The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-17

MIN was prOIeSSlCnal. ohe--sh5 AdaucAla
was half Cape and triAe Marsala.
Mr. Pontiac never paid another visit to
Hertford street; but he sent in his bill as
soon as be decently could, and charged the
wine to "--Courtenay. Esq"
One failure never daunts a bravo mans :
and that Mr.. Pontiac was brave man, we
have already ahoWn from the mere fact Of
pursuing widows. He stih appeared 70 bis
resolution to marry rich one. lie thought
he was now vigilant enough to let no lmPor'
tant point escape him-money, no forfeit, or
limitation clause, and that the lady actually
was widow. So dreadfu!ly anxious was
he not to b. in error in this last particular, !
thas he several times spoke to ladies about
their husbands, though the poor men IN
question had been dead for ten years. In
fact, he so shocked one or two actual Wild
ows by supposiug them married woman
that they set him down as heartless wretch,
trfing wi h their feelings.
Gradually this tendency to believe every
widow still a married woman were of and
he pursued his former course of looking out
for those of the right sort, but with ad-
ditonal care in his Investigations OF their
ways and means.
| At length he was introduced to Mrs.
Tattersal Hazard. She was positively a
widow: she lived in Belgravia; she had an
exquisite little house of elegant furniture,
and the most perfect broughham and pair
in London. The only question in Mr. Pom
! tat's mind Ras--"Will she have anything
to say 10 a men with only twenty thousand
pounds of his own?"'
However, Mr.. Pontiac determined to try
his fortune with the handsome widow, If all
should turn out to be right about her join
ture. BY several cleverly-put questions,
and without. seeming to have any personal
:. interest in the matter, he contrived to elicit
the date Of her husbands death, and such
particulars as enabled him to pay visit to
| Doctors Commons to search fer the will
1 of Tattersal Hazard, Esq, deceased. lie
found it; and in it he found the sum OF thlr-
ty thousand pounds bequeathed absolutely
to the window without the slightest llmita-
ton Of any kind, Nothing could be more
thoroughly satisfactory.
About twelve hundred a year thought
Mr.. Pontiac. Now that added to me eight
hundred, would make us a very pretty
income; but Pm afraid she's rather ex-
travagant; she can't possibly be, living at
the rate OF twelve hundred year only;
and vet / don't know, these women are
very clever in managing" as they call
tat all events, IN take care she doesn't
live bevond her income as nay t9ifF.
Mr.. Pontiac now set very seriously about
his pursu: of the window. lie was. more
, nervous than. he had ever before been, for
really the stakes that he played for were
veay heavy-thirty thousand pounds
perfect establishment ready made and Ia
r dy of beauty and many accomplishments
80 Young gentlemen OF three or[our1and TWEEN
, tv, little to do you know how serious mat
ter is that Of loYe-makiug to a man on tht
=. shady side of forty. To you it is all c u
. leur de rose; to him it is vastly different
:. Think of the visits to the dentist, the anx
j ious consultations with the perruqWer, TIN
: desperate inventions of "belts' for an obSti
= nate waist, the nervous detection OF tres!
It crows feet about the, eyes, and the teartu
- discoveries of new gray hairs. In the eye
}. brows and whiskers Think of all thes'
+ thinrs, an4 add to them the close ca,cula
e ton Of the chances Of happiness even if sue
!: cess be secure, and admit, young gentle
l. men, love making to q middle aged wine
r merchant is very different from what it is t
YOU
d Mr.. Pontiac did succeed He was accep
ted as the future husband Of the charmin
s Mrs. Tattersal Hazard; and us he was Gag
ID to secure the prize he had gained,h prest
ed eagerly for an early wedding day -
l. The widow b!ushed at his emprsssmsut, q
r. in duty bound, Sut did not refuse his re
y quest.
Then came the question Of settlements
le Mr., Pontiac wished to behave literally, An
offered to settle two thirds of the lady's fo
le tune on herself. To his surprise, and to h
delight, Mrs. Hazard positively refused
V have any settlement at all. She wished a
an that she had to belong to her husband. WI
he could resist the effects Of such tuching cor
as fidence? Pontiac was in state Of the viii
e. est enthusias when he thought Of tho a
A eel he had won for himself w
f! The wedding day was dxed; it came
lis passed and we shall not describe it. N
and MIS-. Peregrine Pontiac retired to SEC
n and to pass the honey moon in the Gland
lat brown betther and Of shaggy wood, am
rs. food and fell, foreSta lake. ar
n. Pontiac was supremely happy. Heinyo'
'ul ed that he would not be a bachelor, aga
US for the. wide world. And. yet he hadso
on little subject Of. grief--his darling Bep
ed { Mrs. Pantac' S Christian pame WAS Isabella
st was less lively and cheerful owathan 81
lid used to be; At least he thought so; but 81
ed declared that she was far happier now9t tn
We she was away from the tnrmoiI of Lopd
Ne life. a aga
Atlengths Pontiac began to talk of retur
an ing TO London His wife made many obje
tons to this, and he gave way to her, till
>" last he said he positively uast return.
wanted to wind up his affairs, and dispo
ID of his business; he had made none of t
me necessary arrangements yet. and, indee
,at he had not even written or received a 81
gle business letter since his marriage. Tn
tie came at length by easy journeys to Londo
ou and drove up 10 the former residence ofM
~. Hazard, having dispatched q letter TO It
n, servants to announce their intended arry,
Of for they destined this charming little hou
rk- to lie their fnlure place OF abode 90
pa The carriage was not in waiting to I
ite station, very provoking; but they took
cab. ssq H5a a4 szaa' ,H aF
led "HaIloa! what's this?' screamed Points
na as they reached the house. SIT cam be I