Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-25
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than three years after the death Of her mother she
married aud moved to North Alabama, and her
brother went with her.
In the meantime Mrs Starks had lost her bus-
band and father and having but one child, and that
little daughter, she removed TO North Alabama
also TO live with an aged uncle, who was living in
that part of the country; so that Mr. Lossley and
Mrs Starks became neighbors-and they became
acquainted with each other as Colonel Lossley (ths
title he had obtained when among the fur traders)
and Mrs Slarks. They formed an attachment for
each other, and Col Lossley eventually offered her
his hand in marriage, which she accepted 1t is
TO be observed that during the whole Of their in
tercourse they took great care TO mention any
circumstance connecting itself with their first mar
rage, and both passed as having been married but
once. They had both been so very cautious on
this subject that the slightest trace on their former
acquaintance was not discovered until the night
before the marriage was to have been solemnzed.
The night before the marriage, as they we're con-
versng alone the Colonel remarked that he expect
ed 10 be little frightened on the next evening"
saying with him the older the worse "for," said
he, when / married the FIRST time, | was not so
much embarrassed as when married the last 20 10
which Mrs Starks replied by saying, "You have
been married twice it seems o. The Colonel tried
at FIRST TO change the subject Of conversation, but
soon found that would not do I, add knowing il
would have to come out sooner or later, he went
into detail Of all the circumstances connected
with his first marriage, giving names and dates =
Thus was subject on which the Colonel was elo-
queni. At length looking upon his intended bride.
he saw that she had taken more than usual interest
in the relations he had been making. He then
broke the silence by saying, ''you must forgive me
for the kind remembrance bear for the beloved
companion ofmy youth" Mrs Starks swooned
away, and would have fallen from her seat had not
the Colonel supported her. While she lay in this
deathlike state, many were the reflections which
passed through the mind Of the Colonel First
supporting that as he had for time kept this from
her, and at last diyulged it without intending TO do
So II might have a tendency to destroy her conf
dence 10 him. or cause her to fear that bis affec-
tions were so much placed upon the memory of
his first wife that it would be impossible for him TO
respect her as he ought these and many other
thoughts ola like kind rushed through his mind
and he bu, awaited the power ofutterance on the
part of Mrs Starks to hear her renounce him orey-
er But, oh how mistaken were his fears No
sooner was she reused from her swoon than she
threw her arms around his neck. and resting her
head upon his bosom, sobbed like child, CRYING
out, "Oh my husbandW The Colonel being
much astonshed, inquired hastily what she meant
With her hands still resting on his shoulders-with
counienance beaming with Joy and suffused with
tears-she exclaimed with half choked utterance
II am your long lost Mary and you are nv Hem
ry, whom | mOurned as dead for these twenty
years"
The Joy then became mutual. That night and
the next day were spent in relating circumstances
which occurred to them during their separation.
aud admiring the Providence that brought them
together On the next evening those hidden to the
marriage attended. The parson came, but there
was no service for him to render. The transported
couple informed the assembly that they had been
lawfully married upwards oftwenty years before and
gave brief outline Of their history, and entered
into the hiarity ofthe evening with a degree of
cheerfulness unusual to them both
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