Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-05

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family seems blessed with iron constitution
aud most of them are yet living and well. We
doubt if there II another in this country
where Il VI nerable mother can call two hundred
aud thirty of her lineal pedigree around her
Thanksgiving dinner table"
from the Cincinnati Times Of the 29th.
. Triangular nrid.,-.'Trn,hs irspgrr than Ric-
ton"
We have recently become acquainted with the
! facts of one of the most extraordinary dramas ia
! social life of which W. have had any knowledge.
The material which will gradually unfold itself
| in the following narrative, combined with the re-
ansite machinery aud interviewer with the iic-
tions characters necessary 10 the the artistic de-
yplapfnent of the plot. would complp,e pro
foundedly interesting. if not AN absolutely thrill
ing romance. Our sketch, however. IL an unhn-
i,hed dag 1erreotype of iacts which recently tran
spired IN one of the most attractive inland cities
of the .'lark and bloody" ground and situated
not hundred miles from ia Belle Rivere." W"
submit the skeleton, leaving the elaboi alton ana
! fn hing touches 10 be woven into dramatic tex
tofe, 10 artists enjoying more time and possess
ing more skill aud Imagination than we can coih-
mand.
\ lady youthful. lovely, accomplished and
the daughter Of distinguished kentuckian. Ell
iaying independent competence, llnperously
commanded the admiration of the gallGnts of tie
vicinage and attracted Jealous suffers from H.
broad. She was n belle almost unrivaed charm :,
and received numerous declarations of attach
mcnt. many of them ardent and sincere. Like
most queenly damsels enjoying fortunate posi-
ions in the social worl |, she apt mistre Is
of eoquetry. and welded her resistless scrptte
melcifully upol all who venured within tie
charmed radii Of her matchless ia cinations.
She reigned ruthlessly during II long and br,-
iinnt career. and her reputation for comene IS
and social skill neither waned with the lapse of
time or her cruel exercise of power, but seemed
10 be promoted without apparently approaching
continuation, aud splenddy illustrated the re-
moreles- tyranny Of eapricious. passionless besu
~ Fatigued ut la>t, and sated with the coRm III
place triumphs OF ordinary coquetry, she into
duced, by way of episode, the expcdent of
gagemcnts 10 marry Not sato fcd however. IA
the usual termination of happy court -hip.shc n
proved upon obtaining customs by betrothmg
herself Ia two lovers, whom she udroitly inHpu-
ged to keep profouudedly ignorant Of their IL l.
tdal preren,ions aud expectations
One suitor was talented young minister Of
fair possessions. The other gentleman of '"l =,
CUNT leisure" aud lord Of many broad acres. 30 Il
were fitting for the whimsical beauty each cos
sclous OF the Others devotion, NJ we have said,
mutually unaware of their mutual success. The
young minister was favored by tn" datnselS In
Tier and was accepted by him for the future son
in law. Acquainted with the mothers hostility
la himself, and conscious of her preference tor
| liz rival as well rs cuncoiying the fathers con
sfnt adequate for the accomplishment of his pur-
Iu~e aud trusting To time and circumstance, To.
mitigate her pre- udees the young minister for
| bore application Ia her. His rival, menntne,hAd
been accepted by the mother--who, like himself
W.. ignorant of the young minister. socccssfll
negotiations aud deenling himself sufficiently
/ justified 10 proceed, and approaching the fathers
objection 10 himself he on the other hand as his
rival had refrnined from submitting his petition
IL the motbor neglected. his oblipations to the
father The artfui caInplientiau. of the douyhter
were thus Ear attended with hnppiest success.
and il i nrrsnmnhln she hugely rniovnl the eX-
traorlinary and perple xin- contreiemps.
The riyn1s now h,eomn iunnrtunntn and .olic.
tied The speedy eon.,mmat,on Of the con,cmpn-
ted aIlianee. Their be1rnthcd. however. cnp,i
ciaislY eeked aud tantalizad them 70 her heart.
content doinlinp Them with alternate hnpr. ID. nj
pfomi.rs ike Nnrbtnurs ..A-il,- tn hI. W.,
sweetheart. hut finally concnrrod with th,jr AR.
don't ne,ifia,s aud nnnnin,,l tl eo,,c dan, bo,,r
and ,,isf fr me yo},,aj.,,ttoo u T tbp tr6no1I,r
bridal Arrangement. N,r,.. subsequently mad,
which added ,iebpr SINCE 10 fine cnlminntnc dra
m. tn ,,,i,ist,,r md Ii. hotr,th,d o,rr7,I T.,
r,l4i5,,t. t,.i, #nnfti,ls oni.t1v , few, If thrir
n,nt4,al f,;,,a =,,,l,,, L;,,r olc;o1 a., ,b, n,h
cr maud o.tantati3ns nre3a,ntio,. ver. nnnde for
,rn,,,i;c.nt 1;.,,,av ,,,rds worn d.sn,tcbnl
far md men, Inv ,nr Ie,,iua md thn r,otLo,,.
eIae,.# ,n1 al ,1o ,,,lI,,,r,, ,,nl bnootv of fin.
onont,y inf,p. or I'm ,,,,,,ro,ch If ,he hri-
dial per,a Tho nb.enca of m, mini ster moan.
timr. facilitated onrrntions. and ,o..ininr, rumnr.
STRANGE +, s,,, failed for onc. ia npr tbe eyacu
ton Of u brilliant DESIGN How fhe pureuts re-
mainpi in i,rn,ranc il, tho m; 1T Of activa nro, a
ration. I'm. not hrrn dnvel,nn1 bnt those faniiinr
with inventive wit of snriohtlv woman will rcal,lv
inneine the keen DIPLOMACY of our heroine, who
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