Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-09
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THE EAIR IApOlTnn

Early last summer lady calling herssh Madam g. al
tended BY two arrived very elegant eart,sre
IN village not one hundred m'es from 'his city. She
urose up the best hotel cured lodgings and shortly az
forwards ndsd the landlord a card. announcing num-
Der OF .sin New Orleans fr sale long credlls) which
sne desired hun place In his bar room She profess
to be widow in bad health. From this Hotel she ieaov.
cd 10 furnished Souse which she engaged six months
she soon selected from the merchants and market peops
chosen few, whom she honoted with her patronage She
had number Of rich dress.s made up bought jewelry
gave soree once week. lived generously purchased ali
the old wine In town and quite monopl red tho young
chickens cream and other deieaces In the
vea young ladies invited spend the winter with
her IN the city, and TIE OF respectable planter
engaged To superntend her sugar plantation Tor the ensu
ins year. alta salary at $500. She got up subscript on
to build new church in the vlsge, and hesded IL with
StUO payable the completion of the building IL wa.
soon whispered. far and that her mmcn.
ana no one Thought OF presenting her BILL Things went
on merry The two merchants she honored with her pat
rona2e were desperately smten and each To be-
he'e himself the favored swain. Thus parsed the sum
mer One hne Sunday mornirg, however, in the month
OF November. At about eleven O'Clock enc Of the lovers
dressedin his best and glowing with hope called TO
Madame to Camp Meeting IN the neighb orhood Al the
same instant his rival arrived with similar
She had offered TO each of them her carriage, ook
ing by no means amsbc smother they raped nj
the door No answer wa, returned They knocked ain
stu no answer They became alarmed but soon eonclud
cd that the lady pqued their delay (thcy had dnied
e ton long over the toilette had driven off soiss to tn.
camp ground What w.re they TO dot They had loaned
their horses on the promise OF in her carnage and
not another was 10 be had Indeed scarcely human being
remained in Half angry and ashamed thev .nk
back TO their respective odgngs and spent the day a. all
'usy bachelors do IN country town, mumbng crackers
and cheese and swinging brandy. At breakfast however
neat morning, was whispered among the board.r. thai
Madame had not been the meeting The lovers turn
Ell red. feeling Of alarm-pothaps Inn idea that they
hsd been acknowledgements them and cd
by the crowd they rushed her house The do r. md
venitsns were crefully closed aud for a moment the
group paused until the question OF fofcibc entry could be
determined he two Attorneys of the place were sum
m"ned Uttered in opinion cited each side dozen cases
directly IN point and finally -w another with
Jury The msgistate aud constable inerfercd and DUR,
the melee the door was burst and in the mob went
Evey thing w,s IN perfect order flowers bloomei n
the mantle; little slipper lay in one corner; delicate
glove IN another and the table was found the follow
ing note written musk scented paper eoulsur drose
m the pretiest Italian hand:
"Aci'u my dear friends. The first frost summons m Q
away cannot bear To say farewe. will be with YOU
neNt summer When you visit the city call on me at No.
~, Rue - Make my house your home. F,r your bills
draw on my merchants, Mcssrs. - Canal street. Adeu!
Adeu"'
1t Is impossible say precisely what was the feeling Of
the company. Most o. them we-e her creditors for rent
for supplies. and for considerable amount of each
loaned isw swnte roundN; Others skunk off silently
wue the two lovers with each other. He no
mad oansd the money declared her inposier but the
other lnssted her innocence, and up the
doned slipper and glove. memorials be che shed fo-
ever tie that night drew her bankers and enclosed
tier foil of 'he lady enelf In ,e, d,ys his
DRAFT came back protested with polite note ON Nessrs
- that they had not the honor Of knowing any such
lady. SIN then a word has en- he ard of the fair
widow. and the whole village has voted her an imposter
save the one iahiul lover Who niesses there m sery
no ut II, but insists that SIC will next summer -
such Is the fpe OF beauty on mans imsg inaton.