The North-Carolina standard., 1842-03-30
From the Matches Free Trader
THE FAIR IMPOSTER.

Early last summer lady calling herself Mrs
B., attended by two servants, arrived in very
elegant carriage, in town not one hundred miles
from this place. She drove up to the best hotel,
secured lodgings, and shortly afterwards handed the
landlord card, Announcing that her dwelling,
and three store-houscs in New Orleans would be
for rent in a month) and requested him to place it
IN conspicuous part of his bar-room She pro-
fessed to be widow and in bad health From
this hotel she removed to Il furnished House.
which she rented for six months She soon selected
from the merchants and market people a chosen
few, whom she honored with her patronage
She had number of very rich dresses made up
bought Jewery, gave a soiree once week lived
generously on veal, mockturtle and young chick
ems, and bought up all the old wine in town.
Things went on merrily; two merchants she
dealt with were desperately snitten, and each had
reason to believe himself the favored swain -
The farmers daughter, who supplied her with
fowls, cream and vegetables, was invited to spend
the winter with her in New Orleans, and his eld-
est son engaged to oversee her sugar plantation at
salary of 81, 500. No one thought Of present
ing her bill. Thus passed the summer. One
fine Sunday aymorning, however, at about l 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
offered them seat in her carriage. To their
summons at the door no answer was returned-i
They knocked again. Still no answer. They
became alarmed, but soon concluded that the lady
piqued at their delay (hey did daily little too
long over their toilette) had driven off, solus, to
the camp-ground. What were they to do? They
had Loaned their horses on the promise of seat in
the carriage, and not another was to be had In
deed, scarcely human being remained in the
town. Half angry and ashamed they sl1ulked |
back to their respective counting rooms and spent
the day in mumbling cheese AMI crackers and
swallowing brandy, as all crusty bachelors do. |
when disappointed At breakfast however, next |
morning, it was whispered that Madam B. had
not been at the meeting. The lovers looked up.
A feeling OF alarm-perhaps dim idea that they
had been 6an6oozIed-came over them, and ac-
companled by the crowd, theyrushed to her house
The doors and venetians carefully closed, and
for moment the crowd paused, until the oues-
ton of forcible entry could be decided The two
lawyers OF the place were summoned, differed in
opinion, grew warm cited dozen cases on each
side directly in point, and finally flew at each
rate nerfered, and during the melee the door was
burst open and the crowd went in. Every thing
was in perfect order; flowers bloomed on the man,
lie; little slipper lay in one corner-a delicate
glove IN another-and on table was found the
ollowlng note, written on musk-scented paper, :
'ouIemr de rose in the smallest Italian hand.
"AdieH, my dear friends. The first frost
0@r"s ar me Gs0Gy le0uId not bear to sag fare
ceA 1oiU be aoiM yow neat summer. WHEN
yo~ visit the Rue @Roy0le, make mn home vour i
'on'e For y0ur 6ilIs drGao on my agents, Mes- t
iemrs - -, Camp street. Adieu
Sdieu"
It is impossible to say, precisely, what was the
ceiling of the company: The most of them $
we're her creditors, some for rent others for sup i
lies and for considerable amounts of cash loaned s
l few swore roundly-others skunk off silently, $
While the two lovers grew absolutely angry. He /
Tho had loaned the money declared her an i'm
oster; but the other insisted on her innocence,
nd treasured up the abandoned slipper and glove
: memorials to be cherished forever. He that n
light drew upon her bankers, and enclosed let h
r full of vows to the lady herself In ten days b
is draft was protested, and his letter returned b
ith polite note from Messieurs --&-le
at they had not the honor of knowing any such T.
sysonage. Since then, not word has been heard u
ora the fair widow, and the whole town has Yot- 8