The Nevada journal., 1858-05-28
Pursuing a Widow.

ed to "perpetrate' it by observing in a
Pittsburg paper the marriage announce
ment of a couple who formerly resided
in Bucyrus. The yarn is reeled off in
this fashion,
Twelve years ago the bride was a
young lady of twenty, the daughter of IA
wealthy merchant in Washington, Pa.
In her fathers employ was young man
named Robert -, who, the Young
lady being bewitchingly beautiful, as in
duty bound, fell despairingly in love
with her. She reciprocated the attach
ment, and they were betrothed Unfor-
tunately, the young lady's father enter
ed his protest against this pleasant
arrangement, and accordingly the young
people put off the happy day indefinite
~. About a year afterwards she re-
celved most tempting proposal, which,
urged by her father, she accepted, and,
to the eternal despair Of poor Robert,
was married. But alas, for the poor
bridegroom scarcely three months had
elapsed when kick from a vicious horse
killed him. Robert consoled the wild
ow, and determined at the end Of wear
or SO to marry her. He had too much
respect for her to press his suit immedi-
ately, aud did not for fifteen months.
when he proposed, To his horror, she
Informed him that she was already en-
gagged, and that in three months more
her second marriage would be consum-
mated. Two years passed In the
meantime, the widow and her husband
had removed to Syracuse, n. Y, and
Robert, possessed by some strange hal
lucination, followed them That season
the cholera swept that city, and among
its victims was the second husband.
Robert allowed a year to pass, and was
on ;he point Of urging his claims, when
he received an invitation to her we'd
ding. She was to be married to her
late husbands partner. Robert remon-
strated. The lady assured him that her
present step was not Of love, but purely
of necessity. The partnership affairs of
her late lamented were III such state
| that settlement WAS impossible, and to
| save immense losses she had determined
upon marrying the surviving partner;
| assuring him, also. that her sentiments
towards him were unchanged and that
should she ever become widow again,
she would give him the preference. She
was married, and in a short time remov-
ed with her third husband to Detroit,
Michigan.
But fatality seemed to pursue her.
Herself and husband were on board
steamer that was wrecked near Buffalo,
some years since. The husband per-
ished, and she escaped only through the
supcrhuman exertions of friend who
happened to be on board This friend
was young, unmarried, and his eallantry
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
somewhat indignant, but she told him
the circumstances, ard managed to sat
isfy him with the promise that if she ever
became widowed again she would most
positively marry him. The lady, with
her foulth husband, settled upon farm
near Bucyrus, while Robert removed to
Mansfield that he might be near her.
In the course of year they removed TO
Putsburg, where the husband went into
the mercantile business on Liberty st.
residing, however, in Alleghany City.
Robert followed them, and finding en-
ployment, determined to watch the chan
ces closely. One day he was passing
the store of Mr.. when lie saw
terrible commotion. Rushing in he saw
Mr. --. mangled corpse upon the
floor. 4 cask of rice which was being
hoisted, had fallen and killed Linn in
stantly. He inquired if any one had
been sent to acquaint his wife of the ac-
cident Yes, the first clerk had just
started. Looking once more at poor
Mr.. --, to make sure that he was
perfectly dead, Robert started for Allie
ghany as fast as his legs could carry him.
The first clerk was only a triAe ahead
Of him, and Robert, knowing the import
ance of being in time, from past expert
ence, and fearing that the clerk had de-
signs upon the widow, ran like an Indian
Side by side they ran, until they reached
the Hand street bridge. The clerk was
obliged to stop to make change, while
Robert, who paid toll by the year, ass
ed without delay. lie reached the
house, told the heart-rending news, and
obtained solemn pledge from the wild
ow before the clerk arrived. This time
she was true to her promise, and after
year bad passed, they were married.
As all her husbands died wealthy, Rob
ert is very comfortably fixed. His his
tory shows what perseverance viii ac-
complish.
CURIOUS TALE, IF TRUE.-A story is
"going the rounds" which runs TO the
effect THAT there is a young man in the
town OF Vermont, who cannot speak to
his father. Previous TO his birth, some
difference arose between bis mother and
her husband. and for = coueidero bIe