The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-04-25


From TIE ciarias All 81 airs
a clergyman Engaged to be Man.
red to Eleven Ladies.
We beard yesterday q q sedes Of vi.
lanies perpe,raled recently by a Won 4
sheep's cpthing. of a character to bring hs
rev.rspd..inpCstor if caught, to the peniten,
tiary, His nameis John Howard Wilson.
and ne has been preaching for some time
past at CheFoa,A Being endowed whh a
soft, oily tongue, and a sleek appearance,
be tried his killing accomplishment iudis.
c%ripinately among he Unmarried bellies q
that suburban village with such success that
he engaged himself to be married to no less
than eleven; some Of whom he borrowed
money from upon pretense Of making the
necessary arrangements towards hou iekeep-
ing. OF one young lady he obtained $50.
which he laid between the leaves Of a Bible
in her parlor, to be used the day previous
70 the welding; but when, upon hearing Of
the pranks of the sanclimonious Lothario,
she looked in the h~iding-plaqe, the bank
bills were non est. sg s47 Es ID
The panRer Khirh led to she discovery
Of his mqliiqrious engagements was: that
g couple of the betrothed met BY accident,
in q fashionable dry goods establishment
in this city. After mutual recognition, they
proceeded to examined various fabrics, and
make purchases. singulnly enough rheir
taste assimilated SO exaclls that young lady
No ! remarked 70 young lady No 2 that
she thought it was very strange, Hereap-
on young LAZY No 2 replied that so II was;
but il she (yonag lady No,i could keep a
secret, she would tellher one.
Number one promised (vbat feminine
would pot?) that her lips should be eiern al
ly sealed, When blushed bike a peony, hel
companion whispered IN her ear hat she
vas going to be married. /,
ITO whom?' excl lined the excited mum
Der one. I0 asof -a a.8
Another promise of secrecy and the name
of die Rev, JON Howard Wilson was sofl,
breathed. gefs sai h
"Who EXCLAIMED number one, Will,
her earnest gaze betokeRed her astonisb.
ment. sgtl., iqsr ss ,3gz5s
The name was again repeated, and fortl
With young lady number one become sud
denly dizzy, and, but for the applicai ior
OF sal volatile and cold water, a faintinp ex,
hibllon in the mercer establishment would
baye ensped. After a while. when sufi
aiently calm to explain, she Informed youna
lady number two that she, TOO, was undel
an engagement Of marriage to thersverend
deceiyer, and she was then making purcha
SEES Of her wedding garments. Another
kettle OF fish was the consequence of this
disclosure for young lady number two i'm.
p22ediately went through the same motion as
her predecessor, aud again the pungent
mixture and cold water we're in requisition.
Enc disconsqlate damsels returned, without
their purchase, to the quiet village, where
they speedily proclaimed the ~yillainy of the
r~asca!ly pastor, who, getting wind that all
was discovered, made tracks between two
days during the past week.
Since his exit, it has been discovered
that he sometime ago forged a draft on
Mr.. Elicit, of the Methodist Book Concern.
which was h9nored. No tidings have bstn
head ofhim since his DISQUALIFICATION, but
we presume he will turn up. under anotl en-
name, when h. can discover a convenient
field to reap a harvest by playing upon the
credulity8 Of the susceptible feminines who
have a peachant for love and sancti ty.
ID..Hs f- $50 .tH g. HUsrH. g.