The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-06
SOMETHING OF \ WIDOW

Ter v"o'h. heauiv. wealth. and the singular g.
tally ths, hIs narhed her ma trin,onial ajven,na
nave given her great n"orieiy. aud the fsuiii.,,,
Ut the >ncie g'a'ih-s The curosi,y concern,nu ba'
ny the Gllnwing history. We copy a transl,,ia.
IN the Boston a'ias;
Mrs. - was MT quite sixteen years old who,
she c"nsum,n,,ed her first marriage at Gre,.'
Green. This matrimonial iorality is sni,;c;o"
evidence that il was purely sentimental nn,on
~" rivals disputed TOR her Young affection,
one was favored by her family. the other by no,
self The latter ~ cnnrSe. Was the surccssGl
''ne. in "nier 10 AZ, aside AL obstacles, our ,
f'"n" people bad rec'mrsr 10 an eIope,Dent; IN.
rr !" rr9nsiimn the nmnns blacksmith. who -
"',es eDamorrd English complies. at a unmen,,
warning. an5 wnhnni asking the c,,nsen, Of ,bo;.
relatives. The omp'iai beoedictiun had Just hoo
pr"n""netf. when the unsuccessful rival a ppcar,d
lie had Esi'wel The fngitives With all the spant
his gold cnnm MT "Stap FROM the postilons bo:
The ingIiives bad y hole nights star, uf him
and the rival was only able to arrive ius, sra
rnonyh To he tw" hours t", iatp
- You have hs3 nseiess chase. nv dear 81, D
sid the bridegroom. hspry aad proud of his SUI,
cess : fp' NE are already married"
. VI MAY he So" replied ,he nher. :. bs, Jhavo
at FEAST r1'me IN time 'o he revpnvfb''
IN accepting his cha ifrnye. the bridegroom 70
9tesS'! that 'he rr'ing ,sivht be prs, pnHetl unhl
'hr ne =, day bnt the Jpafus rival would no, ,n,
s~ni To afford him this qualification They mus,
TPPaH AZ "ars to the spot, with the 6rst serunds
'hry rmfd meet The duel was tough, win
,,r+'"fs anal hs bridegroom struck by a hall ia the
forehead, fell, navey to- rise auafu
y" M's. - hecT me wirfpw rvo hours ahe,
the crfehsamn nf her FIRST marriage This ad
veHtrre made usefs tass ;srsf Ned ts sf u,arv
s'ondafnas rn'n"rs. rhar ses',nd marriage pnlv
c's'td alay them. Besides, the Young widow hal
Know a., Iii tls at ipI kat eI,a
ur'lSy desns5 I" ersasinue the chapter fto,n The
Interesting puirt where IT was SD nneorarn,,eIv
hrnHen "H. This ri,nP, In osder 20 pfface as much
as i'os1'Ss The Consequences of her FIRST Essh 6
which she Satf been severely punished, Mrs
- soSfnlfieh tn rhe shes of Aer sa reals In ,bs
chsce 81 AeF sPenpd husband They made G
heF a reasonable choiee selecting u MA of ma,ns
years. and Saerrng every EossIAe gua ranses Ha
WAS an nl3 reilred nlarehant. pnssessin., a h,ro
f'rtnRe. h"sosa6Sy acquired 'FAis was nus pr,b,
bly, the happiness dreamed uFhy s,sf SO enam
"'Sd h0r Then Mrs. adapted herself 10 he,
new sNaati"R and had not yet ensn~n,rred ,hns4
ir''fnw ircrptnns ard bttrS ,fceits of hEe befra
her husband found n necessary tn aienrf To spn,e
business which required his prps-ncss on, ,hr can,
'ineDt- He leit he, af,ne. and in the ,.haD,ui The
siea'asai WAS overiaNrn by - tsnAppst and dashed
upon me rocks ~ The @'ast- This shipwrerk
made Mrs. - " i,f,sw for the src1nA lime
mr. cons"EiI"n fr'&n others, which is anything bu,
difficult :" Ptocnre hr yoagg wianw. who uni
ted To he's "wa PERSONAL cha prps shnse nt q run.
siderable kstnnR. Among those attentive To- her
she favored yosng and snowy youth, full Of
grace and w.t. who serinrG tn her ig Hnile all
that would hest enaSobe nev 6,r the R,ss of her
hn>bantt. rs snnN the necessary DELAYS were
over, the reign ef k4' thirb husband c,Anmenced
under The must asv"'abfe a,spipes Nuhng a.
