The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
Caught In hIs own Trap.

n Niilt young HhN plttt4 HnA HHvfN
oil, gifted With an air Of admirable
caudor lately presented herself before
Pussan lawyer
"Mongieur, ! have cQme 70 consult
| yoi upon q grave affair ] want you
70 oblige q man love 70 marry me
Ia spite ofhimscIf How shall / pro,
| coed p
The gentleman Of the bar had, Of
course, a sufficiently elastic con
science lie reflected q moment, and
then being sure that no third person
overheard bin, replied hesitatingly
"hIademoiscllc, according 70 our
law, you always possess the means Of
forcing a man 10 marry you You
I must remain on three occasions alone
with him you can then 60 before u
/ Judge and swear thai he is your lover y
And viii that suffice, Monsieur
Eyes, Mademoisclle, with one fur
| ther condition"
well"
"Then you will produce witnesses
who will make oath to having seen
you remain a good quarter Of au hour
with the individual said to have tnAcd
with your affections.
every we'll Monsieur, / viii retain
You a8 counsel ia the management Of
this affair Good day
A few days afterwards the young
lady returned. Shs Was mysteriousIy
received by the lawyer who scarcely
gave her time 10 seat herself before Ae
questioned with the most lively Gu
rIositY.
Capital, capital !.
"pcrscycrc in your design, MAIDEN
0iscllc; but mind, the next time you
come 10 consult me, give me the name
Of the young man you are going to
make SO happy in spite Of himself
"Nou shall have it without fail
A fortnight afterwards the young
lady again knocked mt The door Of the
coun-crs room No sooner was she
within than she hung herself into n
chair, saying that the wall, had made
her brcalhlcss. Her counsel cndoay
orcd to rcassurc her, made her inhale
salts, and even proposed 70 uuloose
her garments,
1T is useless, Monsieur" she said
II am much better
"WcIl now tell me the name Of the
fortunate mortal
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sherman ehowq that a decisive policy
h,s hoen resolved mon With reference
Ga thn nurortmate country. And well
win II be If from these proceedings
come no oentaneling alliance" It'll
Is currently reported that a tripartitc
treaty hns been entered into between
the United States, France, and the
Mexican Republic. the former agreeing
French hondholdcrs (who advanced
money to sustain MaNimilan), ut the
same time looking to II ccssion of
Lower California for reimbursement
Juarcz is supposed to have yielded his
sanction TO this arrangement with the
expectation of receiving encourage
ment in u new effort TO set the Repub-
lie once morn unon its lros lnwcr