Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-01-07
A KENTUCKY ROMANCE.
The incest widow in tho Blue Gr... Region

FOt far from the forks of Ekhorn
lived the pretty little Widow Faunt-
leroy, and one of her nearest neigh>
bors was General Peyton. The Gen
eral had looked upon the little
widow very much as he did upon his
blooded horse Powhatten-"the fin.
est horse, sir, in the Blue Grass res
gloD."
The pretty little Mrs. Fauntleroy
had been a widow more than . year,
while the General having a great re-
gard for etiquette, bad waited pa
tiently for that time to eIapse, in or
der TO Ceclare him self, but tho
widow, with her woman's art, kept
her lover at bay, and yet kept hlm
in her train. He had escorted Der 10
his barbecue, aud when returning
bad expressed his satisfaction at the
prospects of General COMBS and the
success of the Wing party.
The widow took sides with the De-
mooracy, and offered to wager her
Observation-Disclosures, Gypsey, or any
thing else on her place, against Pow
hatten, or anything else she might
fancy on the Generals place. The
Generals gallantry would not allow
him to refuse the wager, which be
promptly accepted By this time
they had reached the North Fork of
Eikhorn, and were about to ford it,
(oridges were not plentiful in those
days., when John Pevton the Gen
erals only son and heir, came up at
sharp gait behind them.
The widow turned and bowed to
John, and rode on into the stream,
o little behind her companions. The
east bank was very steep, and re-
CURED the horses to put forth all
heir strength to reach the top with
their loads. As luck would have it,
good or i'll, the widows girth broke
Just at the commencement of the
steep part. The lady, still seated
on ner saddle, slid swiftly back into
the water, while her horse went up
tho bank like an arrow.
John Peyton lesped from his
horse, instantly caught the floating
lady az d saddle, and, before the Gen.
eral had recovered from his aston
lshment, was at the top OF the bank
with his burden, The little widow
was equal to the occasion, for she
begged the General TO ride on and
stop the horse, which bad now be-
gun to understand his part in the
mishsp, and was beginning to in
crease bis gait toward home.
The General did as he was bid, and
soon returned with the horse. In
the meantime John Peyton had Sc
cured his own horse, and when the
General came back with the widows
horse, she and John were merry ov-
er the ridiculous accident, but what
further passed between them is only
TO themselves.
John Peyton repaired the broke n
girth, fas' ened 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 Ekhorn. rode rapidly home,
leaving the General to escort the
widow.
1t is not necessary to relate how
he entertained his fair companion
with ponderous anecdotes of Mr..
Clay and other famous public men !;
but when he reached the Fauntleroy
place he accepted the lady's invita-
ton to dismount and take tea with
Der. After having changed her wet
clothing. the pretty widow entertain.
ed her guest with the brightest
smiles and some new songs. The
General was delighted, and express
ed his delight, as Kentucky gentle
men of that day would have done,
you're The finest songstress, mad
am in the Blue erase region"
When be babe her good night and
shook hands with her on the porch,
the wicked little widow gave his
hand little squeeEe-only little
but it.thrilled like an electric shock
through his great, ponderous frame,
while she lsughingly reminded him
of his wager That night, in his
dreams, the little Widow Fauntleroy
was repeated so often, and in so
many bewitching forms, that he re-
solved to propose to her at their first
meeting, nor did he dream that he
could be refused.
The next morning = letter from
bis tobacco factory called General
Peyton to Louisville, and before his
return the political contest in the
Ashland district was over, and won
derful to relate, John G.. BreckiD-