The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-24
Canadian ~BelIe's.Letters,


The assizes at Kingston, Canada, have
legally developed n breach of promise case,
in which the complainant is n handsome
little brunette named Alice Il. Haines, and
the defendant a sturdy farmers son called
David Boyce. The family of the young
lady formerly lived near that of the young
yeoman, at a place called Jamestown, end
there the two doves grew up together as
schoolmates and p%laymates until David
was nineteen and Alice seventeen, when q
formal engagement was entered into be-.
tween them, and the neighbors generally
understood that a marriage would soon be
celebrated. 1t unfortunately happened
about this time that pecuniary embarrass-
ments obliged the paternal Haines TO re-
treat across the border into the United
States, and, MS he took the lass with him.
the lovers were doomed to separation. The
sutton, however, accompanied his mistre, 8
as far as Kingston, and subsequently, CORE
sponded with her in the strain usually
adopted by 1.-TWO souls with but q single
thought"
Alas that the course of true love must be
rough even for these unsophisticated be
ings. After a time, Dayid's love and let
tiers grew cold, the faithless swain refused
to marry, and Alice and her people went
back TO Canada for legal revenge, Hence
the suit at Kingston, which we notice
chiefly on account of the amazing literary
character of David's letters, therein used
as testimony. Like the famous Sprague,
of Chicago, whose prosecution by Miss
Craig called public attention to his highly
original orthography, this Canadian Romeo
seems TO be the unresisting victim Of Il
most evil "spell, " and invests the Queens
English with n novelty not often surpassed
by our illiterate humorists. Opening his
first letter to Alice, the inhamed youth
says: 81 now take up my pen in hand 10
rite you a few lines, lettin you kno that i
am wei and hopping that this will find you
the same" and, by way of conclusion, lets
fly this choice selection from the poets:
"Wher ere you rove, where ere you DO,
hope you will remember me.
Though distance may dyvyde our lob,
again repeat forget me not"
In his second iond effusion by mail he
modestly eIclaims: 81 hope you will look
over bad rightings and misspeltings as one
of my hDgerz is cut and not notice the bad
composure." After sending a message 10
''aunt Sarahan," he dwells upon the pangs
of separation, and adds 81 never drempi
of yous but once since yous went away, and
/ thought that yous, and marthanne and
george was over here.
was TO lous when L see you a comm, il
made my hart rejoice when l see you q
comm, though you changed SO | hardly
gnu YOU" In short, the bad spelling
aud good feeling of David's epistle wer,
unmistakable until the commencement o.
the next year, at which time he was decid
eddy notified by Miss Haines's father tina
he must at once husband the girl, or stand
the consequences of d refusal. Then th'
SWANS anger rose, and he penned a dread
full concluding despatch: 81 hev not beer
born in the woods" wrote he, 'to be scar
by a owl; and as for me toge. marriednow
l won't do it for no person. l will sever
my own he'd off my shoulders before j viii
get married yet" This strong Language
admitted but one construction, and Alic'
made her reply in a suit for damages. Thu
Court gave her a thousand dollars.