Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-08-25
Singular COurtShip.

We copy the following strange relo-
ton from Headly's Adirondack or Lille
in the Woods;-
"The other day | took q heavy boot TO
q shoe maker, or member, TO be repaired
before | sci forth on a new expedition, OF
whom | was told a capital anecdote. An
English emigrant had settled down in a
remote part Of the forest where he clear
ed u little space about him and built u log
hut. He had been there but a year or
two, when one day as he was absent in
the woods with his eldest daughter, his
hut took fire and burned down. His wife
was sick, but she managed to crawl out,
taking the straw bed on which she lay
with her. AT evening the husband re-
turned TO find his house in ruins. II was
a winter night, and the snow lay deep on
tho ground. Calling aloud, he heard a
faint voice reply, and going in the direc'
ton from which it came, found his vile
| stretched on the bed in the snow. Get
ting together a few boards left from the
connagraiion he made q shelter over her.
That night she was safely delivered OF a
child, which survived and is now living.
But under the exposure aud excitement
together, the husband took a violent cold,
which having fastened on his lungs, and
being resisted by no medical treatment
whatever, terminated in the consump-
lion. He however, reared another hut
and during the summer q young settler
came in and purchased a tract near by
him. His being the only family within a
long distance, this back woodsman often
passed the evening in their society. 1t
was not long before he discovered that
his neighbor could not long survive. for
the most ignorant in this region knew all
the symptoms of pulmonary disease
which carries off three fourlhs Of those
who die. Accompanying this conclusion
came naturally the reflection, what
was good looking and industrious he
thought he could not do better than 10
marry her himself. Acting under this
consideration, he mentioned The matter
to her, remarking that her husband could
not live long, and asking if she would
marry him after he was dead!
She replied that she had no objections
at all if"her husband was willingl" lie
said he had no doubt on that point, anC
he would speak to him about it. He die
SO, and the husband unhesitatingly gave
his consent, adding hat he was glad she
would be so well provided for after hi'
death. So when winter approached, thu
young settler would come and "court'
the prospective widow, while the dying
husband lay and coughed on the bed il
the corner.
Now there was not much sentmen
in this, | grant, but there was q vas
deal of philosophy. 1t was rather COO
on her part TO be sure, but vastly sensible
on his. What could his wife and chill
dren do all alone there in the woods
without a protector? The toughest par
of the proceeding, and that which nj
doubt tested the backwoodsman's phi
losophy the severesl was the courlship.-
To lie gasping for breath in one part o
the room, and see the young, athletic ant
4 healthy backwoodsman and his wife sit
. ting together by the fire, and know tina
. after Il few more painful weeks, he would
occupy that place permanently, and we
f bear it all patiently, required a good dea
), of stamina. Especially must the relec
ton that they were both probably yer,
= anxious to have him take his departur
y have been rather a bitter pill 10 swallow
| go into all these little particulars, yoI
;. know, 10 show the character o fmy her,
to the best advantage-ihe heroine speak
for herself. These Two interesting per
sonpges were my shoemaker and his wife