Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-09-30
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From the London Family IIerold.l
The Charming Little Widow


most bewitcbing little widows you ever be.
held | am sure, woman .hatcr that you are,
you will own yourself conquered at once
Say will you come and see my beauty !"
"No thank you, replied his friend :
"I have, something to employ me, espe-
cially to- night; but if had not, Ellery
! should be off, for have all of old Wei
ler's fear of 'vidders. look on them as
a most designing raoe-with their woe
begone voices and ever ready tears for the
"dear departed - If l should lose my
senses so far as marry one, | hope she at
least had the honor of having her first
husband hung as ] believe that would
prevent his virtues being brought up in
comparison with my faults
"Ha, ha," laughed Ellery. "All this
TRADE against widows drawn forth by my
luckless invitation But you are entirely
too verdant, my friend, on the subject. l
will bet you something handsome that you
will fall in love with widow yet. But
good evening; | must &c and make my
self killing for besides the widow, there
will be lots Of pretty girls at Mrs. Emp
tons tonight, and always, for the honor
of the buttons, look handsome"
The conversation was held at Shirley
room, where he was setting, lazly improvi-
sing on the guitar, when Ellery gave the
invitation Though not a woman hater
as his friend had stated, yet from his re-
tiring habits he did not seek the society OF
ladies. When released from official duty
he preferred enjoying himself with books,
music, and male friends, and thus induced
1 Al. T. -
on him the cogomeu of ''woman hater.
"Whcre is the friend you promised to
bring?" inquired Mrs. Martin, of Ellery.
| must confess that have quite a curos-
ty to behold Licutenant Shirley, after all
you have been telling me Of him."
81 regret exceedingly not being able>to
redeem my promise" he replied, "but pri-
or engagement prevented me from doing
so. How do wish you would enter into
a little plot of mine against him for week
or so. Say yes, like the child's bargain,
before tell you.?'
"No, excuse me, Mr.. Ellery-I shall do
no such thing. Tell me, what is your
plot?"
"Tell me, too, Mr., Ellery," said, a
young lady of about twenty, who ap-
preached, and whose merry eye bctokcned
a kindred spirit to his own-"tell me, too,
and | will answer for it that sister Julettc
enters heart and soul Into your plans,
whatever they may be"
81 shall be a thousand fold indebted to
you, Miss JEANNE" said Ellery. "Well
now for my plot, or rather the outline OF
it, if you will accept my arm TO lead you
to that cosy seat; for | must confess
should like some woman wit to perfect my
ideas"
"None of your plots and conspiracie'
for me I'll have none of them, saiC
Mrs. Martin, the widow, as she left then
to obey her aunts previous request ioi
music, and where we must leave her, sea
ted at the fine toned piano, discoursing
most cxcellont music, and holding hel
audience cnthralod as if by magic As
for Ellcry and Jcannie, they had ''nO usC
for music in their souls at least for the
"trcasons, stratagems,' and spoils; IL
which We leave them engaged
am sure, reader, had you seen Juliett'
Martin, you like Ellery would have calleC
her Overwhelming creature" Her dele
cate form, large beautiful eye Of ligh
hazel, her brown hair, nearly approaching
Aaxen, needed not the cherry mouth, noI
complexion like the sunny side of peach
to set her down at once rs beauty
Then her manner, too, was so soft, SO in
sinuating that you could not choose but t.
love her. She had married at her father
command, man whom she highly esteem
ed, if she did not love him with a youn!
girls romantic furorc, and whose sudde,
death had left her with a young inian
daughter, and a competency, alone in tn
world at the early age of twenty yone.-
Many offers of marriage had already bee
refused by her although she never asser
ted she did not intend marrying again
Jcanne Martin, her husbands youn
sister was now on a visit to her; she. re
sided with her aunt, Mrs, Empton, an
from her gay cheerful disposition, ha
rendered herself iayorto with every on
of their social circle,
The plot disclosed by Ellery was nc
entirely revealed by JEANNE to her sister
in.law at bed time; although she obtaine
from her the somewhat reluctant prOmis
of allowing her to personate the widow fc
a few days, the farce beginning the mex
morning with an excursion planned to tl
country.
81 do not ask you to fb, sister Juliette,
said the merry girl "only to uumask m
1 wish to tease that young fellow, some
how or other, for q pretty little speech (
his that has come 10 my ears,
81 will not lond my aid in the least
any one will he injured by your irolic
said Mrs, Martin,
II beg you not to frishten yourself
the slightest, returned Jeannie. NO OF
/ assure sou, can be harmed
"Woll, only for few days, JEANNE,
think however you should let me into Il