Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-02
LOVES lUNACY.
The Nicest Widow il the Blue Grass
Region.

me Ntcest widow il the Blue Grass
Region.
Not far from the Forks Of Elkhorn lived the
prettey little widow Flauntleroy, and Of her
nerrest neighbors was General Peyton. The
General had looked upon the widow very much
as no did upon his blooded horse Powhatan-
the finest horse, sir, in the Blue grass region
The pretty Mrs. Flauntleroy had been wild
ow more than year, while the General, having
great regard for etiquette, had waited patient
~ for that time 10 elapse, in order to declare
himself But the widow, with her woman's art,
kept her lover at bay, and yet kept him in her
train.
He had escorted her to this barbecue, and
when returning had expressed his satisfaction at
the prospects of General Combs and the success
of the Whig party
The widow took sides with the Democracy.
and offered to wager her blooded saddle horse
Gypsey, or anything else on her place against
fowhattan, or anything else she might fancy on
the Generals place.
The Generals gallantry would not allow him
to refuse the wager, which he promptly accepted.
BY this time they had reached the North Fork
OF Elkhorn, and were about to ford it, bridges
were not plentiful those days., when John Pey
ton, the Generals only son and heir, came up at
rapid gait behind them.
rode on into the stream, but little behind her
companion. The east bank was very steep, and
required the horses to put forth all their strength
to reach the top with their loads
As luck would have it, good or il, the widow 5
girth broke just at the commencement Of the
steep part. The lady, still seated on her saddle,
slid swiftly back into the water, whilst her horse
went up the bank like an arrow.
John Peyton leaped from his horse, and in an
instant Injv IL a
before the General had recovered from his as-
constituent, was at the top Of the bank with his
burden. The little widow was equal to the
occasion, for she begged the General to ride on
and stop her horse, which had now begun to
understand his part in the mishap, and was be.
ginning to increase his gait toward home.
The General did a. he was bid, and soon re.
turned with the horse. In the meantime John
Peyton had secured his own horse. and when
the General came back with the widows horse,
she..and John were laughing merrily over the
ridiculous accident, but what further passed be-
tween them is only known TO themselves
John Peyton repaired the broken girth, fas.
tened the saddle again on the horses, placed the
lady in her seat ,bade her good evening, mounted
his horse, and taking another road down the
Elkhorn, road rapidly home. leaving the
General to escort the widow.
1t is not necessary to relate how he entertained
Mr. Clay and other famous public men; but
when he reached the Fauntleroy pace, he ac-
cepted the lady's invitation to d.mount and
take tea with her.
After having changed her wet clothing, the
pretty widow entertained her guest with her
brightest alnles and some new songs. The
General was delighted, and ex pressed delight as
Kentucky gen.lem II of that day would have
done. "You are the finest songslress madam
In the blue grass region"
When he bid her good night and shook hands
with her on the porch, the wicked little
widow gave his hand little slueeze-only a
iittle-but it thrilled like an electric shock
through his great ponderous frame, while she
laughingly reminded him Of his wager That
night, in his dreans,the little widow Fauntleroy
was repeated 80 otter, and in so many bewicthine
forms that he resolved to propose TO her at
their first meeting, nor did he dream that he
could be refused
The next morning letter from his tobacco
factor called General Peyton to Louisville, and
before his return the political contest in the
Ashland district was over; and, wonderful 10
relate, John c. Breckinbridge, the young Dem-
ocrat was elected to Congress.
General Peyton was both astonished and in.
dignsnt. "Mr. Clay's district, sir, the finest
Congressional district in the Bluegrass region, has
disgraced itself, sir" was almost his first remark
to his neighbor, Colonel Beaufort.
To his son John he communicated his inteu-
lion Of bringing Mrs. Fauntelroy to adorn the
head Of his table.
"Sir, she is the finest lady in the Bluegrass
region, and hope, sir, you will always respect
your future mother.
John, with quiet SMILE assured him that he
was pleased with his choice. This pleased the
General highly. for he had been little afraid
John would object to slep-mo,her younger
than himself
The next morning the General ordered Pow.
haitian brought out, and led over to Mrs. Faun-
telroy's. Calling John he requested him to go
with him to call upon Mrs. Fauntle,oy.
"The Wing party has disgraced itself in Mr..
Clay's district, sir, and am compelled to par.
with the finest blooded horse in the State TO pay
my wager with that lady, SIR
The black boy had led Powhatan 10 the hitch
ing rail in 'front.' of Mrs Fauntelroy's yard and,
having tied him, had gone into the quarters to
tell his brothers and sisters OF their mistress
great good luck in having won the famous horse
Fowhattan.
When General Peyton and John arrives they
found the pretty widow aud Two young lady
frlsnds in the yard aamiring Powhattan.
The ladies were in high glee, and after the