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Show VOSTSVHtVTS. Some Very .Striking Ones Women Not the Only Postscript Crunks. Youth's Coaipai.i n. It is claimed by a good many people that ths "gi .t" of a woman's letter is more apt to lie in the postscript without which she is popularly supposed to consider no letter complete) than any where else. The aiilhor of "In a Club Comer" tells several stories which seem to Indicate that there tiuvc been occasious on which members of the stronger sex have Made use of the post-scrrjit post-scrrjit to convey the most important part of a message. He s ivs : A spy named Pal mer, sent by Sir Henry Clinton, the British commander, had been I detected furtively collecting information of the force and condition of the post at Peekskill and had under gone a miliitary trial. A vessel of war came up tho Hudson in nil haste and landed a 'la; ol truce ai V'erplnnck's Point hy which :i message was transmitted to Potman fiom Clinton claim, ing said Palmer as a lieutenant iu the British Bri-tish service. Putman replied; 1IK41KJI AUTK ts. Ttli Augusfrl777. Kdward Fainter, an olllccr In the enemy's service was taken us u spy. lurking within our lines he has been triad as ii spy and shall ho (Xeeuted as a spy and the Ia"g is ordered to depart Imtucdilaly. Isiiaei, Pi ttmvn. P. S He has accordingly bean executed. Another Instance. i. given iu the reply sent to the Bishop of Norwich in acknow. Icdgiucnt of an invitation. Mr. ). s private atTairs turn out so badly-thai badly-thai he i annul have tin- pleasure of waiting upon his lordship at his agreeable home en Monday next. N. II. His wife is dead. As one example it tlic feminine postscript the. author mentions a young lady who having gone out to India, wrote home to her friends, after a long silence, concluding conclud-ing her lett' r thus. P. 8 You will see by my signature that 1 am married. |