BREACH OF PROMISE.
The Dunedin Star has the follow, ing:—The following communication has been handed to us for publication. We suppress the names, but give the text as it stands; we must state, however, that the conduct of tie lady was " rather peculiar":—A breach of promice between ' and : Dear Friend I take the opportunity of letten you no the truth of this affair that has Lately happened at "W She is a settler of W and if coarse a veary well up one for a swinnel I have been going to visit her as a lover and in. stead of that she was a stringer only she was not like any other young girl that ever I new for she was too faced but if coarse pitty made me yield to the weaker and Baught her clothes to Dress her ©ut in Splendor but let me tell you that it was the clothes that she wanted it was not me but I would not have taken the trouble of telling you if she hadent a hid such a cheek as to send without being ordered for a velvet Jacket a flash head Dress and another set of Dress Collars Cuffs and ceter ribbons they were flying jou would Just have thought they grew about "W and String Brook before that she got the Jewelery but I hw got the crown grant long before that and if coarse she was very well advised and her adviser wes not a chicken nor yet a goos for she as seen more snows than ever I did but she was Just » woman Miss —p- was justjlike a yong chicken but she was verrykean to get
her Dresses but lam very far cheeted if yho has not sold her self for them for 1 may tell you that she gave me her self on comshons and to mack it firmer before that she would lose the Braw Dresses she gieve me this copy just as it folleys 1868 nov 19 I do primice my self holly and faithfully To be a wife in the period of Eigbten mounthies From this to Death to him and none other but him for Life the papper that I hold possion of perhaps might stand my friend yeat if ever she gets married I will try and take my turn of flashen aff Bibbons and other Jewelery Just at her expenses and turn about is fair Play So I thank it proper to warn all the young and old men of the land.
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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 483, 27 March 1869, Page 2
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424BREACH OF PROMISE. Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 483, 27 March 1869, Page 2
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