Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-28
4 Man Coursing His Own Wife.

len years ago NJ. Y. married in Montrc-
al. He was one of the principal merchants
of the city; but by reverse of fortune he
was compelled to suspend payment soon
after his marriage. He loved his wife to
distraction,to use common phrase; and
the idea Of inv olvirg her in his disasters
gre.tly affected him, After thousand
internal conflicts NJ. V resolved to leave
our city without saving anything about it
be wished his departure, or rather disap-
pearance to remain mystery. But he had
purpose. al viii CO." he resolved, "to
Australia, and there mend my fortunes.
or die without giving any account of my
SELF"
This resolution taken, our tradesman
embarked clandcstinely, and eight days ST
ter his flight was not thought Of Madame
V. wept we arc fain to suppose; more than
this, we believe she she'd torrents of tears,
and sought him upon rivers, and in woods,
( lakes, and caverns, but in vain. NJ Y.
had left to his beautiful but disconsolate
and weeping wife an income of hundred
luis, and sailed for australia What be-
fel him upon those favored shore, we do
not 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 laundiced her COM
plcxion and diinmed her eyes; therefore.
she ceased all sweetly her role of sNiobe.-
Our Penelope could smile like young
widow ofeightoen; the art Of needle work
is too perfect now: are not men entangled
byit? 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 coun-
try, and one fine morning contracted a new
marriage. But the first husband! He. ah.
bewas dead. What living husband would
stay away eighteen long months without
writing worde If he was not dead he
ought to be feminine logic. She mar
ried. Was she happy or was she not?
(Shaksperean question.
Meantime. the first husband labored In
the mines. lie acquired--acqnired always
acquired Falling upon an auriferous vein,
he suddenly obtained large sum, and had
his only motive been the love of gain.
would have Immediately returned to Mon
treal. But his dear Louisa must cat only
from silver and drink only from gold.
The unfaithful Louisa, as we have al
ready said was again married. Faith docs
not save us: NJ. V. always labored, but an
epcdemic prevailed; our hero caught the
smallpox and was completely disfg1red.
Disguised with Australia, he sold his prop-
erty and embarked on an American ship.
During this voyage the second husband
of his wife died with consumption. nj. v
landed at Portland, flew to Montreal, and
went to the Montreal House without arous-
ing any suspicious as to who he was
There are people who always love to create
surprise, and he was one Of them. He in
quired for Madame v; no one knew such
person: but he insisted Finally he was
told by some one that she was now the
widow s. NJ. v. scratched his head
They pointed out to him Madame widow
", afterwards Madame widow s., and he
recognized his wife, charming as when he
lett her. Nj. V. Immediately fell into
brown study. His iscountenancc was grave,
sad, very gloomy, and thus he turned a.
way.
NJ. V. had more money than spirit, and
he found II very strange to pay his adj
dresses to his own wife. But he did IT; he
courted his own wife for three months he
recognized her; did she recognize him? 1t
is more than we know; we leave the demes
who read this to solve the problem. He
was introduced with allhis pounds, shil-
lings, and pence. People will admire
pounds sterling, and dollars federal, and
women aboyeall. Though SCARED and pit
ted from head to foot with the small pox,
NJ. Y. won the heart Of his wife. They
were to exchange the second marriage rings,
when NJ. W presented to her the same one
he had given her at their first espousal.--
The woman, they say, tainted