Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-01
sIITs BROUGHT BY MEN.

feeling hther sneeplsn ab tleir tears,
assessed damages at the smallest
amount.
sIITS BROUGHT BY MEN.
The laxof breach of promise makes
provisionlfor the recovery of damages
by men aAwell as women whose trust
ing affec5Ans have been sighted, but it
is a rare Ting to find man so indiffer-
ent to theSeers of the world as to appeal
to the projection of the court in such a
CATASTROPHE Nevertheless there are
some individuals callous enough to en-
dure.ridicuh of this kind
The inosGblebrated suit OF this char
acter in the. nited States, at least the
most celebraed for years, was that in
stitnted by w NJ. Hogan, an orchestra
leader in q Philadelphia theatre, against
Mrs. johanna Wescott. The case was
referred to d sheriff's jury on the
preliminary tial and the plaintiff
was awardet damages In the
amount OF $50. Mr.. Hogan swore
that In 1871 after an acquaint-
ance of several nonths' duration with
the fair defendant, he proposed mar
IlGE6 W HCI was GNNNRhNN' -
testified that she "had fondness for
theatricals and loled the excitement OF
travel" at Scranton, Pa, in 1874. she
occupied box d the theatre where
he was leading tht orchestra, and in
Dictated by her actiCns that she was cap
tivated by his gf!ces. subsequently
he received an invitltion to call on her,
and the Acquaintance speedily ripened
into intimate friendship.
TESTIMONY OF TIE LETTERS.
BY no means the lest interesting part
OF breach of promise trial is the e1-
hi5it OF love letters. Those written by
the defendant are always more numer-
Gus than the plaintiffs, and they Iuf-
nish abundant corrobprative evidence,
if such evidence were Necessary, OF the
fact that man is q sentimental animal.
They bubble over with tones OF endear-
menu and protestationso love, and the
very incense of affecti On arises from
them, where the plaintiffs rarely pass
the state Of lukewarmneS. When MISS
Cammerer'S epistle TO Gemans Miller
were read in court, Col. lHgerSoll, of the
defense, said: "Why, if lreceived such
a letter from q girl, [ should feel like
putting them in my pocketand keeping
them for summer time. l wouldn't
have to 90 to the seashors so long as l
had them about me. Honestly, gentle
men. might have been on the rocks in
Central Park in November with the
wind blowing, for any warmth l could
have got from them. They are cold as
icicies."
Contrast with such frigidity in the
fair ones correspondence, the warmth
Of affection displayed In Charles e.
Gerty's letters to Miss Annie Palmer.
In one postmarked Chicago he writes:
''DIu Dearest GirL-Attired in under
shirt, slippers, light pants and linen
coat and armed with writing paper, pen
and ink and IVGUorIG'S Magazine, [ bend
my steps towards the cool, shady banks
Of Lake Michigan and sit me down TO
write my thoughts about SOMEONE who
has been haunting me all night and
morning. How much l would Gve just
now to have you with me, to feel your
sweet breath upon my cheek, to clasp
YOU in nv arms as / used to in the
sweet days gone by, to have just one
kiss. TITS lovely to sit here sndiwatch
the ships go sailing by on the deep blue
lake. II you we're ouly here, pet, to
enjoy it with me, pet! Oh! If you only
knew how much love you, pet, you
will never doubt me again, l know.
There was time when you thought |
loved you. So l did. But my love foryou
then was nothing compared to what it
is now. The piece l was going to write
is too long, so l will write you one Of
my own for starter. This is what
call my July poem:
1t was calm evening in July,
And our rooster is crying for fry;
The pump handle squraks
LiSe sacred man speaks
AS the hired girl jerks the pump.
The frogs squawk loud
The girls all IL crowd
When tiny little mouse climbs up on stump
And the beautiful sprlng Is gone,
But summer Is near
Ice cream dear;
So sad am l.
I'd ike to cry,
For my last cent has followed the spring.
Come out some time and see me and
I'll tell you the rest. What do you think
of il, Annie? Amt quite poetP But
don't tell anybody. From your nearest
aud only true friend. A. P. GERTY.
Happy the girl whose lover combines
so we'll the true spirit of romance and
the divine affiatus OF posey! Miss j. c.
Camp was almost equally fortunate In
having in Edward Jackson g
lover who could write: "Deal
Little Friend: Your delicately worded
note came to me this morning, causing
sensations to fy through my being not
unlike the recollections OF sweet but
vanished dream"
Much good paternal advice is con-
veyed in some OF the letters. John
Baland, of Port Washington, when he
parted forever with Mary Pabts, wrote
her ste be good girl and not stay out
late ct night" and INDUCED the hope
that "the next man she kept company
with would prove more worthy of her, y
and Parsol Tilson, of Singford, wrote tC
his town darling Polly" "Take care
and do not eat too much preserved GIN
GER" In the same letter he said: 81
am going to have my photograph taken
in my petticoats (his ecclesiastical gar
ments) and shall send you one"
THE BILL OF DAMAGES.
When woman whose affections have
been tr!fed with by her lover seeks
compensation for the damage done
her by instituting a suit for breach Of
promise she almost invariably, and very
poperly, estimates her broken heart a.
. hi1b valuation Tn oil tina SptiOus nj