Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-24
A MAN COURTTNG HIS OWN WIFE

Ten years ago NJ. V. married in Montreal He
Of the principal merchants Of the city; but
by reverse Of fortune he was compelled to suspend
payments soon after his marriage. He loved his
wife to distraction, to use a common phrase; and
the idea of involving her in his disasters greatly
afflicted him. After a thousand internal conflicts,
NJ V. resolved to leave city without saying any
thing about it. He wished his departure OF rather
his disappearance, to remain mystery. But he
had a purpose 81 will 60" he resolved, ito Aus
tralia and there mend my fortunes or die there
without giving any account Of myself"
This resolution taken, our tradesman embarked
clandestinely, and eight days after his flight he
not thought Of. Madame v Wept, we are fain to
suppose; more than this We will believe she shed
torrents of tears, and sought him upon rivers, and
in woods, lakes, and caverns but in vain. NJ. V.
had left TO his beautiful but weeping and forlOrn
wife, an income Of hundred louis, and sailed for
Australia What befen him upon those favored
shores we do not well know; but little by little he
amassed wealth.
At Montreal they supposed him daad His wife
wept bitterly; and she saw, undoubtedly, that sOr
row jaundiced hercomplexiOn and dimmedher eyes;
therefore she ceased, all sweety, her role Of Niobe.
Our Penelope could smile like young widow Of
eighteen; the art of needleWork is too perfect now;
are not men entangled with it? She was faithful
to her wandering husband eighteen long months:
but she then did what others might have done in
her place. Thinking herself young, she lent her
ear to tender proposals. She reyeWedher geography
of love-cOnfessed to never having studied the map
Of the tender country; and one fine morning con-
tracted new marriage But the first husband! He?
ali; he was dead. What loving husband would stay
away eighteen long months without writing word!
If he was not dead he ought to be- feminine logc.)
She married. Was she happy, or was she nOt!-
(Shakspearean question:
Meantime, the first husband labOred in the mines.
He acquired, acgUired-always acquired. Falling
upon an aurferous vein he suddenly obtained large
or,d had ne fhn1 ofrr
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 labOred, but an epidemic prevailed; our
hero caught the small pox, and was completely dis
figured Disguised with Australia, he sold his pro-
perty, and embarked on an American ship.
During this voyage the second husband of his wife
died with the consumption. NJ. v landed at Port
land, few to Montreal, went to the Montreal House.
without arOusing any suspicion as to who he was.
There people who alwayslove create surprise,
and he was one of them. He inquired for Madame
V; no one knew such a person; but NJ. V. insisted.
Finally he was told by some one that she was
the widow S. NJ. V. scratched Lis head. They point
ed out TO him Madame WidoWV, afterwards Madame
widow S., and he recognized his wife charming as
Whenbe left her. NJ. V. Immediately fellintO brown
study. His cOuntenance was grave, sad very sad very
gloomy; and thus he turned away. NJ V. had more
spirit than money; and he fOunditvery strange pay
his addresses his own wife But he did 1t; hecourted
his own wife for three months He recognized her;
did she recognize him? 1t is more than we know:
we leave the danes who read this to solve the pro
blen. He was introduced with all his pounds, shil-
lings and pence. People viii admir- pounds ster-
ling, and dollars federal, and women above all
Though SCARED and pitted from head to foot with
the small pox, NJ. V. won the heart Of his wife
They were TO exchange the second marriage rings
hon tod barf ho goVo onn bn hal
given her at their first espousaL The woman, they
say, tainted.