The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-13

like person utterly hopeless and the prey
of despair. She is less than so years old
now and will outlive many a man who
isn't dead yet
Mrs. Spencer has had II husbands.
Some of them she disposed of by death,
and others she parted with at the end of
a lawsuit; still others fled from her. She
has seven kinds of children. Four of her
marriages were unblessed by any CT these
pledges of affection.
''She naturally had to begin welded life
early to make such noble record Her
name was originally Emma A. II. Lyon.
She was born in Franklinville, Cattaragus
county, n. Y, and came west with her
family in 1850. Two years later, when
she was living down Maxinkuclzee way,
in Marshall county, she was married to
Nelson Drake, a carpenter. She was only
16 years old then. Drake died In a short
time, and She next became the wife of a
man named Roberts. He was a sort of
trifing no account critter, l judge. He
never cut much of u figure. Mrs. Spencer
herself remembers in a general way that
she had Roberts for a husband along in
the fiftics somewhere, but either she can't
or doesn't want to recall anything definite
about him. At all events he dropped out
of sight-died maybe lit out-and she
became the wife In due time of Dr.
Maryette. She studied medicine and be-
came a physician herself. They had a
good practice in Indianapolis, where they
settled and got along comfortably until
Maryette died.
THE widow was comforted in her sor-
row by person of the name of Ballard, a
friend of the departed, and whom she mar
ried at the end of brief period of mourn
ing They lived at Kokomo. Ballard was
a useless attachment to any family, and
the best thing he ever did for his wife was
to leave and Kokomo knew him no more
.Dr Vaniden succeeded Ballard, and
they lived happily until one day Vaniden
inadvertently stood In front of moving
train. They hardly saved enough of him
to hold legal inquest or to offer in evil
dence in damage suit. The bereaved
soon married one Straw hacker. This
was in 1876. trawbacker wasn't a six
spot. He made no particular impression
on any one. Whether he died or was di
yorced can't say.
William Moore was her next selection.
They lived at Peru, from which place they
removed to Plymouth, where Mrs. Moore
got divorce. You see, she had been mar
ried so often by this time that she knew
what kind of treatment she was entitled
to. Moore began to get gay and figured
he'd run things himself. She gave him
the springboard, as the young men say,
too quick In 1883 she was married to
Thomas Farlan. One year was enough,
and she got divorce In 1884. A farmer
named John Cunningham was the next
candidate. He was miser, and this spirit
ed woman did not endure him six months.
with her next husband, William
Spencer, she led an ideal life, but it was
too sweet to last Spencer was taken away
in 1889 and left quite fortune. In 1889
Mrs. Spencer became the wife of Judge
Zebidee d. Boulton of Bourbon A legal
separation and decree followed this mar
rage, which was her last venture in that
behalf. She took Spencer's name again.
tsNow,' concluded Mr.. Coffin, ringing
for ice water, .'show me the marital sta
tistics that beat these have offered