Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-05-24
From the Natchez Free Trader.
FAIR IMPosToR.

Early last summer a lady, calling
herself Mrs B. attended, by two servants
arrived in a very elegant carriage, in
a town not hundred miles from this
place. She drove up to the best hotel
secured lodgings, and shortly after
wards handed the landlord card IAN
nouncing that her dwelling house and
three store houses, in New CLEANS,
would be for rent in a month"; and
requested him to place it in comspi-
cious part Of his bar-room. She pro-
fessed to be widow and IN Tad health:
From this hotel she 'emoved 10 fur
nished house, which she rented for six
months. She soon selected fom the
merchants aud market people chosen
few whom she honored with her pat
ronage. She had number Of very rich
dresses made up, bought jewelry, gave
a soiree once week, lived generously
on veaimOck turtle and young chickens
and bought up all the old wine. Things
went on merrily: two merchants she
dealt with were desperately smitten, and
each supposed he had reason 10 believe
himself the favored swain: The far
mer's daughter who supplied her with
fowls, cream and vegetables; was invi-
ted to spend winter with her in N. Or
leans, and his eldest son engaged to
oversee her sugar plantation at a salary
of fifteen thousand dollars No one
thought presenting her billiard thus
passed the summer.
One fine Sunday morning however
at about IL o'clock the two lovers
dressed in their best glowing with hope
and rivalry called to escort Madame to
Camp meeting in the neighborhood.
She had ofsrel each a seat in her
carriage. To their summons al the
door no answer was returned; they
Knocked again, still no answer.
They became alarmed. but soon
concluded that the lady biqued at their
delay they did delay a little too long
over their toile:te) had driven off solus
20 the Camp Ground. What were
they to do! They had loaned their
horses on the promise Of a seat in the
iady's carriage, and not another was to
had; indeed scarcely human being re-
mained in the town. Half angry and
more than half ashamed, they skulked
back to their respective counting rooms
aud spent the day in mumbling cheese
aud crackers and swallowing brandy as
all crusty bachelors do when disappoin-
ted. At breakfast however next NOR
ming il was whispered that Madam b.
had not been at the meeting; the lovers
looked up. A feeling Of alarm, per-
haps a dim idea that they had been
damJOoSJcd, came over them and ac-
company the crowd they rushed to her
house. The doors and veuitians were
carefully closed, aud foe a moment the
group paused Until the question Of
fOrcible entry could be decided. The
two lawyers Of this place were sum
moned, differed in opinion, grew warm
cited dozen cases on each side direC
ely IN point, and finally few at each 9Th
er with great fury. The constable
and magistrates inter(ered and during
the melee the door was burst open and
in the crowd went. Every thing was
in perfect order: flowers bloomed on
the mantle; little slipper lay in one
corner--and a delicate glove in an
other-and on the table was found The
following note written on musk centec
paper, eoULeur de rose, in the smaiieS
Italian hand:
"Adieu, my dear friends The first fros
warns me away,l could not bear TO say farewell
Will be with you next summer. When yol
VISIT the Reu oROyale make it your home
For your bill draw on ny agents, Messi eur
-&--,Camp street, Adieu! Adie
II is impossible to say, precisely
what was the feeling Of the compan,
The most Of them were her creditor
some for rent, others for supplies, an,
for considerable amounts fcash loan
ed. A few swore roundIy others stun
off silently, while the tSOs lovers gre
ABSOLUTELY angry. He who had loane
the money declared her and impos,e
but the other insisted on innocence
and treasured up the abandoned sliE
per and glove as memorials to be cl Q
ished forever. He that night drew uE
on her bankers, and enclosed lette
Toll oivows to the lady herself. TIL
draft was protested and his letter retul
ed with a polite note from Messieul
--&--that they had not the hone
o. knowing any such parsonage. Sine
'hen not aword has been heard GroI
the siair widow, aud the whole town hi
voted her an impostor, save the or
faithful lover, who insists that she wi
return next summer. Such a spell
beauty on mans imagination.
For one man who sincerely nil,
a