The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-02-04
Three Times Tilted.

All Nicetown, Pa, is laughing over the dis
comfture of Michael Lycet, who, has in no
less than threeinsta Inn the past year
been the victim of misplaced confidence in
tickle women. As final resort he has APP
pealed to the courts and instituted breach OF
promise suit against the girl he last fixed his
affections on. For many years Michael was
one of the most energetic spike drivers IN the
employ of the Reading Railroad Company at
Doylestown, and being a person of regular
habits saved several hundred dollars. Having
no particular. use for the money he, when thir-
ty-seven years of age, resolved to indulge in
the luxury of a wife, but not being familiar
with the habits and customs, or as he ex-
presses it, ''the goings on of the gentle sex,
made no progress IN his hunt for companion
until he fell in with Milesian named Madi-
gan, of whom he asked assistance. Mr.. Mad
igan is a fiddler and is reputed to know the
merits and dement's of every manageable
woman between Reading and Conshohocken.
In his hour of dependency Michael unbos-
omed himself to Madigan, who agreed for the
small fee of $40 to find bouncing girl willing
to become Mrs. Lycet Madigan got the fee
and three days later introduced his employer
to one Miss Dolan, but Michael objected to
certain peculiarities of her visual organs.
Madigan said Lycet was too particular and
demanded an additional fee of so before he
went in search of Venus that would meet
the approval of his patron. After inspecting
three nymphs unearthed by the interchangeable
fiddler, Michael found in Miss Dugan all the
projections of her adorable sex and made love
to ner in orthodox style. He gave her two
dresses, a cloak, a bracelet, an umbrella and
a tin type of his own countenance. On the
strength of the grace with which she received
the last-named token of his affection he offer
ed her the original but she declined the hon
or and two weeks later cut him dead. With
broken heart and crushed spirit he sought
pastures new in Nicetown, where he found
employment last fall and two weeks later met
n miss Casey at rattle given by mutual
friend. Michael followed his old policy of
cOurtship, and soon Miss Casey burst upon the
public with green silk dress, pair of eight
dollar CATERS, a gorgeous bonnet, white kid
gloves and other highly tinted plrmage, all of
which were purchased by ''hur Mike as Mr..
Lycet bitterly AYERS she called him. 1t finally
dawned upon Michael that his courtship was
went by without his being any nearer matri-
mony than he was before he left Bucks county.
Not long after this Miss Casey Tilted him.
In time-and by the way AN exceedingly
brief period it was-the victims wounded
heart healed and his attention was attracted
by Maggie Moran, the daughter of his board
ing mistress His interest in the young wOm-
an increased daily and to Magistrate Krick-
baum he on Saturday oflast week gave his expe-
rience with her. After dwelling Oh her hair,
her eyes and her build he said :-"Furst she
axed fur a silk dhress. De yez moind that?
SEE !, ''Will We marry mt? Its hasty We
are seq she. Margaret, seq |, ''it's no
silk dhress yell have from me till We promise"
..Jr IL he.
'TIl be Mrs. Lycet on Christmas day"
When she had the dhress made she wanted
cloak. Twinty dollars fur a cloak. ''1e'n
have no cloak from me, seq |. Thin
I'll not marry seq she. So phwat could
do but do phwat she wanted. Then she bOr-
reed $50 out NV the money i'll the bank to buy
things fur the weddin.
''Sez |, Margaret, go aizy wild the money"
ooh, its savin I'll be-; seZ she, but she
spint every blssid clint NV it that very day in
shoes and ribbons and sleppers and fold e-rols.
''The day before Christmas" seq /, cts
hurried in the mornin We'll be" "Phwat
mornin? p SEE she, openin' her Dyes and star
in in me face. ''Christmas morning, seq |,
ats New Year, sed,'' seq she as bould as
brass | wur bilin' mad, but she stud like a
COW in the mud and cud nayther be druv nor
blarneyed. SO | waited, an to put her Until
ShplrrltS | geV her a tWenty-SlNen collar Soolu
ring. On New Years day she wint off wild
young Tom Monohan to a rattle and STINT me
letther saying she'd not marry me if was
made.of goold. Moind that now. She STINT
me an Guild ring worth twinty cints an vowed
it wuz the weddin' ring gave hur. | want
warrant for and she'll be put in Jail, so she
will, for her decavin' thricks.'
On Saturday an officer recovered the ring
from Miss Casey and later in the day the UNI
happy Lycet brought suit against her for
breach of promise