The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-21
Selut MisrelIunu.
\ Man Courting his own Wife.

Translated for the Pittsburgh Evening Pos
co from the Montreal Pays.
Ten years ago M. V. married in Mon
treal. He was one of the principal mer
chants of the city; but by reverse o
fortune, he was compelled to suspend
payment soon after his marriage. HI
loved his wife to distraction, to use com
mon phrase; and the idea of involving
her in his disasters greatly afflicted him
After thousand internal conflicts, M. v
resolved to leave our city without saying
anything about it. He wished his de
parture. or rather disappearance, to re.
main a mystery. But he had purpose
sI viii CO." he resolved, "to Australia,
and there mend my fortunes, or die with
out giving any account Of myself"
This resolution taken, our tradesman
embarked clandestinely, and eight days
after his fight he was not thought Of =
Madame v. wept, we are fain to suppose:
more than this, we believe she shed tor
rents of tears, and sought him upon riv-
ers, and in woods, lakes and caverns,
but in vain. M had left to his beau
tiful but weeping and forlorn wife an IN
come of a hundred louis, and sailed for
Australia. What befel him upon those
favored shores we do not well know; but
little by little he amassed wealth.
At Montreal they supposed him dead.
His wife wept bitterly; and she saw, un-
doubtedly, that sorrow jaundiced her
complexion and dimmed her eyes; there
fore she ceased all sweetly, her role of
Niobe. Our Penelope could smile like
young widow of eighteen; the art of
needle work is too perfect now; are not
men entangled with it? She was faith
full to her wandering husband eighteen
long months; but she did then what 9TH
ers might have done in her place. Think
ing herself young she lent her ear to ten
der proposals; she reviewed her geogra-
ply of love, confessed to never having
studied the map of the tender country
and one fine morning contracted new
marriage. But the first husband! He
ah! he was dead. What living husband
would stay away eighteen long months
without writing word? If he was no
dead he ought to be; feminine logic. y
She married. Was she happy. or wa.
she not? (Shakspearean question.
Meantime, the first husband labored II
the mines. He acquired, acquired-al
ways acquired. Falling upon an aurifer
ous vein he suddenly obtained large
sum. and had his only motive been the
love OF gain. would have Immediately re-
turned to Montreal But his dear Louiss
must eat only from silver and drink only
from gold.
The unfaithful Louisa, as we have al.
ready said. was again married. Faith
does not save us; M. v. always labored
but an epidemic prevailed; our hero
caught the smallpox and was completelv
disfgured. Disguised with Australia h,
sold his property and embarked on q,
American ship.
During this voyage, the second husban,
OF his wife died with the consumption. M
v. landed at Portland, flew to Montreal
went TO the Montreal House, withou
arousing any suspicion as to who he wa,
There are people who always love TO ere
ate surprise, and he was one of them. Il
inquired for Madam v; no one knew sue
sperson; but M. v. insisted. Finally b
was told by some one that she was no,
the Widow s. M. V. scratched his heat
They pointed out to him Madame wido,
w. afterwards Madam widow S., and b
recognized his wife. charming as when h
,eit her. M. v. Immediately fell into
brown study. His countenance was orav,
sad, very sad. very gloomy; and thus t
turned away.
M. V. had more spirit than money; an
ne found it very strange to paw his a,
dresses to his own wife. But he did it: !