Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-04-03

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all heard Of marriage, crossing marria-
ges, and in,ermarriages but Tor the ut.
ter confusion of marriages, the reader
8 referred to the following statement,
which is avouched ne true in all its par
ticulurs
A few years ngo, n respectable young
English woman residing near London,
became the object Of affection to wor-
Thy sea.caplain, and after due acquain-
tance and prelimlnaries, il was agreed
among tie friends as well as themselves,
that their union would be a proper one,
and they were accordingly married. The
marriage was most happy one, and
the husband and wife lived together in
the bonds Of real affection. At length
during distant voyage, the captains
vessel was lost and the yorng wife was
made wretched by the Intelligence that
her husband together with every soul
OIL board, had been lost with the wreck.
Utterly dlsconsola,e, and wasting in
health, the young widow was AT length
induced to visit America, in the hope
that q change Of scene would wean
away her distress. she had friends al
ready here, and to them she came on a
temporary visit. Having reached the
western world, it was found that either
change of scene or the salt sea air had
wrought miracles OH her health and
spirits her bloom returned, her mind
was more composed, and in less than
six months after her arrival, she found
herself reclining upon the affections Of
u second husband, countryman Of her
own.
With this one she resided upwards
OF Il year, and having strong desire TO
visit home again, she obtained her hus-
bands consent, and departed on board
a steamer for the land other early joys
and sorrows. AS she approached her
native shores her reflections naturally
reverted TO past scenes, among those Of
her first domestic enjoy yment were vivid
ly prominent. The form Of her lost one
re sc before her, and mingled in memory
with scenes Of happiness, like the half
faded images of golden dreams, a"d a
shower of tears attested the sincerity Of
her emotions. She reached England.
What was her astonishmeht on being
informed that her husband, the captain,
after boxing the compass over strange
seas and strange lands for couple OF
years, had returned safe and sound,
and was at that moment within The
sound Of the ! ow-bcils Her delight
was uubounded I; she forgot-no she
did not forget latter spouse, but
she forthwith sat down and addressed
TO him an episilc, stating the fact OF the
return OF her first love aud in polite, il
not tender strains, assured him that il
would be utterly impossible for her to
return to his ailcctonatc arms. THIS
dlspalchc d, she forthwith prepared to
seek and once more be happy with the
man h. had won her virgin heart
But alas for the lalIacy of human hopes!
Verify
"The course Of true love never did run smooth"
The deserted husband, indignant at
the seeming want Of Election and res
pcct as evinccd in her second marriage.
refused TO recognize or have anything
to do with her. Here was a dilemma
not anticipated. She had cast of one,
and been cast off in turn by the olhtr.
The poor Thing took it much 10 heart,
aud well she might. To be a widow
with two living husbands was an at,i-
tudc as unlocked for rs il was unusual.
and her position a spectacle for the
world Of gossip TO gaze upon. The
captain remained obduratc and on the
other hand, the idea of duplicating the
other WAS too humilIating to be enter
tanned, TO say nothing of the chances OF
being again rejected. Thus things wore
on for few months, and the situation
Of the grass widow grew more and more
perplexing and appalling. A husband
she must have go rs last resort, she
determined to cross the Atlantic again,
and present herself in modest humility
to her abused spouse in America. To
resolve was to perform; again she cross
ed the ocean, when, horrors she found
her love snugly csconced in the arms of
another wife. lie, poor fellew, having
given her up as irreirievably lost, had
consoled himself philosophically, and
taken a legitimate an,ido,e Tor his sor-
rows, by marrying again. The "gudc
mon" was not 80 iistidious as the cap
tain or else he had made bad specula-
ton in his last adventure. He no SOON
er knew Of her arrival than he present
ed himself before her, and finding her
disengaged of all other matrimonial al
liances, took her again To his arms, and
cooIy bowed the new incumbent out
of The house. The returned wife still
reigus mistress OF the duplicate husbands
heart, and she is very glad in the priv-
lrge of loving, honoring and obeying
him. ~ Y. Sunday Mercury.