The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-18
From the Chicago Tribune.l
A BIT OF ROMANCE.


mark, that the real incidents Of lie constau,.
ly occurring around US, possesses far more
romantic inieres, than the fancilul ones con
ceived in the ieeming brain Of The novelist.
Oh this The following DER true tale, told Us
in brief by the steward of the packet boat
Louisiana, OH Saturday, will finish an illus
iraiion:
Some len yelrs ago, as our readers will
remember, there was what was termed Il
rebellion" in Canada, and after the spa
triots'' were subdued, some were summarily
executed, aud portion banished, for long
term of years, 10 Australia. Most of ihes,
latter were men Of FAMILIES, from which the,
were torn without mercy, TO expiaie in IA
distant land, by imprisonment aud hard Ia
Dor, the crime Of having failed in their at
tempt 10 rid their country of the evils of mis
government. We think they acted very un
wisely in proceeding to the extremes The
did, but this point we will moi stop TO cons
der With one Of these expartia,ed men on,
tale has chiefly 10 do.
From seven TO eight weary years he had
borne The hardships Of lonely captivity.
hopeless of ever seeing home or friends
again, when general amnesty was proclaim
ed by The British Government in regard 10
all, with one OF two exceptions, OF those wh'
had been concerned in the rebellion. Ouf
hero was now at liberty, and his first tIIou'i
was 10 seek his home. But he had no means
TO pay his passage there, and he accorGingl,
shipped OH beard whaling vessel, which
The end Of two years more, landed him Oh
his native shores.
Wife, children and friends filled his Il o
and he haslened OIL 10 his old residence in
Canada. Everything remained as il h.n
been-frieuds and neighbors greeted him a.
he passed along-bul how his heart sunk
within him TO find the homestead deserted.
and to learn that bis wife had been
married two years 10 another, surprising the
husband of her youth To be dead. She aud
her new fond male had left that part OF
The country and settled somewhere in I'LL
nois.
The poor man fell desolaie, indeed. and
he determined to see, and if possible TO re-
claim his wife and children. After weary
travel and many inquiries, he traced them Il"
Knox county, Illinois, where they were CON
foriably settled in their new home. There
he presented himsefa few days since. The
wife could not have been more surprised u,
panied to see an appariiion from the grave,
for she had long considered him as dead. -
The new husband, too, was rather disagree
ably surprised to see before him a claiman'
for his wife. What should be done? Tne
first husband was anxious to obtain the lady,
the second was disIncIned to give her OPP,
looking upon his claim as good.
They were reasonable people all around
The original claimant remained in the neigh
borhood a couple OF weeks, during which,
time the matter was frankly talked over
AT last The rivals came TO The very just and
conclusion that the lady was the pro
per person 10 make final decision of the
question, aud TO her il was mutually agreed
TO refer il, giving her time TO consider il ia
all it, bearings.
What more perP!exing position could
woman be placed IN than thai Here were
TWO men with almost equal claims upon hel
affection. One was The father of all her
children bpt one, the compartment her youth
the other bOand Ia her hear by near anu
sacred ties, and by the mutual love they ture
an infant that had been born 10 them Sh,
could not for a time decide-what true
hearted woman could? A tumuli Of Iho'i,
and emo'ions filed her heart, aIern,lel,
swaying her Irnm SIDE TO side. Thus The
conf CT lased for several days, during which
line she was enabled to lock clearly into her
pwn heart, and AT last she was ready for a
decision.
Which could she choose but the man
lTound whom were iwiued Tie tendrlls of
Isl and strong aifeciion-;o whom she hat
given the first offerings Of her heart? Tn,
needle my vibraie Tor tine, but il poiai, |
Il last with uniailing consiancv to the nev.
ersetIing star of The North; and in like
manner, he heart Of a irue woman, having
n the wide universe but one fitting mate, |
vIii, alter all riciSsludes, turn lovingly 4,
he sunny warmth uf first only love"
n d sp"silion of The youngesl chill mus
low be made. and il WAS mutually agreed |
BY the two men, that, as il ronId not be de |
Drved OF a mothers care, The first husband |
should take it with The other children, TO b, |
restored 10 the father al soIne future time
The reunited family now mlde preparations
20 go tn new home: aud :" great was the
interest excited in the neiglborhood by this
singular aifilr, lha, as many as hnndre d
md fifty persons from The. neig hborhood were
present 10 witness their departure. On Sat
Irday last they came up in the plckel Lou
siana, on their way 10 Michigan, here the,
vii tnke up iheiS residence
We naturally syprIhize with the FIRST hus
,aDd to whom wife and childIen are resior
I'd, but who will not feel for the berea We
nent OF The Second?
OAKUIE! OAkUM!.