The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-25
HfRRIIGE EAIR4ORDINIRY
The Qucorcst Case Set-ilow n Btcamy was
Perpetrated In IllinoIs-A Mnn PInd.
Another Husband for his awu Ntfr.

ron fhf LNCfNsfi, ~, Nf.lffos.
About four years ago, ~ near rs we can learn
there came % Litehned nom Missouri man about
- as OF age, calling himself Cavolt. Here he en-
gArcd In tie occupation OF hoard ny holse kce- or
and teamstcr With hlm came a woman aurarsntiy
about 81 gears Old, who r csilcd over the domestic
lepar,nrnt Of Cayot. she represented lersel. as
the widowed daughtcr-in.law Of the man, and hat
two eli drcn WHO passed rs her children and the
mans grandchildren She was generally known in
the man and tho woman represented tlrt her hus
hal d, dying, had couIEcnied her and Tie children
TO ne t're OF ms ahcr WIN theurccri request tai
he would aiMNs rcmniH with and prulvct and cure
for them. The nuniiy were considered by 1. 90 who
kuow tncm as h,nest, re-pectahe peoplc, and ihc
dlchty with which Cavot tudled the trust rclosgl
~ him 10y ,i4 departed son was the subject Of tre-
quont cuiogium.
As tune passed on the Cavolts made many &C.
qua.nttncts IN the town, and some friends Anon,
Gle later was young ui1n named Reuben hacr~,
Akors bccanc a frequent visitor 1t the Os,ot hnus,
III friendship rpcnr into kindred and tcndrrcr
sentiment The contemplation Of the youug widowa
msnY rraces Of person nid domestic virtues was
too IaarY lor him. The 0lt quoted auNice uf old
Wcllo 20 his sou 81 giyc TO -" Beware Of tie ,3d-
a"rS.' n ever beard by rim, was r.otton In the
lnt,Ucauon of Loves Voung dream" aud
"cil. la.' March. he and the wilor b,cime man
=, i,a.t Reuben thought so, hut doubtless the
IT," Would TAKE another NioY n the subject, a. IN
Gel' !. ubcn "oes row Tue ceremony over, the
was ;N H. ttc a. ell end plnu- guard an Of the de-
c'o-ed sh's wh'ow aud children. Tho blusbng
hud" ,vod the sautations and congratulations Of
Ii lrlcrds, uui everything Was happy as-sny twcn.
l., or thT' wharfage bells.
y g roHC!W .on p ssel-in fact, six month"; passcd
without AIRY apparent dim nuon OF tho honey or liz
- lug On The tsste. At the end Of that tac bro.
her oi i'o lrl who IN the mean time hal come TO
LEyhhcld, 1t immense cat out Of the bay, other.
VIE, e IcNt.nd the astounding fact tlat Cayutt
W = ,nt busi"Id ol hs dau1i ttriu-law aud M,
mth,r ~ hs grandchildren l. 20 say tia, he
Wa hrsb4ud and atcT, and not at all iathrr.in-law
and andiihcr, The dead A0u and his dylnf
Charge Icing h-Li aud airy creations Of the playful
iaEcy Of Mr.. and Mrs CIIolt.
N"tulailN heuhcn hkers was considerably excited
when lie beard toe brothers starry and he went iul.
mcdmtcly to old CavOlt to inquire ne To- II, truth
The patriarch ucknoVleI,rd Tie corr Frankly H.,
said h. wa- OLD snd hal tut few more ytais 10 live
and no, wishing ~ leave ayogng willow destitute 10
struggle for living for herself and little ones In an
unit cling world, ne thought It would he better 10
have her united 70 a wurthY aud Industrious young
man, 90 whose teHGer care lie could safely iutru-t
hrrwhon hc should b. cahcd to another and better
humc.
Instead Of being overcome with emotion. or
soOthGd and satisfied with this ekpltnation Reuben
Few into rage, and immediately abandoned his
luiI interest In the coujuga claim; wucrrupop
shortly alter, the Cavolts, young aud old, with Dag
AMI bl'gagn departed for parts unknown.
What stl, Ks H. Rcubeu's craw is the Inc
and conrratulstion OF old C1yolt on tie W,ddIn.
day "Why," sand he, "t The old scallaWal WE liz
hIst to wish me much Joy"