The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
ConIlding Women.

he has only one arm, Considering the
fact that he has been married to eight
different women and is at this present
writing engaged to be married to three
more, the wonder is that he has even
one arm, or indeed that there is any
thing at all of him left.
This gay Lutheran, as the lamented
Mrs. Darlington would have called him,
affirmed that marrying was his profess
sion and he made his living by it, 1t
was his practice to advertise that rich
ranchman or rich cotton planter want
ed to correspond with lady with
view to matrimony. 1t would make the
fair sex blush with indignation to know
how many answers this nefarious wretch
and villain got to his little lads" From
the number it was easy to select con-
fiding heart that beat in the gentle
breast of a woman who had some money
After day or two of welded bliss this
black hearted villain would disappear,
having first obtained all the cash the
sweet bride had confided to his care. He
always made it point to have the lady
put her wealth in his care. Women are
not good at taking care of money, any
how. They are so unused to it that
they get their pocketbooks snatched or
leave their satchels in street car. At
any rate they are not to be troubled
with money when they have "a devoted
new husband to rid them of all the
bother of It. So Taylor reasoned, and
so he always carried his point. If we
could think of any adjectives in the
English language bad enough to heap
upon this betrayer of female trust, and
this thief of female cash, we would stop
the press to pile them up, but we do not
remember any more at present.
Retribution shook her skinny finger at
Taylor, however, when at last two of his
eight wives faced him in police court.
Six of the eight wives this reprobate old
baldhead married lived in PENNSYLVANIA.
Whether the ladies there are peculiarly
susceptible to the tender emotion one
cannot say. We can state only the facts,
As soon as the old rep, got a gentle brides
money he vanished and lived on the fat
of the land while the cash lasted. Then
under new name he would advertise
again and lead another confiding victim
to the altar, only to break her heart and
steal her pocketbook.
One of his wives lived in Chicago.
The last he welded in New York. She
was earning an excellent living herself
when the magnetic Taylor drew her to
him. He stole rings and money from
her to the value of 81 100 and then went
Immediately to parts unknown and en-
gagged himself to Mrs. Julietta johnson.
The name of the latest wife up to date
was Henrietta Costa. 1t was thrilling
scene when Henrietta and Julietta con-
fronted in court at once their betrayer
and each other.
In towering but virtuous rage Ju-
ietta shook her fist under his nose, ex-
claiming:
"You miserable old scoundrel How dare
you take advantage of confiding women"
- know enough to take care of women who
want to deceive coniiding men," replied 'ray
lor with a grin. Hadn't you better give me
back the price of those gloves you're wearingf"
Ugh! you wretch" said Mrs. Johnson.
Henrietta had to give him piece #
her mind too. Then the two ladies con-
doled with each other, in turn going
for the magnetic one in way to elicit
not only admiration, but awe. He muir
INJURED something to Henrietta, perhaps
recalling to her tender scene, in hope
of softening her heart, but Henrietta
stamped her foot and shrieked:
| didn't marry you for love. Idon't want a
man to love me. want man to take care of
me-
There may be profound depth of
feminine philosophy hidden in that re-
mark. For such a purpose perhaps
even one armed man is better than no
man at all. By this time, we are told,
Taylor began at last to look careworn,
and the court adjourned. But on the
whole the outlook for feminine higher
education and university extension is
discouraging. In spite of these, in spite
of the fiinging wide open to women the
gates of the industrial felds--yea, in
spite even of emancipation and divided
skirts-there remains the baldheaded
fact that baldheaded old man, with
one arm and a flap under his chin, was
able in a fow years to marry eight
women and engage himself to three
more.