The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-05-30
sWlNDLING A WIDOW.

SWiNDIlNG a Widow.
A charming American widow, with
one child, residing in Paris, but who.
during the siege deemed it prudent to
leave, returned to her fine apartments
soon after the armistice was signed
During her journey she had, at GER
tain hotel, in company with her mother,
made the acquaintance Of q French
gentleman, who seemed to take the
greatest interest in both mother and
daughter; and as the former, for GER
taiD political reasons, did not deem it
prudent to enter Paris for long sea-
son, she trusted the very agreeable.
gentleman (who declared himselfresdy
to aid and protect the young widow
to accompany her daughter to their res.
idence in the city, where they resided
for some few weeks. In the meanwhile
the neighbors supposed they were mar
ried. Adonis, owing Gas he said) to
the war, &C., &C., ran short of money,
but he had such good prospects in view
that the kind-hearted widow gave him
all that was necessary. He then per-
suaded her to accompany him to her
dressmaker's, and insisted on her or
dering several dresses. The dressma-
ker required that, as she was not able
to wait the payment of the gentleman,
that madame must give the security,
which madame did without the least
hesitation. A day or two after the or
der for the dresses, Adonis called with
his mistress on the dressmaker, and
represented her as his sister, and took
the dresses intended for madame, and
several other articles of ladies ward
robe, and left for parts unknown. He
ran in debt at all the places where the
widow was known, and she had to pay
many of his bills. She wrote to her
mother, apprising her Of her misfortune,
and the mother hastened at once to her.
All who knew the affair sympathized
with her. She is q good, kind lady,
and her character is above reproaeh.
Georgia wIIac..-
mode of explaining their testimony.
The plaintiff in case in one OF the
courts there altered, amended, explain
ed and expounded, but all to no pur-
pose, as the lawyer could not or would
not understand him. 81 want you"
he said, "to show me how the assault
was committed, so that | may have a
correct understanding of it" The
plaintiff spiang up instantly, and seiz-
ing the legal gentlman by the threat
with beth hands, pressed him back
across the bar, and shook him violent
ly, to the amusement of all present,
and the entire elightenment of the
lawyer.
A yonng gentleman's experience at
charity fair: Young lady-Sir
wouldn't you like to buy some tickets
for a punch bowlI Visitor-No, thank
you, / never drink. Young lady-(in-
sinuatingly)-Well, wouldn't you like
to buy some cigars then? Visitor
with very grave face)--No, thank
you; I never smoke. Young lady
dosing patiece)-Well, I'd offer you
some soap if | thought you ever wash
ed.
Here is evidence that the wives in
1775 were no better than those of the
present day. 1t is an extract from the
will of mariner of Bristol: "My ex-
ecutors to pay, out of the first moneys
collected, to my beloved wife, if living,
one shilling, which / give as a token of
my love, that she may buy hazlenuts,,
as know she is better pleased with
cracking them than she is with mend
ing the holes in her stockings" &C.
The ether day some ladies were out
visiting. There being little=two
year old present, one of the ladies
asked him if he would not kiss her.
He answered, "NoP
"What is the reason you will rot
kiss me2"
"I'm too little to kiss you, papa will
kiss you; papa kisses all the big girls"
A young fellow had been married
said for twelvemonth it was all sun
shine, the next twelvemonth was all
moonshine, and the latter period of
his matrimonial career was without
shine at all, except when his better
half took it into her head to "kick up
a shine !"
At California fair, recently, sever
al bottles of strained honey were put
on exhibition when chap put bot
tie of castor oil with the rest. The
opinion of all who tried it was that
the bee that laid it was fraud.
The following announcement lately
appeared in a paper Edward Eden,
painter, is requested to communicate
with his brother, when he will hear
something to his advantageous wife
is dead"
A Bostonian who did Mount Wash
ington on foot last year has informed
the Transcript that he got as ravenous
as raven among the ravines, and sat
down in one Of the gorgeous gerges
and gorged himself
A Chicago paper thus notices one
of its contemporaries, who occasional
ly breaks out with boastful reference
to its enormous circulation" "Ies
it has doubled its circulation. Anoth-