New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-21
L!FE IN NEWyORK.
A mFgCHhNT CowHIDED By A CAIIroa.
MA WIDOW.

TWENTY FIVE or THIRTY PANTifs NPihArFD.
s.x evst.rss srce ccwhiding affair evtrsn-t,o.-
- cave ~ s. or of the socsled fssh'onabe 'ce-i
,,s hcu.es with hich or metropolis swell stocked.
Md shboueh every attempt bss beea INSIDE to keep
tie matter secret Still a. VII sPPea. by the sequel
has leaked Gu, snd got Ito the pa9ers.
The bosI6ps house ques,or is in one Of the leaf
ing sveruss, snd occupied by Fly or sixty persons
merchants with their wives ssd children. scvcrA
charm'rg WIDOWS, ard gccdly number OF clerks.
At tues bsppiness has held supreme reign througtsx
the household, while at other tine scocd has beca
til order al he dsyths latter feature in tie jsiy
affairs of lie resulting from the circulation OF sesaSs-
us reports by various parties and the scesipug lus,
tiles Of The lsdes their inaliensbe right, by the ~ayl.
These title difficulties have generally been settled.
when fog tine sll would 90 as
Merry As mursgr bell"
within few weeks past, however, a charming
Ca;fcrs aiiow" has been the theme Of eycy
tongue and the obec. Of general attention on tie part
tie 9, ntlemer in the house and the criticism Of sous
Of the other ladies'. She WAS the center Of attraction,
ard whether st home or prom uaoipg lacked rot tas
aitercon. The name OF her admirers was Legion"
Though she WAS the fsvoiitc Of all, vet all could rs
be fsvort.s with her and the slghts that of tbs
gay Iothaos toeived aroused. the s.cry their
ire ard in the Of their they circulated.
not only IN the house but in other quarters, reports d.
roga,ory OF the lscy's character.
These reports !cr tie most part were tod TO ostU
wcmep with the modes, request tha,the would rot fer
ibe world ever mention them. Promises such as thcss
were enacted but alas for that unfortunate fsi,g
womsr they were broken, and the reports ware com
murca,ed with scderds, to the charming persoe
herself The principal party engaged IN the getting
W ard circulation of these scandaous reports wss, e
is said, smtphsDt, a man occupylpga fan business
position snd respectfully connected. Tne lady PAID No
attention 10 tire reports Until OF more vuulsH
nature than the rest circulated, when she msts up
her mipd 10 cowli6C the individual, and communicated
her intention to Of the other boarders whom sss
counted as her friends She had Sc, the day and me-
al the dinner table.
The day arrived but for some reason the dinner
later than ufua an that caused more sea-
ersl assemblage of the family. The bel at leoyth
sounded and owing 10 the ateness of the hour great
haste was made b. all to the dipneitabe. About 6tty
persons were already seated and amorg them the net
chap.-uDsuspectiDg merchant. Ia few moments tbs
jurcd woman entered. She approached the merchant
ard demanded before the company retraoton OF the
scaudsous reports he had circulated and an apology
Refusing to retract OF apologize, she crew inm tho
fods Of her dress strong cowhide, wh'h che appisc
with Anvil TO his head ard shoulders So severe were
the blows that his face was completely marked ienh
wise and crosswse with red Ines Some of the Isoies
screened and were sorly sgtated, ard many Of tn,
gentlemen demonstrated, bu. the lady paid no sep.
ton but still dealt her blows vigorously upon the head
Of the offer 5irg merchant At length Of the ges
remen nte.f,rsd and wrested the cowhide from bee
hand. The victim was removed to his room, where
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mutiation of his physicg.
In consequence of the nary intiigues apd amours
amor ueally I'll OF the bosrders in the house, each
and every one seemed appointed a member of tie
silent Committee, and general feeling prevailed d
hush up the matter. In this little affair pretty much
all Of the fa,houables in the establishment were miree
no in some way or other and the implication OF oGa
| would tend 10 duplicate all
II appears tia: the merchant had been secretly in
formed Of TIE gay widows intention, and smugged a
police ocer into the house with the chis alrous idea
Of having her arrested and placed in durance vile. At
the ou;set of the affair the officer called into tbs
rocm but amid the confusion that reigned supreme n
the dining hall be knew not what to do, and 80 very
quietly retired leaving the psee TO settle the matter
to their pleasure. Thus the matter stands at pesen,
but whether or not il will grace the records Of our
Police Courts liz .he Life of NewYork cannot say,
| az The victim has Tot yet minated his intentions.
The moral Of all this is that the growing habit q
Americans in New.york Of living, many Of them under
one rcof IN hotels and boarding houses should evolve
a social philosophy, the root of which should be
| strict guardianship over the unruly member, sod
serene observance Of ones own Affairs without teneh
ing on the rights and inmuntes of others. The ns-
cesses Of the hotel system Of Paris and other large
European capitals, by which for centuries many fam-
LES 1--we together al their lives under common roof
have created theory snd prnctice Of good Taste and
generous sentiment on this head that may be sd
must be initiated in this country II bssrd-
ipg.bouses and hotels that are to be kept
free from such contsi kerous and uncvzed oufbreats
To the little anna that have described there may
be total Misrepresentation the part Of the suppoeed
riured party The refusal Of the gentleman attacked
to srolcg ze may have spurg from sentiment OF con-
scous innocence, and, Virgil says, fierce rage msy
burn in heavenly bosoms tand Virgil ought to know
,or he was very clever maD) the heroine OF tho
Fray may possibly live TO Learn that she was mistskea.
aud hat The only resource EFF for gentleman IN csse
OF threatened attack from lady, is to arm himself
with the protection of the awfor how can he strike
back?
THE APRFsI OF THE REPtBLIcAs MFsBHRs on
rUy IsDI,sA HOUsE-Dr. Davis on Saturday last.
introduced a resolution tor the purpose Of forming
Joint Convention TO elect sn Agent OF state Libfsss,
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