p'ness of This @tltsa hal soSa even While deyo-
led To his wife. ahe hWsband bsuaT. t., CPislay vi.
ces beneath his graestvL oxR,iat Gaming was
his ruling pasSiw@. anss he gave himself M Ia it
with So much ar5"T that in short lime he had
dlss'Ra'ed the rSS, os his own RnIEissnsy and The
whole h'niune "f kss WiSs 'Ehan. nv b,nse1 able
To endure his s,aims and rstsurss he sh,A himself
Three successive caFamF,ias World have de.
prved NlTs.- nj The cuaraus ~ raake new
cnnJngal trial, had Us hsr pec,N,sry matters made
II necessary To Navy agaiS. Completely rnined
by her third husband, and with nn inheritance TO
look forward too, marriage was The enhy rpsunrce
lrit by which she cnwi1 ESCAPE HE elaha ,parsmeal
aud misery at waRi. There was M ,ims 10 be
lost she must make the best vi her ad uanlageS,
and t'tn !" a good asso#ae her yoatA and allmc
TONS, I" secure the hsst es0nre thot offered Oar
widow therefore htslMrrf hekseEf; and heaven,
as IT. L" Er""rRpenss Der Gp ltes trials ssni her
husband of the first class yunog rich and
handsome haronet and quite fzsanaS 20 the lnh
Fortune had not rhns lar affected his finances
His profits and h'sses were nearly balanced. bu!
he was rss bmccessisk as EideE Than he las 10
his bets. His "wn psrson was hess "a vnrpd than
his purse. W hen hp eUds hsDseH he was mure
often thrown. off hh+ hnpSs than able 4. sight IN
hIso"n accord ~ s,F ISmh being Discouraged,
the falls rather ,isslaied bin IT, en1}eaaor to do
better; and this nnhfs peEsevvsanee bad already
c"s' hm some tpefh- as web as an arm and sumo
tihs broken His elaily and friends hoped that
marriage would make biE lilIlr more prudent;
and Tor shurp fr,hs ne shSanpA fnuha appearing
on the turf, in osas9 b. teyos himself entirely
his liz ; bat as s'pA he sScame used la lh-
peaceful felicity bis foNpss pas>ina setarnpd anu
he thought he s>'',l6 wnts ihe pleasures oS hymea
and the race cwrse'. Ss.vepah rs thu, hes, rides
IN England had siigaged ~. C,Btssl at the New
market races , Ae sInsd lhPfn ,bounted his fleet.
est horse, dast.b GaswasJ ia the lace aud feb
dead the spa
The nni"It%nshe s2or sSfpan had appOinlPd his
wife sole h'srsss "i ali his property bat his wli
contained seveJaI errors Us Epns vii rs, made it %
d""hful eHPei- One rs 1hr arlaiises Of the de
ceased diSpaled the uh tie eass was brought
before ih@ t'ph"nals, and b.rng ably managed
against hss. " as threateRsng Mrs - with neF
rum. wAPB hes adversary hiDsrlf proposed 80 soP
Inc s'h and h, mite lhsN interests nv marilgs
L ms 9as ihe inosi rsudeni euurse the hvey
" WIDOW aityiPd II and, changing her name los tho
Nth s,roe. beeoDe The life Oi rich lar,d pyspns
tor. who passed SIS Inc ,nost iplrej,isi spx hunf
IN NnrthOrRbefiansi The mafJians had bafdb
bfeH s'Drltded six n"nths, before The fifth hos
hanS. ~hIIe hSniisy. was So iNpJrdsnt as To leap
ditch jh a l0adVd mHskei in bis hand, Wbn
WAS a"eid'nlly discharged, Shsn he rpretved Tho
who'll es'niSnts in his brcasi. His death vas 10
siapanpuBs-
oneh are The events " hich constitute the coR
jngaI caTrsr ST Mrs. -, and it is in cOnseqnen2
VI ibrSe eaas'i"phes that she is widow for l@
hi'n 'ims ID the vrIy moTDng of her life. bp
lhSt ~h%h mast sreD ibs stIangesi DG all is, lha
having ihDs gaaed, ~ TalhpJ lost. in the Ionrp
oi wnh'~ hSh. she suO persists in pnrsulnG !