She was a showy
woman, past thirty, with a pair of brilliant black eyes, and a dark,
rich complexion. Her long, thin nose, and delicate, but proudly
arching lips, showed her to possess will and determination. It was
the rumor in S----, that she brought her husband a considerable
fortune. But she was not well received among us. The families of
Judge Bigelow, and Joshua Kling, Cashier of the Clinton Bank, called
immediately. Something later called the wives of two Directors in
the Bank, and afterwards the wives of one or two citizens who had
embarked some capital in the cotton mills. Beyond this, no advances
were made towards an acquaintance with the new Mrs. Dewey.
It shocked my sensibilities to see this woman dashing about through
S----in the elegant equipage once the pride of the now humbled
daughter of Squire Floyd, who, since the divorce granted on her
application, had lived in strict retirement in her father's house.
The only time when she was seen abroad, was on the Sabbath, at
church, with her two children. The oldest, a daughter, in her
thirteenth year; and the youngest, a boy, ten years of age.
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