Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-25

Mr., Justice Denman has had the MOO )to3y
of his business at Winchester asslz 8 relieved
by breach of PROMISE case winch. even at q
time When suoh actions are as plent'u' as
black and as varied al human tastes
NAV claim the merit OF cJnsp!cu>us novelty.
A giddy child of To years Vas the llaul'I' ahA
gay lad Of just ono year older the delena '"'
They knew ono another in the dun long aS','
and, though the matter Of fact p!cadlnsI oi'F
speak Of friendship in that remote past We IN
apiuo that their friendship must then nav,
ripeued into the "loye that is moro than love,
for the tender flame burned brightly, II seems
after the lapse OF 50 years.
The gentle maiden became "anothFrt, an"
for more than half lifetime Mr.. and NJ -.
Lacy-tor that is the plaintiff j name ~tr"v'I'"
happly, or unhappily, as the case may nav"
been, through the vale Of lite. La the enu'S'
of time and in the processes OF nature, hlfS.
Lsoy's husband was taken away, and s''' ~;'
left widow with fountain OF scntln'9ni s!''t
bubbling in her bosom. She pl"cd i'r sweet
compariopship and ju,t q wear alter her "lin".
hood began sho met Mr. Franckciss, The friend
of her childhood-her first chlidhond-'o or a."
first time for 50 years. They met ~ chn'c''.
which may have been all aueury or an oHeH,
the old attachment seems to have Dccn rcSt''''i
on the Instant, and the interesting CID c7ea;nr''
plighted their troth, or, in the language OF the
law courts, the septuagcnarlan mao promise"
to marry the septuagcnarlan female
There was no doubt about the cpgaScmHn
or the promise. The plaintiff lnsIstcn 'iiat III"
defendant "named tho happy day tor Il
IIth Of last September. The defendant a:
milted that he had put up the bans aai tai
, r.. tLo;r 4,t,, homo hut Ip0lp H.
ho had committed himself to so lm?ru1rn'
measure as the selection OF tho date. lhn
feudant, indeed, seems to have been !leS
fellow. q thorough t1iner with the affections OF
the amorous old lady. Ilo said he was III, ia
which she replied that he was well enough to
walk to the doctors, so of course he was well
enough to fulfill his pledge. The marriage
however, did not take place, and Mrs. Lncy'
following the fashion, at ono, III: The altar
into the hands Of her solicitors.
The ire,nsistcnt FraDckciss, then, it is tiu',
offered to keep his word, but his attlaDced w"s
not poing to risk another disappointment. "a"
told him that she would not havo him. III be-
oamo with his hair covered with dlamonds,
and 30 went on with the action. She went lot"
tho witness bcx, We aro told. I'm widows
weeds and false 'front.'" explaining that tt"
former was tribute to the dear departed
and the latter was mado necessary because
her hair had fallen off through tho hcartlcs1
conduct of tho defendant" Her weeds, or her
false front, or her pteous story, seems To nave
had an effect upon the Jury, for they aw'fhrd
the old lady ElO. which IL probably more t'ah
husband would be worth to woman "' ~.
and not more than a llrt Of II ought TO pay Tor
his Inconsistency.
MIR. Ilersche could not havo had better
caso if he had ordered it on purpose That
two n,r;ons who have reached second infancy.
and may bo said to have lex eaoh IN The
grave, should como into court 90 such su'!'
and that tho woman should actually get dam
ages, is really finer burle:qne OF breach 0!
promise of marriage proceedings than eve"
MIR. Gilbert's Trial by Jury. '-NnncAeStcr'
En0land, Ecan,iaer.