The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-05-12

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Tn ys4D ago N. v. narpd r Nor al.
He W. @ Of the princir1 alRehaGD Of
~ citls Dot by reverse olos,lns, hIwas
EsonpsD I'd to suspend payns1a 80 80 IN
marriage. Heloved his wifs = discretion,
to use . common phrase; an&snho idea OF
involving her In his disasters greatly Afflicted
him. After . thousand internal conflicts,
j. v. sssolvsdto have the city Without ny
Ing anything about Il. He wished his de-
parture, or rather his disappsArancS, TO re-
main mystery. But he had purpose. seq
will Co." he resolved, ssto Australia, and
there mend ny fessanss, q die without Civ
ing any aceosnt Of nysslf.D
This resolution taken, our tradesmsn en-
barked clandestinely, and eight days after
his flight he was not thought Of. Madam ".
wept, We are fain TO suppose more than
this, va bslisvs che shsd torrents OF tears,
and sought him upon rivers, and In woods
lakes and cavsrns, but in vain. N. v. had
left his beautiful but weeping and forlorn
wife an income Of . hundred louis. and sailed
for Australia. What befsl him upon those
favored shores No do not know; but little
littleiby he amused wealth.
At Montreal they supposed him dead
His wife wept bitterly and she saw, un-
doubtedly, that sorrow jaundicsd her oom-
plexion and dimmed her eyes therefore, she
ceased, NIL sweetly, her role OF Niobe. Our
Penelope could emile like young widow OF
eighteen the art Of needlework is too per-
feet 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. Think
ing herself young, she lent her ear to tender
proposals; she reviewed her geography Of
love-, confessed never to have studied the
map Of the tender country, and one Hnc
morning contracted 4 new marriage. But
the 6rst husbandl lie, ah he was dead
What living husband would stay away eigh-
teen long months without writing Q word |?
II he was not dead be ought to BE-; (femi-
nine logic.) She married. Was she happy,
or was abe not? (Shakspsrean question.
Meantime, the 6rst husband laborsd in the
mines. He acquired, acquired-alwsys &C
quired. Falling upon IN auriferous vein, he
suddenly obtained q large sum, and had his
only motive been the love Of gain, would
have Immediately returned 70 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 mo-,
save US; NJ. v. always laborsd, but an cpl
demic prevailed; our hero caught the small
pQxand was completely As6gured. Disgust
ed with Australia he sold his property and
embarked on an American ship.
During this voyage, the second husband OF
his wife died with the consumption. NV.
landed ut Portland, few to Montreal, went
tothe Montreal House, without arousing any
suspicious - to who he was. There are pso-
pie who always love to create surprise, and
he Was one OF them. He inquired Of Mad
ame ". no one know such person ; but NJ.
V, insisted. Tinslly he was told By some
one that she was now the widow s. NJ. v.
scratched his head. They pointed out to
him Madam widow ", afterwards Madame
widow s., and he recognised his wife, charm
ing MS when he left her. NJ. v. Immediately
fell into brown study. His countenancs
was grave, sad, very sad, very gloomy, and
thus he turned away.
NJ. V. has more spirit than money and be
found 1t very strange to pay his addresses to
his own wife. But he did il he courted his
own vile for three months. He recognised
her did she recognize him II 10 moro than
We know; We leave the danes who read this
to solve the problem. He was introduced
With all his pounds, shillings and PENCE
People will admire pounds sterling, and dol.
lars federal, and women above all. Though
Scared and pittcd from head TO foot with
the smallpox, NJ. v. won the heart Of his
wife. They were to exchange the second mar.
riage rings, when NJ. Y. presented TO her the
same one he had given her at the first espou.
sal. Ths woman, they say, tainted.