Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-07
An Aged Spinster Deceived.

Miss Caroline Clyde. Of StoAdsrdsyiiie,
Pa., vas the oldest of thIee sisters aad
bachelor brother Their parents died mary
years ago aud left them in fairly comfortable
circumstances. and the four lived together
and held the property in coDElcn. Ali OF
toe children had been we'll educated. Each
of the Young women had chances to marry,
but she suitors did not come up TO their Idea
of what husband should be Intellectually,
! and so the intelligent girls grew TO oe old
maids They were independent, yet socls-
BILE ard neiehborly, end they had many
friends among the villagers. twenty-five
years ago the youngest sister died, and left
ner share of the property TO the tSo remain
ing girls Ten years later the brother pass
| ed way. Ee had accumulated :ew thous
snd dollars, which ne willed 10 his two sig
ters Inside of three years the younger sis
ter died, and Miss Clyde was aicne 10 the
world. Besides the house and lot sbe hsd be-
tween S., 600 and $40 0o0 in good securities
Fo. twelve years Miss Clyde and solitary
femse servant occupied the old homestead
Last summer g young Engiishman, who said
his name was Arthur Parringtor, took up
his abode in the village. He pretended TO
be very pious, attended the same church
that Mics Clyde did, formed her acquaint-
ance in short time, and soon began to
make love to her. Mise Clyde vas then 81
years CID and her youpg lover only 81. The
elderly maiden Uas greatly hsttered by Par
riugton's declarations Of love. She told
some OF the neighboring women that she had
never supposed before that man could pos
sibIy think as much of woman as PAIRING.
ton thought of her, and the nei2hboring
women told her net 70 believe all 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 wss passed In the
old Clyde homestead and then Mr. Arthur
Psrrington made trip to New York alone.
He stayed there for nearly g week,
when he returned to his bride and
remained fortnight During tue next
two months he made a number Of journeys
10 the metropolis, and the villagers Wo1-
dered what he was up 10. To an inquiss-
tive neighbor Mrs. Parfiugton oonided the
fact that her husband had taken all her &C.
curities and wss going to double them in
value before the end OF the year, and that
when they.ba got $4,000 they intended to
sell the old home ana move TO q larger
town. Along in May Mr.. Parrington sold
the house and lot and got the cash for Ii.
and, with his wife's consent be started TO
look Tor a new home elsewhere oo the Apd-
son. He was to be back Inside of week,
but bis aged wife has not eeen him from
that day to this. Five weeks after his de-
parture Mrs. Parrington received letter
from her rascally young husband. Il was
postma-ked Liverpool. and In Il be thanked
her for giving him start in the world,
hoped that she wouldn't cry about 1t, trust
ed that some one would take good care of
her, and said that be should never cross the
ocean sga!n. The deceived woman had
less than $50 when Psrriugton left her, and
she has gone TO live with some relatives in
central New York.