Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-05-28
PURSUING A WIDOW UNDER
DIFFICULTIES.

facts, is readable as a romance. The cd i
itor was prompted 10 perpemaie" it, BY /
observing in Pittsburg paper the mar
riage announcement of a couple who for
merly resided in Bucyrss. The yarn is
reeled off in this fashion -
Twelve years ago the bride was a
yonng lady Of twenty, the daughtsr Of a
wealthy merchant in Washington, Pa.
In her fathers employ was a young man
named Robert, who, the young lady
being bewitchingly beautiful, as in duty
bound, fell desperately in love with her
She reciprocated the attachment, and they
were betrothed. Unfortunately The young
Iady's father entered his protest against
these pleasant arrangements, and accord
ingly the young couple put off their hap
py day indefinitely. About a year af-
terwards she received 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 a vicious horse
killed him. Robert consoled the widow,
and determined at the end of year or
two to marry her. lie had too much re-
sDect for her to press his suit immediate
lv. and did not for fifteen months, when
| he proposed To his horror, she inform
ed him that she was already engaged,
and that in three months more her sec
ond marriage would be consummated.-
Two years passed. In the meantime the
widow and her husband had removed IC
Syracuse, n. Y, and Robert posseSset
by some strange hallucination followed
them. That season the cholera swep
that city and among lis victims was the
second husband. Robert allowed a yea
10 pass. and was on the point Of urgnl
his cIaims when he received an Invitation
TO her wedding! She was 10 be married
to her late husbands partner. Rober
; demonstrated. The lady assured hin
that her present step was not one of love
: but purely of necessity. The partner
] shin affairs of her lamented husband be
/, ing in such a state that settlement wa
impossible, and to save immense losses
+ she had determined upon marrying III
surviving partner. She assured him al
D 50. that her sentiments towards him wer
D unchanged. and that should she ever be
2 come a widow again, she would give hlr
Q the preference. She was married, an
}. in short time removed with her thiI
e husband to Detroit, Michigan.
Is But a fatality seemed to pursue he
j. Herself and husband were on board
e steamer that was wrecked near BuTa
e some years since. The husband pc
, ished, and she escaped only through Il
li superhuman exertious of a friend vi
is happened to be on board. This frier
! was young, unmarried, and his gallant
ID inspired such sentiments in the breast
II the widow, that she married him befo
Robert had time to claim her. Wh'
te he learned the state Of affairs, lie W
Is somewhat indignant, but she told him q
10 circumstances and managed TO salts
Sc him with the promise that if she ev
4n became widowed again she would po
.s lively marry him. The lady, with b
"A fourth husband, settled upon farm ne
ofI Bucyrus, while Robert removed to Mar
Of field, that lac might be near her. In
ID course Of year they removed 10 Pit
" bureh, where the husband went into M
ed chantile business on Liberty street re
ne ding, however, in Allegheny city. RI
m. ert followed them, and finding emPi'
.e- ment determined TO watch the chan'
m closely. One day he was passing
gn store Of Mr., when be saw Mr.
wn mangled corpse upon the floor.
zoe cask of rice which was being holsted
le- fallen and killed him instantly. He
do, auired if any one had been sent TO
ew quaint his wife Of the accident. Yee,
Nv. first clerk had just started. Looking or
ed, more at poor Mr., to make sure
he he was perfectly dead, Robert started
ith Allegheny as fast as bis legs would {
her ry him. The first clerk was only
re- He ahead Of him, aud Robert know
on the importance OF being in time, ii
ich past experience, and fearing that
clerk bad designs upon the widow,
like an Indian. Side by side they :
ven until they reached the Hand street brio
- The clerk was obliged 70 stop 70 in
change. while Robert who paid toll
The year, passed without delay.
cest reached the house. told the heart rend
ma news. and obtained a solemn pledge Il
a., he widow before the clerk arrived
This time she was true to her prom
and after q year bad passed, they y
married. As all her husbands {
'ihg wealthy Robert is very well fxcd.
iss- history shows what perseverance will