The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-26
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A KENTUCKY ANECDOTE.

1t was customary IN former days Tor
all the ladies OF the best families TO
attend the prominent barbecucs and
this was especially the case in the con
test between Mr. Breckinridge aud
General Combs, in 1910 Out OF these
affairs grew the authentic story Of the
incest widow in the blue grass region.
Not far IRON the Forks Of Elkhorn
lived the pretty little widow Fauntlo
roy, aud Que ot her nearest neighbors
was General Peyton. The General had
looked upon the little widow very much
as he looked upon his blooded horse
POwhattan THE finest horse, sir, IN
the blue grass region"
The pretty Mrs. Fauntlcroy had been
a widow more than year; while the
general, having great regard for eti
quette, had waited patiently for that
time to clapse, in order to declare him
self But the widow, with her woman's
art, kept her lover at bay, aud yet kept
him in her train.
lie had escorted her to this barbc
cue, and when returning had expressed
his satisfaction ut the prospects OF Gen
era Combs, aud the success Of the
Wing party.
The widow took sides with Democra
cy, aud offered to wager her bloodcd
hursc, Gypsey, or anything on her
place, against Puwhaltan, or anything
else she mi ht 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, aud were about to ford il
bridges were not plenty in those days.
when john peytou, the generals ouly
sou aud heir, came up at sharp gait
behind them.
The widow turned an1 bowed to
John, and rode IN into the stream, but
little behind her companion. The
east bank was very steep, aud required
the horses to put forth nearly all their
strength to reach the top with their
loads.
As luck would have it, good or i'll,
the widows girth broke when just at
the commencement OF the steep part.
The lady still seated on her saddle, slid
swiftly back into the water, while the
horse went up the bank like au arrow.
John Peytou leaped from his horse,
aud in an instant caught the floating
lady aud saddle, aud, before the general
had recovered from his astonishment,
was at the top Of the bank with his
burden. The little widow was equal to
the occasion, for she begged the gcner-
al to ride on aud stop her horse, which
had now begun to understand his part
in the mishap, and was beginning to
increase his gate toward home.
The general did as he was bid, and
soon returned with the horse. In the
meantime John Peyton had secured his
own horse, aud when the general came
back with the widows horse she aud
john were laughing merrily over the
ridiculous accident, but what further
passed between them is only known to
themselves.
John Pcyton repaired the broken
girth and fastened the Saddle again on
the horse, placed the lady in her seat,
babe her good evening, mounted his
horse, and taking another road down
the Elkhorn, rode rapidly home, leav-
ing the general to escort the widow.
After having changed her wet cloth
ing, the pretty widow entertained her
guest with her brightest smiles and
some new songs. The general was de
lighted, aud expressed his delight as
Kentucky gentlemen of that day would
do. "You are the finest sopgstress,
madame, of 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 a
title squeeze; only little, but it
thrilled like an electric shock through
his great, ponderous frame, while she
laughingly reminded him Of his wager.
That night, in his dreams, the little
widow Fauntlercy was repeated SO often
aud in so many bewitchiug 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
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