The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-06-22

evening, and the lawyer instantly recognized
him as he descended to the street. a, be did
SO, be verv deliberately walked up the steps
and examined the number, more carefully than
Mr. Farrell did 81 Bond street, on that men,
orable occasion when he sat down TO tie a
shoe-string, and returning to the walk. said to
jenkins:
What the devil has brought yon here p
/ don't know !-f,te, supp pose-or being
a cursed fool was the excited reply.
The lawyer took jenkins arm, and demand
ed confidential Communication. He, with
some hesitation, gave history of the case
from first TO last.
You gave fictitious name and residence q
inquired the lawyer eagerly, when jenkins
had finished.
Yes
And did you tell he fair enchantress where
you were stopping p -.-- -.s.. IA
mo. l told her THAT was at the Metro
politan.' ,..---- -.
Lucky lucky r said he
Why lucky p .a,
Let me tell you. I know thing or two
about that precious uncle and his virtuous
niece Did she faint well p said he, laugh
ing. s.----
Yes
of course she did. She was once an dc-
tress She might have been g.od oGe-a
famous one, think-but that she had too
many lovers and amours. She ran off with a
Southern actor. lived with him year or so'
weBt to a watering place, met the man of the
house there, ran away from the actor with
him. and called him her uncle. He is IS much
heruncle as ammo more
sWell1'
well; there are great many things done
in New Y ork which don't square with the
golden rule-lawyers know that. You know
something of US here. but you know little of
the wicked ways of this wicked city. The
house you have just left is a trap, and but for
your precauiion in concealng your name and
hctel, you would have been caught. You
would have been, as it is, probably. had | not
found this out; for they would search every
hotel in the city but they would find you.
| Your safety is in flight. You must re
treat in the morning, or my word for it you
will be sued for breach of promise of mar
riage in less than three days. That scene
,cns all arranged. They will make out a
case against you. In the first place there is
the matrimonial office; the keeper will swear to
the facts of the acquaintance. 1t was formed
avowedly in view of matrimony; there is your
writing in the register-all of which shows the
animus. In the second place the repeated
calls They can prove two, and insinuate
more. The matrimonial agent will not remem-
Der the date of your entry on her books-the
people will not remember the date of your first
visit. They will say it might haze been four
weeks that you we're in the habit of calling
though they cannot swear positively. In the
third place, there were three eye-witnesses oil
the faintipg scene, besides the girl herself; and
have no doubt the young man is bona Jfdt
witness. invited there without any knowledge
of the conspiracy. Gould lawyer ask for a
better case with which 10 go before a jnry !?
But are you sure there is a conspiracy 2
Il know it; that is, am morally certain oil
| it,
She must have known the advances she
made would disgust me, if l had entertained
an idea of marrying her,
Exactly so. She meant to disgust you.-
She of course had no more idea of marrying
you than she has of marrying me. A breach
of promise case is what she was after, nothing
else
II Have they served up any such cases be
fore p
/ Yes. have seen the papers for four sim
liar cases, and rather than suffer the exposure
trouble and expense, the parties settled. One
, man gave $1,000, another $1,000, anothe
So 000 and another $4,000; which, have nc
doubt, was divided up between the girl, the
uncle, the servant girl, and perhaps the mat
rimonial Office
And the lawyer Jenkins. suggested.
We'll, the lawyer had his fee. of course
but do not know as he was porticeps crinai
mis-
Jenkins did not argue the morality of thu
lawyers part, but requested him to let hin
know if anything occurred, which be promise'
to do.
The next morning John Quincy jenkins lef
for his home in the rural districts, two or thre
:, days sooner than he intended. In less than
: week, he eceived letter from his legal friend
in which he was informed that the next da
after his last visit to Della, lawyer was ap
f piled to, as he expected. to make out a cas-
and commence proceedings against John Quin
lcy Jenkins, for breach of promise of marriage
: unless it was settled. At the uucle's sugges
. ton, the lawyer went with him to the Metro
politan Hotel to find Mr.. Jenkins, and see
;. he would not compromise; not finding tina
i, worthy gentleman. the old man instituted
search in all the prominent hotels and 6ndin
. no such name on the books, concluded tha
. Mr.. Jenkins was a myth, and consigned tn
individual who bore that name to curses an
nj to history.
MARRYING FOR MONEY.
= OF all the evils that beset woman's pat
D, through life, none is more fatal than an III
lr honnv marriape other trouhles are withou