The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-10-15
KA11pA PUTNAM COUNTY OHIO THURSDAY OCTOBER IS lse

riskipg himself with his horses in dsputing
for the prize in steepie chpses. Fortune had
not thus far objected 1dsshnances. dis prof.
it's and losses were nearly balanced; but he
was less successful as rider than ne was
in his bets. His own person was less favor
ed than his purse. When he rode himself
he was more often thrown of his horse than
able 10 alight Of his own accord. 30 far from
being discouraged, these falls rather stimu-
lated him to do better; and this noble per-
severance had already cost him several teeth
as well as al, arm and some ribs broken.-l
His family and friends hoped that marriage
would make him little more prudent; and
for short time he absiained from appearing
on the turf in order to devote himself entire
" to his wife; but soon as he became used
to this peaceful felicity his former passion
returned, and he thought he could unite the
pleasures of hymen and tho course. Seve-
ral of the best riders in England had enga-
ged in a contest, at the Newmarket races he
Joined them, mounted the fectest horse, dar'
ted forward in the race, and fell, this time,
so disasirously that he was left dead on the
spot.
The unfortunate sportsman had appoint
ed his wife sole heiress of all his property,
bu, his will contained several errors of form
which made II of doubtful effect. One Of
The relatives of the deceased disputed the
will: the case was brought before the tribu-
nails, and being ably managed agairst her,
was threatening Mrs. ***wlh new ruin, when
her adversary himself proposed to stop their
suit, and to unite their interest BY marriage.
This was the most prudent course; the love-
ly widow adopted, /, and changing her name
for the fifth time, became the wife OF rich
landed proprietor, who passed for the most
intrepid fox hunter in Northumberland
The marriage had hardly been concluded six
months, before the fifth husband, while hun
ting, was SO imprudent as to leaps ditch with
loaded musket in his hand, which was acci-
dentaly discharged andhe received the whole
soatents in his breast. His death was in
stantaneous.
Such are the events which constitute the
ccniugal career of Mrs ***, and it is ia con-
sequence Of these catastrophe that she is a
widow for the fifth time, in the very morning
of her life. But that which must seem the
strangest of all is, that after thus having gnln-
ed, or rather lost, in The lottery Of widow
hood, she still presists in pursuinga chance
which has so fur been obstnately against
her. The perseverance, Of this widow may
be explained on severa grounds In the
first place, having in each instance been
married SO short time, she has knowledge
of only the bright days Of marriage, the hon
ey moon, and has seen enly the bright side;
she has never seen the reverse Of the medals;
she has never experienced the disappeint-
ment of destroyed illusions; her husbands
have never caused her any suffering, except
BY their death; even the gamester himself
was so amiable and so kind, that in spite OF
all his faults, his loss was bitterly regretted.
| And then, US people have become confused
by the many different names which Mis-
has borne, they nave nicknamed her Mrs.
BIuebeard, in cruel reference TO her conju-
gal misforiunss. 1t is very natural that she
should wish 10 rid herself Of this surname,
by triumphing over fate! But her five wild
owhoods have somewhat cooled the ardor Of
her English admirers. Even the boldeIt ex-
perience sort of supsrstitious terror; they
fear lest they may meet the fate ofthsir pred
ecessors. Mrs.--has realized how much
courage is necessary for any one to venture
to marry her, and she has therefore come te
Paris. Thisi is certainly complimentary te
the Parisians. and she will not be disappoin
tod. AS we have said, Mrs.----is net ye
twenty-five years old, is exquisitely hand
some, and her last husband loft her, by Z
: will, in which no flaw can bo detected, al
income of E220,000 a year. This is Ger
tainly more than enough to shut ones eyes
to the chimerical dangers Of the past. Mrs
would easily find in Paris man who, il
spite Of the apparent fatality, would esteem
himself very happy to become her sixth hu'
band.