The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-20
Pursuing a Widow Under Difficult
ties.

The Bacyrus tO) journal spins the following
yaru which. however faulty in its facts is raada
bic rs n romance. The odit)r prompted to
perpetual" it, by observing in Pittsburgh pa.
per the marriage announcement Of a couple who
formerly resided in Bucyrus. The yaru is reelad
eli IN this fashion:
Twelve years ago the bride wa. a youug LADY, of
twenty, the daughter of "A wealthy merchant in
Washington, Pa. In her fathers employment was
- young mla named Robert -, who the Young
lady being bewitchingly beautiful, as ia duty
hound, fell desperately in love with her. She
reciprucatei the attachment, and they we're be-
trothcd Unfortunately, the young lady's father
entered his protest against this pleasant arrange
ment and accordingly the young people put off the
happy day indefinitely. About year afterwards
che resolved most tempting proposal, which
urged by her father, she accepted ana to the eter
mai despair of poor Robert, was married. But
slas, for the poor bridegroom! scarcely three
months had elapsed when kick from yciOn5
horse Killed him.
Robert consoed the widow, and determined at
The ent. OF a year or ststo marry her. lie had too
much respect for her to press his suit immediately
aud did not for fifteen months, when lac proposed.
10 his horror. she Informed him that she was al
ready engaged, aud that in three months more her
second marriage would be consummated. Two
years passed. Ia tie meantime the widow and
her husband had removed to Syracuse. y. Y, and
Robert, possessed by some strange halluciua;ion,
followed them. That season this cholera swept that
city, and among its victims was the second hus
band Robert allowed a year 10 pass and was on
the point OF, hrging his claims, when he received
AL Invitation 10 her wedding She was 10 ba mar
IeI to her late husbands partner Robert re-
n0hstrated. The lady assured him that her pre-
sent step .as not one of love, but purely of ne
cessity The partnership affairs of her late Ia
mented, were III such a state that settlement was
impossible, and 10 save immense losses che had de
tetmined upon marrying the surviving partner
She assured him, also that her sentiments towards
him were unchanged, and that should she ever be
c3G,s widow again. she would give him the pre-
ference She was married, and IN a short time re-
moved with her third husband to Detroit, Michi
gan. Buta fatality seemed to pursue her.
Herself and husband wrTs on board a steamer
that was wrecked near Buffalo, some years since
The husband persisted, and she escaped only
through the superhualan eXertion1 LOT a friend
who happened to be on board. This friend was
y0un :. unmarried, aud his gaiiantry inspired such
sentiments IN the breast OF the widow, that she
married him before Robert had time to claim her
When he learned the state of affairs he was some
what indi 5uaat, but she told him the circuli-
stances aud managed to satisfy him with the
promise that IL she ever became widowed again
she would most positively marry him. The lady,
with her fourth husband, settled upon II farm
near Bucyrus. while Robert removed 10 Mansfield
that n might be near her. In the Course If Il
year they removed 10 Ifttsburg, where the hgs-
band went into The mercantile business, on IAb-
erty street-resiGing, however, in Allegheny CITY
Ro5ert followed them, and finding employment.
determined to watch the chances closely. One
dag he was passing the store of Mr. -, when he
cav u terrible colnmotCn. Rushing in he saw
Mr. - mangled corpse upon the floor A ca.
of RICE which was being hoisted bad fallen aad
killed him instantly.
lie inquired If amy one had been sent TO &C
quaint his wife of the accident. Yes the frat
clerk just started. Looking once more at n0r Mr.
--, TO make sure that he was perfectly dead
Robert started for Allegheny fast rs bis legs
could carry him. The first clerk was only a tfihe
ahead of hun, and Robert knowing the importance
of being in time, from past experience, aad fear
lug that Ihe clerk had designs upon the widow
ran like au ludian side by side they ran, uutif
they reached the Hand street bridge The clerk
was obliged 10 stop to make change, while Rob
ert, VINO paid toll by the year. passed without de-
lay. He reached the house, told the heart Ie nd
lug news. aud obtained solemn pledge from the
widow, before the clerk arrived. This time she
VAS true TO her promise. and after a year had
passed, they were married. As all her husbands
led wealthy, Robert is very comfortably fixed -
Ills history shows what perseverance, VIA accom-
plish.