Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-05-05
A WOMAN WITH TWO HUS-
BANDS.

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The following interesting narrative IS cop
led from a late English paper. 1t Is quite
as romantic as anything that can be found in
e thousand imaginary wo'ks with which the
country is flood, and the deR0acmcm far more
sensible and natural than noyeIIsts generally
arrive at:
Eight years ago the daughter Of Philip
Cornin, Esq, Of WeIbock, married cIaodes-
timely the son of her fathers gardener, fine
looking young fellow named Oakes. AS is
usual in such cases, Ellen and her husband
were turned out Of doors, and told TO beg their
bread if they could not get it any other way.
Ellen was then not quite sixteen years ofogc,
but girl Of unusual spirit and frmnoss She
therefore induced her husband 10 60 TO Lon
don, aud they arrived almost lrIendless IN that
metropolis. After staying here several weeks
they were enabled to do but liuc. Ellen had
procured some scholars through the influence
Of former schoomate who was married aud
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 10
despair. Finally he shipped as band before
the mast on board an East Iudja trading yes
sell and not daring to take formal leave Of his
wife, he wrote note the day the ship sailed,
advising her orelurn to her parents, and de-
caring soIcmnIy that necessity compelled him
to the course he had resolved on. lie said
that in three years he would positively return,
and hoped he should then be IN condition
to merit her love aud esteem. Poor Ellie n
felt terribly tao loss OF her husband; and
from feeling OF resentment towards her Ia
ther who had been the cause Of the loss, she
determined not to 60 home, but to support
herself by teaching. In this she was success
luI. In vain did her father, who had found
ont how matters stood, endeayor to persuade
Ter to return. She declared she would not
receive penny Of bis bounty unless she
received it ia company with her husband. In
eight months she received lldngs Of her hus-
bands death; the ship in which he sailed was
wrecked and all on board except the second
mate and two seanen persisted.
Her father lried to reclaim his child, but
now she was mere resolutely 'prejudccd a
aainst her family than ever. BY her indus
try, skill and attention, 'hc had secured the
GOOD graces Of two uobe families, and with
their patronage she was far above want On
the 10th Of December SAB, she was married
to Sir James Gel,ton Wesley, gentleman
of large landed estate in Norfolk. She had
no intercourse with her family up to her sec
ond marrige and even after that event she re-
ceived the visit Of her fathers and brothers
coldly She has since lived very happily
with her second husband, by whom she
has two children.
On the 23d Of Sept, lS47, her first hus,
band returned to London, and learning OF
her marriage, be wrote her a letter annouac-
ing his return and his escape from the wreck
nearly eight years before. The feelings Of
Lady Westly can be better imagined than de-
scribed, With her eyes baihed in tears she
handed the letter to Sir James, her husband
Very soon this unhappy couple were on their
way to London, and then the vile rushed 10
The arms Of her first love but the feelings Of
the mother finally prevailed, Mr. Dukes
was still in indifferent circumstances, but yet
he was far from wishing her to abandon her
two children to illegiUmacy. 1t was there
| fore resolved that all three should petition the
court for divorce from Cakes and an act
legitimalzng the children of the second mar
rage. Sir James Wesley has procured Mr..
Cakes government Office in The Customs
and until the divorce is carried through, the
lady will reside at her fathers house IN Wei
beck. The London Dispatch says that an act
of Parliament Will have to be passed to Ieg'u-
| maize the children ofthIs singular manage