Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-04-05
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IN with the breach of promise cHsr Of
Miss oe-stnng and lii. Shaw, which hns
bren occupying tbs ATTENTION of ths St
Louis Court and LAWYERS. TINS following
notice Of the ps-fies We ind Il T. ST Louis
exchange
Miss Enc Car5tRngl the plRintEfl is
stsm, stately and Intelligent lonkTng lazy,
OF the shuty size of thirty her dress Is
ruist and ladyiike; her quick, bright eye Is
he1 best feature while her Whole appear
nnce gives <hs world but little assurance
on z matrimonial adventure She has
s-s-rel..g tteuuzF snpngh44tn r-esA= a scri4
under the ribs of death Or even 70 ian the
diving ember OF snbdued sixty into &C.
vnuring fame of passion. There lE so1oe-
thing hard and Belf-concentrRted n Der
expressiun which one would think would
eFfectuEllT prevent her playing the pert OF
q Nessiiina herself, or of inducing an
amurpus EexngenariGn, or 70 love no; wise
IL but 100 well" Her little history, tax
ing ioer own and her cuuusel's version, Is
very brief and touching. she Is at or
phRn, the daughter Of local Methodist
preacher N 7ne City Of Brooklyn, ana She
has been living With divorced SISTER N
ST. Louis for the past eight or ten YEAR,,
supported by some little property inherited
from her fEther, and occasionally AIDED,
like MrE Bardel of PickTickian feme, ny
the rents derived from apartments fur
nished for single gentlemen. In this
GONNA r.rtive humble sphere Of life she
Iande the acquaintance OF the defendant
by borrowing Of him $500.
Their relations, from being purely mer.
cerxrv, became sentimental, End flowers,
end Jewels and g piano were The brting
testimonials bestowed upon his fair May OF
81 By this boRsting JnuuGry OF 60 he
promised her mRrriage-her sister, Mrs
Seanen. with whom she was living, hRF-
ing pleasant propensity for listening &c
conversations ut key holes, there over
heard the promise; but alas! for tue iufu-
mity Of human nature. he refused EtteT
reasonable time had elapsed. 10 comply
with his sacred engagement, aud now
comes into Court and makes answer under
oath that lie never made any such promises
Of marriage; and. unkindest cut Of AL, &C
t;as,llY files a set-Uf Of the hundred dollar
note given by the desolate3 damsei al the
suspicious commencement OF the acquGin-
tance, for money loaned, and obtained
Judgment against her Tor that amount. 30
their relations haze relGpBed from the SEN
tfmental 20 the nercenGry mood. The
defendant undertakes 70 supply many
oufssiouS in the above Biographical sketch,
aud for that purpose mas aacculn uluted
many thousand folios Of dispositions from
all the leading Cities Of the C0nfedeTucy.
Henry Shaw, Esq, the defendant, Is a
well preserved and rather comely English
man. Of three score. De WAS formerly
hnrdwure merchant in this city, and, by
small savings and successful speculation
in real estate. and, perhaps, by the Guilt
vatiou Of that i'good old gentiemanly vice
Of aygrice." has amused c fortune of p
million and half He lires in handsome
style Fl b beautiful place called Tower
Grove, and IS, altogether, quite golden
fsh for The matrimonial net. He as an old
bachelor. having managed hitherto in life
10 keep himself free from all entangliug
alliances. He bore bis former tria! with
philosophic frmness, amusing himself du-
ring the duller iuterludes b. reading Dick
eos' iuiInitable report Of the great breach
Of promise case Of Bsrdell vs Pickwick.