Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-15
Frrn The U SGnzeile.

Frrn The u Gazette.
! COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS We always
preach patience and f,rhenronce To q r friend who
lose oiicc though some kick W halt,n uisJut their
loss rs hraveiy rs R,derigo did in the play at h.s
wound. rs II uUtdy in the world ever r,si an ,,iiis
but them, The NOISY ones get all the symp.ihy
however Whale the silent sufferer is passed unnoii
Ced Hud unmUved
IL pleased G vern"r SrwardofN ~ York TO Trans.
'nn To ms, Jkru Of MIS- Will aud pleasure, that we
sh1uld be Commissioner uf Deeds, ia rhi, State
Tor New York. ia the place ui poor brother Clark:
aHd NC ery"yrd the houurs nnd emulumcnt. for some
lime. until Governor Bpuck got prssessin OF auth.
ory n"i had satisfied his hungry rGpec ants nj hume
Ihen he Ionkrd abriai, al hIlhwiih deprived rs
OF ofiire. Think of that The Iutle solitary Ianh
81 our huck taken To feast host ol his friend, n -
ting on the sPiis uf NnIunI aud State patrnnare -
The only consolation have in the manner of m.
rrtnoNui Is. tina! TOOK six LucufOcos Ia supply our
pace. aud all OF them are pretty clever fellow con.
drring their Eu'iIirs,.
/ But viii they discharge the duties of the office
! as faithfully and sulemnly rs wr dld9 Can they
lo"k ns grave rs we could when VIC rendered the
bihle To The dcPOneni. ard mixed him to kiss the
Volume! or when with uphed arm we called un,u
The awe stricken deed maker, 10 Tell he truth rs
he should answer the great dlyl Can they Uni.
'ale me dis'nicresied gravity with which when we
aihNed the SEAL we Unlimited that dollar WAS The
eef Or Will they think " hen The clergy IT an Gomez,
!" tell him that The ribe ul Levi paid no tithrs'
Snail as the business ola Commissioner is IL is
not wiihnu ITS advantages Tor Ob eryation; and The
acknowledgement which some persons make to
ueed' Is any Thing To close observer. bnt an owl
Heh"e "i good viii and free consent. Sometimes
laushable scenes occur.
u IS required. as most Of our readers know thai
The wife should acknowledge that size has s,pneI
Inc deed conveying Gway her right ia the property
without any fear compulsion on the part of her
husband; and this acknowledgement must be mad.
~ an elimination separate aud uparl from the hus-
band.
IL happened one morning. that we were waited on
ny a young gentleman and his newly married vito
htIie property had been sold in New York. nn,
The deeds must be acknowledged here. So NC to,k
The signatures, wnh proper Witnesses; and having
disl"sed "i matters thus far. We begged the hus.
band 10 leave us alone with his wife. lie lookeJ
lIile surPriSed We read To him that Dnrl;on oi
The certificate which we must sign vz:-thaI she
had been examined separate aud apart from her
hu band"
The young husband retired, Then. from ia. r,,r
and drew The door a. as he lett us Rising ,hen
rs dId The lady, VIC put The question TO her IN Inv
uEhcl voice. and Just NJ she bowling assent 10
our formal qnery. we saw the door open. aud The
eye peepng IA upon n. TO see how IL Jared between
his Young wife aud ouIselC We smiled oS we |
turned round. and saw in the clear NM ,t,a,in,,
lO"kIng glass behind US, proofs that the neenin9
gentleman must have been very young, or he would
not have been uneasy ;a
OF n different character vas amoIher acknowledge
mcnt. .
Tie husband was hard featured man. vrb
closely pressed lp, and slightly broken ,oicc thai
told Of decision aud dscrpriT. The VIE WINS
YOU g. very Young. iimid aud un.u>y. When he
had signed the deeI. and she tO hCknow ledge
sirgle hint sem The man lrou, the room; and he
knew Ia well To peep in aI The dor. We rose
slowly, and 50 did The lady. Taking The parch
man L.. l.. 4
said with some suemnit,-
MARY, do you s,luInny aud since rely declare
That you have executed Tins instrument, which con-
veys from yon the properly ia lIudsun freely and
without fear or compulsun Of your husb1nd"
We paused-rhore was neither veibal answer. !
nor token Of assent.
Aher little delay, lhe lady with feelings eyi. !
dent'y ngiIaied, asked US 10 repeat the question
We complied
lis this an oath that YOU administer 10 meY' 81 ia |
She cor is my answer 10 be mere unqualified as.
sent2"
II was certainly not an OATH for people need not
'Uear away their property.
We sOOght 10 eI plain, aud lust as we had suc
ceeded in making her understand something Of the
nature OF The answer, her husband returned.
The lady said we, "has not yet responded 10
the formal question which put to her"
What is i7" asked the husband.
at IL merely whether she executed this insiru.
mes, freely. and without any fear or compulsion Of
her husband"
"Surely she does" said tho man; and we saw in
the glass a demoniac look, that onghI 10 have de.
slroy ed any piece Of parchment.
Answer the question:" said ne 10 his wife aan.
swer the question: it is only OF m=ro form, MI
dear"
And the look was renewed It was whitening. |
terrible.
The poor womin s1uk back into her chair
When the IN rsnrhed the door, she waved her
nund to u', aud said fam ". Il do.''"Idi"
We folded up The Iparchmeni. Rlcketed the fee,
and bid our customers farewell. with a conscious
ness that II couil never Ears D,H with the wife.
until she was released from that husband,