The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-14

AN INVITATION TO DlSRER.-t was observed
that certain rich mau never invited any one 10
dine with him.
.rli bot wager said wag, : get an invl-
tation from him"
The wager being accepted, he goes next day
to the Ftch mans house, about the time he was
to dine, and tells the servant he must speak with
his master Immediately, for he could save him a
thousand pounds
:" Sir" said the servant to his master, +" here is
man in hurry, who says he can save you u
thousand pounds"
Ont came the master.
"What is that, sir /! You can save me thous-
and pounds g
Yes, sir, can but see you are at dinner !;
will go myself and dine, and call again"
"Oh, pray, sir, come and take dinner with me"
shall be troublesome"
No, not at all"
The invitation was accepted. And soon AZ
the dinner was over, and the family retired, the
conversation was resumed.
Well, sir" said the man Of the house, now
to your business. Pray, let me know how am
to save thousand pounds"
"Why, sir" said the other, I" hear you have
daughter to dispose Of in marriage"
have, sir"
sand that you intend to portion her with ten
thousand pounds 7"
IL do, sir"
Why, then, sir, let me have her, and will
take her at nine thousandw
French women are noted for adroit swindling
operations, which are alike celebrated for their
success as for their novelty We record an in
stance. A fashionable looking lady recently
drove up in handsome private carriage to a
well known lunatic asylum, situated few miles
from Paris, and requested to see the proprietor.
Her wish being Hcceded to, she informed The
doctor that she desired to place her husband
under his care, to see if cruel mania under
which he lab0red. that he had lost large quan-
tity of jewels, could not be removed. After
some hesitation the doctor consented, and the
lady, on receiving his assurance, drove directly
to the first jewellers in Paris. and selected
jewels to the value of several hundred pounds.
Requesting clerk to go with her, in her car
rage, to procure the money for the goods she
had taken, she drove with him to the insane
asylum, and arriving there, he was shown into a
room. The lady then sought the doctor, told
him Of the arrival of her husband, and getting
into her carriage again drove rapidly away.
The poor clerk after waiting and waiting grew
inpatient, and violently rang the bell. The
doctor made his appearance, and the clerk COM
mencing eagerly to inquire after the lady and
his jewels, was forced into straight jacket the
malady complained of, as the doctor imagined,
making its appearance. He was confined for
several days before the lady's ruse was dis
covered. She and her jewels are as yet non est
MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.-There was a large
crowd gathered at the elbow of the Miami Ca
nal, at the head of Plum street, on Friday night,
about eight o'clock, to watch the raking OF the
canal for the body OF yonng lady, who was
supposed to have drowned herself 1t was re-
lated to us as being an incident tolerably ro-
mantle. seems that Johnson Mote, Of Terra
Haute, Ind, had written to his lady love, Eliza
abeth Myre, living in the district we have
named, that he would arrive here on Thursday
and marry her on Thursday evening. The APP
pointed hour came, the company was assem-
bed, but there was bridegroom wanting, and
of course the marriage ceremony would not take
place. The disappointed guests departed ut a
late hour, leaving the bride in expectance more
dead than alive, so deep was her grief.
On the following morning she told female
friend that she had reason to believe that Mr.
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did not wish to live any longer threatening at
the same time to either take laudnum or drown
herself. Friday passed, and still Mr.. M. did not
make his appearance, and his friends think that
she thus determined to put her resolve in execu-
ton. Although partially watched, she contrived
to escape from the house, little after dark, or
while her family were at supper; and when it
was discovered that she had gone, it was pre-
sumed at once that she had put her threat in ex-
ecution. Messengers were sent to all the places
she had been in the habit of visiting, but no in
teligence could be gained of her whereabouts
A thorough search was made that night in the
canal, but without success, and up to yesterday
morning she was still missing What makes
the matter still more distressing is, that Mr..
Motto arrived on the Telegraph No. 2 yesterday
morning to fulfil his contract. 1t is a melan
choly affair.--Cin. Enquirer
The PEDIGREE OF WAsHINGToN.--Mr. Maple
son, the editor of the uminator of aPearls of
American Poetry" has published an Illuminated
sheet, showing the pedigree of Washington:
The pedigree of General Washington, as
traced and illuminated by Mapleson, carries back
his descent to VIM. de Hertburn, Lord of the
Manor of Washington, in the county of Dur
ham, England. From him descended John
Washington of Whitefield, in the time of Rich
,rd III ond ninth in doooapf from, Iob, ,,,o.