Litchfield enquirer., 1858-05-13

..Suffer little children to come unto mel!
TaE FIRST Love AND THE FIF7H HusBAND.---
The Bucyrus lOhio) Journal gives the follow
ing romantic history OF a marriage which it
publishes
Twelve years ago the bride was young
lady of twenty, the daughter Of wealthy
merchant IN Washington, Pa In her fathers
employ was young man named Robert,
who, the young lady being bcwichingly beauti-
fa as H. duty bound, fell desperately in love
with her. She reciprocatcd the attachment;
and they were bctrothed. Unfortunately the
young lady's father entered his protest against
this pleasant arrangement, and accordingly the
yonng couple put off the happy day indefinite
ly. About Il year afterwards she received
most tempting proposal, which, urged by her
father, she accepted, and to the eternal des--
pair 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 widow,
and determined at the end of year or two to
marry her. He had too much IT spects for her to
press his suit Immediately and did not for I'll
teen mouths, when he proposed. To his hor
ror, she informed him that she was already en-
gagged, aud that in three months more her sec
ond marriage would be consumated.
Two, years passed. In the meantime the
widow aud Der husband removed to Syracuse,
n. Z !. and Robert, possessed by some strange
l,alluciation, followed them. That season the
tie cholera swept that city, and among its vic
tinis was the second husband. Robert allow
ed q year to pass, and was on thepoint of nrg-
ing bis claims, when he received all invitation
to her wedding She was to be married to
her late husbands partner. Robert rcmonstra-
Jed. rfe fauy assured nm that her present
step was not one of love, but purely of neces-
sity. The partnership affairs Of her late la
J tncntcd we're IN such q state that settlement
was impossible, and to save immense losses she
had determined upon marrying the surviving
partner. She assured him also, that her scnti.
merits towards him were unchanged, and that
should she ever become widow again she
would give him the preference. She was mar
red aud in d short time removed with hcr.third
husband to Detroit, Mich.
But fatality seemed to pursue her. Her
self and husband were on board q steamer that
Was wrecked near Buffalo, some years SINCE
The husband persisted, and she escaped only
through the superhuInan cxcrtions of friend
who happened to be on board This friend
was Young, unmarried, and his gallantry inspir-
cd such sentiments In the breast of the widow,
that she married him before Robert had time
70 claim her. When he learned the state of
Affairs ne was somewhat Indignant but she
told him the circumstances and managed to sat
isiy him with the promise that if she ever be-
caine widowed again she would most positively
marry him. The lady, with her fourth hus-
band, settled upon o farm near Bucyrus while
Robert removed to Mansfield, that he might
he near her. In the course Of year they re-
moved TO p sburg, where the husband went
into mercantile business on Liberty street
residing, however, il, Allegheny city. Robert
followed them, and finding employment, deter
n'iaed to watch the chances closely One day
he was passing the store Of Mr., when he
saw terrible com,notion. Rushing ill., he saw
Mr., amangled corpse upon the floor. A
cask Of rice which was being hoistcd had fallen
and killed him instantly. He inquired if any
Que had been sent to acquaint his wife Of the
accident, and was told that the first clerk had
just started. Looking once more at poor
Mr.. -, to make sure that he was perfectly
dead, Robert started for Allegheny as fast as
bis legs could carry him. The first clerk was
only tribe ahead of him, and Robert, know
ing the simportance Of being in time from past
experience, 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. mike change, while Robert, who paid by
Che year, passed without delay. He reached
Gle house, cold the heart rending. news, and OBJ
tsinsd solemn pledge from the widow before
the clerk arrived. This time she was true to
her promise. and After q year had passed they