Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-09-17
A Love SwindIcr,

II seeuiS tilat crowned headS are not the only
victims OF the tricks of our fair SEX We have now
to relate how a young lady chseIed New Yorker
out OF considerable sum-for which, as vet, no
value has been given.
From all we can learn, the circumstance of the
case are as follows-and we deem the interests of
the public require their publication. as the young
lady may be "casting sleeps eyes at Others who
like the hero ofthe following romantic adventure
may be made the ''vctims ofmisplaced confidence
On the-th of April last-not ''the frst.'' or it
might have been mistaken for a hoax-anv one
opening The New York San, might have found
among its numerous advertisements, which present
such map of busy life in that city, notice from
some young bachelor, of a ''partner wanted" not
to retail dry goods or wholesale groceries, nor yet
to engage in any one of the various manufactures
usually advertised in the newspapers, but for a
''Partner" of his joys and sorrows-in one word,
Tye, young, handsome, and accomplished.
Stray copies of that paper reached our city, and
earlyin May, when birds are said to seek their
mates letter was posted here, to the address Of
the advertiser, neatly written on perfumed paper,
stating that the writer answered in every respect
the equisition-further that she was the daughter
of d wealthy, of this CITY, Having doubtless
heard of the beauty of our girls, and finding none
other that suited, the advertiser replied, and a
correspondence was kept up, which resulted in the
request that he should fly the wings of the
locomotive to meet his love.
Leaving his business, early in the dull month of
june he sped to our smoky city, where-pursuant
to the anangement--the parties met on Sunday
at Trinity Church, exchanged cards and hurried
word, IN which an invitation was given and accept
ed to call next evening at No., on a street
which shall be for the present nameless In due
time our anxious hero presents himself, is intro
duced to the parents as an old acquaintance whom
she had found in Connecticut, some year OF two
previous, when at school--and received qnite
warmly, encouraging him to hope that he had not
visited the West in vain.
Soon an opportunity occurred for private con-
versation, VOWS were exchanged, all went on hap
pily--'the day. was almost fixed, when the lady
suggested patience, and it was concluded that the
lover should return TO New York, and in due time
demand her hand from the parents. A month
elapsed, his courteous letter to the parents was
answered promptly, but with decided refusal of
his offer.
Disappointed, the young man took himself again
to business, trusteng that its cares might reconcile
him to the failure OF his efforts to procure wife in
business like way, and without tying himself to
| girls apron string fora twelvemonth-when,am among.
his letters one morning again appeared note adj
| dressed in handwriting he had not forgotten.
Fastening to break the SEAL he read that the young
lady had been SO pleased with the happy hours
spentin his company, that.
''Tho' father an mither an a should 90 mad,''
she would fly to meet him, should he return to-
Pittsburg. She advised him to be here by the
middle of July, and fixed the tcenty-eighh for the
sacrifice at Hymen's altar. Love first business af-
forwards seemed her motto; and the last lett'r he
received suggested that her faith opposing the
match, void not furnish the necessary funds (oh
that Almighty Dolar!) to prepare for so interest
ing an event, and requested a supply, which his
acife would no doubt repay with interest.
Anxious that nothing should prevent the con-
summation of their ardent desires, he promptly for
warded her, by return mail, the sum Of four hu1-
bred dollars, with which to procure jewelry,
dresses silks, satns and laces-and all she should
deem necessary for so important change as that
fixed on the Goth of July
He came to our city, indeed is still here; but
eyer since he parted with his money his letters have
been unanswered; the parents will have nothing
to say to him; he has lost his money, and has no
wife, as the young lady refuses to carry out her
part of the contract, or to return the funds.
The question arises whether the disappointed
sutton shall bring suit for breach of promise,
prosecute the fair offender for obtaining money
under false pretences, remunerate himself by
publishing the whole correspondence in pamphlet
form, for sale--a dime copy!-We would advise
him to take counsel of another New Yorker, who
was victmized in somewhat similar manner, by
Yankee girl, in the city of Boston. recently; by
clubbing they may save lawyers fees.-Iats-
burg Despatch.
The following characteristic letter of a son Of
: Ould Ireland, though it has been published more
than once, can be read every three weeks to the
no little amusement of the reader
An IriShman'S Letter.
f PARISH O'BALLACK, 18th Feb.
e Dear NepAe Il haven't sent ye lether since
v the last time wrote to ye-for we have moved
y from our former place of livin' and didn't know
where lether would find ye. But wild
s pleasure take upmy pin to inform ye of the death
of yer own Twin uncle, Kilpathrick, who died very
S suddenly after lngerin' sickness of six wakes
J., The poor man lay in violent commissions the hole
time of his Hines; lynn perfectly quiet, spache-
less intirely, takin' incoherently and cryin for
e wather ] do not behave the poor man was we'll
h tin days durn the hold time of his confinement
am at loss to know the disease he died of, but
fear it was by his last sickness. But bay that
as it may, as soon as he brathed his last the doc
5. tor gave up all hopes of his recovery His prop
erty, which is considerable devolyes upon his next
Is kin, which is dead some time since, and expect
d it will be aqually divided betwane u.s. and now,
E, Larry, ye know yen get two-thirds of the hole
lie and he had fine estate, which was sold to pay
ct his debts, and the remainder he lost on a horse
4 race But it was the candid opinion of all the la
dies present, that he would have the race i
the horse he run against had not been too fast fol
him But poor haste! he'll never ate or drinl
: more And now Larry, We haven't Twin rela
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