The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-13
A RICH
WIDOWS
ROMANCE.
Mrs. Farmer Falls In Love
With Dry Goods Clerk and
Marries Him.

Detroit Mich, June IL. Married. mar
red, oh, what bliss!' sings Mrs. La
vinia Farmer that was. widow OF fifty-
four. and william f. Cody. twenty-six,
for they are husband and wife.
IL was something like an elopcment,
for the brideselect took the blushing
boy she is to rear over to Windsor. In
King Edwards domain, and made him
hers Detroit is much amused at the
odd affair. which the principals declare
Is strictly love match.
Nothing has been heard of how Mrs.
Farmers two married daughters and her
brother Robert Biee. former mayor Of
Cleveland, regard the lady's matrimonial
escapade. but the father OF the BRIDE
groom. a citizen OF Springfield, o.. has
declared that the least thing he will do
To his son when he catches up with him
Is to spank him.
n isn't such a bad match. after all,
for young Cody. so people say, for Mrs
Farmer Is rich and we'll preserved, while
her husband was merely "A dry goods
clerk receiving less than million a year
for measuring silks, etc.
The affair was romantic, and points a
moral too. those who know about II say,
which Is, always be polite TO old folk
for you never know what VIII happen
Several months ago Mrs. Farmer went
on a visit TO her daughters Mrs. Lloyd
Thomas and Mrs Gail Forman. who
live at Springfield, O. One day she went
out shopping all alone, and stepped into
IIinnane g. Bros dry goods store TO look
at some silks. Cody waited on her
lie was such nice young man. she
thought quite different from the hus-
band she had been divorced from. She
| was vlsibly affected. she said afterward.
and knew even then that fate was up and
doing
The wealthy woman became regular
! patron at the store and what had at
| first been only mild Irritation became
/ a thing serious Finally Mrs. Farmer
! returned home here, which is In the
I l. uise apartments. n handsome place.
/ n ere must have been some understand
/ ing between the two for about month
| ago young Mr. Cody resigned from the
store and said he was going To seek his
! fortunes IN New York. He made a bee
| line for Detroit and the Louise apart
ments. and there he is yet.
| Cody cUurted his venerable sweetheart
| with all OF the assiduous devotion that
usually marks the first touch OF love
| A.G this is known, not entirely because
1 he was seen TO visit the widow so often
but rather because the widow is deaf
/ and Ina order for Cody to tell her how
| tenderly he felt IL was necessary for him
| 10 speak in a loud voice giving the soft
| accent with his eyes.
| The neighbors say IL sounded as IL the
| adorer from Ohio were making love with
| megaphone, and they were able TO trace
| the sweet AFFAIR from comparative incip-
ency To the point where there was moth
ing 10 do but to see the parson.
All of sudden the stentorisn cooling
,,,I fDaf rad han haa
I a lovers quarrel Not at all; they hac
gone over to Windsor, had stood up be
| fore Presbyterian minister, and wher
they returned II was promptly announced
| that marriage ceremony had been said
over them. They went TO Windsor, they
| said. TO keep the matter out of the news
papers The wedding trip had been q
Belle Isle, near by, where for few hours
they rode on the roller coaster ate pea
nuts and had a real good time.