The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-03-23

A petticO0t red, white, and blue,
With silver stars al dashingl
Then hang the Yankee colors out,
(And Scottish skirts confound 'em)
Our girls shall take the world b; storm
With the stars and stripes around 'em!
Feom the shippsosursh pa, News
Almost too Roml ntic to be True.
For some days past considerable excite
ment has been felt in some circles in this
community. in reference to an affair in hui
man life, the particulars of which we cam
not permit to pass BY unnoticed- So far -
We have been able to gather the facts of the
case, they appear to be as follows:
About three years ago, George Fry, Of
this vicinity, became enamored OF beauti-
full Gipsey girl who, in company with =
number Of her people, had encamped in .
wood near this place. Mr. Frys lore was
fondly reciprocated by the fair Gipsey, and
she consented to marry him. But ''true
love never did run smooth, and 20 it hap
pened in this case. The consent Of the fa-
Their Of the lady could not be obtained to
her marriage with "a man mot accustomed
to gentility T.
However ''Love laughs at locksmiths T.
When Mr.. Fry found that he ''could not
win the favor Of the old folks" he set about
planning ways and means to steal the object
Of his affections In this he was not unsuc-
ccssful. One night, when the hard-hearted
pheus, and all around was lonely and drear,
Mr.. Fry approached the camp Of the wan
derers, and was met by her for whom HE
heart had long in agony sighed! After
fondly embracing her, no solicited her to
accompany him, without delay, to q village
q few miles distant Without hesitation
she complied with his request, and ON the
following day they were married.
The rage of the old Gipsey, when he found
that his daughter had ''sloped, can better
be imagined than described. Nothing could
socthe his temper save the return of his
child In vain he sought for her. Nothing
could be heard from her.
Finally, when he found that he himself
could find no traces of her, he offered
heavy reward to the person who would dis
cover her whereabouts, and in the presence
of several "kidnappers" he exhibited large
quantities Of gold and silver which induced
tn, In to make the effort, and few evenings
efter, in most inhuman manner, they &C
complished their object In the absence Of
Mr.. Fry they wrested her away and deliver.
ed her over to the hands Of her father un-
susceptible of the divine feelings OF love-
immediately the entire group of Gipsies fed
from the country. Rumor said that they
had returned to England, from whence they
hailed.
Two years noislessly glided by, and
nothing was heard by Mr.. Fry from his alb
sent wife, although he long cherished the
hope that she would escape from her "tyran-
nical parent and return to him whom she
loved. Time however gradually rusted Mr..
Fry's love for his Gipsey wife, He felt that
it was mot good to be alone SO long, and
at the end Of two years he again united his
destinies with another of Ewes fair daugh-
ters. Suffice it to say, with the latter he ex-
perienced no visible difficulty Things
moved smilingiy along-Mr Fry lived hap.
PLY with his wife and the rest of mankind.
But, alas! how short-lived are some connu-
bal combinations! Last week Mr. Frys
first ri ts--his Gipsey wife-in company with
George Fry, junior" arrived in this place
in search for himl BY the assistance Of
officer Shade she was successful in finding
him.
Limited space forbids us from entering
into details, at this time of the excruciatinR
suffering Mrs. Fry has undergone since her
departure from this place. The intelligence
Of her husbands second marriage was &C..
we're shock to her, but she alphabetically de-
clares her exclusive right to him.. 1t an
pears by the way, that Mr.. Fry's second
wife was - widow" that her husband went
to California some years ago, and soon after
his arrival there it was rumored that he
was murdered. A few weeks since o letter
was received from him by her, we have
been informed, in which he states that he
will return in the next steamer, etc. What
the finale of this romance will be is beyond
The power of human KEN
"Biil, what brought you to prison r
"a couple Of constables, sir I"
"And had liquor anything to do with it r
"Yes, sir, Eliza leased me no, / had to
lick her"
An OBJECTION TO THE PoPR's SITUATION
The New Bedford Mercury says:
1T is said the Pope win resign. Should
he do SO, we shall be resigned. We do not,
however, want the place. The pay is good
A manufacturer Of parasols speaks feel
ngly in saying that "the heightof impudence
$ the taking shelter in an umbrella store
Turing storm"
THE PENALTIES OF GREATNESS
4 Rachels famous prophecy, that in eight
lays she would be the food OF worms and
it is stated that Headly is en-
aged upon Life Of General Hayelock.
A down Easter adyertises for a wife ia
he following manner "Any gal what's got
cow, good feather bed and fixins, Eve
hundred dollars in hard pnter, 5one that has |
lad the measels, and understands tendin'
hildren, can have Q customer for life BY |
vritin' billy dux, addressed Z-R and |
'uttin' it on Uncle EbeneEer's barn, hiue |
ide, jinin the hogpen."
A certain Irish Attorney threatened to
. Dublin printer FOR inserting the |
cath Of q live person. The menace con-
ludes with the remark mo printer should |
ublish q death unless appraised Of the fact
y the party deceased
Mr.. SchOolcraft SAYS that he has never vet
card lniisns ''swear." They have terms
) indicate cheat liar, thief, murder, COW.
I'd, fool, lazy man, drunkArd, and babbler;
at he never heard of an imprecation or
ath. 81
An exchange contains an advertisement Of /
Onnets and pettieoats for young mems wear
} correspond with the shawls 10 generally i
'orn. Very accommodating. |:
schoolnaatsr. Bill Tonpkins, what's
,idow2 4sa II