The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-05-09
SERVING A SUBPOENA;
ta OR LOVE VS.. LAW.


1t is singular what shifts love will
make to accomplish its objects. Bolts,
gates and bars. are of little avail against
Cupid's picklock contrivances-h his cum
ming will devise ways and means to
open them all. A young gentleman
had courted fair lady Of this city, and
it was supposed the two, in due time,
would become s"one flesh" Some
little quarrel, Of trivial nature, as To-
vers' quarrels generally are, occurred.
Neither would confess the wrong TO be
on their side--presents and correspon-
dence were mutually sent back--and
the match was broken off. The young
gentleman Immediately started for New
Orleans, to enter into commercial busi-
ness, thinking that distance would les
sen the attachment he really ielt for the
young lady. & P''t' 'a
When a woman is injured, or thinks
she is injured, by the one she loves, she
is more apt than the male sex to .bite
off her own nose" as the saying is, to
inAlct pain and be revenged on the Of
tending object. A gentleman that the
young lady once rejected renewed his
proposals, and was accepted within
week after her old lover had embarked
for the South. On reaching New Or
leans he found that distance instead of
weakening his attachment, only made
the lady dearer, and he became meIan.
choly and low-spirlted. The first let
ter he received from New York from
friend of his announced that his old
sweetheart was to be shortly married
to another. His course was quickly
taken-the next morning saw him on
board pocket ship, bound for Gotham.
The passage unfortunately was long,
and the poor fellow chafed and fretted
so much, that the passengers began to
think him deranged, or else fugitive
escaping from Justice, The instant
the vessel touched the wharf he darted
for the office of his friend lawyer. II
Is to be supposed the latter was much
surprised to see bis friend, imagining
him a couple Of. thousand miles away.
After the usual salutations, he excaim-
ed - .g ~ -, ...-..-s ~
"My dear fellow you are just in time
to see the wedding. Miss -, your
old sweetheart, is to be married this
morning at II O'clock. To tell you
the truth, ! don't believe there is much
love about it, and that the girl really
thinks more of one hair of your head
than ofthe fortunate bridegroom's whole
body" -a ..s ...
"Good God! Where is she to be mar
ried lin churchY'
"No. At her fathers house,"
"My dear fellow, l--I-yes--no-
yes,I have 1t. Have you any case
coming on in either Of the courts at / /
o'clockw
"Yes." -
"Then fll me up a subpoena with the
bridegroom's name. Don stop 10 ask
any questions. 1t matters not whether
he kno ows any thing about the parties
in the suit. By heavens, Julia shall be
mine!n ,...z H. ~. ........s.s.. ..s. ..
His friend saw his object at once,
and promised to carry on the matter.
The subpoena was made out and placed
in the hands Of clerk to serve on the
unsuspecting bridegroom the instant he
was seen leaving his residence, and he
was despatched in cab to Watch the
house. About ten minutes before ele.
ven, as the soon-to-be-happy man was
about entering a coach before the door
of his residence he was served with the
subpoena. aa5sa s..
"Can't help it," said the clerk, in re-
1ply to his gesticulating about no!
knowing the parties," "going to gel
married" etc. !" We shan't reach the
Hallno before eleven--the,case isthe
first on the calender--won't keep you
but ten minutes. Ifyou don't go, heavy
fine, imprisonment for contempt Of
court" etc. &ain'aq bog 53t
The brldegroom, who was OF rather
a timid nature, finally consented, par.
tlcularly as the clerk promised to send
a friend Of his who sat in the cab,wrap.
ped up in large cloak, to the house o.
his bride in expectation, explaining the
treason Of his absence. s The reader
can imagine who this person was. Il
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| Eleven o'clock came, but still nc
/ bridegroom. The guests we're staring
al each other--the priest began togrov
limpatient--and the bride that was to be
began to look pale and agitated, wher
a carriage drove up, the bell rang ano
|" There he isl" "There he isl" NUT
tered many voices. A gentleman die
Indeed enter, whose appearance Gre
ated almost as much astonishment as
thatof Edgar Rayenswood in the hal
Iof Ashton Castle, at the marriage Of Lu