The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-20
EXPENSIVE .-Shakespeare has said,
or rather made Hamlet say, that at a certain age

EXPENSIVE STARRING.-Shakespear has said
or rather made Hamlet say, that at a certain age
Thehey.day in the blood istame, it Stumble.
And waits upon the judgment"
But there are exceptions to every established rule
and it is our painful duty TO place upon record
an exception to the rule laid down by the great
master Of the human heart. In November or De-
cember last, th3re came TO this city mldde-aged
gentleman, (which means gentleman in the neigh
Dorhood of fiity,) with a pocket full of rocks
He rejoiced, and still rejoices in the of Starr
F. A. Starr In looking round the town, fir
Starr came in contact with an eccentric comet of
the feminine gender, whose name is Angeine Kent
Webster, or the lady whites it, (and she ought
to know Francis Helen Webster. The result of
this unforetod (by the stargazers) collision was
combustion on the part Of Starr Helen Francis
like all eccentric ladies, and especially like COMETS
continued to shine with fatal brilliancy, although
it was merely light, not heat, that radiated from
her. Mr.. Starr commenced operations by making
Miss Helen Francis comfortable as three thou
sand dollars, legal money Of the realm, could make
young lady who liked pretty dresses and every
thing nice about her lIt is but fair to say that in
his recent proceedings, Mr.. Starr does take into
account the three thousand dollars.) By and BY,
Mr. Starr took it into his head to go 10 California
and invited Miss Helen Francis to accompany him.
She consented, but society, as any one must admit,
is n very unsettled state in Caliiornia-and Miss
Helen Francis must have some refined resources to
comfort her in her solitude. Accordingly, melo-
deon, then piano forte, then diamond ring. and
we believe diamond brooch, and then five hum
dred dollars, and soon after another five hundred
dollar nOte were presented to her, solely account
tAIr. Starr alleges Of the California expedition and
speculation. All these guages of love being ten
dered and received Miss Helen Francis changed
her mind Gas all women will on special occasionsJ
and declined to carry out the contract by allowing
herself TO be carried out TO California. MIR. Starr
accordingly brings suit for the recovery of the prop
erty and has Miss Helen Francis held to bail to
answer for obtaining goods by false pretencss-cer-
anly the most singular case of false pretenee that
was ever brought TO the attention Of the Courts.
Miss Helen Francis has concealed the property,
snaps her fingers at justice, and declares that Mr.
Starr is a hdeous old brute-so he s-and that she
never (" cared for him, and does MT now.'' As an
episode in this singuary romantic, and awfully
sentimental amour, it isdue to impartial history to
say that certain clerk in a fancy dry goods store
in Roadway knows more Of Miss Helen Francis,
and the properly she has in possession Of than
the romantic, afieetonate and crney-tFeated Starr
ever suspected, when he recined at the feet Of his
chamer, and gave her carte blancheat his bankers
The i-starred Starr is to be pitied He has right
/ to command the sympathies Of all the masculine
| gender; and as for Miss Helen Francis" Oh, you
naughty, naughty, naughty girl IN Y, DispGtch.