Smyrna times., 1859-11-17

in "yaller" handkerchief, was duly installed
as permanent boarder with the widow.
So far, SO WELL Mr.. Hendricks proved 9
very pleasant boarder, was particularly atten.
tive to the little girl, and talked a great deal
about his farm and it's appurtenances in the
shape OF dairy, orchard and fish ponds He
was introduced to her neighbors by the appre-
claIive widow, and by his decided suavity soon
lngratlated himself into the good will of all the
widows acquaintance. He attended the Eps.
copal church, repeated the responses with great
devoutness, and was universally voted a very
excellent parsonage.
To cut short long story, Mr.. Hendricks
made love TO the widow and was accepted
The wedding was fixed for last Thursday even-
ing, after which the happy couple were to start
Tor Bucks county. and spend the honeymoon at
Mr.. II. Il" farm" AS the widow had already
received from him little presents of beautiful
honey, rare apples and hot house grapes, which
ne represented as part of the productions of
SAID farm, the widow looked forward to sugar.
coated time for the rest of her existence, and
prepared to start for Bucks county with great
alacrity. On Wednesday morning, however,
"a week or two slnce,) Mr.. Hendricks informed
The widow he had understood that no monument
yet marked the last resting place of her defunct
spouse, and expressed an opinion that this ne.
glect should be atoned for before she became
Mrs. Hendricks. The widow acknowledged
the truth of the report, but excused 1t on the
ground that as yet she had been unable to spare
the money. As MIR. Hendricks was peremplory
In his determination to postpone the wedding
until this was done, the twain lost no time in
visiting a marble yard where a forty dollar
monument was at once purchased. More than
this, IAN inscription was furnished by Mr.. Hend.
FICkS N n w Toh
OnT Thursday the preparations for the wed
ding were TO come to a point. MIR. Hendricks
ordered a ten-pound fruitcake, and several gal
Ions of wine, aud everything was ready for the
coming evening, when Mr. Hendricks suggest
ed that as the feelings of the widow might af-
terwards revolt at the idea that he had paid for
her husbands gravestone, she might pay for il
herself The widows heart was touched at
the delicacy of the proposal, and she handed
him the amount-a trIf1e short, and for the very
simple reason that she had not another penny
remaining her own. AS Mr.. Hendricks went
out, he suggested that as he was going to get
his watch cleaned and polished, he might as
well have the same manipulations performed
upon the watch and jewelry of herself aud little
girl. The widow acquiesced in the propriety
of this arrangement, and handed him not only
the watch and jewelry, but also a set of furs
which needed renovation.
Will it be credited that, though the guests
were hidden to the marriage that evening, the
scoundrelly swindler not only failed to return,
but has not since been heard from. more in.
famous swindle than this, upon lore aud un-
protected woman, we are seldom called upon to
record. The scamp defrauded the widow of
property amounting to about $500, and left
nothing behind him but an old hair trunk, con.
tanning some tattered under clothing, and three
daguerreotypes representing mddle-aged fe-
males, whom it is quite probable he has already
vctimized in a similar manner.
For the information of the curious we would
state that Mr.. Hendricks is fifty years of age,
about five feet eight or nine inches in height,
stout built, blush eyes, close shaven, and large
ly addicted to use of snuff He has also an
unusally good address. The Philadelphi police
are making an effort TO unearth the old bache.
lor boarder," which we trust will be successful
for, if nothing more, the benefit of "young
widows"