Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-09
Frpm Ae Boston Ledger.

From the Boston Ledger.
Free Love at The West End.
A nice little piece of scan. mag. is
doating around the west partof our NOR.
al Athens. which has rather more OF the
LlaSe about it than that Incidental TO the
famous HoOdman case OF Nrw York. A
"ery pretty and charming English wo
man came to this country not long sincess
with her husband. Being both Of very
industrious habits. The man sonn obtained
u situation as Il cuachman. which situation
he now ills very satisfactorily aud faith.
fully, and is. 2in his own humble. way, a
very worthy. honest man. His. wife,
wishing undoubtedly to assist in nlain>
t"ining the family. hired small shop in
the neighbOrhood OF Garden street, aud
established herself in business us a lmiIli
uer and dressmaker; and being woman
OF excellent taste. rather engaging and
pleasant wilhal. soon Commanded a pret,
ty good share OF custom. But untottu
nalely. perhaps. her shop was located in
close proximity TO a large building inhAb
lied by u community of culored perSopf,
with whom she soon became, on very
friendly terms. having doubtless imbibed
trcm Ex.ter Hall meetings in her own
country y pendant Tor anything savoring
OF The down erodden Atrican.'t ~
Among The aforesaid colored people
was a robust heavy built. smut-favored
Larkey. with whom our Enslishwoman
soon seemed to take a very great interest
in fact very deep interest--so much
so that team which he was employed u.
drive was often seen in front of the
charming milliner's shop>door. A trivial
thing was noticed. TOO. when this team
stopped there--lhe curtains invariably
came down With rush,-fo fear Of vul
gar eyes. it is suposed-lhe door was all
SO locked, and macy a lady customer who
bonnet" was astouished that the show
was closed at such business hours as. 10
a. M. and or 4 p. m. Finally Mr.,
Darkie used to come every evening and
put up the shutters. but he was not
seen to leave until the next morning, the
miiliner stopping till very late in the
evening to keep him company"
This caused the neighbors to wonder
to gucss-to speculate-to imagine-and
at last to tgtk-and everybody knows
what il is TO be 'ralked about!' En-
poysunt, we will here remark. our fair
E"sI,hwoman praclised what she
preached. (which example a good many
OF our negrophoIists might follow with
benefit to themselves, aud certais y to
their friends.) and became communi.
cant at the coIored church 10 West Cen
IRE street. where she was won't 10 attend
regularly.
The talk at last grew SO loud as to
reach the ears OF the shepherd OF whose
h1ck she was supposed to be one OF tie
whilest lambs. Accordingly the Revyr.
end man took frequent observations. and
becoming satisfied that the woman was
Iaithless to her husband. informed him Of
the fact. The breaking Of such intelli.
gence to him aroused all the John Bull
in its original purity-that Ills wife
should get up Jason with a buck mig
ger-that the mother of his Two children
should be the sport of greasy darkey-
was altogether TOO much Tor his patient
spirit. - ~ u.
A scene was esitable-and scene
came off, the result of which was. that
one day our darkey. while mating hi,
way TO he shop of his Nhi.e Dulcinea.
observed a plethoric looking man with a
huge horse pistol making towards him,
and not liking his appearance. put tie
whip to his horse and was soon out ofthe
way. The Iady went to Albany to visi.
some friends. where she staid long
enough to allow her husbands rage 10
cool. but has now returned 10 ;he arms
Of her leiye lord. and given up the millip,
ery business. while her better half keeps
that horse pistol we'll loaded for the es-
pecial benefit of the dark Lothario who
has thrown such a black cloud over the
4 memory of his domestic haPfiness.' To
! crown The whole. Sister ------ has been
Iexcommunicated from the colored church
LOT which she was formerly bright
4 and shining light-on account Of "etror.
4 not consistent with a religious life !'' That
j dalkey had better drop his amour FOR The
j present. unless he Is particularly fond o.
cold lead. III +
i HIt is said thai ivy will not cling L
z q poisonous tree or other substance
3 What pity that the tendrils of wo-