The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-30
,,sr WEEK,s SENTIMENTAL RECORD
-s. Case OF the widow Oliver and Variety
Of other Typical Gases.

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Gas last week. The reports we have given show
toua rich old man was pursued and annoyed |
.t.,et hevond endurance by an artful and un- |
,,,,nious widow-if so she may be called:
10, n silly and romantic maiden brought sor-
,ov, to her father by clouing with his coachman;
k,,s another trusting maiden ran away from
home with her cousin To- be speedily deserted by
HIM. how still another maiden seeks pecuniary
damages for the blow inflicted on her affections
h, I'M, A. scrtion Of her espoused lover. ana how
sdivorcrd and lnfuratcd wife for the thirdtme
sought unsucccssiully to Kill the husband from
Whom the law had separated her.
The reports " the suit OF the Widow Oliver
against Senator Simon Cameron teach all old
men. and young men, too. a lesson, which. ifthey
are wise they will seriously ponder. II is to
hcvnro Of women whose good character is not
established and about whose antccedents there
Isa cloud Women Of u dubious position, even
n they seem tlamcess. may be dangerous as
,ociatcs. Perhaps while you have much to loso
by being caught in a scrape, and may dread al
most as much as death itself tho thought OF see
In, your name in the newspapers in disgrace
tI.ouncetion the woman who causes tho trou-
hi, may rathar rcjoice over the publicity. But
mon ought to avoid doing In the darkness what
they would be ashamed to see exposed in the
LIGHT. and therefore when they are dragged bo-
fore the public In their real character they de-
servo little sympathy They should have
thought beforehand of tho consequences.
In tho case Of the aged Winnebago Chief we
discover evidences oi q concerted plot on tho
part of the Widow Oiiyer-though she seems
never 10 have been married. and can be called
widow by courtesy ony-to harass and bleed
the rich Pennsylvania. who must have
given her some sort Of a hold on him. It is not
hat IA In.
H. attachment for the old man she Processes.
Ince he Is hardly fitted 10 play tho part OF
passionate loverto even so mature n matron as
hewldow. lie has never given evidences. so far
A. we know. OF a tender aud gushing nature,
but is rather a sharp and willy old man with an
eye 20 tho main chance though ii is true he has
always been loyal to his friends. Mr. Cameron
certainly acknowledged some association with
he widow he wished to hideby trying to buy her
sf with 81 OOO-a transaction in which the law
yer who got the money for her bore an odious
part-but OF course she took the 81 600 and forth
With demanded more 1t is creditabe 10 Mr.
Cameron's good sense and courage that he then
refused 10 treat with her any longer. and stood
suit for damages which has brought out facts
was perhaps not pleasant for him to have
made public. But why did he pay her any
money at ALP
Washington contains many women OF Mrs
Divers sort and they would not be there II
senator's and Representatives did not give them
Encouragement in their scheming. Mr.. Riddle
sho conducted the pecuniary negotiations with
Mr. Cameron for the woman. testified that when
Ihc came TO him he told her: ." / can have
nothing to do with any matter in which a Sem
uor is concerned. for my hands are full OF that
kind Of business now" And when Gen. Butler
Asked him. Was it q good day for Senators ?"
b. answered. They seemed to be pretty thick.
but | don't know how good they were" II was
the rule Of old Gen Scott never to see n woman
Oh business alone under any circumstances
and the caution of the testy warrior is worth
thinking aboutby our obliginR Senators. Mean
time they might also reflect whether. after all.
Senators are so peculiarly provocative OF warm
attachment as some OF their feminine admirers
may represent them TO be.
The elopement OF the young and romantic
daughter OF distinguished gentleman OF Hart
lord with her fathers good-looking coachman Is
pneoi many cases OF the same sort on record. II
recalls. for instance the case OF Miss Boxer OF
lhs city. which occurred about twenty years
ago. and was made subject OF great public
Interest by reason Of her fathers futile efforts
" regain possession Of his daughter. Such a
marriage can hardly fail to turn out disap-
pointment Tor both OF the pair. and the means by
which Il is reached deserve the severest CEN
Jure. fair. open. and honorable courtship is
HE only one for manly lover. Because In the
Hartford case the groom was coachman is not
the trouble. 1t is that being man Of 80 he Sc
eretly won and married foolish girl. when. IL
be had been a square fellow. he would have let
her family know his objects even II afterward
he dsregarded their opposition to the match
The business OF q coachman is to drive the
horses Of the family. not 10 make love to a
daughter Of the family because she chances TO
drive alone with him. But there was blame on
both sides In this Hartford case. and tho event
Was not surprising considering the circum-
stances.
The case Of the young girl OF Seaiord. Del.
who eopei with her cousin. Charles Ross. TO
whom she had been long engaged and was de-
sorted by him when he left her to hunt up a
parson to tic the knot. is an instance OF
scoundrelism OF which unhappily there are
many occurring. 1t Is a very doubtful and
dangerous business, clipping. any way; and II
Il excusable only under rare circumstances.
This fellow Ross. 1t seems. when he left his
trusting sweetheart went on and got drunk
and she waited in vain for his return and
broken-hcarted. again sought her home. where
she has n far better refuge than in the
keeping Of such beast. Perhaps he intended
10 get the parson. but he wished to get drunk
700, and wished that more. Let Miss Galloway
dry her tears and thank her stars that she is rid
OF her lover. though she may still have e
acknowledge a dissoute fellow for cousin.
breach OF promise case which Is exciting
Interest In the western part Of the State is that
Miss Braman OF Brockport. school teacher
whosues Charles Boss theson OF wealthy Che
mango County farmer. who. she asserts. broke
his engagement with her. He also Is schoo
teacher. and he left the first for second schoo
MISTRESS But will the 10000 damages sh'
claims. even If she gets them. which Is al
ways doubtful. repair the injury done and repa!
her for tho sort OF publicity she will get. anC
which young woman shuns2 or course. 1
Boss Tilted her in the way she says he was
mean fellow; but is 1t not rare good fortune 70
girl to escape the chances OF matrlmony will
such a man2 Still. II he Is such a fellow a
she represents him TO DO. he ought TO be pun
lshed by the public opinion OF the communit
In which he lives. and is unfit TO teach schoo
The last case is that OF Mrs Hosford OF Terr
Haute. Ind who tried to shoot her divorce
husband. who is the manager OF the Oper
House there. She missed her mark. fortu
nately for her. She may or may not be
wrongad xopoan hut nnurdar riQhta no WrOnp i