The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-11

FEMALE LoTHARIo IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| are often very deceitu, bat never more so than
when lady male attire, and in that disguise
visits OF her own and pours into her willing
q portion OF the SOFT sweet strains of ending love
There few girls who could their hearts suf-
GENTLY to perform such an uneminine task but when
does occasionally undertake H. she leaves
uned that she thinks will enable her TO captvae the
heart OF the girl whom she has selected for the expert
men There is something str nge and about
the practice OF the ladies' making love to each other for
which we could never account Whether II is done
through mishchievous play fulness from cur.
osy to know the secrets OF other hearts whether it
arises desire he revenged on the SEX by nor.
OF it who have themselves been favored with
lover, they only know who practice So far q, we
are concerned the whole Is shrouded in mystery. We
ma ke the foregoing remarks by way of introducing q
series OF counting adventures which lately fell the
OF buxom young Irish girl residing in this city This
maiden OF the would be masculine gender in the
name OF Eliza Mccormick, and for tho last three years
has manifested such particular regard for gentlemsns
coat aud pantaloons that she often prone nGded the
streets OF Hamilton in full dress, even to cigar and
crooked cane Thus equipped, her next object to
look out for asweeheaiti business in which she
TO have been exceedingly Fortunate probably because
she was better acquainted with the strength of the
citadel and the method of conducting successful attack
than any OF those whose dress and appearance she had
assumed. Be that as IT may, have been made &c.
quaned with six OF her pretended courtshps and all
with drossmakers How many more she NAV hav,
been engaged in, know not but three of these she
popped the question" OF marriage-was accented and
one OF them INDUCED so far in the pleasing dream Of
anticipated matrimonial bliss that she actually prepa cd
her wedding dress. During the time that this female
Loharo was carrying on her nrtatons she was living
pranks upon such girls acquainted with the
families which she lived She assumed all manner of
characters, and had many names member OF the
London swell mob. Sometimes she was a student of
medic me,imes limb Of the LAWN one place she
was a book keeper in dry goods storc-n another n
gentleman OF property lately arrived from Ireland and
was exceedingly hard up for wife. When she deter
mined on nocturnal visit TO any OF the dear creatures
whose hearts she had skiIfuly charmed she alwoys
went In her real character and dress day or to pfe
vious and ator sounding the depth OF the young ladys
affection, Tor Mr. Mckenzie, Fitzpatrick or Whateyer
name she had assumed she would inform her that she
had been sent by this gentleman TO say that he would
visit the object of his hearts ondest solicule at Ger.
trim hour OF certain night. This was playing a double
game II enabled her In her real oh aracter 10 find ont
the state of the girls mind and in her assumed one
use tha information for her advantage II has been
matter OF surprise TO some how she kept up the dis
guise without being detected But she was shrewd
observer oil men aud manners, and she know from ex
perience that young coning girl - very slow 10 dis
the person who doar 20 her heart She
uoblsnoss all his oconsa winning pee Nliarty
In his smiles and beauty his beamng which for
bids her TO dstrus him highly probable that to these
circumstances alone she indebted for her
the OF eptoD The most recent love.makng ad-
venture that his breaker OF Indies hearts eng in
terminated rsther trsgcally Sunday nsght last She
was engaged es servant some two months ago by
lady In the city and at her masters house she became
acquainted with young girl who was occasionally en-.
poyed there as sempstress. When the acquaintance
had rpeDed into something like confidence she told the
girl hst seTk IN certain store In town deeply In
love with her and that he had walked several nights in
front Of her sthers residence whstlng peculiar tune