Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-06-04

~PSt WAUGH NJ n,gnt, winch Was
agreed TO be taken by turns; vet. Tor
some tune. LosSlcy volunteered ms
services every nighf-so that when ms
companions were asleep, he would
look on the moon and stars. WHICH
once shone On him, when he. with ms
fa,r one hanging ON his arm. used IN
take their little evening excurs.ons-
The scream Of panthcrs did mo-, ;u,,,-
ruPt INN, while for the lamentations
OF the owl he had n particular fond
ness, and rarely for months did ne
take hrs departure from CANNING
place without leaving the letters NJ.
on some one Of the hitherto und,.-
turbed trees Of the forest.
/ he passed nearly two wears nmonv
the North Western Indians. The
nardshiPs he endured, the dun,ers
through which he passed-all bad n
tendency to call of his mind from fur
mer sorrows, and the females thu, be
sometimes looked upon were so unlike
ms Mary. that by the time ne returned
To Missouri, he had, in some degree
obtained has former cheerf,llnesS-
But no sooner did he enter the settle
ments where again he beheld tb, Ian,
iaces and graceful forms than a rccol-
lection OF has departed glory returned.
bu' the roll OF years at length wore
away mas gnef; and finding at last an
OBJECT on which he could place his NJ
fechons, he again entered into a mar
ned connection. From the tir,e tha,
ne LEFT his companion IN Georgia till ne
marrled has second wife, II was abo,t,
FIVE years.
But what shall we say about Mr.
Lossley:-for strange TO tell. she Vet
lived. Weeks, months. and wear Ind
rolled by: but had brought her no u
dings OF her absent husband. PoSt Of
hoes were examined but no letter came
HIS name was looked for In the public
prints. but could not be found. Tn
veiiers were inquired of. but To no avail.
Not word could she hear of him
\ AT length she gave him up as dead
and conceived Of his death in msuy
ways; At one time she would fancy she
could sec has bones AT the bottom of
some stream IN which he had been
drowned BY attempting 10 cruss: a-ain
she could see him in some lonely sno,.
murdered by robbers,-or deStroy.d br
Indian violence; and at other timcs sb.
would fancy she saw him l.--uiSh ON
some foreign bed; and after a lanp und
lingering illness, fall into the era-c
among strangers, A thousand Tunes
she looked out the way she saw HIM
depart, and mourned HIM dead I'LL time
had dried away her tears.
/ After the lapse of seven long wear,
and more, after the departure ,n Mr.
LosSley, Mr.. St-rks offered his hand
an marriage 10 Mrs LosSIcy; and a. !,
was firmly believed by herself and
friends that Mr.. LoSSIey was dead
and Mr. Stark being gentleman wur-
thy OF her, she accepted the offer and
they we're married.
Al this time Mr.. Losslcy Was Iiyine
with has second wife IN the state a;
Missouri, where lac continued - L.e
for something ike iS years. Abou,
fourteen years after his marriage. ma
second wife died,-and he Was lett
with two children, son and a daugb-
ter. The daughter was the eldest and
took charge OF her fathers houSs-
but IN little more than three years amer
the death OF her mother she married
and moved To North Alabama, and i,e,
father and little brother went with her
In the mean time Mr.. Starks hae
lost her husband and father, and hay
ing bat one child. and that a Lite
daughter. she removed To- North Ain.
bama also, 10 live with an aged uncl.
who vas living IA that pArt of ia.
country. 80 tlat Mr.. LossI.y ant
Mrs. Starks became neighbOrs, --ant
they again became acquainted with
each other as I'd. LOss3,g llhis tide b,
had obtained when among thc fur tra
ders) and Mrs. Starks. They SOL,
formed ah attachment for each Oshcr
, and Cot Losskey eventually offered hei
has hand an marriage, which she az
eePtedi II - 81 be observed that dur
ing the whole Of their intercourse the,
! both took great care never 10 maniisIr
, any Circumstance connecting rtscl
wIth their hrst marriage, and bath pas
ed lOg having been Hlarricd bun once
they had both been ~ very cauiiOus "a
! this subject, that the slightest trace a.
their former acquaintance Ma NOT d..
covered until the night bcfOrr th,
. marriage vas 10 have been solennized
Perhaps The sacred fOunt ID tlYsn g.,
meT sOuOws was sealed tspo deep o. /,
, rs-diy bEoken ~ sg1a - cifh-r q
them.
! The night before marriage o. ti,s,
{. we're conversing alone, fie Colonel -
4 marked that BE- expected e. be- q istil
} frightened on the next evening"
4 ing with ham the older ti,e Worse =
4 i0r, sad he, when I MARRIED she fir.
J, tame, ] Was nos ~ much cuibarrasss
' a. when ! wzs Htarrted last 90 Wiiif.
E Mrn. Stsrks replied by Esymgr-yo
. have bern married fsoses q sesmls.--
4 The ColOael tined ~ first tschsIsgc IN
4 subject 81 The conversation, bsn sasi
) found that would not a., sud known,
3 q would have 90 come oct se.0soS :
\ later. b. went into detail ~ ell III