True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-08

effect. she asked his name, ne gave her
a short account Of himself, and proposed
for Miss Kate.
"Come hither, Kate, will you marry
the Maori"
a. won't; he is old, and l don't like
him"
"Give her ,ime," said the Major and
leaving his card, he departed.
For year he made every effort to pro-
piliate Kate, and finally married her; but
on her side there was only forced con-
sent given, for the sake of the mother
whom she dearly loved, and the young
brothers and sisters who were friendIess.
A year passed in New York, in the
widows close quarters, and then the Ma
jor exchanged his lands in Texas, for
grant in California. lie took his wife,
and her family with him and settled there.
AT the age Of twenty-five she was the
mother of six children, but was not, nor
never had been happy wife. Superbiy
beautiful, she was not afectionate, and
took no pains 10 conceal that the Major
was perfectly Indifferent to her. She
was spared the misery Of having her
heart awakened by another than her hus-
band. To all she was Indifferent and
cool, 80 much so that she was called the
"beautiful." Proud of his wife. the Ma
jor loved to see her admired, but he was
so jealous of the attention paid to her,
that he made her lifd miserable by his
constant espionage. lie saw no cause Of
complaint in her conduct, but he seemed
to be constantly fearful that her woman's
heart might be reused by some one she
!, met. Did a gentleman call more than
once, the Major scowled at him, treated
him cooIly, and finally shut bis door
against him. Often when obliged by
business, to be away from home, he
would lock her in her apartment, and
there to remain until it was his pleasure
TO release her. She never rebelled, nev.
er quarrelled, but if not loving, was yet
complying wife. He was extremely
kind to her mother, and her brothers and
| sisters, as they grew TO maturity, were
t cared for kindly by him: for this she en-
dured, what many another woman would
a have fought against.
When she had been ten years a wife
4 he left her, for a visit 10 San Francisco
t There he plunged into all the gailies o.
a the season, and finally became enamoref
of beautiful Mexican, as warm and i'm
petuous as his wife was cool, and indif
r ferent. Age had whitened his locks, bu
I had not cooled the ardor of his passions
!, and persevering as in early days, in hi
!. pursuit of her, he was shot down COOL,
n in the streets by former favored lover.
1t An investigation into the matter wa
l. short and hurried. The Majors remain
II were carried to his estate and quietly bu
J. ried without the pomp and show he love
so we'll.
e His widow by the rise Of property ha
n become one of the richest persons in Ca
5. ifornia, but she is still widow, livin
i retired, and devoting herself to her chill
'' dren.
Should any one suppose the Major
character overdrawn, l will say to sue
= persons, that he was no myth, but bon
1t tfde parsonage, and that I have endeavol
E, ed to retain his own peculiar expression
in with which he prefa ced all importar
sentences.
e. When knew him his memoirs ha
% reached The fifth volume in MS, but
D. presume were never published. He prt
a fessed 10 be the intimate friend of Henr
It Clay, and always said that that gentl
ID mans fiscal agent was copy of his ow
" which he drew up for his especial benef
,e Those around him were alwaysin douI
nj whether he was sane or had lost his re,
er son. But to the last day of his life /
tv appears 10 have been the same, and
ID have profted nothing by the painful LEI
~ son given him gratuitouSly by your
g Simms in W Place.
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