The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-09-16
CoURTsnIP AFTER MARRIAGE
Translated from the tGerman,l

One evening, in gay party at Herr
Kretchman's the subject turned upon
female beauty; and gentleman of the
company asserted that the youngest
daughter o: the Kamerah Ammon "A
blonde, born in April, l776-was the
most beautiful girl in the city. | in
sianlly resolved TO satisfy myself upon
the subject, without loss of time, and
slipping out of the room, went straight
70 the Kamera,h's house and rang the
bell.
The door was opened by the youngest
daughter herself, ,swho explained the nn-
usual Circumstance by saying that it hap
peneG that no one was in the house ex~
ccpI her parents and herself,
looked earnestly al the maiden and
found hel beautiful beyond description;
so without hesitation, asked her, there
upon the threshold, if she would be my
wife.
"Why nol?" answered sho, abu, come
in aud speak to my parents"
We parted late in the evening with a
tender embrace-al was settled between
us.
in the village Of Truppach, on the 18th
of January, 1885, we were married, in
good, simple country fashion, and late in
the evening the bride stepped into my
carriage at nef fathers do)r. and went
with me 10 my old home.
soon found that il was easier for a
man 10 become bridegroom than wise
husband.
We plagued each other constantly in
the beginning, out of pure love, till from
continual vexation coldness ensued =,
which we both felt bu, could not account
foI.
Yesterday my little lady would not
suffer me to leave her side, and to day
she found il coed TO visit her brother,
ten miles in the country, without bidding
me adieu, or naming the time Of her
return.
Two days after this, has'y messengers
came one after another--l must come
] should come-w without me she could
have no peace.
went, and the jay of the reunion
seemed as if it never could end. On the
following day was again burden. ]
left with a cold parting, and that self
same night came the repentance by an
extra post-she could moi live without
me | must hasten back.
This certainly would no. do-in this
way all my identity would be destroyed.
Since the day of my marriage with my
beautiful wife, l had been the submissive
slave of her will. but now that it was
plain she had a will of her own, must
follow some other plan. sat down 10
consider, and after some reflection de-
termined what to do.
Since my marriage my old employ>
men,s and pursuits had been altogether
neglected, but now resumed them, and
as much as possible returned 10 my bach
elor life.
MY wife sent every day letters full of
tears, but paid no attention TO them
oniwardly although they touched my
heart sore!S AT length | wrote her a
long, serious lettcv, in which said that
as we had been married without pre-
vions courlship, 1t was not at all strange
that, being unacquainted with each others
character, we could not harmonize toge-
ther, and proposed that she should re-.
main at her fathers house at present,
and ,ha, with her permission, | would
visit her TWO or three times week, and
spend an evening with her in conversa-
ton, until we were acquainted with each
other, and after that, if she should like
me well enough, | would take her home
TO be my w!fe--bu, if she found she
could moi be satisfied with my habits,
manners and character, would leave her