The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-03
AN AGED sPINsrER DRcEryEn.
She Married Young EnelIshmnu, whS
Took All OF Her Property and Decamped.

She Married Young EngIIshmnu, whe
Took All Of Her Property and Dscamped.
SCRANTON, July 2.-Mlss Caroline Clyde OF
the village OF Stoddardsvile was tho old
est OF three spinster sisters and bachelor
brother. Their parents died many years ago
and left them In fairly comfortable circum-
stances, and the four lived together and held
tho property IN common. All Of tho children
had been we'll educated Each OF tho young
women had chances to marry, hut the sultors
did not come up TO their ideus Of what a hua-
band should be intellectually. and so the INTEL
liGent girls grew TO be old maids They were
independent. yet sociable and nelghborly. and
they had many friends among tho villagers,
Twenty-Five years ago tho youngest sister died.
and left her share OF the property to the two
remaining girls. Ton years later the brother
passed away. He had accumulated n few thou
sand dollars. which he willed to his two sisters.
Inside OF three years the younger sister died.
and Miss Clyde was alone in the world Be-
and $4,000 in good securties For tWs siivS
years Mas Clyde and solitary female seryRnb
occupied the old homestead
Last summer young EnRhShmRn, who said
his name was Arthur PnrrinGton, took up his
abode in the village. He pretended to be very
Clyde did, formed her acquaintance in q short
time. and soon began to mako love to her.
young lover only al. Tho elderly maiden Wss
greatly fattered by ParrinRton's decla ratto ns
OF love. She told some OF the neiRhporing
women that she had never supposed before
that man could possibly think as much OF Q
woman us harrington thought OF her. and the
the fellow said.
-, But Miss Clyde did believe him. and during
the holiday season last winter she was quietly
married to her young English lover. The
honeymoon was passed In the old Clyde home
stead. and then MIR. Arthur harrington made q
trip to New York alone. He stayed there for
nearly week. whom he returned to his bride
and remained fortnight. During tho next
two months he made number OF Journeys to
the metropolis. and tho villagers wondered
what he was up to.
TO an inquisitive neighbor Mrs. ParrinRton
contded tho fact that her husband had taken
oil her securities and was going to double
them In value before the end OF the year and
that when they had got 5000 they intended
to sell the old home and move to larger town.
Along In May Mr.. harrington sold the house
and lot and got the cash for II, and, with his
wifee consent, he started to look for a new
homo somewhere on tho Hudson. He was to
be back inside OF q week but his aged wife has
not seen him from that day to this. Five weeks
after hi departure Mrs. harrington received o
letter from her rascally young husband. 10
was postmarked Liverpool, and In II ho thank
ed her for giving him o start in the world,
hoped that she wouldn't cry about 1t, trusted
that some one would take good care OF her,
and said that he should never cross the ocean
again. The deceived woman had less than $50
when harrington left her. and she has gone to
live with some relatives in central New York.