Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-11-12
A TOUCHING SCENE IN COURT,

A TOUCHING SCENE IN COURT,
Mr.. d. G. Gibbon, student Of modi-
cine, was called up before one OF the
Randolph street justices in Chicago
last week, on disorderly conduct war.
rant sworn out by Miss Susan Neil.
The complaint was very pretty girl.
She blushed, hid her face, and sta
ted that she was forced to take the
present step only by the obstinacy Of
the prisoner. These two had been
engaged and many gifts and notes had
passed between them. One day, for
the meresL nothing, he had picked a
quarrel, broken the match and her
heart, and yet refused 10 return the
seven love letters, the old glove, the
curl and the ribbon she had given him.
She supposed he kept them, and showed
them to his wicked associates, and
boasted of them as trophies of his con-
quest of a fond and girlsh heart.
His Honor looked gloomily at Mr..
Gibbon-there was a Bridewell in bis
eye.
Mr.. Gibbon replied that he greatly
preferred attempting an amputation
at the hip joint to falling in love with
woman If a fellow had any feeling
of security about ii, it might be differ
ent, but there never was any telling
where one was to fetch up. He had
tried romantic young ladies, and liter
airy young ladies, and had come to
grief in every instance. Finally he
had settled on Miss Susan, who was
described to him to be a matter of
fact, biscuit-baking young woman.
He had paid her addresses, making
little gifts Of saleratus and blueing,
and receiving in return some ginger
cakes. She was not to be led too deep
ly into sentiment. If he spoke of
poetry, she spoke Of pastry. If he
talked of radiant hopes, she spoke of
washing soap A few days ago be
went to see her, and found her prcser-
wing. Something in the looks Of the
paper which she had put over the cans
struck him, and be looked and found
she had used his love letters for that
purpose. That seemed n little too
cool, and he spoke of it to her. She
replied that it was a wise idea Of hers.
All those beginning "Dear Susan"
went over the peaches, and all those
beginning "My own love" over the
apples. She wished he would write
one more of the latter, in order to
make up the number she wanted. He
felt such a woman would never do for
him, and has broken off the match
As for returning her letters, it was out
Of the question. The words of love
they contained were part Of himself.
When he saw them it brought the old
day back the melodies Of the youth
of their love, heard before the roses
had withercd, before he had ceased
giving her saleratus.
During these remarks the court
wiped its eyes, took from its pocket 4
square handkerchief a small diction.
airy, some blank forms, an almanac,
and at last, small tin box, which
looked as if it might, at some time,
have held Seidlitz powders. This box
the court opened, and took out a little
parcel tied up in red tape, on which it
dropped a tear and then said.
"Twenty.four years ago this court
loved a girl living near Downer's
Grove. This court corrcsponded with
that girl by the weekly stage In n
moment Of fronEy that girl Tilted this
c Jurt, and demanded her letters and a
string Of beads This court Beplied it
would not return the beads, which il
had traded at a grocery store, and
that it would not return the letters,
when ontreated by brother to give
them up. This court, to the great
larcoration of its feelings, knocked
down that broth er and stamped upon
him. II still retains those letters,
though she who wrote them has emf
grated to Missouri Now this court
does not intend to stultify itselfby
taking any action against the dofen-
dant, who will be discharged. As for
the complainant, she will be fined $40,
which sum this court would assess on
the person that Tilted it, if it could get
hold of her"