Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15
A Picture of Life.


A maiden of some forty years
standing, entered complaint before
Esquire Rowrcamp, las, Saturday,
against young man OF eighteen
summers, for an assault with intent
TO maIm.--The substance Of the
lady's evidence was that the Young
man had been waiting upon her for
some several weeks, and when, after
she thought he had been coming
quite long enough to arrive at the
point, she minated that his ultimate
wishes ought to be made known, he
became aggravated, and besides other
ungentlemanly acts, endeavored TO
biie her ear.
The attorney for the accused, who,
like many others Of his profession,
never allows gallantry to interfere
with the rights of his client, brushed
up his hair and assumed position
which plainly told that he intended
TO put through scorching examina-
ton.
Miss, said he, with an impudent,
brazen look, so becoming lawyers OF
a lower degree-'Miss, look a, me.
have a few interrogatorles to put
10 you
Well, sir replied the witness,
unawed 10y his terrible appearance.
You said this young man waited
on you 2
q did, sir
Did he ever say, or even inii-
mate, that he wished 10 marry you 2
That is my business remarked
the witness with naughty air.
Yes, and it is mine, too. You
must answer. Please the Court, we
wish that question answered
The lady can do as she chooses,
replied the Squire.
As the Court please re marked
the lawyer, not a whit discontinued.
Now, Miss, you said that my client
committed many ungcnilemanly acts
toward you. State particularly what
he did =
Must ] answer that question: as
ked the lady of the magistrate.
Yes was the reply.
Well, sir, he put his arm around
my waist
Was that all 2
No, sir he pressed me-
Tightly ?
Pretty tight
Sufficient to hurt you :
! cannot say, sir, that he actual
ly hurt me, but il was an lmmodest
act, to say the least
'and so it was, but did you never
press him I!
THAT is none of your business, sir.
Has nj he often pressed you 2
shall not answer such lmpcrli-
nent questions, sir.
Very well, replied the attorney,
'then we will leave that point
Are you sure he attempted to
bite your ear :
yes, sir.
Did he not merely attempt TO k ISIS
it,
Kiss my ear? The lips are to
be kissed, not the ear, sir
am aware Of that fact, Miss
but what | want TO get at is this:
whether you have not been in the
habit of Kissing each other and il
you did not tell him on the occasion
could ever kiss you again and that,
IN endeavorlng TO kiss you, he acct
dentally got your ear ia his mouth ?
Sir, your imperIlnence is intoler-
able, replied the lady, the color rush
ing TO her checks.
| insist, Miss, on the question be-
ing answered,
Well, sir, YOU won't get reply
from me-
Does the court hear thati' asked
the attorney IN triumph.
The magistrate insisted that the
question was IA proper one. The
lady hesilaiod, bu, her passion being
aroused by repeated appeals, she APP
preached her late beau, gave him a
terrible slap in the face, told him
she would not have him for his
weight in gold and then left the
office. Though jealous OF The digni-
~ of his court, the magistrate thought
il best 10 let her go; aud with the
remark that he supposed the com
plant was made from disappointed
love, discharged the accused and en-
tered the costs against the dIsappoint-
ed old maid. The scene caused
considerable merriment in court
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