The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-03-24
MICAJ All. 7. JOHNSON.
Short Creek, 3D. mo-, 18th, 1858.

SOMETHING PRErrY GooD-P -PEHSEvERANe
REWARDED We elliptic following good story
from the Buycrus CO., Jo'unal Of the llth.
awe picked up Piitsburg paper, the other
day, and saw therein the marriage OF q couple
that formerly resided in this place There are
many marriages in othor towns Of people Who
have once lived in Bucyrus, ard we do not pre-
tend to record them all, but in this instance
there is an incident OF too uncommon a nature
to be passed over Its as follows:
"rwelve years ago the bride was young lady
of twenty, the daughter Of wealthy merchant
in Washington, Pennsylvania, In her fathers
employ was young man named Robert--,
who, the young lady being overwhelmingly beau
tiful, as in duty bound, ftll desperately in love
with her. She rcciprocated the attachment and
they were betrothed. Unfortunately, the young
lady's father entered his protest against this
pleasant arrangement:,n mi accordingly the young
people put off the happy day indefinitely
About a year afterwards she received most
tempting proposal, which, urged by her father,
she accepted and to the eternal diSpar of poor
Robert, was married. But alas for thehappy bride
groom! Scarcely three months had elapsed when
kick from vicious horse killed him. Robert
consoled the widow, and determined at the ex-
piraion of a year or so to marry her. He had
too much respect for her to p eSs his suit, i'm ne.
diatelv, and did not'lor fifteen months, when
he proposed. To his honor she informed him
that she was already engaged and that in three
months more her second marriage would be con.
summated. Two years passed In the mean
time the widow and her husband had removed
to Syracuse n. Y, and Robert possessed by
some strange ha!lucination followed them. That
season the cholera swept that city, and amolg
| it's victims was the second husband. Robert
allowed year TO pass, and Was on the point Of
urging his claims, when he received an invita-
ton to her wedding! She was to be married to
her late husbands partner Robert remonstra-
ted. The lady assured him that her present
step was hot one of love but purely of nccessi-
ty. The partncrsh ip affairs OF her late lalnen
| ted were in such state that settlement was i'm
possible, and to save immense losses She had
2ettrnincd upon marrying the surviving q nc 4.
She assured him also that her sentiments to-
wards him were unchanged, and that should she
ever become widow again she would give him
tho preference. She was married and in sh,
time removed withhcr third husband to l'ctri,
Mich. But a fatality seemed IT, pursue her
| Herself and husband was on board steamer
that was wrecked near Buffalo, some years since.
The husband persisted, and she escaped only
through the superhunian exertionS of q friend
| who happened to he on board. This friend was
young, unmarried and his gallantry inspired
such sentiments in the breast of the widcw,
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 and managed TO satisfy
him with the promise that if she ever became
widowed again, she would most positively mar.
ry him. The lady with her husband settled
upon farm near BncyruS, while Robert remoy-
ed to Mansfield that he might be near her. -
In the course Of . year, they removed to Pitts
burg whore the husband wont into tho mcrcan-
tile business on Liberty st---residns howe yer,
in Allegheny city Robert followed them. AMI
finding employment, determined to watch the
chances closely. One day he was passing the
sore o! Mr., whoa he 50 tor IDLE coa-
motion. Rushing in he saw Mr., man
glej corpse upon the foor. A cask of rec which
was being boisted had fallen and killed him in
stantly. He inquired If any one had been sent
to acquaint his wife ofthe accident Yes, the
first clerk, just started. Looking snce more at
poor Mr.-----to make sure that he was perfectly
dead, Robert started FOR Allegheny as fast as
his legs could carry him. The first clerk wac
only trtie ahead Of him. and Robert knowing
the Importance of being in time, from tas expe.
ri0nce and fearing that the clerk had dcs.Rps
upon the widow, ran X; an In liam. SIDE by
side they ran, until they reached The Hand, IT. \
bridge, The clerk was Obliged to stop 10 make
change, while Robert who paid toll by The year
passed without delay. flo reached The horse,
ttold the heart rendering news, and obtained
solemn pledge from the WIDOW before the clerk
or ise'. 1h tim. she We true a her ii oniss
4 and afer . year bad passed, they werp narlied.
AS all her husbands died wealthy, 10 ,ert II very
comfortably liked His histsry shows what
lPsFqTsranos vii accomplish. MA sigisa1
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