The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-10-12
Romance of Real Life.

has led to good deal of, fashionable gos-
sip Colonel F. is the son of worthy and
distinguished citizen of Mobile. Young
and gallant, he a year Or two since wooed
and won the belle of Alabama, taking to.
his home and heart. the fairest woman of
the land. In due time he was called away
to the wars, and his fair wife consoled
herself as best she could under the cir
cumstances Eventually there appeared
above the horizon OF fashionable society,
at Mobile, a gay young Cuban-hand-
some, dashing, brilliant, rich. Never was
hero of romance more exquisitein. taste or
polished in manners. Need we say that
this young exquisite was Captain. DeV.2
Among the ladies Dew created n-imme-
diate sensation. He was. the every gen.
teel fellow" they had been SO long signing
about, and as he was soldier of fortune,
and occupied an honorary position on
General Maury's staff, he was at once
voted an Admirable Crichton in accom-
plishments, and Julius Caesar in bravery.
This handsome young cavalier was not
long in discovering who the fairest woman
in Mobile was, and he soon became as
much fascinated by. her loveliness as
Thomas Seymour was by Catharine Parr
in the wicked days OF Henry VIII. With
plenty of Spanish gold in his pocket,
gay appearance, good. address and fine
horses, the gallant Cuban fairly took
young Mobile by storm. Even Claude
Melnotte was not more free with the
money furnished him by his tempters
than he with the rcvenaes of a sugar es-
tate in the aever faithful ISLE" Atlength'
scandal began to wag her tongue and
shake her insinuating finger. The beau
tiful young Mobile wife walked on the
streets with the dashing Cubans waltzosl
with him at soirees and hops, took Seat
beside him in his splendid carriage, which
had just "run the blockade" went with
him on reception evenings to Madam LIS,
and in short. accepted his attentions with
all the easy confidence ola lady, secureip
her position, and utterly Indifferent to
" the world's.dread laugh"
So it fell out, when the husband of the
lady returned from his campaigns, he.
heard rumors which were by no means
pleasant--nothing of guilt, bat something
which might be construed into indiscre-
ton. In the meantime Dov. had gone to
Cuba, perhaps never to return. He DIG did
return, however, and in doing so passed
through this goodly Crescent City of ours.
This was about ten or,twelve 'days-ago.
Arriving.at Mobile, he went down to the
Battle House: and meeting there with
Colonel F., some unpleasant words were
exchanged and he got badly wounded
The matter was inquired into. a day or
two since by an examining court, whenit
appeared that Dev. was altogether in the
" ,ong; that. he had spoken insiltingly to
Colonel F., and subsequently the Colonel
was at,once discharged So for the time
being the matter ends.-N O. Times.
WAsHfNaroN, September 29-A letter
was recently addressed by some of the
citizens of Charlottesville, Virginia, to
President Johnson; prompted by the diff
culties which surround them in relation to
the approaching Congressional election
They appeal to him for counsel and ad-
vice as to their proper course OF action,
being wholly uninformed as to whether
the test oath will probably be repealed or
modified SO as to admit Southern members.
They have thought it possible that he
might enlighten them on the subject
They say their main purpose is to pursue
that course Which willsbc most likely to
sustain him. and his policy in the admin
jstratiog Of the Government. The At
torney-General, to whom the letter was
referred, replies that he is instructed by
the President to say. that he has no
more means of knowing what Congress
may do in regard to the oath about which
they inquire, thanan OTHER citizen, but
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