Smyrna times., 1857-06-03
ScIttt 3t(i5teIIang,
A Man Courting his own Wife.
Smyrna, DEL, May 1857.

Ten years ago NJ. V. married in Montreal.-
lie was one of the principal merchants of the
city; but by a reverse Of fortune, he was COM
PEELED to suspend payment soon after marriage.
lie loved his wife to destruction, TO use a COM
msn phrase; and the idea of involving her in
his disasters greatly ailli icted him. After thou
sand internal conflicts, NJ. V. resolved to leave
the city without saying anything about it, He
wished his departure, or rather Disappearance
to remain Il mystery. But he had purpose
81 will go," he resolved, to Australia, and
there mend my fortune, or die without giving
an account of myself"
This resolution taken our tradcsman embarked
clandestinely and eight days after his flight he
was not thought of. Madame V. wcpt, we are
fan to suppose, more than this, we believe she
shed torrents of tears, aud sought him upon
rivers and in woods, lakes and cayeIns, but in
vain. NJ. Y. had left to his beautiful but weep
ing and forlorn wife an income of a hundred
louis, and sale for Australia What betcl him
upon those favored shores we do not knew, but
little by little he amassed wealth.
At Montreal they supposed him dead. His
wife wept bitterly, and she saw, undoubtedly,
that sorrow laundlced her complexion, and
d.mmed her eyes; therefore, she ceased all
swectly, her role of Niobe. Our Penelope
could smile like young widow of eighteen !;
the art of ncedlework is too perfect now; are
not men entangled with it! She was faithful
to her wandering husband eighteen long months ;
but she did then what others might have done
in her place. Thinking herself young she lent
her ear TO tender proposals; she reviewed her
geography Of love, confessed to never having
studied the map of the tender country, and one
fine morning contracted a new marriage. But
the first husband! lie, all he was dead
1s,to, ,1f,
long months without writing a word If he
was not dead he ought to be; (feminine logic }
She was married. Was she happy, or was she
not; (Shakspearean question:
Meantime, the first husband labored in the
mines He acquired, always acquired. Fall
ing upon an auriferous vein he suddenly OBJ
| tanned a large sum, and had his only motive
| been the love Of gain, would have Immediately
returned to Montreal But his dear Louisa
must eat only from silver and drink only from
gold.
The unfaithful Louisa, as we have already
said, was again married. Faith does not save
us; NJ. V. always abored, but an epidemic pre-
vailed our hero caught The smallpox and was
completely disfgured. Disguised with Aus
tralia he sold his property and embarked on an
American ship.
| During this voyage, the second hssband of
his wife died with the consumption. NJ. V.
landed al Portland, flew to Montreal, went to
the Montreal House. without arousing any sus-
picion as to VINO he was. Thcre'are people
who always love to create surprise, and he was
one of them. lie inquired for Madame v; no
one knew such person; but NJ. V. insisted
| Finally he was told by some one that she. was
now the widow S. NJ. V. scratched MS head.
They pointed out to him Madame widow v.
| u, 10 1oJ ic
wife, charming as when he left her. Mr.. V.
Immediately fell into brown study. His coun-
tenance was grave, sad, very sad, very gloomy
and thus he turned away.
M. V. had more spirit than money; and he
found it very strange to pay his addresses to
his own wife, But he did; ne cOurtcd his own
wife for three months. He recognized her, did
she recognize him 1t is more than we know
we lcave the danes who read this to solve the
nroble,o. He was introduced vita all his
uounds. shillings and pence. People will ad
tnire mounds shlllings and dollars federal anC
woman above all. Though SCARED and pittet
from head to foot with the small p0x. NJ V. wor
the heart of his wife. They were to exchange
the second marriage rings when NJ. V. presen.
4 ted to her the same one he had given her at hel
first espousa The woman, they say, tainted
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: G- A very pleasant incident occurred at the
, recent Methodist Conference in New Hamp
shire. One of the preachers arose and said h'
had in his keeping bequest from poor woman
now deceased, who resided in Koene,t ,tnd in he
, lifetime had taken deep interest in the pros
} perity of the cause for distributing tho Sacret
Scriptures In her last hours, she gave he
only possession left after long illness, Gag
containing two beautiful canaries, as a legac!
to the Bible Society," memonto of her dee
feeling for the cause. The birds he had KEEP
/, since November, and he now would presen
them in behalf of one who had gone to her tina
) resting place. Thespeaker then uncovered tn
birds, which restored to the sunlight suug me
! lodiousy. The effect from so simple a caus
8 can not easily be imagined. 1t was snggeste
that the birds be sold at auction. Tbs wa
done, and with the voluntary contributions &C
companyng, the sum ofone hundred dollars wa
! raised as fund given by the Instrumentality o
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