to him that a lady whom she
! knew, and whose property was worth 47,000i.
had accidentally seen him, and had on the in
slant fell in love with him; that she had striven
long to conquer her passion, but in vain that
her declining health bore testimony to the in
tensity the struggle and that, as last re-
source, she had communicated her passion to
her. Miss Buyers with a view To her sounding
! her brother-in law as to the state of his heart
and with much more, sufficiently nonsenscal
and absurd Hearing this tale Mr. Wooev,
| Of course being mos anxious to know who the
lady was, pressed Miss Brvcrs TO inform him
who the fair inamorata might be, and was at
( ,,ll l,.l l,- II,
lady Of the first family and responsibility. Mr..
Woolcy, who had never seen the lady whose
name was mentioned To him, oddly enough a.
greed 10 rccprocate tie alleged affection, and
pressed anx ously for an interview To this
Miss Buyers replied, that such n course was
entirely out of the question, for should the re-
lations Of the lady arrive at the knowledge that
such an acquaintance existed they would i'm
mcdiately have her removed, her peace OF
mind would then be ruined forever, and MIR.
Wooley's chance of the 47,OOOl would be de-
stroyed.
To mitigate the rigor of his sentence, how.
ever, tender correspondence was fabricated
and carried on in this ladv's name (who was all
the while unconscious Of even Mr.. Wooley's
cXistcnce) through Miss Buyers, and in an.
swer to one Of these tender bllcts, Mir Wooley
pledged his honor not to seek an interview
with this lady until it could be safely granted
The matter having been mentioned to some
confidential friend by Mr. Wooley, it wns
suggested to him that he ought tobe better as
sured of the truth Of the affair, and that il
might be hoax. This insinuation was, how
ever, Indignantly met by Mr.. Wooley, witt
the reply, "could they suppose that she whom
: he had brought up as his child from the carly
age of eight years, whom he had ever treated
in the most kind and indulgent manner, woulc
attempt TO be party to the playing OFT of an!
trick upon him who might be considered n
J.. her father !" His friend still remaining in
credulous, Mr.. Wooley said lie would write
n letter to Miss - which should be taker
il by Miss Bryers, and that to satisfy himself q
, her truth, female, the wife of n person in hi
. employment, should see whether che went L
If the house where the lady resided with II. Thj
# was done, and Miss Buyers was watched by tn
female to the door of Miss house.
Shortly afterwards some circumstance
t. transpred, from which he was again led I
think that trick was being played him, an
determined to make assurance douhy sure h
+ mentioned his suspicious To Miss Dryers, wro,
}, a letter to Miss -. and proposed himse
+ 10 accompany Miss Buyers to the door Of tn
Ie ladv's house and to wait outside for an answer
Miss Buyers, nothing daunted, reproachcd hir
for entertaining the slightest suspicion, an
said that she should be most happy TO conyinc
" him, and that he had better al once write tn
'T letter, and they would walk together with it
= the house, in which the lady resided. Tn
~ was accordingly done, and on reaching III
~ house, Miss Bryers knocked at the door, an
having asccrtaincd that the lady was at hon
}" sent in her card (hoh personally wholly NJ
~ known and desired Mr.. Woocy to wait f
her. She then with unparalleled efirontcr
., introduced herself to the presence ofthe lad
os Being requested to be seated, she apologls,
n, for her intrusion, but that being informed tn
Miss was very kind in administcrI
relefand religious consolation to the poor, 81
he had presumed to solicit her TO visit poor "
}e- man at a place in Cathay, which she named,
h!s administer some relefto her mind. That t
poor woman did not need pccuniary a-sis'art
as she (Mss Bryers) had procured for her cyrl
in thing which was necessary The lady rerlj'
tha, il was true she was ever most happy