Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-09-02
per have more privileges than Lucifer?

per have more privileges than Lucifer'
/ appreciate your indignant negative.
g But, gentlemen, am free to con-
fess had also my republican, private
end. You know my early history
You have witnessed my struggles TO be
respected by honorable contemporaries.
If it be my weakness TO be sensitive to
the finger of scorn, be il SO. You will
know how 10 pardon me. But VIII
be brief. At particular crisis OF my
acquaintance with Miss Diaper, ! found
| it expedient to transfer my untrammel-
ed tendernesses to Pepperidge street.
But, gentlemen, to have done it with
out removing from before my eyes the
contumelious finger of the scorn OF
Sassafras street, was beyond my capa-
bilities of endurance. Injustice to my
present FUTURE gentlemen, | felt that
| must remove sour grapes from my
escutcheon-that must soar to point
whence, swooping proudly to Meena
Dimity, should pass the Diapers in
descending!" Cheers and murmurs.)
Gentlemen and friends! This world
is all fleeting show. The bell has
rung and I keep you from your sup
pers. Briefly. l found the means to
travel and test the ring Of my metal
among unprejudiced strangers. wish
ed to achieve distinction, and return
to my birth-place-but for what? Do
me justice, gentlemen! Not to lord it
in Sassafras street! Not to carry off a
Diaper with triumphant elation! Not
to pounce on your aristocratic No. l.,
and link my destiny with the disdain-
full Diapers! No! But to choose where
| liked, and have the credit of liking
it! To have Slimford believe that if |
preferred their No. 2, it was because |
liked it better than their No. l. Gen.
tlemen, am republican! may find
my congenial spirit among the wealthy
Il may find it among the humble
But want the liberty to choose. And
l have achieved it trust you will
permit me to say. Having been hon
ored by the dignitaries of the metrop-
olis-having consorted with candid
ate for Gubernatorial distinction-hav-
ing been recorded in public journal
as companion of the Vice President
of this free and happy country-you
will believe me when / declare that |
prefer Pepperidge street to Sassafras-
you will credit my sincerity, when,
having been approved by the Diapers
betters, | give them the go-by for the
Dimitys! Gentlemen, have DONE"
The reader will hot be surprised TO
learn that Mr.. Brown Crash is now a
prominent member Of the Legislature,
and an excessive aristocrat--Pepper-
idge streeta and very democratic speech
es to the contrary notwithstanding.
OLD TrMEs.-The N. Haven Cour-
Ter favours the public with several a.
musing extracts from the ancient re-
cords of that colony.
A law relating to "young men and
maidens," enacted as follows.
"Whosoever inveigle or draw the
affections ofany Made or maide-ser-
want either for himself or others, with
out first gaining the consent of her pa
rents, or guardians, besides all DANA
ges the parents may sustain, shalt
pay to the plantation 40s, for the first
offence, and for the second towards
tho same party. e 4; for the third shall
be fined, imprisoned or coporeally
punished, as the plantation court shall
direct"
Under this law as appears by the
New Haven records, at a court held
May l, 1660.
"Jacobeth Murline and Sarah futile
were prosecuted ''for setting down
on chest together, his arm about her
waste, and her arme upon his shoulder
or about his neck continuing in vt. sim
full posture about half an hour, in
which time he kissed her and she kys-
sed him or they kissed one othor, as
We witnes testified. Mr. futile plea
ded vt. Sarah denied Jacob had endev-
ored to steal away his daughters affec
tons but vt. Sarah denied, and it did
not appear to ye. courte," but notwith-
standing"as they had carried itin such a
wanton, uncivil and lacivious manner,"
they were sentenced to pay each of
them 20s.to the treasures"
The following copied from LIB. 9.