Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-26
"NOt Uisely, BIT too UeU."

The following interesting story il
copied from the Burlington Sentinel
of the 25th Of December:
Early in the season OF 1868 there came
to Vermont y oung IN beautiful wo-
man. From Boston town she hailed.
She went to one of our leading SUNNI er
resorts, and soon was the centre Of all
eyes.
"Sho was beautiful, beautiful as butterfly
She had dark raven hair, an oriental
eye, q perfe It figure and dressed with
all the correct and formal magnificencc
o the "Hub.N She passed herself Off as
a young and dashing widow. Soon il
was reported that she was millionaire,
and consequently she had most of adj
mirers. Now it SO happened that at
the hotel where she stopped there was a
clerk who was as un5XccptiOnablc az it
is possible for hotel clerk to be. In
fact he was just the kind Of a man to
WOO and win guileless maid or hand
some widow. Many moons did not pass
before it was observed that there was
was a mutual attraction between the
two. At length tie fair young widow
made no secret of her attachment. She
used to cine to his place of duty | e.
him for hours. Things went on OK
treme'y we'll and all the guess at the
hotel Congratulated the young man up
on his good fortune. On one bright
morning the happy pair came to the
Queen City of the Lake and were duly
Joined i'm the bonds of m ,trmony. -hc
all the time representing herself rs pos
sesessed of unbOunded wealth and
a undantly able to maintain hus-
band in luxury and ease.) A few days
after their marriage they started for
| Boston, and upon their arri al went to n
palatiai res dence which the lady said
was her own. Obsequious servants
were ready to answer every call, and
the fir few days OF the honeymoon. pa :
sed Off ir. peace and harmony. But al
as the fondest lovers must part and
the husband was obliged to come to VT,
on business. He counted the minutes
as they passed while he was bsent from
her. and hurried back eXI ecing to meet
a fond welcome from his bride, He
mounted the steps the door was locked;
h rung the bell, and a servant me to
the door. He started to go in, but the
servants barred the door, He inquired
for his wife and was informed that she
had net been there since he had been
absent. What was to be done
Mournfully he turned away and hurri-
ed to sister of his wife.
She had not seen her during his al.
sence-so she said. Half distracted, lie
went to merchant. whom his spouse
had represented to him as her u ,cle.
Have you seen anything of my wife
during the last few days." he inquired.
"Yes," was the cold reply of The uncle
"She left here not five minutes since"
Completely nonplused, the young man
replied, that he had been to her house,
and that the servant had informed him
that she had not been seen during his
trip to Vermont. Imagine the astOnish-
meat of the bridegroom when this mer-
chant Millionaire replied in langua e
something like this; young man, you
have been badly sold. This woman
whom you so foolishly married, is, and
has been my companion for the last five
years. The hous and furniture which
she represented to you as her own be-
longs 10 me. and my advice to you is to
travel beck to VT, and keep away from
my property. "For many days the dis
appointed husband remained in Boston,
not daring again to visit his wife's resi-
dence, and vainly seeking to obtain
an interview with her. But he was
doomed to disappointment. One day a
happy thought struck him. He recol-
lected that when he first came with his