Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-15
A STANCE Love story.

Fredcrka Bremen tells The following declara.
,ion of love story, which may serve to "whip
upa duh moment pleasantly.
A young farmer loved, at the same time, two
young women, and, though strange enough
loved both with the same affection, and they
both of them warmly returned his passion.
But one Of them showed for him an almost
boundless devotion and perhaps this might be
The cause that at once, with more determined
sentiment, he turned towards the other; but she
answered him, 81 will not be- married amid the
eghs of any unhappy cne, and i, is your duty to
wed Krstln. To NE thou wilt ever remain
dear, but now we must part"
What field would there have been for the
French romantic! What agony, rawlings, cx-
plosions. aud explica,ions without end Here
had been sacrifices and posonings, and at last
three corpses. But how simply did the genius
of the Dal people resolve this knotty point |!
The young man obeyed the exhortations Of the
serious damsel, obeyed that of duty; he married
Kirs,in; and, as they were both truly good and
excellent people, they were happy together.
They had lived happily together for four
years, and had three children, when the wife
died. But as she lay on her deathbed she
said to her husband "l would osk one thing Of
thee, and that is, that thou, after my death, will
marry Anna, who was once, and is still. dear
to thee and that thou makest no other the mo-
ther ofmy children"
"The husband mourned sincerely the loss OF
his wife; but, when the customary period of
mourning had expired it was not difficult tor him
10 endeavor TO fulfil her last prayer. lie went
to the still unmarried, the still beloved Anna,
ind told her the wish of his wfe and his own.
"Thou art still as dear to me as formerly said
she, 'and willingly would be thy wife, but
fear for thy children. | fear that | could not
be TO them such mother that I could ans.
wer it TO my conscience ond to the dead. and
that would make you dissatisfied with me-"
And by that reply Anna stood fast, stood fast
spite of all arguments Of love and reason that
were employed to move her. Quite distracted
came the young man. one day, to me and i,nplor-
ed my counsel, and begged ne to talk with the
GIRL and to endeavor TO persuade her 10 become
bis wife.
"To seek to persuade her ! cannot promise
skee, II said. "lor in so solemn an affair a wo-
man should make a resolve in freedom; but
speak to her will. and tel. her what think,
and advise in the matter"
sent tor the young woman, talked with her
OF her future duties. and succeeded in paciiying
her all too sensitive conscience. Soon alter
wards had the pleasure of uniting the two
lovers. A few years afterwards ! came on
journey into the district where they resided
1t was dark autumn evening, and cold and dull
without; but when entered their room, the fire
blazed cheerily, md in its light on the floor
played four children, full of pleasure. husband
and wife arose to meet the enterer, but when
iheyrecognized me again they became deeply
moved and began to weep.
"Ask her, ask her" said the husband, and
pointed TO the wife, "whetber she be not salts
fed with me !" But did not ask her-I saw
warm and happy teais slready speaking.