The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-05-24
FROM OHIO COUN-
TY TO BOSTON
Was Uncle Billie Cundiff Led
by Cupid.
Went to Marry Rich Widow But
! Got Only Three Hugs
And -Four Kisses.

One of the most interesting local
romantic episodes ever chronicled, was
related to a representative of the
Greensboro Inquirer by Mr.. w. H
Cundiff.
N About year ago, Mr.. Cundiff, ia
1niliary known by nearly everybody
in Daviess and Ohio Counties, as
.'Uncle Bill" formed correspon-
dence acquaintance with Mrs Mar
garet Lawson, of Boston, Mass.
through the agency of the Gentle
woman" a New York floral publica-
ton which also conducts a matrimon-
ial bureau. "Uncle Bill" was once
engaged in the profession of teaching
in the county schools, hence is well
known by the Daviess county people
of all ages.
He was once an ardent Populist,
but is now probably the most able .ex-
ponent of socialism in this section
of the country.
The correspondence first started in
an acquaintance sort of way, but was
not long in ripening into one of mu-
tual admiration, and the missives then
became perfume scented, and senti-
mentally tender. This mutual admir-
alton ripened into delirious passion,
which only Cupid knows how to in
cite, and to the wiles of Loves little
god, the aged as well as the youthful
are susceptible. However, Mrs. Law
son and Uncle Bill" are not so very
old, as she has experienced only for
ty-eight summers, while the winds of
only sixty-eight winters have toyed
with Uncle Williams" whiskers.
Uncle Bill had already been
married once and so had Mrs. Law
son, he having a divorced wife and
she a divorced husband, consequently
both knew all about it, therefore easy
for them to want another "try," as
each was satisfied that on second
effort, profiting by the mistakes of
the past, that there would be no fail
ure-only a billing and cooling time,
a mating time, and then eone long
sweet MARBLE of bliss in, a nice, coy
little nest for two.
There was an exchange of photo
graphs and accompanying photograph
a lock of hair shorn from the tresses
of the sender. uncle Bills" lock was
tinged with the white, produced by
many winters frosts, but knowing
that love tenders, strengthens and
purifies with age, Mrs. Lawson did
not to make any protest on account OF
the complexion of Uncle Bills" hir-
suite adornment.
Uncle Bill" popped the question
not in that suffering, oblivious fash
ion of the amateur beau, but put it on
paper and in the accents of the chival-
rous gallent in the days when
Knighthood Was In Flower" thereby
affording practical proof of the con-
tention of I.aVega Clements that
"Knighthood is Still in Flower"
Uncle Bill" was accepted, and
about two weeks ago he received a
letter from Mrs. Lawson urging him
to come on to Boston at once, so they
could get married Immediately; for
as Tennyson said, In the spring
time, the young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love-" and it is
o{r and
women-single, widows and widowers
the world over-hence 1t was that
Mrs. Lawson wanted to mate in the
springtime. ."Uncle BIZ was just as
anxious as Mrs. Lawson; he departed
for Boston at once. He arrived there
on Friday, May 3. He says that Mrs.
Lawson is one of the most beautiful
women he ever saw, and that he new
er saw a face more expressive OF IN
telligence. He says that she is
contributor 70 newspapers and maya
zines and as Uncle Bill has also
spent much of his time in literary Ell
forts there was also a high intellec-
tual affinity as well as a soul union in
their love affair.
Uncle Bill" says that on his az
rival he was received with all the
warm cordiality due from fair
delcinea toward her prospective Ben
edict. She told him that after the
ceremony they would go TO ocean
Grove and Long Branch for stay OF
a few weeks and then go on WISH
to his relatives and friends in Ken
lucky. before returning TO Boston
Right there "Uncle Bill began 10
sidestep. He had no objection TO the
n..uot, opd Ocean