Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-12
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RSpELt vs. GuLt,NEn. M. Keatin, @, o., and
lMf. piSoot annlaTed for Ahe pIaihtiff, and Mr.,
SWhnteiS a. al ana MI. i a Powell, fol- the de.
PENDANT . Al y
lT'he nla,ntiff inihisaction was Mary Endell,
the ianghteI or James EndelL an appraiser, who
innmsriy Kent Are Bofoueh AIMS at Chipping Nor
,on' anl she s,ied Rdwatd 5C3uIliyer, 10 reroveT
dam yes for a breach, Of ptcmIse OF marriage. II
SnnenIe the plaintif was SS years Of age, and the
ieEan,la M somewhat older having arrived at "a,
The parties have been engaged since The year
lS4l, until recently when The defendant had put
II out Of his power 10 fulhl lie engagement ny
marrying another lady 20,
al. ~ M. ven All when ,ie nisintiff wns on
visit nj Cloxbarn, nrar which Mace the defendant
resided with his father n fich' old man. who died
In ihe wear 1883 leaving eS0. OOOin peTsonalp ro.
marty slone. On ihe Oh ufI)eoembtr lSal, the
defendant, who was collector Of taxes at Illox.
ham, hrst opened mind TO the plninlilF as "DeOt
Miss and proceeded TO make her distinct offer
OF marriage. His sultiwhS layolably received Uy
the plainuff, and the parties continued for many
years on terms ofaiTection, and correspondent with
one another from time 10 time.
The engagement, however, was not brought 10
maturity, III consequence VI the defendants wish
moi 10 marry during his fathers lifetime, but to
waitti he should be more entirely his own mas
ter. The plaintiff accordingly took a situation as
uut'luu'ub utShub .NIV dVulbSt Nv HlllpNuH'uVuH'
tour, where she remained seven Yeas, aud since
then she had been living Will a Mr.. Day, at
N0Itheash, where she occupied herself as COM
panion TO Mrs. Day, Chat lady being In delicate
health, nnd In managing the affairs Of the family.
Several Of the defendants letters addressed 10 tie
plaintiff were reed. and caused considerable o.
musement, one Of them containing postscript a
piece of poetry Which we understood was ed
ward GnllivePs own composition. The verses
were as follows:
"Dealost Mary, my heart is thine,
For ever fond and tn'e,
Dearest youth, believe that mine,
e1t As truly beats for YOU
Then bound IN Hymen's rosy chains
ourhearts shall constant provei
Fo ,,,n serene, anu l'ee from PAM
WIN ever crown our love-
NUS h HVae
NotWllhst anulng The warmth OF the defendants
Auction, he TOOK no steps towards realizing The
"rOsy CLAIMS ana ''Joy Serene" diluted 10 IN his
poetic etiuslon until The death Of his ntheT, which
took place, from paralysis, In the month oil Pebru.
airy, 1905 The defendant then wTote and Inform.
I'd the plaintiff thot she would BIZ "gteatly sur
pTiSed' 10 hear Of the death OF the old mnn, who
went of very easily, and concluded with saying
That he should be very huppy 10 meet The plaintiff
al any time, II SHE would let Inn know what duy
she would come. tH-sel#a
The paLies had formerly met Broxlam, OF the
house OF MI French, a butcher and bEOher tax
collector with the defendant, anu conducted them.
selves as persons usually do who are engaged
which MI French explained Ivy saying that they
kissed one another accas onally; and, so late aS
February, 1858, the defendant had sent tue plain.