The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-08-29

left but little behind save his companion
that was Of any consequence to hun, he
gave up the idea of returning either
had he any disposition to settle himself !;
aud finding TINT he sustained mis- grief bet
Ter when travelling than in any other way,
he " w'ndered oil without any settled point
of destination. AT length he found him
self at the lead mines OF Missouri. But
vet he beheld objects that refunded. hlm
OF his loss, which induced hlni to sink
Till deeper into the bossonl OF the great
forest SO he joined himself TO acompany
of fur traders, and shaped his course lor
tho Rocky mountains.
1t was the custom of the company to
post Il watch at night, aud il was propos-
ed to be taken by turns yot for some
time Lossley volunteered his services sv-
cry night 50 that when his conpaniois
were asleep, he would look on the moon
and stars which once shone OH him when
he, with his fair one leaning OH his arm,
used to take their evening excursion. =
The scream Of paathers did not interrupt
him, while Tor the lamentatloD of the owl
he had particular iondnesS, and rarely
tor months did he take his departure trom
a camping place without leaving the let
ters "M. L." on some OF the hitherto un-
disturbed trees of the forest.
He wasted nearly two years among the
north western Indians. The hardships
ls encountered, dangers through which
he passed, all had tendency to call off
his mud from former sorrow, and the ie-
males that he sometimes looked upon were
SO unlike his Mary, that by the time he
returned to missouri, he had in some
degree gained his former cheeriuness.
But no sooner did no enter the settle
ments where he beheld the fair faces and
graceful forms, than the recollection
of his departed glory returned. But the
roll Of years at length wore away his
criel finding at las, an object on which
he could place his affections, again enter
I'd into u married connection. From
the time he left his companion in Gcor-
cia, TIL he married his second wife, was
about five years
But what shall we say about Mrs Loss.
| lev loI strange TO tell. she still lived =
Wecks-months and years had rolled by
but had brought herno tidings of her hus
band pos. Offices were examined -bu,
no letters came. His name WAS looked
for in the public prints, but none could be
found. Travellers were enquired Of, but
to 10 avail. Not word could she hear
of him. AT length she gave him up az
dead. and conceived o! his death in many
wa6s at one time she would laucy that
she could see his bones at the bottom o
some stream ia which he had been drown.
ed in attempting to cross again she
could see him in some loncly spot--mur'
dered by robbers, or destroyed by Indian
violence and at other times she wouc
fancy that she saw him languish in some
lereign bed, and after a severe aad inger'
ing illness fell into iths grave among
strangers. A thousand times she looked
| on the way she saw him depart, and
mourned him dead till time had dried a
| way her tears.
After the lapse of seven long years and
more since the departure OF MIR Lossley,
Mr. Starks offered his hand in marriage to
Mrs Lossley, and as il was firmly believed
nv herself and friends that MIR. LosSley
was dead, and Mr.. Starks being gentle
nan worthy Of her, she accepted the
offer, and they were married.
At this time, Mr.. LossIey was living
with his second wife in the State Of Mis-
souri,, where he CONT nued to live some
thing like eighteen years. About four
teen years after his marriage his second
wife died, and he was left with two child
ron, son aud daughter The daugh-
Ter was the eldest, and took charge Other
'alher's house - But little more than
.hree years after the death other mother
she married aud moved to Nvrth Alabama,
md her father and little brother went with
her. -t,.
In the mean time Mrs. Starks had lost
her husband and father, aud having but
me child, that little daughter, she re-
moved 10 North Alabama also, to reside
with an aged uncle who was living in that
part Of the country so that LossIey aud
Mrs. Siarks became neighbors-snd they
again became acquainted with each other
IS Col. Lossiey (Which title he had OBJ
tanned when among the fur traders) and
Mrs SHARKS. They soon formed an
attachment FOR each other, aad Col. Loss
icy eventually offered her his hand in
marriage, which she accepted. 1t is to
,e observed, that during the whole of
heir intercourse they both took great
ARE never to mention the circumstances
ol their first marriage and both passed
ior having been married but once. They
,ad both been so very cautious on this
subject, that tho slightest acquaintance
vas not discovered until the night before
he marriage was to have been solemniz-
"A porhnps the fount Of their former