Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-24
H,cting story.

only tragedy of which the town of Columbus
has been the scene. Mrs Elizabeth q. Thomp.
son has also been robbed of Jewel, tof a mun,)
and advscth with the public touching the same,
in words following, to wit,
50 Reward.-Lcft my bed and board, withi
out any Just cause or provocation my husband,
Alexander Thompson, to whom | was lawfully
married by Squire McKendreo The said
Thompson left this city a few days since, fof
parts unknown to his loving and devoted wife.
My husband is about twenty.four or five ycars
old, but has not yet arrived at years OF dscrc:
ton. lie is about five feet six inches in height,
dark complexion, blue, jealous looking eye, and
is usually suspicious and dstrus;ful of those he
takes an interest in. Any one who will give
information of the above rerscnage to me, at
Columbus, will receive the above reward, and
the thanks of most chaste, viruous and dis-
consulate wife. ELIZABETH G. THOMPSON.
Columbus, May "a.
Editors who feel disposed to aid the cause of
injured innocence, will please publish the a.
bove."
Surely this Alexander is wayword chicken,
to ramble from the shelterne wing of so careful
hen, and we should not be surprised to learn
that he is of kin to him of whom was writ in
sad hcroics.
"Oh, Tommy Thompson! Tommy Thompson, oh!'
A literary correspondent Of the Columbus
Enquirer, foreboding the anxious curiosity of
the public, has, in a touching narrative, lin.
veiled the hymenal history Of the 'ill-starr'd
wench" Elizabeth. We cannot forbear quot.
ing part.
"Don. II rekkoect srim OF eight inunths
ago rich widdur that KUN from Stewart
kounty up here sparkin She kourted Mis-.
tut Thompson, retale deler in water-melluns,
appals and mock need sperts, iist little abuv
Ruse l. Barnard's store, oppasit Captun Bar.
rows hotel. Attur she had addressed him fur
a short tyne, he bugun tu fele "tinder Emo
sh,tns,' and fyna.ly when he hufd she had $780,
600 Dollurs he "kould huid out no morn" an
tha wur marryed The next mornn he swore
she wur an anjil-a oman what jist suited him,
| fur she wur rich too. He konsuted several
Lawyers about the best way fur him tn go about
takin charge of his dulceyneds efer, and aftur
pi,tn thur advise he went tu hur Home TO pro-
klaim himself ''monyark Of all he surddyc'"
He found that all warnt COLE that gttefs--an;
unleeiu retch has desurted his bettuf half
| She arc now on the look uut for him, so she
kan give him a change of kothin, (affekshun-
ate kretur,) fur she sez he don't carry emmy
with him. She rekwested me tn 81 tn il 4
could git emmy infurmashun konsurnin hin.
that wud oblyge hur ty drappin hur Hr
lynes thru the post ofyce; and that she wisNos
u tn rckwcst the Presydent of Tixas not IT, lef
him Marcy bctor she gifts thar.
| Hale holey flame-hale sakre1 we
What hines genital soes in
On ekwal wings thur pcshurs fly,
| In skwal strCmes thur sorrnrs run"
Jist du all kan Eur the pore woman. o
wimmin, lovely wimmin Juge Koqutt sayd
in spcetch he maid in the koutt house on
between man and the Devil.-CharleS'on Mers
cWy.
4 MONEY MAKING BUSINESS Dubuie's great
paintings of Adam and Eve have already been
equivalent TO a small gold mine to the propriei
tors. It is stated that they have been visited
in all by $4,000 persons and they are now
advertised in the London papers to be disposed
of by lottery. There are about 2O,oda tickets,
at only one gainea each, or, one hundred thoot
sand dollars for the two pictures
KErrLE DRUM PuNcH BowLs.-The Queens
birthday was celebrated by the British troops
at Chanbly, in a general parade, and afterwards
grand drinking match in which the kettle
drums of the Dragon Guards were converted
into punch bowls. The following toast was
drunk by all present.
Great praise and glory to Duane Victory
Aud max shr never SsaTit such gallant hands
To guard her chattlrs, aud to fight her batilesi
In these here FIR of distant, iuHcn lands