The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-02-01
The H0HsIsOmr UI'IOm amt The Fine
LOOLiTO Gcnficm1H.

Al the beginning of the warm days OF the sum.
mct of 1859, while one mischicvOus divinity .al
doAlng away the ltnguid hours Ofcvcning IN one
OF hr private boxes Ola restaurant. with his
| wAtciiiul nose snoring at his exhausted cup Ia.
was suddenly aroused by the loud laushIr OF a
iemalc in the next box, which be- instantly tecog-
| nizsd rs the voice Of ihe beautiful Mrs -. who
kept - fashionable boarding house In one ofthe
most fashionable STREETS Of brooklyn"
% That, said he, " Is the handsome little
widow, who will never let me alone but summons
me IrrIrtually 10 her side, aud leases me to paw
her compliments and to inspire the heart ofs0mc
hne-looking genileman with love for her llcr
husband has been dead three years leaving her
two lovely little children ~ his only last will and
testament ami 10 enable her to provide for these
children, her friends made her the present Of fur
ninfc enough To set NJ large and elegant boar
ding'housr, from which she has supported herself
with dignity aud ease Bu, that was nOt enough
Shr must needs worry mr TO touch the heart Of
some hnc-lOOking gentlemen for her Aud here
now, she has him nj last. man she never saw
lill she met him at hop at the Metropolitan
Hotel last Wcndn,sdr, night. She does not even
know who he ". Hut bee IL fnr.iooking All
ha, have touched her heart at any rate
Aud Cupid sank down again doing aud nod.
ding over his cup. Aud the hand.oInr little
widow nnd ihe d" hnc-lonuking gentleman went
back To BROOKLYN Hut the glance OF her s,e. ia,
tone ~ her VOICE, the nervous trembling motion
Of hrf hand, plainly showed him that she was
"1F"rI. iO use the phrase of tlirsc professional
love makers and he lusi no tine in following up
the i'm rr-sion ~iih such ncrunnt of hnselfa ~
Wa 'utc to win the heart aud Tnnidrnrt oi u vain
Tcsi'ss woman. lls was widOwer, aud a plan
let fom ihr Ss.uth. Who owned . beautiful Italian
villa "n the hnNtT-ruttt,d htnk. Oi the lower
hi.sissipii. where b. had cii iva 'ov-ly children
sweet minihtufrs Of thrif lusi Lut siill beloved
md Ia a
her wh'n he should return ia autumn some ore
Who could hll the Iarr let vtrani IN that home
~ affection aud tfnth
IT, pie lure Was indeed = sr,iucing onr. aud ii'.
hand ."im' lifi- widow ~. alfrtis slid = iih a-
'niuiiuu ani ln,r iur the tine. luoAiu. Gentle.
mnn And hr. i.p h-inc mau - 'a.i- iui
refinement, aud iuud at dutu,,tic lite Wthal hat
brcun" - Wr,tt % hotel lat. that ~ ~. .oufi
agreed 'rt~'vn ih' pair thar hr .h.ui itunu,c 20
her h'n." during fhr f,ui ,usf %. hi- .ttt ~ iha
North tn" tvti nrNi day found him suu.l,
bssi"" 'ni va hi- new 'iIari-f. The best room IN
TIE huG-' was given httn. ~ eoursr the beat ssai
~ the 'Rhl~ reserved uf hiin aud the servants
catching ili' inspiration % their mistress irglcri
ell every body els' 10 serve him More than on,
Young iH'! 80 the huurr Aisu ,sIsht ta, same 10.
sPifHiiOn. sud the handsutnr little widow VI.
