Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-30
Pursuing a Widow Under Difficulties.

Pursuing Widow Under Difficulties
The Bicyrus, Ohio, Journal tells the FOL.
lowing story, whill, though 1t may be faul.
iy in its facts. is readable rs romance lie
was prompted to perr@tuaic" 1t, by OBJ.
serving in Pittsburgh paper the marriage
announcement OF a couple who formerly bo-
longcd ir BueyTus
Twelve years Aso tho BRIDE Wa, young
lady Of twenty, the daughter OF wealthy
merchant in Washington. Pa. In her IA.
,her's employ was young man named
Robert -, who. the young lady being be-
witchInsly beautiful, as in dasy bound fell
desperately in love with her. She recipro.
Gated the attachment, and they were be-
troIhed. Unfortunately the young laIy's
father entered his protest against this pleas
ant arrangement, aud accordingly the young
couple put OF the happy day indefinitely.
About a year after she received a most
tempting proposal, which, urscl by her IA.
,her she accepted, and TO the eternal despair
VI poor Robert, was married. Bat alas for
the poor bridegroom Scarcely three months
had elapsed when a kick from vicious
horse killed him. Robsr, consol,l the wild.
ow, and determined at the end OF year or
two to marry her. H. had too much rc-
'pcot Tor her TO pre-. his SUIT Immediately.
and dii not hr fifteen months, when be pro-
posed. To his horror she informed him that
she was already engaged, and that IN three
months more her second marriage would DO
eonsummated.
Two years passcl. In the meantime the
widow and her husband had removed ~ So
racuse. y. Y, and Robert, possessed by
some strange hallucination followed them.
Tha. season the cholera swept that city, and
among IL victims was the second husband.
Robert allowed a year To pass, and was on
the point Of urging his claims, when he re-
eciyed an invitation to her wedding She
was to be married 10 her late husbands
partner. Robert demonstrated. Tho lady
assured him that her present step was not
one Of love, bu. purely necessity Thepart-
ncrship Affairs Of her lamented were in such
a state that sctilemcn. was impossible, aud
TO save immense losses sho hal determined
upon marrying tho surviving partner She
assured him also tha, her sentiments towards
him were unchanged and that should shc
ever become widow again, she would give
him the preference. She was married, aud
in short time removed with her lhIrd hus-
baud to Detroit, Michigan.
Bat fatality seemed to pursue her.
lIersJli and husband were on board stea.
ncr that was wrecked near Buffalo, somo
years since. The husband pcrished, ana
she escaped only through the supcrhuman
eIertons OF u friend who happened to be on
board. This friend was young, unmarried,
and his callan,ry inspired such sentiments
in the breast OF the widow, that she mar
red him before Robert had time TO claim
her. When .le learned the state Of affairs
ho was somewhat Indignant, but she told
him the circumstance and managed 20 sat-
isfy him with the promise that II she ever
became widowed again she would mo'tpo
lively marry him. The lady, with her
fourth husband, settled upon n farm near
Bucyrus, while Robert removed 70 SLAMS
fed, that ho nigh. DO near her. In the
course Of year they removed to Pittsburgh.
where the husband went into the mercantile
business on Liberty strcet-re-iding howev-
er, in Allegheny city. Robert followed
them and finding employment, determined
to watch the chances closely. One day as
be was passing the store Of Mr.. -,
when he saw terrible eommotun. Rush
ing in he saw Mr.. -. mangled corpse
upon the floor. A cask Of rice had fallen
and killed him instantly. lie inquired IL
any ono had been son, to acquaint his wife
Of the accident. Yes, the fret clerk just
started. Looking once more at poor Mr.
-, to make sure that he was perfectly
dead, Robert started Tor Aleghany as fast as
his legs could carry him.
The frs, clerk was only triae ahead Of
him, and Rober. knowing the importance
of being in time, from past experience, aud
fearing that the clerk had designs 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 Rob
ert who paid toll by the year passed with
out delay. He reached the house, told the
heart-rendlng news, and obtained solemn
pledge from the widow before the clerk ar