Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-27
Roma nee i'm Newark.

! Newark is rather a common place sort
of town, bu: they do occasionally gel
up an Interesting incident there, lust BY
way Of variety. \ love scrape, which in
the hands of George Lppard might be
wrought into good long yarn came of
there last week, and as it shows two
prominent characteristics Of the Sentler
sex. namely, that, when she won't, she
won't and is generally cunning enough
to have her own way, we think it will bear
telling.
young gentleman of that town fan
cied himself desperately struck after a
young lady. whose name we did not learn
call her Celistina, or any other melifer-
Gus cognomen that suits you, for the
nonce-whose parents reside near Mans
field. She, it would seem, did not at first
discourage his addresses, but rather fed
the fame Of his love with the fuel of hope.
Us that sufficiently poetical for love sto-
ryD Well. the lady went home to her
parents. and left the poor fellow discon.
solate, alone. Shortly rumors reached
him that the false .air one was about TO
we'd another. His love took alarm. and
whether he rode on the posting winds Of
heaven or in buggy, or went a-foot. we
NobI "a 'ut CcItdII ~ Is, uc IudUO Ills
appearance at her fathers residence, and
found her engaged in making prepara-
ton for her soon expected marriage with
another. Her father was from home
lie invited her to ride and she consented
Once fairly on the road he informed her
that he was going to Newark. and that she
must marry him. She protested, and he
swore-understand US reader, we don't
assert that he blasphemed, he only swore
lovers oaths, by yonder distant star that
hangs in the boundless immensitv Of H.
limitable space.-but he swore that if she
didn't marry him he would murder her
and kill himself! Rather urgent pleading
was it not ladies'! Upon this threat she
rode without further resistance to Newark,
and her ardent suitor took her to his faith
er's house. Here she set woman's wit to
work to effect her escape. She informed
him that her father was a Mason, and
that the Order had law that no Mason's
daughter should marry without the con:
sent OF the Lodge. and that she wished
him to send for Charles Brook and Lewis
Evans. who were her friends aud would
intercede with the lodge and get that con-
sent. The green horn supposmg that all
was right. did as she requested, and short
ly Charley and Lewis were on the spot
She requested a private interview with
them, to which he gave a reluctant con-
sent. providing he might lock the door
and keep the key Once alone with
them. she explained the circumstances
and claimed their protection as the
daughter Of Mason. Lewis and Char
ley left the house. assuring the fellow that
they would fix all right. They soon re-
turned with horses and carriage, accom-
panied by six or eight athletic men. and
robbed the poor fellow of his lady-love
and sent her home rejoicing in her happy
deliverance.
As the story writer's say. we will not at
tempt to describe the lovers feelings
We don't believe they can be imagined
But he no doubt is and forever will be a
decided Anti Granville Intel.
" The last surviving full brother of
the Hon. Henry Clay. the Rev. Porter
Clay, died at the city Of Camden, in Ar
kansas. on the 18th ultimo. in the us,
year of his age. 1t is said that, like his
distinguished brother. he was. in all the
attainmenrs Of education. self made Al
though his career was less known, he was
distinguished and endeared to the circle
of his acquaintances by his quiet and un-
obtrusive virtues. by his perfec, upright
ness Of conduct, and by his fervent devo-
ton. in and out of the pulpit, to the chris
tian religion.
erAll the Chinese females do not
have compressed feet. One province Of
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