Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-12-21

SUPREME COURT IN sEssIoN-JUDGE l. B.
ROGERS, PRESIDING.
December l6, 1872.

December l6, 1872.
Mr.. Zittle-Dear Sir Whilst read
ing the proceedings OF the Circuit Court
in one Of your last issues, it occurred to
me, that the proceedings Of the Court
held at this place, would be likely to i'll
terest your readers, and therefore take
the liberty ofreporting to you the pro-
ceedings of its last session.
This is kind of general court where
cases of all kinds are tried from tue
most insignificant to themost important,
The court was opened on Frioa t. INC
18th inst. at $50 p. NJ, his honor
Judge Rogers presiding, ana atter tne
usual preliminaries the docSe' was. was fea al
anJ among others recorded there APP
.,nora3 the case OF Brown VS.. Smith
and as the clients engaged in this case
succeeded in getting it heard first, 1T
was Immediately proceeded with. IL
was one of those rare and peculiar cases
breach of promise of marriage-and
occupied considerable time. From the
evidence it appears that the parties both
live near this place and that Smith had
been frequent visitor for about two
wears and half at the house OF the
rlaintiff-a widow woman nearly thirty
wears of age, with three children. 1t
seems to have been the opinion of the
friends of the plaintiff and no doubt she
thought SO herself, that Smith would
marry her; but he (Smith) from some
unaccountable cause, few months ago,
suddenly discovered that he loved an
other young lady better, and verified
this belief a short time since by marry
ing that other young lady. Hence this
action was brought by the plaintiff to
recover damages to apply as salve to
her wounded affections. The following
tender epistle sent by the loving swain,
will interest your readers, and recon-
mend it as a model love letter ::
Nv dear Mrs. B.-Every time think
of YOU my heart flops up and down like
q churn- dasher Sensations OF unutter-
able ioy caper over it like young goats
ON a stable roof, and thrill through 1t
like Spanish needles through pair OF
tow linen trowsers. AS gosling swim
meth with delight in a mud-puddle, so
swim | in a sea of glory. Visions OF &c
static rapture thicker than the hairs of a
backing brush, and brighter than the
hues of humming birds pinions, visit
me in my slumbers and borne on their
invisible wings, your image stands be
fore me, and | reach out to grasp it,llke
a pointer swapping at blue bottle ny.
When | first beheld your angelic pertec-
tons | was bewildered, and my brain
whirled around like bumble-bee under
glass tumbler My eyes stood open
like cellar doors in country town, and
| lifted up my ears to catch the sllvery
accents Of your voice. My tongue re:
fused to wag, and in silent alteration L
drank i'm the sweet infection OF love as
thirsty man swalloweth tumbler othot
whisky punch. Since the light of your
face fell upon my life, l sometimes feel
as if | could lift myself up by my boot
straps to the top OF the Church steeple,
and pull the bell-rope for singing school.
Day and night YOU are in my thoughts
When Aurora, blushing like a bllde,
rises from her satfron-colored couch {;
when the iaybird pipes his tunetuI lay
in the apple tree blythe spnng.honse ;
when the chautleerS shrlll clarion her-
aids the coming morn when the ava
keneth pig ariseth from his bed and
rrunteth. and goeth forth for his morn
mos refreshments; when the drowsy
beetle wheels to drawing flight at suItry
noon-tide: and when the lowing herds
come home at milking time, L think OF
thee; and like piece of gum elastlc,my
heart seems stretched clear across my
bosom. Your hair is like the name OF
a sorrel horse powdered with gold; and
the brass pins skew0red through your
waterfall fills me with unbounded awe
Your forehead is smoother than the ell
bow of an old coat; your eyes are glorl-
Gus to behold. In their liquid depths l
see lepions oflittle cupids bathing like
. cobort of ants in all old army cracker
When their fire hit me upon my manly
breast. it penetrated my whole anatomy,
"a a load of bird shot through rotten
ample. Your nose is from chunk OF
Perrean marble, and your mouth Is
puckered with sweetness. Nectar hn-
GERS on your lips, like honey on pear s
paw and myriads of unfedged kisses
are there, ready to fly out and light
somewhere. Ike blue birds out OF their
parents nests. Your laugh rings III my
ears like the wind-harp's strain, or the
bleat of a strong-lamb on bleak hill
side. The dimples on your cheeks are
like bowers in beds of roses, hollo~s III
cakes of home made sugar. lam dying
to fiy to thy presence, and pour out the
burning eloquence of my love, as thrlt-
" housewives pour out hot coffee. Away
from you am melancholy as sick rat:
Sometimes can hear the June bugs OF
dependency buzzing in my ears, and feel
the cold lizards OF despair crawling
down my back Uncouth fears, like
thousand minnows, nibble at my spirits,
and my soul is pierced with doubts, as
an old cheese is bored with shippers
NV love for you is stronger than the
smell of Cotfey's patent butter, or the
kick of young COW, land more unselhsh
than q kittens first caterwaul. AS a
song bird bankers for the light OF day,
the cautious mouse for the fresh bacon
in the trap. as a mean pup bankers aft
or new milk, so long for thee. You
are fairer than speckled pullet, sweet
er than Yankee dough nut friec IN