Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-01
IoyyE.S LuNAcY.
The Nicest widow in Blue Glass
sto Region, r...it.fr

looked upon the little widow very much
as he did upon his blosded horse Pow
haitian" the finest horse, sir, in the
Bluegrass region. Y g 4 " 4 & q Z Y !
Ths'pretty Mrs Fauntleroy had beer
a widow more than a year, while the
General, having great regard for eti
quette, had waited patiently for that
time to elapse. in order to declare him
self. But the widow, with her woman 6
art, kept her lover at bay, and yet kept
him in her train.gg NgfFOegEa9l
He had escorted her to this barbecue
and on returning had expressed his sat
iisfaction at the prospects of General
Combs and the success of the Whig
party.
The widow took sides with the De.
mocracy, and n offered to wager her
.blooded saddle-horse, Gypsey, or any
thing else on her place, against Powhat.
tan, or anything else she might fancy
on the General 8 place. ss6 brs
~ The Generals gallantry would not al
low him to refuse the wager, which he
promptly accepted. By this time they
had reached the North Fork of Elkhorn,
and were ahout to ford IL (hridges ware
mot plentifuf HI tbose-daysl ~wben Jobn
Peyton. the Generaf Z only son and
heir. came mn at "a, sbarn Sait bebind
them.
The widow turned and bowe6 In Jobn.
and rode on into the streads' hut a little
behind her companion. The east bank
was very steep, and required the horses
The tor With their ioads
AS luck would have Il. good or Ill the
widows girth broke inst at the com.
mencement of The steen mart The
ladv, still seated ON herrsaddIe slid
swiftly back into; the water while her
horse went mn the lbanl, like An arrow
Jon Peyt6h leaned from his horse
and In an instant, caught the floating
lady and saddle. and bofore the General
had recoyered from his astonishment
was latathe ton of the bank with his bur.
den. The little widow was equal to the
OCCASION for she begged the General to
ride ON and stop her horse. which had
now begun 10 understand bis mart in the
mishaps and, was beginning to increase
his gait toward home. III.
The General did as he was bid. and
soon returned with the horse. 3 In the
meantime John Peyton had secured his
own horse. and when the General came
back with the widows horse, abe and
John were laughing merrily over the
ridiculous accideut' but what further
nassed between them e. only knhwn IN
tbemselves. IN sI01-Tg Z ~ % 1'''1 =
u John Peytou repaired the broken girth.
fastened the saddle again on the horse
placed the lady in her seat bade her
good evyeningl ,fnouptedl his horse and
taking another road down the Elkhorn,
rode 'rapidly home. leaving the General
to escort the widow. fI i3L7 aiHi 7l1r
II Ia not necessary Ia relate how he
entertained his fair comnanion with non.
derous anecd6ies of Mr. Clav and other
fam ops lnublic men. hut when he reached
the Fanptleroy' plaee. he acoented the
lady's invitation to dismount and take
tea Win ber5 sdi atFil ~ w.
Altar having changed her wet clotbing
the nrettv widow Vertertained her gnest
with ber br;Shtest smiles and soma new new
songs The GenesaI was del;ghted and
eynravsad deI;ght es iKantncirv gantIo
m an of that dav would edone Won
are the finest songstress. madam in tbe
region ~ ~ 77-i 70,
When he hid her .good n;cbt and sbook
bands with her an he noreb The ,v;cl,sd
Iittle widow gave bis hand q IittIe soneeza
-onlvla litfle.a.hntg n tbr;liad lite an
electric shock tbrongb his great nondar-
ous frame while abe e1auObinolv reminded
bim of bis wager That night in bis
jreams the little widow Fanntlarov was
repeated SO often. and in SO many be-
witching forms t6at he resolved TO nro.
pose 70 her at their FIRST meeting nor
ia he dream that he could he refused
The next mornino \ Letter from his
toha coo factor called Gararal Pavton ~
louisville. and before his return the
political contest in the Ashland district
Vas over. and wonderfnl In relate ,IohS
9. Breckinridee, the young Democrat
vas elected to Congress.
Genefai Peyton WAS both aston;sbod
and Indignant "Mr. CLAWS district sir
.he finest Congressional district in the
BLUEGRASS region. has disgraced itself.
air )" Vas almost his first remark to his
neighbor. Colonel Beaufort ia71Qa03 5af
10 his son John he communicated his
intention Of bringing Mrs. Fauntleroy TO
adoru the head ofhis table. lIli
"Sir she Is the finest lady in the Blue.
yrass region, and / hone. sir. Won will
1lways respect yourl lfuture motber,
John. with a quiet smile. assured him
hat he was pleased with his choice
This pleased the General hiablv for he
had been a little afraid Jobn would oh.
ect TO a stepmother Eaf77Hl
The next morning the General or.
lared Powbattan brought amt and led
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