Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-12-22
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s floating just now the spiciest morse
efsociety gossip that people have dis
eussed for many adsy. Thestory come
from Crab Orchard, and the courier
who brought il to the town folks Il
willing 70 vouch for its solidity. Here
In Louisville there dwells neshy
vidower who is an ardent swain
Once he was a turfman, with a proud
prestige and bluegrass farm. These
Injuries. however, were all swept
away by financial reverses, and then
ihe portly turfman joined the church
and developed into lecturer. Again
he failed, and very recently he has
been engaged in the hottest Of all oc
cupations-soliciting subscriptions and
writing thoroughbred editorials for a
sporting paper. He is large, but he's
lively. He isn't beautiful, but he has
winning ways, and in The parlance Of
The vulgar, the old man occasionally
"cstches on among the girls. Let US
give him his military title and call
him "the General" II seems. accord.
ing 70 the story from Crab Orchard,
that about three months ago the Gen
sral was at Paris, KY, working up
the interests Of his beloved sporting
paper among the bluegrass people.
While there he was introduced to a
beautiful girl from Crab Orchard, and
very speedily the susceptible old gen
tleman lost his heart, as he had done
under similar circumstances something
less than q million times before. He
laid siege 10 all the fair damosels af
fection,. and apparently the young
lady willed. The General wilted some
more and then both Of them wilted.
An ardent courtship was the result,
and when the young lady-who is
high bred and rich and very pretty
returned 10 her home at Crab Orch
ard. gossip said that the General was
her afianced husband. At all events
the genial old gentleman seemed to
think that he hade an impression, and
h wasn't n great while before he call.
Cd 10 see the young lady at her home.
She received him kindly, aud rode
him about in her pheton. II is un
necessary to say that the genial Gen.
sral was delighted. As time passed
he visited Crab Orchard quite ire.
quently, and in that part of the coun.
try il vas very generally understood
thst he had engaged the young lady'sI
hand in marriage. In fact, nobody
doubted this was the true situation
Of Affairs. and not long ago the Gen.
sral wrote to his associate editor in
Louisville that he expected TO climb !
the golden stair Of matrimony ere the
Winter had passed and gone. Thus
ID was known, or at least believed, that
there was TO be fashionable and re.
wedding at an early day-a
romance Of May and De-
But there is many a slip
'twixt the cup and lip. About two
weeks ago the General visited Crab
Orchard again, this time, il is said,
ior the purpose of bringing away his
bonnie bride; but, alas how rashly
was the cup Of happiness knocked
from HE lips when the young lady
closed up her house and refused even
20 much as to see him. Thus the old
courser was shut out in the first heat,
even after he had turned into the
home stretch at a winning pace. So
goes the story from Crab Orchard. and
in that part of the country nothing
else is talked about. The young Ia.
1ys reasons for thus changing her de
have not been made pub
lie, aud il is said that the General
didn't wait to ask for au explanation.
He simply packed up his valise and
retired from the scene of his love
dream in an all broken up condition
He lie one Of the cleverest and most
popular gentlemen in Kentucky, and
his friends will regret this little set
back. The General is too good ma
tured aud light hearted to care much
about it, however. i Sunday Argus.
A country gentleman. walking in
his garden, saw his gardener asleep
under an arbOr. "You idle dog, you
are not worthy that the sun should
shine on you" 81 am truly sensible
Of my unworthiness," answered he
man, "and therefore / laid myself
down in the shade"
Mr. james A. Clark. Louisville,
says: III have been troubled with In
digestion. and have been greatly bene'