American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-09
From the New Orleans Delta. !
IOVE, WAR, AND DUTY.


in all the radiance of a red nose and a brandy
and-water face, glowed in the dock of the
Recorders Court yesterday morning. Jim was
evidently case, or rather compound of all
the cases. He was nominative case, mas
much as he had promised to give Margaret
Moylan, a pretty looking Irish girl who was in
court, new name. He had pledged himself
to make her Mrs. Jewel. He was possessive
case, because he managed to become her sub
treasurer for twenty dollars; and do what she
could, she could not remove the deposites.--
And he was an objective case, because his con-
duct to Margaret, and to the Waterman who
arrested him, was Objectionable in the highest
degree. Margaret sat some distance off from
Jim, with her side face towards him. He made
great exertons, by divers hens! and pantom-
imic motions to attract her attention, but they
all proved unavailing. She seemed to say,
I've looked my last;' and Jim might exclaim,
"IIer hair is braided not for me,
She turns her eyes away"
Jim was finally called up, and he answered
the call like one prepared to make as strong a
defence as his case would admit of.
"Your name is Jewel, - said the Recorder,
'is it not?"
"Well, as the vulgar phrase isl said Jim,
might not be disposed to set much value on me
now, there was a t.me-wasn't there, Miss
Moylan2-when certain young lady of my
acquaintance The looks leeringly at Miss Moy-
Ian when certain young lady Of my ac-
quaintance, | say, your Honor, used to call me
the peerless jewel of her soul"
90, goody gracious" said Margaret, turaing
her eyes upwards, but taking in Jim in their
Why, it would be enough for player-lady on
the stage to talk that way; and not poor girl
of my sort that has nothn' but me place and
me character. And"-
"No matter, madam; permit me to hear what
Mr.. Jewel has got to say for himself" said the
Recorder.
Je,CeI-I pray your honor, let the lady pro-
coed. 'If you do find me foul in her report
shall abide the consequence
.Margaret-"O, you desayvin blackguard,
you; that's the way you soothered me out OF me
twinty dollars that had saved to sind home to
pay me poor mothers rint in lreland-with
your tellin' me of your plantation in Texas,
and all the naygurs I'd own when you'd marry
me- and now, instead of that, find you goin'
off full private soldier, without even maxim
an honest woman of me.n
"Miss Moylan," said Mr. Jewel, assuming
Il dignified atttude-"Miss Moylan, Pm gem
tleman of nice sensblities; my sense of honor
is keen as ever was blade OF Damascus man
ufacture. Do not wound the one; do not im-
peach the other. IT'S true, [ had some
thoughts of wedding thee-of making thee by
name what thou art by nature, a Jewel, and
may yet do it-but not now, Miss Moylan, not
now. My country now demands my service,
and shall have it. Tomorrow | go to the
wars, and if with my sword carve for myself
an honorable name-a name of fit association
with the Taylors, the Mays, the Walkers, and
the other worthless of our time-why, then,
Miss Moylan, may think of marrying you;
but not before, Miss Moylan."
ooh, you smooth-tongue vagabOne! give me
twinty dollars, and don't care if | never see
your face ag'in. Sure it was the unlucky day
for me, that first laid me eyes upon you, you
good for nothing blackguard!"
81 have borne with this, " said the Recorder,
"till patience has ceased TO be virtue; I'll
hear no more Of it,
Mr.. JeloeL.-'I have but one remark, your
Honor, to make: 1t was by night, and not by
day, that first met Miss Moyia thought
then, and | am pretty much of the same opn-
ion still, that
"But, sir, it is at the shrine of Mars, and not
of Venus, that now worship. admit that
owe the lady twenty dollars; but if she gives
me ten more, Just to aid me in an outfit,
will give her an order on the regimental pay
master for thirtyf dollars. And my word of
honor, if | return alive from the wars, she
shall be Mrs, Jewel, Mrs. General Jewel,
pre-haps."
hn nj icf Ia nt bp
anticipations of the sanguine Mr.. Jewel Mar
garet and Jem had few moments private con-
versation, when the former turned round, cour-
tested modestly to the court, saying-"l with
draw the charge, your Honor" On which
the case was dismissed, and the embryo hero
of hundred fights left the office, satisfied that
had certainly made conquest among the
Irish.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ,-Libsralty Of
Abbot Laurence. The managers of this Socie-
ty held their regular monthly meeting on
Thursday afternoon, and it was one of much
interest A letter was read from Hon. Abbott
Lawrence, of Boston, enclosing an order for six
hundred dollars, 10 constitute himself, and his
sons, James Lawrence, Timothy Bgelow Law
renee, and Abbott Lawrence, Jr., Life directors
ofthe society. The following is the letter:
BosToN, April "a, l646.
My Dear Sr:-The extraordinary increase
of population in the United States has deeply
impressed me with the necessity of difusng
throughout the Union moral teachings, found
ed ON religious truth. | believe our Holy BIZ
BILE contains every thing required for the moral
government of man--and that every family in
this great country should possess a copy ofths
invaluable book. | am sensible of having too
long delayed becoming member of the Amer
lean Bible Society-which deem among all
our voluntary associations the most prominent
and best. will therefore thank you to draw
on me for the sum Of sic hundred dollars at
sight, for the purpose of constituting my three
sons life directors, as we'll as myself. The