Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-04-23

CURIOUS CAUSE FOR ABANDONING HUs-
BAND.-There was funny case of elopement
in Brooklyn last week, The parties to 1t board
ed in one OF the fashionable boarding houses
on Brooklyn Heights-there are nothing but
boarding houses on the Heights now. The
lady and her lover left the house at different
hours on the same day, the latter carrying
off the lady's wardrobe and jewelry in his
trunks. The lady soon Joined him, how
ever, and the pair left for Europe, or parts
unknown, leaving behind, in the lady's
handwriting, an explanation of the reasons
for her flight. 1t was IN the shape OF let
ter to her husband, in which, after declaring
that she loved him (the forsaken) second
only to her "beloved Montague" (the
iaken), she goes on to say, of course in
postscript, as follows;
Do you remember, darling, the evening
we had those charming charades at Mrs.
Brady'sQhe landlady ofthe boarding house,
in which the Tyrant was played; you know
we represented the syllable ~ by a marriage,
in which personified bride, and my dear
Montague the bridegroom; and then you did
the horrid rant by tearing about the stage
aud reciting stupid piece of dreadful French
poetry? How could you, when tile whole
word tyrant was acted, take the part OF
Gessler, while my own Montague took that
of the noble William Tell? Oh! shall never
1
pants turned up to the top ofhis boot, and my
red opera cloak and plumed riding hat ON his
head. OH how glorious was the burst OIL
sentiment when his manly voice declared he
would die for his country My whole sou!
was filled with admiration, and then and
there determined should be his, and only
his. Why did you take such ridiculous
part as Cock Robin in the "Babcs in the
WoodW-you looked so silly hopping about
A. ktuto in
coat tail pocket
The forsaken husband, instead of being
quiet about this affair, and consulting only hi;
lawyer Inns been running about the country
showing every one this letter. This SHOULD
be warning TO young gentlemen, who 0ugh
not to take ridiculous parts in charades,
their lady loves are also Economically dis
posed. William Tell is certainly more su
blime than Cock Robin
BURIED ALIvE.-A friendIgiyes us the &C
count of most terrible case OF the buria
alive of n handsome young lady at jackson
Vile, Illinois. Some time last summer,
young lady Of seventeen years oil age, sui
lering with the toothaehe, went to bed wit
small phial of chloroform for the purpos
5 OF quoting her teeth. In the morning sh
was found TO all appearances dead, VINO
$ was confirmed by the opinion of seyera
e physicians who were called and examine
1 her body. She was then buried. A FEY
: days since her relatives were about to rt
$ move from Jacksonville, having located !
! another State, and had the remains OF tn
j Young lady eXhumed for the purpose OF takln
d them to their new home. Curiosity promp
3 ed them to open the coffin when they wer
c horror-stricken on finding the corpse turne
7 over, both hands full of hair, and her clotl
!, ing torn TO shreds, revealing the horrib
l. truth that the young lady had been bure
IS alive. The chloroform had placed her in
SO deep trance, the awakening from which WI
e in her coffin and grave. The lady was Ell
n gagged to be married at the time of her SUI
l. posed death. A more Notwithstanding Gu
y we never remember to have read or heard 9
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