Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-08
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The Great BEeaeh Of Premise Case in 81
Louis.
The St. Louis Dezoerqt s1ys The jury 10 the cas-,
Of Miss CAFzrANo ag4inst HExsr SHAW, for breach
Of Prtmise Of marriage, did not require MOI
than ten MIMI es to make up their verdict
giving the fair plaintiff SlOO, 600 for the naughty
treatment she has received from her cid '.lovyer
The Demoerat adds
Though the def, Tdeut, Mr.. Shaw. is very rich.
sore surprise is felt 81 The IibeaIiy Of the Jury.
We presume they are all hen Habis gentlemen, u t
their action recalls the well-knoEn lines OF Ha
dibras:
Is FOR saints themselves viii somstiules BE-
Of gifts taai cost them nothing, free"
There few, if Al las ances On record in which
SO large q sum has teen considered necessary to
soothe the anguish Of lady fair. deserted BY her
lover. Now that Miss CsIztana has O respectable
doEery, We would recommend Mr., Shaw TO eDtreat
her forgiveness and renew his suit. Tbs sex are
never 50 generous as in the hour Of tFiumph.
Though We are ID
''sIeu hsth no fairy Ike s woman seo7nsdiP
Jet We know from Tennys a poem, The Process. -
that they are conquered by their own victorie.a
Let Mr.. shaw strike while the iron Is hot or rsth.
e. n nile Ihs gold Is hot foe Miss E1ias character
has cone out OF the ordeal to which mas subjected
like gold from the furnace. , rs
Perhaps some inkliDg CT what Mics EFFIE would
do under the circumstance, may be o5ialusd from
the following letter she addressed 10 Mr SHAW in
the spring Of 1853, aud watch vas offered in evil
denee on the trial but ruled cut:
When last san you, | said that would see you
sgsin or write to you, but Delayed doing either, as
hoped Jour own sense Of right would lead you 10
seek n in efvieW with me. Wi 70 you BOW, not
because it is pleasant task nor % do 1t 10 annoy
you, for believe l an constituted that il is ny
- hP.l fharf H. Hsif
st the same time l consider myself under all cir
eUmstsnees, as hound 10 protect and defend nav o1n
person, honor and reput stien. let who viii suffer-
and write mes toremin you thai by your a,taations
the last Two years to ne, aid our engagement and
your Subsequent desertioa Of ne you Eage ait ckei
and compromised al three. II Is unnseeyssry tor
to say taat / much put out and diss a. isf ID
tn ugh perhaps you think ought to have had bet-
Ter than t. have believed you IL is over tWo
years since you sought ny acquaintance and re-
quested permission 20 visit me, sad eTel e refer
enees as TO your character and POSITION aud very
soon afier came your proposal 10 IA airy. You sad
your wealth and business did not answer for com "a
~; you were very lonesome; that your mother was
too old TO live With VOC; that your single sister
would probably die. even before your motaer ard |
Mrs. Morisse had her hu hand for company. After
delaying some time 70 test the sincerity of your Of
fers, becoming saiisfed thst you realty desired me
,nr ar wife, accepted you, ami from thsl tine /
you were col slant visitor. You sent me Fers
md fruit, and made lIe Presens fr N time toiime,
md FRI quenty inVitd t. ride and seemed to de-
sire hat cur relation shou be made pubic You
invited to meet fra nds your house 10 The city,
md to ride out to your country seat. You seut me
! piano and desired that should employ atese5er.
fOu told sister lhseyou going ~ take me away,
md finally famed the tine when you would uarfy
md l made preparations for the same. Tue time
rFived, aud you postponed il, on account Of your
iesire 10 perfect your arrangements in relation 10
b. B. tanical garden. lou removed the piano t.
'Uur own house, under the prttsnee tn YOU Gesed
Oh account OF music Il party 20 be held there.
FINAL you cease to visit me, and when bee ne
ohe Gus tor fear you ae i'll, and call your house
ecu insult me with proposition which any true
EOman would reject During our engagement
ave avoided general society, and declined the at
en'ion of others, and have endeagored to please
lou in every way Your attentions have been re-
a irked by many and l am now subject to all the
II appiness and modification arising from your de-
eFtiJn Of me. Had you called on ne IS q GENTLE
nsn, AID Cher,d any reasonable excuse for this
resiment, or siuply asked ne 70 release you fronn
his er g4geDlcIt atd assigned no rea-on trust
hould have had too mach pride not to have compli-
d at o1ee; but your deserIion, as il is deserves
-hatever Punishm ut the opinion Of iust public
lay visit upOa MS author; aad you may rest sssur-
d nat II my counsel sdFIscs, such reparation
bali be damaadci Of you our lass grant to ny
ex ardsr The circumstances. Yours
E. c. CARsTANG.