Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-05-10
A Woman with two Husbands.

AN English paper relates the following
narrative =
eight years ago, Ellen, the daInGhier-egl
the son of her fathers gard
ner, fine looking young fellow named
Cakes As is usual in such cases, Ellen
and her husband were turned out Of doors,
and told TO 90 and beg their bread, if they
could not get it any other way. Ellen was
then not quite sixteen years of age, but
girl of unusual spirit and frmness. She
therefore induced her husband to go to
London, and they arrived, almost friendless,
in that metropolis, After staying there
several weeks, they were enabled TO do but
little. Ellen had procured some scholars.
through the influence of former school
mate who was married and settled, but this
little income would but little more than pay
the rent of their one ROOM Young Cakes
who was now for the first time struggling
with the world, almost gave up in despair
Finally, he shipped before the mast on
board an East India trading vessel, and no
daring to take formal leave of his young
wife, he wrote her note the day the ship
sailed, advising her TO return to her par cut
and declaring soIennly that necessity haC
compelled him to the course I've had resolved
on. He said that in three years he woult
positively return, and hoped lie should thel
be in condition to merit her love and
esteem. Poor Ellen felt terribly this los
of her husband, and from a feeling of re
sentiment towards her farther, who had beer
the cause of her loss, she determined no
to 90 home, but to continue to support her
self by teaching In this she was success
full. In vain did her farther, who had fount
out how matters stood, endeavor to persuade
her to return She declared she would no
receive penny Of his bounty, unless sh
received it in company with her husband. -
In eight months time she received tiding
of her husbands death. The ship in which
he sailed was wrecked, and all on board
except the second mate and two scamen
persisted Her farther tried to reclaim hi
child, but now she was more resolutel
preudiced against her family than ever
By her industry, skill and attention, sh
had secured the good graces of two nobl
families, and with their patronage she wa
far above want On the 10th Of Deceu
Der, 1913, Mrs. Cakes was married to j;
mes Gelston Wesley, Esq, Bart, gentI4
man of large landed estate in Norfolk
She had no intercourse with her family u
to the time of her second marriage; an
even after that event, she received the visit
Of her father and brothers coolly. Sh
has since lived very happily with her secon
husband, by whom she has had two children
On the Odd OF September, lS47, her frs
husband returned to London, and learnin
of her marriage, he wrote her letter an
nounceing his return and his escape iron
the wreck nearly eight years before TIL
feelings of Mrs. Wesley may be bette
imagined than described, With her eye
bathed in tears, she handed the letter to ST
James, her husband. Very soon this vi
happy couple were on their way to London
and then the vile rushed to the arms of he
first love. But the feeling Of the mothe
finally prevailed. Mr.. Oakes was still i
indifferent circumstances, but yet he wa
far from wishing to influence his wife t
abandon her two children to LEGITIMACY
1t was therefore resolved that all tire
should petition the court for divorce iroI
Oakes, and for an act legitimatizing tn
children of the second marriage. Sir Jane
Wesley has procured Mr.. Cakes govern
ment Office in the customs, and, until tn
divorce is carried through, the lady wi
reside at her fathers house in Welbeck-
The London Dispatch says that an act I
Parliament will have to be passed in ord'
to legitimptize the children Of this singul
marriage"