The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-02-14

my trade in New York; she came out and sale
she was to be married. Having heard thai
q young man (Mr. J. Fred Ed was very at
tcntive to widow at Kalorsma. where the
plaintiff was staying, thought he was tho
gentleman she expected 10 marry, so | tolt
her if she had the experience his othel
flames had had, that Id have time tt
make the dresses-neycr fear She
asked pretty sharply, ''@hose flames
"Whv" says | ''the gentleman known
in town as the widows mitc.'' "Oh.' says
she, that's all off. We've agreed to disa-
gree. I've another string to my bow. and
if you will promise to make my dresses in
time, I'll tell you who it is and make you
my confidante." OF course Ipromised (and
don't know another woman in town as
wouldn't have done it, and she then told me
she was going to marry defendant. We'll,
as I had promised, of course I took the
work; cause | amt one of those dressmakers
that promises to do work and then don't do
it-that promises to get work done by GER
tain time and then fail to do it. No; I'm
not one OF EN-. | took the job, and one
day she was in my room, admiring how
stylish dress was made lone that | had
Just finishedl and asked whose it was.
told her it was for one OF the Seminary
girls-thc one that Mr.. Frank S. was in love
with. She colored up and said she didn't
believe he was in love at all. After she had
gone out. one of my assistants asked me il
had noticed how she ''took on - about Mr..
S. said yes, but didn't know why she
did. The girl replied "Why he used to
be an old beau of hers when she was here as
a school girl told her that was moth
ing-for the matter OF that, Mr.. S. had been
an old beau of every school girl that had
ever been in Stanton. One day she asked
me to go to Mr.. Kayser's with her 10 get
some trimmings, and on the way cautioned
her not to let Mr.. BIS know what she was
up to, for if she did all the girls in the Sem
mary would know it before morning, and
Their, as it was particularly pricate and
personal affair, OF course Mr.. Tinsley would
have it out In the next Tindicator While
taking her measure one day, Remarked that
she was quite Stout she laughed and SAID
''she came very near being-that she debated
in her mind whether she would be or not,
but had decided in favor of the defendant,
because he had the best looks, the smoothest
tongue and the most exquisite squeeze Of the
hand
Miss Antoinette Mouton, \ handsome and
stylishly dressed French lady, testified that
she was boarder at Kalorama, native of
Ia belle France, and did not speak the beast
ly English so well as is CONNIE il fant. /
do know Ia belle dame-poor lamb Yes:
do know the wolf (defendant)- migrate
Is it not he who almost promised TO marry
me and then tell me neyare mind, he make
my life sure in his company-how could my
life be sure in such company, or what care
for my life when my heart is in lcetle
pieces: Yes he came like the grand snake
and coil himself around la belle dame with
you call this arms He speak
his heart to beat like the wings of the cock
when he make the great noise. Did ever
hear him speak OF marrying her? No
but. if he say he love her what more you
want; She often tell me she marry him
and how could tillt come to be if he marry
no. her ?-what a country. what a people {!
where one OF 4 couple marry and one is
what you call singulaire. He gave me ring
to kiss him-tell me its gold and cost $50
francs. Monsieur Cone, the ieweller. told me
my ring was what you call the brass-that
the black canaille alone wear 1T.
Bridget Mahoney, the PLAINTIFFS Irish
maid, was next placed on the stand, and af-
ter making a most profound curtsey to the
Judge, jury and spectators started off as
fast as her tongue could wag. After civ
ing an account OF herself, she sand:
Fwhin we'd been living for short time
in Staunton. at place up the street they
calls Kaleramy, Mr. Rochester begins to
coort and tasc around me mistlress-a sim
din her notes wild his black nagur-drivn
her out in his fine carriage (which they say
was borrowed until she was almosht done
to death wild him, and now he not want to
marry her. And she aftlicr buyin her foine
clothes and beautiful jewels and the thros-
sows, &c. And thin hiv MT seen her cry
in her beautiful eyes out over the BIG shiny
ring he gev her, Och. wurra. wurra if
theirs any justice in the land he ought to be
made to marry her. Shure she did MT care
three cints for Frid EiIinger or Harry Tin
sley, nor more of thin only Mr.. Rochester.
Shure did MT | see him THROWN kisses to
her out on the croquet grounds froninst
kaleramy. And don't yer Honor reminder
the dark night in June, we'll, was stlland-
in it the door and Mr.. Rochester KEN up
and TUX me misthress be the hands and
called her his own lertle swatie tatie. and
thin afther groanin three or four times towll
her his heart was thryin to bursllt its bounds
wild lore for her. | can't spake any more
yer honor, it makes me mad TO think of his
bastely thratemint of the poor dear. Make
him marry her Judge, do-tile base decaver.
And Miss Mahoney was taken to her seat in
a violent state of agitation, and amid an
outburst Of applause.
Little Daisy Burns, Il sweet little witness
OF eight or ten SUNNI ers, testified that she
was boarder at kalorama. She didn't
like Mr.. Rochester because he always drove
her out of the ROOM One day she was be-
hind the sofa playing with her paper dolls,
when Mr.. II. and Mrs. Scrlggs came into
the room. and she heard Mrs S. tell him
s'not to squeeze her hand so hard Also
heard noise that sounded like somebody
kissing. ~
W. N. Bumpus-had sold plaintiff her
trousseau and had heard defendant say he
was going to marry her. Had seen him
squeeze Mrs. SIS. hand.
c. A. Richardson, a very deaf witness
with very large ear trumpet, was next ex-
amined, but didn't seem to know much
about love or the parties to the suit. and
was disposed of in hurry.
With the conclusion of Mr.. Rs testimo-
ny the evidence for the defence closed, and
the witnesses in behalf OF the defendant
were sworn. Capt. Thos. Doyle first took