Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-12-23
Canadian Belle,s.Lefters.

The assiZes at Kingston. Canada, have
illegally developed breach of promise case.
/ in which the complainant is handsome
little brunette named Alice E. Haines, and
the defendant 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, and
there the two doves grew up together as
schoolmates and playmates until David
was nineteen and Alice seventeen, when a
formal engagement was entered into be-
tween them, and the neighbors generally
understood that marriage would soon be
celebrated. 1t unfortunately happened
about this time that pecuniary embarrs S.
ments obliged the paternal Haines to re-
treat across the border into the United
States, and, as he took the lass with him.
the lovers were doomed to separation. The
suitor. however, accompanied his mistre
as far as Kingston, and subsequently CORE
sponded with her in the strain usually
adopted by ''two souls with but single
thought"
Alas /! that the course of true love must be
rough even for these unsophisticated be-
ings. After a time, David's love and let
ters 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 Davids letters therein used
rs 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
most evil 'sspell," and invests the Queens
English with novelty not often surpassed
by our illiterate humorists. Opening his
first letter to Alice, the infamed youth
says: II now take up my pen in hand TO
rite you a few lines, lettin you kno that
am vel and hopping that this will find you
the same;" and, by Way of conclusion, let's
fly this choice selection from the poets:
"wher ere you rove, where ere ycu be,
hope you will remember me.
Though distance may dyvyde our lot,
iagain repeat forget me not"
In his second fond effusion by mail he
modestly exclaims: 81 hope you will look
over bad rightings and misspeltings as one
of my fngerz is cut and not notice the bad
composure. After sending a message to
''aunt Sarahan," he dwells upon the pangs
of separation, and adds "l never drempt
of yous but once since yous went away. and
thought that yous, and marthanne aud
george was over here.
was to lous when 1 see you a comm, it
made my hart rejoice when see you
comm, though you changed so | hardly
gnu you." In short, the bad spelling
and good feeling of Davd's epistle were
unmistakable until the commencement of
the next year, at which time he was decid-
edly notified by Miss Haines's father that
he must at once husband the girl, or stand
the consequences of refusal. Then the
swain's anger rose, and he penned drsad-
ful concluding despatch Il hev not been
born in the woods, wrote he, Ito be scarf
by owl; and as for me to ge; married now,
l won't do it for no person; l viii severe
my own he'd off my shoulders before 1 will
get married yet" This strong language
admitted but one construction, end Alice
made her reply in a suit for damages. The
| Court gave her a thousand dollars.