Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-03-09

tiCnal luSutt,At ,tno MINUS VI uu AuSeuon
Colonel. The Major was impesuous; in
paroxysm Of madness, he spat in the face
OF the offender. Usual cards were forth
with exchanged, and the sequel wac duel
on the banks Of the Seinne. Attic first
FIRE, the Major fell mortally wounded, and
scarcely had time to commend his wife to
the projection of ali English Admiral, then
al BRUSSELS, before h. surrendered
"-------his honors TO the world again,
His blessed part to Heaven, and slept in
peace"
Again were were weeds aid ,eclusion re-
sorted to by the unfortunate lady; and
she had resolved at one time to enter
Monsstic institution. and devote her
self to the rosary and cross; but cle she
could carry her rash designs into exc
cution, a Scotch merchant Of Glasgow,
man distinguished ivr bis wealth and
commercial enterprise; who, accident
ally happened be ii Brulaels, sought,
wooed, and won her already twice
widSNed heart. They were married
at the Hotel de Vile, and soon after
cmigrated to London. The husband,
not more than month after his mar
rage, was called BY imperions business
to Scotland; and leaving bis wife at her
establishment in the MOOR Fields, sail
cd in the Inflated Rothsay Castle Stca-
mer for the North. With that infor-
tunatc vessel he went "dewn to the
bottom" Of the
"Deep deep Seal"
and from that disastrous day, no fond
hope Of the ultimate restoration Of his
lifcless form, has greeted the anxious
ear of love and affection. But the
widow was not destined to remain in
her 'third estate" of weeds and angu-
ish. Sir Charles s., about the
period Of the widow'st third widowhood,
returned to London, flushed with sue
cess and possessed ofwealth abundant,
fresh from Coromandel. He sought
and found the widow of the Moor Fields,
as She was then familiarly designated;
and it is scarcely necessary to say, that
dashing and gallant soldier was soon
became the 'sCommissioner Lord. and
Master" " the young widows heart.
Soon after the marriage Of Sir Charles
with the widSw--it might have been
eight or ten months afterwards-hc
was ordered off on diplomatiquc mis-
sion to the German States; and whilst
making aJourney from Lubec to Frank-
fort, ON the Mayne, in a stage coach.
the vehicle was assailsd by robbers,
and Sir Charles, and all the inmates
ofthe carriage, were brutality murder
ed. The wife, now once more wild
ow, had remained in England, and
was left to weep over the death of a
fourth husbands who, like his predeces-
sors, had falleR before the hand Of VIC
lcnce.
met this lady in Florence and in
Rome; some few years ago. She was
then intimate at the Villa IT the Mar
quis Of Hastings, and it was there that
first learned her extraordinary story.
Yesterday, / met her in Pennsylvania
Avenue, and to my surprise she reccg-
.nized me. She remains in the city
but a few days, however, and Is nSw on !
her way from the city of Mexico to
London. She is beautiful, and though
her life has been chegucred by melan-
choly and disastrous incidents, she APP
pears not to have lost any Of her pris-
tine buoyancy Of spirit nor have the
united attacks Of time and sorrow made
any material impression on the clc-
gancc Of her form, or the brilliancy Of
her personal beauty.
In reply TO q good natured remark
that made in relation to the sweets Of
matrimony, she said, II knew but little
Of the raptures on which you dllate-
there mas time when could appreci-
ate them; but | suppose that il listen
to your sex, l shall be obliged to take
another husband. But, ali me! dread
the idea, for it appears to me that
some fatality attends me; all, all die
whom Hove; and the man who takes
me next, must possess more courage
than the Austrian troops did at Jena!'
] do not doubt, that the widow, ere the
lapse Of couple Of months, will have
a