The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-03-15
AN AGED LoTHARIO,
.rnE WIND IN THE = EAsr.'
A True Loilist on the Path Of Progress

We are informed by reliable gentle
man, that few. days ago, a respectable
and well-to.do citizen Of this county, 0
man now upwards Of sixty years ofagc,
mysteriously disappeared from his resi-
dence, and at tie same time his "hired gal''
a buxom ''Girl Of the Period" also failed
to answer the family roll-call, During
and since the "latc unpleasantncss," the
old fellow has been one Of the Coolest of
the lola representative radicalc-a
leader of the party Of progress using
what Of ability and influence lie possessed
in carrying out the great moral IDEAS
Of the party of%licl he was one Of our
local lights. Like Ben. Posey,' he has
now added an additional gem to his
crown fresh lustrc is thrown upon the
virtues Of radicalism, and the smaller
saints in the radical calender all join in
chanting the superior glorhs Of Ben
Posey und'our aged "hcro" We sup
press the names Of the parties. Out ofres-
pect for the relatives Of the erring OLD
man. The dan-sel whose Establishments
had so captivatcd her ancient lover, came
to his house about a year ago. At that
time, We are told. she was travelling
alone, a.foot, wnscnrrying a young child,
and was in a truly depIoraLlc condition
From sympathy with her in her distress,
the old man took her in for the night. and
she being young, healthy, and able and
willing to work, they finally offered her a
home with tho,n as hired gal.' From
what We can learn from our informant,
there las been an intimacy probably Of
a much more, familiar character than was
warranted by the rules Of roli,e society
existing between the parties since the
lady's first advent into the family circle.
And at this point. to our notion, comes
the romance byron tells us that
':whcn once the young heart Of maidenis
The maiden herself will s:eql after i soon-H
But the question is asked, "Who did the
stealing Y and tho general answer is, that
the buxom "gal' aforementioned, by
arts and sciences known only aud peculiar
to herself, induced her untiquated but
amorous clover" 10 SO fur forget his duty
to himself and bis family as to leave them
snd a happy home far the doubtful bliss
Of a gra s widows honeymoon. We often
hear II said that s.-s
. IA little nonsense now and then
lsrclshed BY the best OF men, it.
But with an experience Of sixty years,
we think the Old gentleman should have
learned that = en-, ~ g
"Iln who trusts TO woman or to waves,
Should never hazard what lie fears to losc.'
10 this case, however, there il every pos
sibility that the old man will lose, in nd
dition to his character" his health aud
money. Of tue latter Commodity, we
are Informed, he took with lin III the
ucighborhood ofS2,5oo, having previous.
ly rented and otherwise disposed of his
property. What renders the occurrence
more strangeis the fact that for many
years he was leading member Of the
Methodist church; aud. strange nnom-
oily in a radically was esteemed for his
siric. honesty andintegrity iii matters If
business. His memoranda, SO fqr US we
can learn, is disrel u'ablc character;
md The nere fact Of her obtaining such
complete control over her gray.haired
affinity" is but another illustration
Of the old saying that there is
Nothing new under the sun"
While We have every respect for the
many friends and relatives Of the gentle
man, we confess to lack Of that Aiecling
for himself; for man over whose head
more than half n century has passed, and
who his been blessed with good wife
and du,iful family, should have ut least
some thought for them, even though he
had none for himself. Undoubtedly it is
d case OF .ls.
Conc into my parlor,'
.n Said the spider IL the n.y.
But supposiug the old gentleman to be
the hy, it scciis to us that the lesson II
bis life should have taught him better
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