The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-10-27

| to the spot, and she. too, saw Della
the arms of the petrifed Jenkins
| In due time their united efforts resto
ed her, and the uncle demanded of b.
| an explanation. But she could not
would not make any, and be, of cours
turned upon Jenkins. The adventure,
merchant told him that his niece WI
seized with a fainting fit as he stood b
The door about to depart, and that b
of course, caught her to prevent her fal
ing at the moment he came in, 3
seemed dissatisfied and suspicious. JeI
kins told him that his niece would ez
plain all when sufficiently restored, an
bade him good night.
It chanced that Mr.. jenkins bad a
intimate acquaintance living ut the h.
tel where be stopped, and as he rushe
out of the house in condition borderin
on frenzy, he encountered this identica
fiiend. 1t was q mooolight evening
and the lawyer instantly recognized hir
as he descended to the street. As b
did so, he very deliberately walked u
the steps and examined the number
more carefully than Mr.. Farrell did 8
Bond street; on that memorable occasion
when he sat down to tie q shoe string
and returning to the walk, said to Jen
kins:
What the devil has brought 30,
herefn
"I don't knowl--fate, / suppose--o
being a cursed fooll" was the excited re
ply. sEH szv sa
The lswyer took Jenkins arm, ant
demanded a confidential communication
He with some hesitation gave q histor,
of the case from first to last.
"You gave fictitious name and resi-
dence?" inquired the lawyer eagerly
when jenkins had finished.
Eyes"
"Aud did you tell the fair enchant
ress where you were stopping?"
"No. I told her was at the Metro
politan."
"Lucky. luckyi" said he.
Why lucky 7"
LET me tell you. I know thing OF
two of that precious uncle and his vir.
tuous niece. Did she faint well2" said
he. laughing.
: Yes"
/" Admirably, / will wager. She sigh.
ed we'll, blushed we'll, wept well, tainted
well?"
"Yes.''
"Of course she did. She .cas once
an actress. She might have been good
one-a famous one, I think--but that
she had so many lovers aud amours.--
She ran off with a southern actor, lived
with him a year or SO, went to q water
ing place, met the man of The house
there, ran away from the actor with
hun, and called him her uncle. He is
as much her uncle rs 1 ammo more. =
Well?"
Well; there are great many things
done in New York which don't square
with the golden rulc--lawyers know
that You know something of us here,
but you know little of the wicked ways
Of this wicked city Tho house you
have ju.t left is trap, aud but for
your precantion in concealing your
name and hotel, you would have been
caught. You would have been, as it IL,
had I not found this out; for
hey would search every hotel in the
,ity but they would find you.
Your safety is in fight. You must
retreat in the morning, or my word for
i you will be sued for q breach of prom
se of marriage iu less than three days.
That scene was all arranged. They will
make out a case against you. In the
irst place, there is the matrimonial of
ice; the keeper will swear to the facts
IF the acquaintance. II was formed
in view of matrimony !; thete
s your writing in the register--all of
which shows the anin1us. In the second
,lace, the repeated calls. They can
prove two and insinuate more. The
agent will not remember
he date of your visit. They will say it
night have been four weeks that you
we're in the habit of calling, though
hey cannot swear positively. In the
.hird place, there were three eye wit
,esses of the faintiug scene, besides the
girl herself; and l have no doubt the
Ioung man is a 6ona fde witness, invi-
led there without any knowledge of the
,ous piracy. Could a lawyer ask better
,ass with which to go before q jury?"
But are you sure there is conspi
racy2"
II know it; that is, 1 am morally Ger.
tain of it,"
Have they served up any such cases
to you before?"
{" Yes. have seen the papers for
four similar cases, and rather than suf
fer the exposure, trouble and expense,
the parties settled. One man gave
81 600, another s l 500, another SO 900,
aud another $4,000; which, have no
doubt, was divided up between the girl,
the uncle, the servant girl, and perhaps
{, he matrimonial office
"And the lawyer" jenkins suggest
ed.
"Well, the lawyer had his fee, oi
course, but I do not know as he was
crinsinis.
jenkins did not argue the morality oi
the lawyers part, but requested him to
let him know if any, thing occurred
which be promised to do.
The next morning John Quincy Jeu
kins left for his home in the rural dis
tricts, two or three days sooner than hs
intended. In less than q week he re
ceived q letter from his legal friend. II
which he was informed that the next day
after his last visit to Della, lawyer wat
applied to, as he expected. to make ou'
q case and commence proceedings agains
John Quincy Jenkins, for breach 0
promise Of marriage, unlessit was settled
At the uncle's suggestion, the lswyeI
went with him to the Metropolitan Ho
tel, to find Dir. Jenkins, and see if b
would NOT compromise; not foding tha