Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-11-22
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apartment. WARY, saie ue'
look me in the face 2
81 cannot, John, was her reply.
MARY, look up to me !
Il cannot, John = and she kept heI
/ face covered with her hands.
The lawyer exhorted them TO become
reconcied with each other, and quoted
the text which our Saviour wrote upon
the sand-.Let him that is without SIN
cast the first stone Said Mr.. L. 10 the
husband, your wife has been guilty OF a
Sigh, indscrelon, but she IS young anu
beautiful, and you must forgive her.
Blu. she don't ask me TO forgive her.
Yes, John, l acknowledge have COM
mi,ted slight indiscretion.'
Slight indiscrelion !! Slight! Mary
good Heaven, what do you call a sIlgA'
indiscreiion :!
We'll, John, you may call it as great
as you LIKE acknowledge it all. and beg
your forgiveness.
Are YOU sorry for what you have
done, Mary 2
Yes, John
Are you sorry from the bottom OF your
heart 2
"a long pause.) Yes, John
Then come TO my arms, exclaimed Inc
husband. -.
Thus ended the romance in real hIe'
which shows how frallty is sometimes al
lied to beauty, and how far. "hve thou
sand" will 90 towards curing a deadly
wound upon husbands honor.
The Boston Courier, of Saturday, how
ever, gives a somewhat materially differ
ent version of the affair, which, accor-
ding 10 its statement, was in this wise =:
A southern merchant, who is called
PhiIander Corrole, was discovered in an
odd situation on Wednesday night, at The
American House, in this city. On his
passage hither, lie made the acquaintance
Of a lone woman in the cars-she was
going to Boston, he was going TO Boston.
They took a carnage in common, ho'ci
in common, and agreed TO be known as
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Carrolc. They
supped together. and then retired but
cloud soon came over their moon shine.
At twelve o'clock there was a fearful
knocking at the door Of the lady's CHAM
ber-nolhing like it since the death OF
Ducan-Mr. Carole cried out WHO is
there 2? No answer but more knocking.
The door opened at last. in popped con-
stable, lawyer, and scamp in the char
acrer of an Injured Husband The con-
stable had a warrant issued by due pro-
cess Of law, for the arrest Of Mr. CarroIe'
who was greatly frightened. There was
great deal of excitement for ten minutes.
The husband exhibited much wrath and
pistol bu; he was disarmed. He cried
out to Mary to look him in the face. Il
can't John was her reply. Mary. look
up to me = Il cannot, John ! The
coarse dialogue was continued the mer-
chant shivered and implored for terms-a
Notwithstanding within the reach
Of dollars.
This was just what John wanted. lie
took some hard cash, some notes Tor
more in all the sum of 5000 was 10 be
paid him as "a ransom against his anger.
Mary, all tears, left the hotel upon her
husbands arm.
1t is already clear that this is case of
the pane-lhieving kind. The creature
Mary was set adri(, in Baltimore, and
knowing somewhat Of Mr.. p. CarroIe--
which is a good fictitious name--she de-
lermned TO enirap him. John, the hus.
band, had his eye upon the movements OF
the pair all through: and accomplished
his mission. Perhaps it would be well
TO say tina, this John is fellow who has
figured in this business to some extent.
lie has also been known as Prescott
F. Harris as prof Harris and Prof.
Prescott : and he has been engaged in
the business of disclosing 10 young peo-
pie, for dollar each, the secret Of how
they may gain each others affections. he
has made quite penny in this way. he
is altogether good deal of scoundrel.
Of the lawyer and the constable who
figured IN this case, perhaps the least said
lie better. Poor Mr.. p. Carrole was
their victim, too, somewhat
A policeman is on the track Of Prof.
Harris and i. is quite likely tisat he will
prevent the paymen; Of the notes Tor the
balance of the five thousand dollars exlorl-
ed from the unfortunate Raltimorean.
In UNION THERE IS STRENGTH.-The