slerri"ss iuf nurr ihtu one night With JEALOUSY OF
ihos whom she knew had ihr advantage al her
10 the iouih - their charms
Nrll where hi. iuicrr.; iay 20 b. otherwise than
bhni iorV'ft r'traciun except She ttcr u the
lair hOsi~-e - hr grew daily 10 her favor and
shr gtr~ dHily more blind aud delirious With the
intoxicating draughis oi love .iON that bcauii-
Vol Italian villa hung hcfofe her etes Aud then
iho- 'N"ei flowers, boomisg EVERY msrninr on
thr hanks Of the Mississippi How delightful
Ani tho-, dear little children. hos she had a'-
fesd, sWofn IA her heart 10 love aud pfoies ihsu
~ her own This was too much joy for her 60
kerP Hii tp herself. and not only her kindred h'
all hcf fseHds. were made acquainted with tp
iai ihai Size va 10 be married aud moved e.
ihe sunny south iu September - ras.,,i
july aud August ihe heart ~ the handsome liiilr
Wldoa sNclling eVcry day With fresh faith aud
affection, until % Wa. time 10 max, active pfcpa.
fauuns Tot ID" marriage aud the removal Thc
handsome little widow had made many Cxpeu.iv.
addition. to her warirot- which @he had paid
Tor out " Der own pgrse, the hac-looklng gentle
man having teen mortified AZ .ome awkward
mistake which had DELAYED his drafts and now
nothing remained hut to sell OF her elegant fuful.
tuse ., auction. be married and dcpar; Tor hci
.nc@ houIc Uu the banks oi ihe Mississippi The
trouble and responsibility Of this sale 10, fine
looking gentleman gallan,ly took uion himself
and the mtfsesH husdrsi aud stTfh d3far. Jra-roi,
be KINDLY put is,o his pocket aud walked Of
~iihoui % much As ciyily bidding the handsome
little widow goOd-bye. The nexiday the terrible
fact stared her in the face that she had been mos,
cyuelly dGped by an unprincipled villain who
was althout character aud without single At
tribute which her womans Imagination had IN.
vr,icd him with Then ai last she coui. see him
~ he was. iop. pretrnder. . geutecily-aiiircd
ioo! With the fall Of her Italian villa on the
banks Of the Mississippi fell also this Idol Of bet
heart a. far tsior the estate Of ordinary meu
her bhniin: love hal raised him aiore H. Bat
she refused 10 punish him, proierring 10 suffer al
lasoience than TO endure the publicity which a
prosecution would tisc 10 her mistake and her
shamc
Alas the love Of woman Byron calls il a
very lovely aud a fearful thing but ! call 10
o .sss fooiish aHfrid,enless hiag, wheu woman
Who has bcen once married and Nho Is the moth.
er o' family Of children allows herstlf 10 b.
deceived, and her oii.pring 20 he robbed u the
means Of support, or the affections ~ a mother by
one oi these shallow gambling munkies, Nho
has not cven the manners of q rational Lslug TO
recommend him ioa viftu0us Noman favor
Rove Indignantly calls them
.nppsns danc,ng, worthiss. tnb
Creatures ~ho spend half their days between ihe
cufliu. sOas aud the look az y lass zee heai-
ART nrt, apVcndas,s to their whiskers
rransfurmsd 80 those amhigaou. thns. that ai-
t''Ai' In their VisaFs. ~omen in their .hAi-
The story which the classics give US Of Venus
doung on vulAn, while Mercury aad Apollo were
hidden stand aside, was piece Of exquisite sa-
'rr and many modern goddess suffers het.sli
10 b. swaycd by siurstar perversioa of taste and
infatuated I-assiop
ogr handsome little widow has nsitArg regain.
81 her elegant furnitur nor her place 10 society
both are gone, We fear forever To small gloom,
apartments in New York she has already retreat
ed With her two children, where she ooniriVes to
support herself We Know not ko~ We darc
not ash Tier story Is the story of thousands
who are constantly travelling that road Of leln-
si0u agd death
Thc v-looking gentleman still pgFsars has
business o. iove-making Il bring his nnly visible
msans Of suppor, There are hundred of such
20 New York. who escape punishment hy select
lug their victims isom ranks ~ high that the
" family pride will not suffer an exposure.
That vagabond Cupid l. still inyeniing new
delusions whereby he may en,rap thr wesry