The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-12-28
SERVING A SUBPOENA.

It is very singular what shifts love will
make to accomplish its objects Bolts. gates
and bars are of little avail against Cupid 8
picklock contrivances-his cunning will devise
ways and means to open them all. A young
gentleman had eourted a fair damsel of this
city, and it was supposed the two in time wod
become one'a Some little guarre, of a triv-
ial nature, as lovers quarreis generally are,
occurred. Neither would confess theowrongi
to be on their side-presents and correspon-
dence were mutually sent back. and the match
was broken off The young gentleman imme 4
diately started off to New Orleans. to enter
into commercial business. thinking that dis
tance would lessen the attachment he really
felt for the young lady. ~ sa'i f.7s'iks
I When the woman is injured, or thinks she
is injured. by the one she loves, she is more
apt than the male sex Fto bite off her own
nose, as the saying is to in6iet pain. and be
revenged on the offending object A gentle
man that the young lady had once rejected
renewed his proposals and was accepted within
a week aftersh her old lover had embarked for
the South. On reaching New Orleans. he
found that distance, instead of weakening his
attachment, only made the lady dearer. and be
became melanchnIv and low spirited The
frst letter he RECEIVED from New York from
a friend of his, announced that his old fame
was to be married shortly to another. His
course was quickly taken-ihe next morning
saw him on board packet.ship bound for
Gotham. s.5il ia hi7eWseTli 7'6 d2ia7
The passage unfortunately was long, and
the poor fellow -chafed and fretted so much
that the passengers began to think him de
ranged or else fugitive escaping from justice.
The moment the boat touched the wharf, he
darted for the Office of his friend, the lawyer
1t is tobe supposed the latter was much sur
prised to see his friend, imagining him coup
lie of thousand miles away. After the usual
salutations, be exclaimed:-5e 5e as' -ss5
My dear fellow. you are ia time to see the
wedding. Miss -, your old sweetheart, is
to be married this morning at eleven o'clock.
To tell you the truth / don't think there is
much love about it, and the girl really thinks
more of one hair of your head than the for.
tunate bridegroom's whole body 1s#a
Good Heaven Where is she to be mar.
ried-in church?' saza7ls q aA D.. .it &i 70 z9'
No at ner fathers house. arr b.-a 81
MY dear acknowledgement
will have it. Have you any case coming on
in either of the courts at l L 'clock?' 10 De
/ Yes 10 s5 aa Sos sni4aoG 7niaat
Then Gil up a subpoena with the bride
groom's name Don't stop to ask any qaes
tions. It matters not whefher he knows any
thing about the parties in the suit. By Heav
ems Jnlia shall be mine r-7t to fiaE
His friend saw the object at once. and pro
missed to carry on the matter. The subpens
was made out and placed in the hands of tbs
clerk to serve on the unsuspecting bridegroom
the instant he should leave his residence ant
was dispatched in a cab to watch the house
About ten minutes before eleven, as the soon
to be happy man was about entering coact
before the door of his residence, he was serv
ed with subpoena. @5
Cant help it, said the clerk, in reply te
his gesticuating about mot knowing the par
ties going to be married. &c. We shan
reach the hall now before eleven-the case il
first on the calendar, heavy fine, Imprisonment
for contempt &c. ass1 ss5
: The bridegroom, who was rather of a timit
nature, finally consented, particularly as tn
! clerk promised TO send friend of his who sa
in the cab wrapped up in large cloak, to tn
) house of his bride in expectation. explaining
the reasons of his absence. The reader cal
imagine who this person was.
Eleven O'Clock came but still no bridegroom
The guests were staring at each other-th
priest began to grow impatient-ard the brid
e that was TO be, looked pale and agitated, ,whe
: a carriage drove up and the bell rang. .Ther
. he isl There he isl mnrmured many voices
r A gentleman did enter, whose appearance
J, of Edgar Ravenswood in the Hall of Ashto
Castle at the marriage of Lucy Ashton, i
t Scott's Bride, of -Lammermoor.' The lad
8 tainted; private explanation ensued betwee
TIE pdFtulS dnu tuc ioS6rY anu Luc TcSulI wa
e that in ten minutes after, the two real lover
r were joined in the sacred bond of matrimon,
n much to the satisfaction of sll.
o The bridegroom that was to have been, a
1t terwards made his appearance, putting an
e blowing. What he said and what he did. o
n behoding his rival, and being made acquain
| ed with the condition of affairs, was reall
u tragi comical. -.-..5r. -..-sa
y The story of the subpoena shortly afte
: wards leaked out, and has created so muc
, amusement. that the poor fellow declares b
e will sue the lawyer for $4,000 damages
subpenang him as witness in case
y which he knew nothing, and by which he 10!
y wife. 1t will be novel suit. indeed, if
should do so.-.Nsw York Paper. s,,z
ABRAcADABRA, word said to be of Pc
u sian origin, and to designate in that languag
Is Mi,hra, the sungod. 1t was, in former time
IT the most venerated of those magical formula
d that were constructed out of the letters of th
st alphabet, and was supposed to be highly Ell
n n, o;ouo for the cura of f.verc and osneci.ll