Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-16
From ;he Hamilton &C. w Spectator ]
A Female LpthsSsc.


.re. and In tha; disguise yis,,s one Of her own
sex, and pours into her willing ear portion Of
the soft, sweet strains Of aever.ending love
lhere Is something strange end romatic about
'''e prnc,ce Of the ladies' making love to each
~ her. for which we could meter account. whe.
'aer il is done through niischerous payfeloess
- from a mere curiosity TO know the secrets Of
= N:r hearts; or whether j, arises from de.
sre to be resepged on the sex. by port,on Of
Il who have never themselves been favored
with lover, they only know who practice il.
We mako the foregoing remarks by way Of
introducing series Of courting adventures
Which lately fell to the LOT Of tuxom young
lrlsh Girl residing in this city. This maiden Of
ths woud-s masculine gender rejoces in the
tame Of Eliza Mccormick, and for the last two
u three years has manifested such particular
regard for pentleman's coat and Pantaloons
t.At she cfteo promenaded the streets Of Hamil.
s'a, in full dress. even to cigar and crook
td cane. Thus equipped, next object was to
,o''s out for e sweetheart; business. in which
sac seems 10 have been exceedingly fortunate
crobably because che was better acquainted
With the strength ofthe citadel and the method
q conducting successful attack than Of those
u whose dress and appearance che assumed. Re
ia, as i. may, we have been made acquainted
with six Of her pretended cour,ships, end all
with dressmakers.
How many more she may have been engaged
10 We know not, but to three of these she POP.
ped the question" Of marriage-was accepted,
AID one Of them INDUCED so far in the pleasing
cream Of matrimonial bliss tha, she actually pre-.
p,red her wedding dress. During the time
that th:sfemale Lothario was carrying on her
iirtations she was living as servant in the
c,,y, and she invariably played her pranks upon
aach girls as were acquainted with the !anies
IN which she lived.
She assumed all manner of characters, and
had ns many names as member Of The London
swell mob. Sometimes she was 4 student o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. limb CT the LAWN one
place she was book keeper in dry goods store
in another gentleman Of property lately az.
rived from Ireland, and was exceedingly hard
np for q wife. When she determined on q
nocturnal visit to any Of the dear creatures
~huse hearts she had so skiltuly charmed, she
tlways went in her real character and dress, a
day or two previous. and after sounding the
depth of tho young lsdy's affection for MIR. Mc.
Kenzie, or Fitzpatrick, or whatever name she
aad assumed, che would inform her that she
lad been sent by this gentleman to say that he
would visit the object of his hearts fontiest So
iicitude, al certain hour OF q certain night.
This was playing double game. 1t enabled
N her real character to find out the state of the
girls mind and in her assumed one, to use that
information for her own advantage.
The most recent love muking adventure that
ths breaker ofladies hearts was engaged in,
terminated rather trsgically on Sunday last.
She was engaged as a servant some two months
ago by lady in the city, and at her masters
house she became acquainted with young girl
who was occasionally employed there as
semps,rcas. When the acquaintance had ri
pened into something like confidence she told
q
was deeply in love with her, and that he had
walked several nights in front Of her fathers
residence whistling peculiar tune, in order, if
possible, to get one glimpse of her pretty face.
The bait was swallowed.
TO be loved so ardently. and by clerk, too,
made the young girls heart beat high, and
whcn she was informed that Mr.. Crawford.
Nhe name the heroine had assumed,) would
pass her dwelling whis,ling on certain night,
N" awaited his approach with kind Of fever.
r-h nxiety, shaded with love. The night came,
nnn so did M Crawford, alias Miss Eliza Nc.
Cor'n'r, dressed in suit of her masters clothes
lie 'h's'Ied his iutle ,une-the door OF certain
Eouse was nolse lessly opened as he passed, and
the young sempstress bushiug ct her bolcness,
stood gazing on his recsdng figure. In few
minutes he had returned, and in few more he
commenced operations. lie was in love-
deeply, distractedly aud incurably.
She listened to his uvowal, gave him some
encouragement, and told him that she was free
from any engagement. This seemed to revive
lis love-lorn spirits, and after making ah ap.
poin,ment for another interview, Mr.. Crawford
departed The parties met several times sub
sequently, but the young g.rl was not SO green
as her pseudo lover had expected. She suspec.
ted that Mr. Crawford was an animal Of the fe.
minlne gender, and she communicated her su'
spicion to young man Of her acquaintance
who, with trusty companion, was ready tC