Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-19
SERVING A SUBPOENA, OR LOVE VS.
LAW.


1t is singular what shifts love will make 10
accomplish its objects. Bolts, gates and bars
are Of little avail against Cupd's picklock con-
iriyances-his cunning will devise ways and
means 10 open them ALL A young gentleman
had courted fair lady of this city, and it was
supposed the two in time would 'become one.
Some little quarrel Of a trivial nature, as lover
quarrels generally are, occurred. Neither
would confess the wrong 10 be on their side
presents and correspondence were mutually sent
back, and the match was broken Off The
young gentleman Immediately started of for
New Orleans, TO enter into commercial business
thinking that distance would lessen the attach
meni he really felt for the young lady.
When the woman is injured, or thinks she
is injured by the one she loves, she is more ant
than the male sex ''io bite of her own nose, I"
as the saving is, 10 inhic, pain, and be revenged
on the offending object A gentleman that the
young lady once rejected renewed his propo-
sails and was accepted within week afler her
old lover had embarked for the South. On
roaohine Nov Orleans no found that distance.
instead Of weakening his attachment, only made
the lady dearer, and he became melancholy and
low spirited. The first letter he received from
New York from friend Of his announced that
his old fame was 10 be shortly married TO an
other. His course was quickly taken; the
next morning saw him on board packet ship
bound for Gotham.
The passage unfortunately was long, and the
poor fellow chafed and fretted SO much that the
passengers began to think him deranged, or else
fugitive escaping from justice. The instant
the vessel touched tho wharf he daried for the
Office Of his friend the lawyer, it is to be sup
posed the latter was much surprised to see his
friend, imagining him couple of thousand
miles away. Afler the usual saluiaiions he ex-
claimed
"My dear fellow you are just in time to see
the wedding. Mis-, your old sweetheart,
isto be married this morning at II O'Clock
To tell you the truth don't believe there is
much love about it, and that the girl really
thinks more Of one hair Of your head than the
fortunate bridegroom's whole body
Good Heaven Where is she 10 bc mar.
ried--in Churchi'
No. At her fathers house.
My dear iellow-l-I-yes-n
win have II. Have you any case coming or
in either Of the courts at eleven O'Clock =
yes
Then I'LL up 4 subpoena with the bridegroom
name. Don't stop TO ask any questions /
matters not-wheiher he knows anything abou
the parties in the suit. BY heavens. Julia shal
be mine =
His friend saw the object at once and prom
ised toearry on the matter, The subpoena wa
made out and placed in the hands Of clerk 4
serve on the unsuspecling bridegroom the in
stant he was seen 10 leave his residence, ant
was despatched in cab to watch the house.
About ten minutes before eleven, as the sooI
to be happy man was about entering coach be
fore the door of his residence he was serve'
with the subpoena.
Cant help it,, said the clerk tn reply to hi
gesticulating about mot knowing the parties.
going to be married. &c. 'We shan't reacl
The Hall now before 1.-the case is first o.