The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-20
From the No.5ol~ Day Book.l
a Gny Dccclyer.

The elder. Weller once adrnonishcd his son
Samuel to beware Of the widders," and added
and twenty single gals, in the pint Of coming it
over you" This may be true in Her Britanic Ma
jesty's dominions, where gullible gentlemen are
and glorious (?) and happy (?5 and free e. coun IN
try, without meaning to disparage the slnartncss
Of our American widows, we have numerous sharp
Sam Weller's slnartest widow the odds of a pawn
and two moves and then beat her out afterwards
An instance of this has lately to light, which
proves this assertion. and proves to what extent
widow can be deceived.
On one of the streets Of this city resides widow
whom, for prudential reasons, we win call Mrs Y.
The lady was left n widow about three years aco:
an ounce OF lead had penetrated Mr.. VS. lungs
and his few remaining days were passea in hos
OF this city, and was widow some months before
she knew it. Except the use she lived in, some
jewelry and lot Of comfortable furniture, there
was little OF the worlds goods left to her but apart
from the fact that she had to struggle for food and
raiment for herself and little ones, she was quite
comfortable. Mrs. v. was lonely, and determined
to relieve that loneliness and Increase her income
by taking one or two boarders. Accordingly she
let it be known that for reasonable compensation
she would provide snug quarters for one or two
single gentleman who were willing to exchange
references.
In due time a very ,table-looling individual
Of about FIVE and forty, who was soberly dressed,
and who represented himself as quiet bachelor in
quest of q quiet homo convenient to his business,
presented himself, and being stranger, was un-
oOtS
quired reference in New York. Mrs. " was wen
versation, and concluded to take him in this nice nice
quiet bachelor, and accordingly SO informed him
Some little bargaining was then made as to the
price Of board, she charged him just fifty cents
Per per week more than he wanted to pay, remarsing
that as a strictly just man he always drove close
bargain, but always stuck to it.
Mrs. v, unwilling to lose SO quiet and gentlc-
ton; he was duly installed in a snug room, roo the
best carpet, Lhe best bed, and comfortable arm
chair being prominent features therein. He sur
and delighted Mrs. by handne over two geeIa
board in advance. WIT
He gave his name as Turpin talked much OF his
he was of considerable means nnd of great
na 1qacat'ons; His plausible manners
ship and esteem of net only the lonely widow but
Of oil her friends, who had called and cultivated
the acquaintance Of the quiet bachelor but thor
ough business man. gA
In a short while he began to speak of Mrs v. to
Ear friends as 'ssuch q nice lady," and on one or
two occasions volunteered the opinion that .sshe
ed Mrs. VS. ears, as it was intended and there is
little doubt but the lonely widow began to think,
though she didn't say it, that lIr. T. was devilsh
about her lonely situation. Next, he got to LAYING
his right paw on his left breast and then he would
raise his eyes ceiling and .tsigh like fur
guage could speak it. 10 shorten the story, Mr.
T. proposed, the widow accepted, and the wedding
was to have taken place last Wednesday WceE
ago. During the courtship he paid several visits
to his New York house. and always came back
delighted with the large business that was being
done there.
the company was invited, and things were pro
crossing finely, house-keeper was engaged to
take care of things a home while the happy couple
went off on their bridal tour, and everybody was
delighted. Wednesday morning came and every
thing was bustle; Mrs. V. was busy, one or two Of
her intimate friends were busy, and things were
progressing finely The subject Of cake and such
and during the day he called Mrs. Y. one side and
remarked that as she might feel some little deli
yeand n daGwng him to pa for the
pocket-book. =.
Mrs: Y: handed over tho thirty dollars, nj. Tur-
pin said he would proceed at once to pay the bin
and order the things up. He returned about din
ner time and remarked that the articles would
arrive about 2. n. ':Oh there is another matter
and indeed your jewelry generally, is little tarn
ished, and Freeman can rub them up in half an
hour, and make them look like new Happy
thought! tho t. ard the widow was delighted to think
trinkets in his hands, and he started off to have
heard Of him. OF the thirty dollars Or the svn Wate J
and trinkets. D>A
The guests came in the evening, but there we're
no eonfections to give them there was no groom,
and swlnd!ed widow was there with but seventy
hve cents in her pocket to buy bread for herself
and a little ones The mean, sneaking contempti-
to the tune Of 5000, besides owing six weeks
board, which Mrs. V, did not like to cali on him
Tor T. under the circumstances Tony Weller would
Swidders;" but if Sam had been widow it would
have been prudence to caution her against AGED
gay deceivers with two or thres stores that ao |
body knows anything about. -T-"''a-"~