The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1858-04-08
OBJ Aitbn,o1la 4aua0lun1,
Pursuing a Widow under DiHcul-
ties.
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
DIP. Holloway, & B. w. Davis.
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Pursuing a widow under Difficult
ties.
The Bucyrus. TO- Journal spins the fol
lowing yarn, which. however faulty in its
fact@' q readable as a romance. The editor
was prompted to ''perpetrate" it, by observ-
ing in Pittsburg paper the marriage an
nouncement Of couple who formerly resided
in Bucyrus. The yarn is reeled off in this
fashion:
Twelve years ago the bride was a vopng
lady Of twenty, the daughter of wealthy
merchant in Washington, Pa In her ia
theirs employ was young man named Rob
EFT. who. the young lady being be-
witcbingly beautiful, as in duty bound, fell
desperately 10 love with her. She reel pro-
Gated the attachment, and they were betroth-
ed. Unfortunately the young lady's father
entered his protest sgains. this pleasant ar
rangement. and accordingly the young peo-
PIE put of the happy day indefinitely. A
bout year afterward she received a most
tempting proposal, which urged by her IA
ther. she accepted, and to the eternal despair
OF poor Robert, was married But alas for
me poor bridegroom! Scarcely three months
nad elapsed when a kick from a vicious horse
determined at the end Of year or SO to mar
~ her. He had too much respect Tor her to
press his salt Immediately and did not for
hi'een months. when lie proposed To his
horroF, She informed him that she al
ready engaged and in three months more her
second marriage would be consumaed. Two
years passed.
In the meantime, the widow and her hus-
bond had removed to Syracuse, n. Y, AID
Robert, possessed by some strange hallucin-
alton, followed them. That season the chol-
era swept that city. and among them was one
on the point Of urging his claims, when lie re-
ceiyed an invitation to her weddingi She
was to be married to her late husband s part
uer. Robert demonstrated. THE lady assur
ed Alm that her present step was not one Of
love but purely Of necessity. The partner
ship affairs Of her late amented were in such
state dat settlement was impossible, and to
save immense losses she had determined upon
marry ing the surviving partner. She assur-
cal him, also, that her sentiments towards him
were unchs-ged, and that should she ever
become widow again, she would give him
the preference. She was married, and in a
short time removed with her third husband
to Detroit Michigan. But fatality seemed
to pursue her Herself and husband were
on boarl a steamer that was wrecked near
Buffalo some years since The husband per-
ished and She escaped OILY through the
per human exertions Of friend who hap
pened to be on board. This friend was
young. unmarried, and bis galantry 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 indignan', but she
told him the circumstances. and managed to
satisfy him with the promise that if ever she
became a widow again, she would most posi-
itively marry him. The lady with her fourth
husband settled upon a farm near Bucyrus,
while Robert removed to Mansfield that he
might be near her.
In the course Of year they removed to
Pittsburg, where the husband went into the
mercantile business on Liberty street, residing
however in Allegheny City Robert soon fol
lowed them and finding employment, deter
mined to watch the chance closely One day
he was passing the store of Mr.. , when
he saw terrible commotion. Rushing in he
saw Mr.. -, a mangled corpse upon the
loor A cask of rice which was being hoist
ed had fallen and killed him instantly. lie
inquired if any one had been SAINT TO acquaint
his vile Of the accident. Yes. the first clerk
has lst started. Looking once more at poor
Mr.. -, a. make sure that he was perfectly
dead, Robert started for Allegheny fast rs
his legs could carry him. The first clerk..was
only Il trihe ahead Of him, and Robert know
ing the Importance OF being in time. from
past experience, and fearing that the clerk
had designs upon the widow, ran like an In
dian. Side by side they ran until they reach
ed the Hand street bridge. The clerk was
obliged to stop to make change, while Rob
ert. who paid toll by the year, passed without.
delay. He reached the house, told the heart
rendering news, and obtained solemn pledge
from the widow before the clerk arrived
This time she was true 10 her promise, and
after year had passed they We're married.
As all her husbands died wealthy. Robert is
very comfortably fixed His history will
show what perseverance will accomplish.