Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-10

cut oil her head. She embraced her moth
cr, who Wcrt Sral,ling tears. Then she took
an amulet from her neck and Eaid TO me -
Keep il; think that it will be more useful
to the than me-" These sad ceremonies
cndcd, She received the holy sacrament with
devotion. Two or three hours afterwards she
hrcSthcd more heavily, aud her eyes were
fixed. Suddenly She seized the arm Of her
father, aud made u show Of embracing him.
In that instant she passed to another world
--~AS<
Pursuing Widow Under Difficulties.
The BucuyruS CO., Journal tells the follow
ing yarn, which, however faulty in its facts, il
is readable as u romance. The editor was
prompted TO pvrprtuatc" il, by observing in
u Ptt>burg paper, the marriage announcement
of II couple who formerly resided in Bucuyrus.
The yarn is lc,l,d oil in this fashion:
Twelve yeats ago the bride was q young
lady OF twenty, the daughter Of a wealthy
m,rchant in Washington, Pennsylvania. In
htr fathers employ was a Young man named
Robert -, who, the Young lady being be.
witcl,inSly beautiful, W in duty bound, fell
desperately in love with her. She retipro.
Gated the attachment, aud they were bctrOth-
ed Unfortunately, the young lady'S father
entered his protest against the pleasant ar.
Iangrmcnt, and accordingly the young people
put oil the happy day, indefinitely. About a
y,ar Afterwards She received most tempting
ploposal, which, urged by her father, she .ac-
ceptvd, and, 10 the eternal despair of poor
Rob,rt, was married. But alas for the poor
brlrgl Scarcely three months had
elapsed when Kick from a vicious horse
Ai,lvd him. Robert conSolrd the widow, and
determined at the end of year or SO 70 mar.
~ her. tic had too IHWch respect for her to
press his suit immediately, aud did not for
hit,en mont"s, when he proposed. 10 his
no, ror she iniormvd him that She was already
engaged aud that in three months more her
second marriage would b. cOnSummated. Two
y,aIS passed. the meantime the widow
and her husband had removed to Syracuse,
\. Y, and Robert, pO>S,Ss, d by some strange
haIlu,lnation, followed them. That season
the cholera swept that city, and among its
NetInS WHS the second husband. Robert al
lowed II year lo pass, and WAS on the point Of
urging his clalnIS, when he received Mn invl-
laIinn 10 her wvlding! Sac was to be mar.
Ilrd TO her husbands partner. Robert rcmon-
>tratcd. The lady assured him that her pres
cnt step was not one Of love, but purely Of
Necessity. The partnership affairs Of her late
lanrntcd, were in such u state that q settle.
meat Was impossible. and to save immense
oSS,S SHE had d,teI mined upon marrying the
surviving partner. She assured him, also,
that her sentiments towards him were un.
changed, and that should she ever become a
widow again. she would give him the pre-
iIreucT She was married, and in short
time removed, with her third husband, to
Detroit Michigan. But fatality seemed 10
puISut her Herself anl husband were on
onard steamer that was wrecked, near Buf.
Mlo. some yraIs since. The husband pv,iShcd,
aud she escaped Only through the Suprrhuman
rAerIl1nS ut FREUD who happened to be on
board. lhiS friend was young, unmarried,
aud his gailan,ry inspired such sentiments in
tie breast ot the widow, tnAt she married him
Orlurr ltoOcrt had tune to claim her. When
ne lvaIned the state Of AifahS, he was some
what indignant, but She told him the circum-
stances, aud managed 10 satisfy him with the
promise that II She ever became widowed
again SHE would most positively marry hin.
The lady, with her fourth husband, settled
upon u farm, near Bucuyrus, while Robert
+ moved to Mansfield that he might be near
nrr, !" The course of year they romovvd to
FttlSbug, where the husband went into mer-
canInr business on Liberty Street-rrSiding,
however, in AilcShany city. Robert followed
N"N"'' """ """"S Siipuy Uhcut uStCIlUlnctt
to watch the chances closely. One day he
was passing the store Of MIR. -, when he
SAW tHnhe commotion. Rushing in lac
aw Mr. -. maugled corpse upon ;hc
ii"or. a ca>k Of iicc, which was being hoist
ed had fallen aud killed him instantly. lie
inquired il any one had been sent to acquaint
his wife or the accid,nt. llS was informed
that tho first clerk had just started. Looking
once more at poor Mr. -, to make sure he
was perfectly drad. Robert Stated for allie.
ghany a> fast as lis legs could carry him.
The first clerk was only trilic ahead OF him,
and Robut knowing the importance Of being
IN in tune, from past eXprricncr, and fearing
that the clerk had designs upon the widow,
ran likr an ludian. Side by side they ran,
until they reached the Hand street bridge
The c!,rk was obliged To stop To make change,
while RNhcrI, WIN paid toll by the y>ar,
passed Without delay. lie reached the hOnSr,
told the h,art.rcndinS news, aud Obtaintd II
Sol,mn pledge from the widow before the
cl,rk arrived This time she was true to her
PROMISE, aud after year had passed, they
were married. As all her husbands div very
wealthy. Robert is very comfortably fixed
His story shows what perseverance will &C.
c0mplsh,