Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-08

For the Middle Atlantic States slcct and snow
Il warmer weather northcaSter!y winds backing L
N northcrlv falling barometer, followed III th'
~ southern portion by clearing weather on Nrdics
~ day morning
II TIE OLD, OLD SrOHY.-.\built = month
NJ AGO a wild sort Of au individual, ca ling
4 himself Samuel f. Yeagcr, and purportins
y 10 be engaged III skctchnS Tor the Ne"
& York Gruphic, arrived III this city, aud took
i up his abode III III up town boarding house
His erratlc disposition was not ioES iii
y exhibiting itself, and ina day or Two, or pro
{ badly an hour Or two, he abruptly proposed
marriage, so it was said, to the laadtady )
4 daughter who, beirg sensible young lady
4 aud not desiring 10 lux her fortunes with IA
4 stranger on So short al acquaintance ue-
Il clincd the proposal lcagur, after cutting
4 up as mauy muukcy shines as the young
man named Gupiy* when similarly repul-
sed, betouk h!jn,rl! 10 his room ana at
tempted, or pretended Ia attempt, suicide
Il IL la Judas locarl0t. The lnulatcs OF The
& house, 50 the story runs, il IL short time
were startled hy hearing Il Lhnd iii this ;id-
4 veuturer's room, and upon proceeding th;th.
Z er were led by him TO believe that he had
y made IL futile attempt To shuttle oil this
d mortal coil by hanging himself, but that the
& rope had broken. He commenced soon al
n Ter 10 cOnNat>t'' i'oHi 'HlS 'SN'S '''''', :"
II luvcsicknrss, and was not long in making
81 the acquaintance of another Alexandria
81 girl. tins time, however, an unstspectlns,
Eli innocent miss to whom he forthwith latd
Il court with all the ardor OF Il Romeo. ca-
gers victim VINO had long since been rem
herci an orphan, WAS at the time e!nplnyed
Il At Il large t,iur.H. establishment, i'll WASH
4 ington, was earuiug be: o"n iivin@ and eu-
{ loved The esteem ui her employees" and as
soclatcs l"ag"T, AFTER al tAtcHIeh court
! SNIP OF Two 'a!H' gre" eA"ee"'"s'S ieiNen.
. III MS "eVot'"'S ~ VIC So"'S "o'''''t
! much 30 tha', WIN 'reihoi!hS ha'"@' pa'pi
tatinS heaf' ~ ne mas S"r'i al " 1h'' III -,
MAKE up ana cH'''et''S tec.ii nI uI''''"'
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NJ different ti!nvS, Ho'ao'E ""' tnE '"e wal
have roasted III -''cN'h"',a' ine groom
shortly aitcE"hI"S propose" H'''i ''''- vi '"o
bridal tour, ana taking Il 'ra'h on Ihc -.
T. road proce'dea 70 DOWN. STATION Il 'eN
miles from wa a'''S'"n I IT,,
IN the u''''t'Sc W '"So IL V" IN, a "u .i,sa
'ou', ,.' :" 'nnn,ry hnnri-
Marie" couPc P"! "P az u o''nus "o'"
my house ana cnht.h"e,i 'heF' TWO 'aa5 Az
the end OF Wh,eh 'ihie eaSe' p'"l,'SI" ~
his wife that 'hey pom 'ake trrnCn ' 'T',:
i1r balt'"l~re' an" hn' pay '"n', 1,.' cn ",5
the newly mace pll'c peie'n''"' ~ i,."'t -,
to 90, aho having l"ch.' i"'t uo'I':ls II.
her possession, W"'Gn ,"f, i h rrs PREV shs
been kept secret rom iioF h''o"nu, sue
gave nm t"ch'y-ohe Oh .H' S'n'r H" i;, en-,
treate" MN 10 go ana Se''le 'r o"a'" OH"
once. 1eaSrr LOOK 'hc n'',',? anu H'"''r r
TO carry out The request ana me ""'hah lle
witness he would protect ami honor, hitcr
this attempt 10 nave d'Snoh"r c"I' upon n''
. by her iailh!eSS husband .ook h'r sea- Oil
the cars sad ami detected. IL was then.
but too late alas That me heretofore uNsuS.
I pecting girl had the horrible suggestion to
flash on her mind that she had linked her.