The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-03-26


|erman put himself 'on his shape at til
1earliest possible moment He then sougl
an introduction to Miss Ellis. He got
through her Uncle Benjamin. The in
production ripened into hirtation, tn
Irritation INTO courtship, and the court
ship into a marriage. The latter cam
off two weeks ago last Monday. Th
next day they started on their honeymoon
They visited Boston and remained ther
till Thursday of. last week. They the
started for A lbany. They arrived here o.
Friday morning, having spent the previ
Gus night at Springfield, where they lai,
lover. On their arrival in this city, the
drove to Stanwix Hall, where they enga
Iged suit of rooms at the rate of sixt
dollars per week On Monday of thi
week Mr.. Ackerman Informed his wife
that owing to the .non-arrival of funds, b,
would have to trouble her for small
loan.
| How much, dear?'
'No great sum, my duck-a couple o
hundred will do at present.
"A couple of hundred? Why, my dear
that is more money than have seen with
lin the last five years
What becomes Of your interest money
tloYe?'
What interest money, my soulY
Why that interestmoney youderive from
those Government securities?'
| 'Govcrnment securities! / don't know
what you mean
Don't know what l mean? Why your
Uncle Benjamin informed me that you
owned thirty thousand dollars WORTH
If he did, he should be written to
and made to explain. 1t is riddle to
me-
Mr.. A. concluded with Mrs. A., and
admitted that Uncle Benjamin should be
written to. He dropped him letter that
very hour. On Wednesday he received
Uncle Benjamin's answer. We annex
it,
DEAR NEPHEW: In answer to yours of
Monday last, send this. ! fear you have
put a construction upon my language not
warranted by the facts. j said that Miss
Ellis's family was one of The Oldest in the
State, and they had lots of rocks. This
is literally SO. Miss F1llis's parents live
on q fifty acre farm, nine tenths of which
is covered with boaIdegs Of all possible
magnitudes. If by rocks you Imagined
money, you hare.I am pained to say, de-
eeived yourself. / said that Miss Ellis
owned more land than / could see over
from the top of d flagstaff I admit
that | used this language and the state
ment is true. As Tam very near-sighted,
the quantity of land can see from the
top of q flagstaff is limited to half an
acre. | am sorry, if you understood me
to moan more than this ] also mention
ed that nay niece held some $50, 600 worth
of Government securities. This is true,
every word of it. The securities afore-
said were issued by the first Congress,
and are knownas the far famed Continen-
tai money. 1t sells in Boston at the
present time. at the rate of ten cents a.
peck. Should it bring more than this in
York State, please drop ME line at your
earliest convenience. With love to self
and niece, | close with best wishes for
your prosperity. Yours
49, S. Y. ELLIS
The first thing that Mr.. AcEcrfnan did
when he received Uncle .Benjaniin's s letter
was to- tear it open. The next thing was
to tear his hair and stamp upon the floor
Heasked Mrs. Ackermanwhat all meant.
Mrs A, replied that she did not know,
but supposed that it all came from that
love of fun which Uncle Benjamin inher-
tied from his grandfather, Zebulon Ellis
of Portland. Mr. A. confounded her I'm
Gle Benjamin, and paid the same compli-
ment to his grandfather Zebulon Ellis, of
Portland. Having done this, he pronoun-
ced the whole marriage "a cursed swindle'
Mrs. Ackerman retorted and charged
Mr.. Ackerman with being "a Inercenary
adyentnrer.' Mr. Ackerman said that
be would permit no woman to SANDER him.
Things grew from bad to worse. Mrs.
Ackerman pronounced her husband a
brute, soon after which she repaired to
the Police Office and swore out a warrant
against him for assault and battery I'll
was issued by Justice Parsons. When
the officer went to serve it, however, it
was discovered that Mr. Alderman had
flown. 1t is supposed that he has gone
either to Utica or Boston. IF to the lat
ter place Uncle Benjumin' should expect
an early visit from Maretzek moustache
and duelling pistol. ABaey Police
Tribune
eW 1t has been finally decided to in
troduce the decimal currency all over the
United Kingdom. The pound will be
maintained as the unit, and divided ipto
one thousand parts-the shilling fifty, and
5he sixpence twenty-five, and new coin