Middletown transcript., 1872-11-09
Sr,rtt slo y.
A KENTUCKY ANECDOTE.

1t vas customary IN fnrmrr day. for all
n" lail"- oi thu best i,mlirs to attend tn,
urouimrnl barb cues aud this was rspc.
Tally the ease in ID euutrst Letg"rn Mr.
iIrerklnridgr aud Gc" Cnmhs. in 1910
Our pi these affair, grew the authentic
! story uf the nicr,, widow in the blue grass
region Not far from the forks oi Elk
horn lived the pretty little widow Fauntlc-
roy, aud Que Of her nearest ncighbor was
General peytop The General had looked
upon the liItlc widow very much MS be-
looked upon his bloodci horse Powha,-
tan-"Thc finest horse. sir, in the blue
grass region
The pretty Mrs Faun,lcroy had been a
widow more than a year while the Gen
cral having great regard for etiquette.
had walled patiently fsr that time 10 e.
lapse. in order to declare himself But
the widow, with her woman's art. kept
her lover a, bay. aud yet kept him in her
| train
lie had escorted her 10 barbecue. and
when returning had expressed his sntisjac-
ton at the prospects Of General Combs,
and at the success Of the Wing party.
The widow took sides with Democracy
and offered to wager her blooded kqrsc.
Gypsy. or anything on her place, agains,
Powhattan. or anything else she nigh,
fancy on the Generals place.
The Generals gallaniry yosld not al.
low him to rcfuse the wager, which he
promptly accepted. By this time thcy
had reached the North Fork of Elkhorn
and were about to ford it bridges were
no, plenty in those days. when John Pey-
ton, the Generals only son and heir, cam,
up at sharp gait behind them.
The widow turned and bowed to John
and rode on into the stream. but n little
behind her companion. The east bank
was very steep, and required the horses tc
pu, forth nearly all their strength to reacl
the top with their loads.
As luck would have it, good or i'll, th,
widows girth broke when just at the com
mencemen, Of the steep part. The lad,
still seated on her saddle, slid swiftly baci
into the water, while the horse went u,
the bank like an arrow.
John Peyton leaped from bis horse. ant
in an instant caugh, the floating Indy and
saddle, and, before the General had re
covered from his astogishmcnt. was at III,
top Of the bank with his burden. Tn,
little widow was equal to the occasion, fo
she begged the General to ride on To stop hei
horse. which had now begun to undcrstaD,
hi. part III h. mi.hap. aud was beginnin,
/, incrrnsr III gat" toward home.
The General iil as h. was bid ant
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IN aurinr J hn T. u bad secured h
own h"r,r nnt VII Ia ir General cam,
back with ,h. w,iuN !. - she and .Iohi
wer. inughiu, m-rr,l, ,yrr The rdirulnu.
accident hut what fu,ih = passed between
them is only known 10 themselves
John Prytnn repaired the broken girtl
and fast n the saddle again on III,
b. II " Z" h seat. hn,l
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o.r"ri ih' wi lor
After having changed her wet clothing
the pretty widow cIertaiLed her guest Will
her bright smiles and some new songs
The General was delighted. and expresse'
his d-igh' ms Kentucky gentleman of tha
day would do: "iou are the finest song
stress. madame, Of the blue grass region.
| When he bid her good night and shool
hands with her on the porch. the wickct
little widow gave his hand little squeeze
only n little. but it thrilled like an electric
shock through his great, ponderous frame
while she laurhingly reminded him Of bi
wager. That night. in his dreams, thu
| l;.Ala s.;ia. EannAlaeox xas easaafad n.