The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-24

other young men, was, and perhaps Is now,
young man who came here from Toledo q
few days ago to secure travelling agency for
Detroit firm. When the relict sat down to
the dinner-table the young man saw TINT his
hour had come. II he had never loved be-
fore, he must now, and his enthusiasm was
added to by the praises of MI the rest. The
widow came, saw, conquered, and laid her
plans accordingly. Within two days every
one in the house knew that she was worth 500.
900, or thought she waa, and 1t was also limited
that she had just thrown off her weeds and
was looking for husband. Could there be
any greater induceInent to urge the boarders
to make her central figure around which oil
should revolver
Last Sunday, while the five young men
were seate In the parlor for moment, the
widow, throwing aside her reserve, asked
one of them for his diamond ring, and beg
ged to wear it day or two. he was only
too glad to grant the favor, and the others
might have been jealous had she not laugh
ingly asserted her willingness to wear other
rings to please them, and to carry gold
watch which one of them possessed. She
rather thought that icwclry became her, and
50 did they. Monday passed without her
returning the icwelry, so did Tuesday, and
Tuesday night the ardent lover, who was per-
haps little jealons because he had no jew
elry to send her, determined to exhibit his
faith in another way. He had S22o i'll his
wallet, and to get at the point told her that
he feared some one might rob him or that ne
might lose it, and asked her to take 1t and
care for it until Saturday. She hesitated,
but after awhile took the money in her keep
ing, and he was happy.
After breakfast yesterday morning the
widow informed the landhdy that she had to
90 to the depot toscc friend off; and dressed
in her best, she sailed away, taking satchel
with her which she was to give to the de-
parting friend Soon after she left the two
hundred and twenty-five dollar man returned
to the house, and he also started for the de-
pot, hoping to see something of the widows
friend and to have return walk in her COM
pany. Going to the Detroit and milwaukee,
depot, lie entered Just in time to see her pur.
| chasing ticket. She had no friends around,
her satchel was piled up with baggage to be
checked, and she looked so confused tina. the
young man at last began to smell a rat Fol.
lowing her into the sitting-room, he de-
manded his money back, and also the jewelry
Of his friends, and the widow took oil the
jcwelry and handed out the money before q
room full Of curious people, who could not
quite comprehend until in his enthusiasm at
getting back his money he unfolded the tale
The woman wept little, taking away
much of her painted beauty, got mad, and
was going to dig the young man with heI
nails, and finally walked out, got her satehel
and walked of, unable to stand the jokes Of
the passengers. Those who know her better
than those at the boarding insist tha,
the widow Is person who has been to the
House Of Correction two or three times I'D
der other names. She had purchased ticket
for Grand Rapids, and the satehel left at The
house contained only few old clothes.