Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-07-23
4 BREACH OF poMlsE OF MARRIAGE.
A New York Squire in Trouble.

ola breach ofpromise case-Charlotte
Hilliburt VS.. Avery Park recently tried
at Elllcottville, that let's US little into
the mode they manage counting up in
! Ca,taraugus. Widowers are notori.
ously brisk in their wooings, but this
courting two damsels at the same time,
is rather :ranscending even widower's
privilege:
Avery Park, the defendant, was al,
the time of the courtship, a hale, hearty,
and wealthy widower Of about 45, with
family Of FIVE small children, the
youngest being about seven months
old. Avery also had good farm, a
large lot of good cows, and his drairy
had become somewhat famous for the
size and qualities Gifts cheese. He
drove good horse, kept fine carriage,
and was a devoted member and
steward in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
He had also held the digni6ed Office
of Justice of the Peace. and altogether
was a man of note and standing m the
good town of Dayton, where the parties
resided. Like all other active and
vigorous old widowers, Avery soon
got restless and uneasy, and began to
cast about in search OF wife. He
was DESTROYS TO provide IN Ike first
place companion for himself, who
should inci.irn'ly occupy the position
and discharge the duties of mother TO
his children, to "stir up the cheese
curbs," and fill the vacant place in his
pew at church on the Sabbath. In
talking over his grievances, to his
friend and brother in the church, Lean
der Bacon, he described the kind of
wife he would like TO secure, to witt
One between twenty-five and thirty
years of age, with whole soul and
fair body, unincumbered, from res
pec'abe family, and thorough going
Methodist.
The idea soon entered the mind. of
Leander that he could supply the
wants of the squire, and he suggested
to him that he knew a person in the
neighborhood answering the descrip-
ton with an exception to the age,
which was some few years earlier than
the age Tie squire had men'ioned.-
The curiosity ofrhe old gentleman was
thereupon excited, but for peculiar
and private reasons, Leanber refused
to lie, him know who i, was. This in.
creased the curiosity of the squire, and
for some days he reflected upon ii, I'M
,il he could contain his curiosity no
longer, and sought another interview
with Leander. Like prudent and
skilIful negotiator. Leandet still refns-
ed to give the information, bu, by
hints and inuendoes, and certain Civ.
ings out as to the residence and family.
Avery finally guessed that he meant
Charlotte HiIliburt, sister of the wife
of Leander. Leander acknowledged
the correctness of his opinion, and the
squire inquired if she would Ego it,"
The matter was discussed at some
length, and finally arranged that Lean
der should get Charlotte down to his
house to eat warm supper, and the
squire should call and see her. Ac-
cordingly on one Thursday evening, at
abou, 8o'cIock, the meeting took place
at the house appointed. After supper,
and II O'Clock, Avery took Charlotte
and led her in an adjoining room,
where they remained until one or two
o'clock the following morning. VIVA,
took place IN the room is not known,
except as some portion Of ii leaked out
incidentally on the examination of Le-
antler, who, like many other persons,
is gifted with goodly share Of cu'i-
osity. After going TO bed and sleep
ing some time, he got carefully up,and
standing on the trundle bed, put his
ear to the door. He could only hear
a few broken sentences ct general
conversation, in which the names of
some of the neighbors we're mentioned,
and in addition the squire kissed Char
lot,e heartily six times. The parties
finally came out, Charlotte got the
squire's hat, and he shook her BY the
hand, bidding her good evening, and
walked away. Charlotte then related
a few of the sweet things the old gen.
tleman had said TO her, and went to
to bed.
But the old adage, that 'true love
never did run SMOOTH" was fully ex-
empli6ed in this instance. On the
following Wednesday evening, Avery
called again at Lenders TO see Char.
lotte, and informed her that circum-