Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-25
sssving A subptsna.
on LOVE W, Law t

1t is singular what shifts love will make to
accomplish its objects. Bolts, gates and BATH
are Of little avail against Cnpid's picklock con.
trivances---his cunning will devise ways and
means to open them all. A young gentleman
he'd courted fair lady, Of New York, and il
was supposed the two in due time. would be-.
come 'one flesh Some little quarrel, Of tri.
vial nature, as lovers quarrels generally are,
occurred. Neither would confess the wrong to
be on their side--presents and correspondence
were mutually sent back-snd the match was
broken of. The young gentlemsn immediate
'y started for New Orleans. to enter into com.
mercal business. thinking that distance would
lessen the attachment he really felt for the
young lady.
When woman is injured, or thinks she s
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 infic. pain and be revengcd
on the offending object. A gentleman that the
lady once rejected renewed his proposals, and
was accepted within week after her old lover
had embarked for the South. On reaching
weakening his attachment, only made the lady
dearer. and he became melancholy and low
spirited. The first letter he received from New
York from friend Of his. announced that his
I'D flame was to be shortly married to another
His course was quickly ,akch--the next morn.
ing saw him on board packet ship, bound for
Gotham.
The passage unfortunately was long, and he,
poor fellow, chafed and fret,ed SO much that the
passengers began to think him deranped, or
else fugatve escaping from justice The in.
slant the vessel touched the wharf he darted for
the Office ofhis friend the lawyer. Il is to be
supposed the latter was much surprised to see
his friend, imagining him a couple Of thou.
sand miles away. After the usual salu.ation he
xclained-
My dear fellow! you are just in time 10 see
the wedding. Miss -, your old sweet.
heart is to be married this morning, IL 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 Of the
fortunate bridegroom's whole body
Good God!' Where is she TO be married.
in church!'
mo, At her fathers house.
My dear fellow, IL yes-no-yes, I have
it. Have you any case coming on in either Of
the courts at eleven o'cIock!'
Yes
Then fill up a subpoena with tho bridegroom's
name. Don't step TO ask any questions. II
matters not whether he knows any thing about
the parties in the suit. b. heavens, Julia shall
be min..'
His friend saw his object at once, and prom.
ised to carry on the matter. The subpoena was
made out and placed in the hands Of 4 man to
' serve upon the unsuspectng bridegroom the in.
stant he was seen to leave bis residence, and he
was despatched in cab to watch the house.
About ten minutes before eleven. as the soon.
to.be.happy man was sbout entering q coach
before the door of bis residence, he was served
with the subpoena.
Can't help it, said the man in reply to his
gesticulating about mot knowing the partiee,'
going to be married. &C. we shan't reach the
Hall now before eleven won't keep you but
len minutes. If you don't 60. heavy fine, i'm.
prisonment tor contempt, etc.
The bridegroom, who was rather ofa timid
nature, finally consented, particularly a. the
clerk promised to send friend Of his who sat
in the cab, wrapped up in a large cloak, to the
house Of his bride in expectation. explaining
the reasons Of his absence. The reader can i'm.
agine who this person was.
Eleven o'clock came, but still no bridegroom.
The guests were staring at each other-the
priest began to grow impatent-snd the bride
that was to be, looked pale and agitated, when
a carriage drove up, the bell rang, and There
he is" There he isl muttered many voices.
\ gentleman did indeed enter, whose appear.
ance created almost as much astonshment a.
that of Edgar Ravenswood in the hall of Ash
ton Castle. at the marriage Of Lucy Ashton, in
Scott's Bride Of Lammermoor.' The lady fan.
ted--private explanations ensued between her
parents and the lover-and the result was that
in ten minutes after, the two REAL lovers were
joined in the sacred bonds Of matrimony, much
to the satisfaction of all.
The bridegroom that was 10 have been. soon
after made his appearance, putting and blowing.
What he said and what he did, on beholding
his rival, and being made acquainted with the
condition of affairs, was really tagi.comicsl.
The story Of the subpoena shortly after leaked