Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-02-15
IFrom the Detroit Free Press. Jan. 81



..The old saying. that severy man Is
Wiling to let widow make fool Of
MN, was again endorsed Wednesday
by an incident which will be green In
the memory of several. individuals
when gray hairs have come to them as
warning evidences of the near ap-
proach of the silent tomb Some
thing more athanzuthea.b a.bluezeyess and
short curls of widow of thirty will
hereafter be required to make them
open their purses and take OF their
jewelry without having ample security
against the recipient taking sudden
journey towards another CITY,.
About three weeks ago a lady, very
finely dressed, called at q boarding
house not more than three blocks
from the City Hall, and stated that she
had been recommended to the place
for the sociability Of its inmates, and
was quite desirous of exchanging d
five dollar note each week in return
for a room and three little bits of
meals each day. She gave her name
as Honora Taylor, and stated that she
was the relict of one David Taylor,
who was laid away beside his first
wifeSR an eastern State year before.
She bad ,frierds in Detroit, but they
were repairing their mansion, and it
had become necessary for her to take,
up quarters somewhere else for few
days. She brought two satehels, well
filed, and her wallet had an envious'
hoard of ten dollar bills.
In the same house, in addition to-
several other young men, was, and
perhaps is now, a young man who
came here from Toledo q few days
ago to secure a travelling agency for
Detroit firm. When the rclict sat down
to the dinner table the young man
saw that his hour had come If he
had never loved before, he must now,
and his enthusiasm was added to by
the praises of all the rest. The wild
ow came, saw, conquered, and laid her
plans accordingly. Within two days
every one in the house knew that she
was worth twenty thousand dollars,
or thought she was, and it was also
limited that she had just thrown off
her. weeds and was looking for hus-
band. Could there be any greater in
dncement to urge the boarders to
make her central figure around which
| all SHOuIQ feVolVe +
Last Sunday, while the five young
men were seated in the parlor for a
moment, the widow, throwing aside
her reserve, asked one Of them for his
diamond ring, and begged to wear il
day or two. He was only too glad
to grant the favor, and the others
might have been jealous had she not
laughingly asserted her willingness to
wear other rings, to please them, and
to carry gold watch which one of
them possessed. She rather thought
that jewelry became her, and so did
they. Monday passed without her
returning the jewelry, so did Tues
day, and Tuesday night the ardent
lover who was perhaps a little jeaI-
Gus because he had nc jewelry to send
another way. He had 1925 in his
wallet, and to get at the point, told
her that he feared some one might rob
him, and asked her to take it and care
for it till Saturday. She hesitated, but
after while took the money in her
keeping, and he was happy.
After breakfast yesterday morning
the widow informed the landlady that
she had to go to tne depot to see a
friend off; and dressed in her best she
sailed away, taking her satchel with
her, which she was to give to her de-
: parting friend. Soon after she left,
4 the two hundred and txeaty-five dol
lor man returned to the house, and he
started for the depot, hoping to see
something of the widows friends and
to have a return walk in her company.
Going to the Detroit and Milwaukee
} depot, he entered just in time to see
her purchasing ticket. She had no
| friends around, her satchel was piled
r up with baggage to be checked, and
she looked SO confused that the young
t man at last began to smell rat. Fol-
! lowing her into the sitting room, he
] demanded his money back, and also
! the jewelry of his friends, and the wild
: ow took off the jeWelry and handed
out the money before a room full OF
curious people, who could not quite
comprehend, until, in his enthusiasm
at getting back his money, he unfold
! ed the tale.
The woman wept a little, taking
away much of her painted beauty, got
mad and was going to dig the young
man with her nails. and finally walked
out, got her satehel and went of, una
bic to stand the jokes of the passen-
gers. Those who know her better
: than those at the boarding house in
sist that the widow is a person who
has been to the House of Correction
. two or three times under other names
! She had purchased a ticket for GranC
Rapids, and the satchel left at tn,
: house contained only a few olt
: : clothes.