The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-12-19

no one living was supposed to be more COM
petent AS a remarkable circumstance con-
nected with this marriage. it may be just men
toned that there was woman IN New DIRK
who had aspired to the hand of Col. Burr, and
who. when she heard of his union with
another, wrung her hands and shed tears
feeling OF that nature can seldom, since the
creation of man, have been excited by the
marriage of man on the verge OF tourscore'
few DAYS after the wedding, the ''happy
nair'' paid a visit to Connecticut, OF winch I
State nephew Of Col. Burr's was then gov
ernor. They were received with attention.
All Hartford. Burr advised his wife to sell out
her shares in the bridge over the Connecticut
at that place, and invest the proceeds IN real
estate She ordered them sold The stock
~ i demand. and the shares brought sew
eral thousand dollars The purchaser offered
/ 70 nav her the money, but she said: enc; pay
i r. nv husband" 10 him. accordingly, it
Vas naid. and he had itsewed up in his peck
ct. a prodgious bulk, and brought it to New
/ York and deposited it in his own bank, to his
own credit.
Texas was then beginning to attract the tide
of emigration which, few years later, set SO
strongly thither Burr had always taken
great interest in that country. Persons with
whom be had been yariously connected in life
had a scheme on foot for settling large colo
nv of Germans on a tract of land in Texas. A
brig had been chartered and the project was
in a state Of forwardness when the possession
! of a sum Of money enabled Burr to buy shares
/ in the enterprise. The greater part of the
money which he had brought from Hartford
was invested in this way. 1t proved total
4 - l, r. tLa
ioration to Texas The Germans became dis
Outraged and separated, and 10 complete the
failure Of the scheme, the title of the lands, IN
the confusion of the times, proved defective
Meanwhile madame, who was remarkably
thrifty woman, with talent for management
4 Of property, wondered that her husband made
no allusion TO the subject Of the investment;
for the Texas speculation had not been men
toned to her. She caused him to be ques-
toned on the subject He begged to intimate
to the lady's messenger thatH was no affair OF
! hers, and requested him to remind the lady
that she had now husband 20 manage her at
fairs. and one who would manage them.
Goodness between the husband and wife
was the result Of this coIloquy Then came
circumstances; then arrangement. Burr got
! in the habit Of remaining at his Office in the
+ city. Then, partial reconciliation. Full Of
schemes and speculation to the last, without
retaang any Of his former ability to operate
successfully, lie lost more money, and more
and more The patience of the lady was ex
: hausted,- She flied a complaint accusing him
! Of infdelitv, and praying that he might have
no more control or authority over her affairs
The accusation is now known to have been
rronnd1ess. nor. indeed at the time was i
: Seriously believed. It was used merely as the
i most convenient mode of depriyng him OF tht
q control over her property. At first be an
p swered the complaint vigorously, but after
f ward he allowed it to 60 By default, and pro
: ceedings were carried no further A few
n short weeks of happiness, followed by few
n months of alternate enlargement and recon
i citation; and this union, that begun not inau
Il spciously, was, in effect though never in law
f dissolved What is strangest of is, that tn
Al lady, though she never saw her HUSBAND
! Aaron The last two years Of his life, cherlshe
! no III will toward him, and shed tears at hi
% death. TO this hour Nine Jumel thinks an
10 speaks of him with kindness, attubutmg wha
] was wrong OF unwise in bis conduct to the in
d irmities Of age,
Il Men of seyenty,eight have been marie
70 before and since. But, probably, never ha
there been another instance of man OF thu
e age, winning lady Of fortune and distinction
is grieying another by his marriage, and excltIn
N suspicious of incontnence against himself b
of his attentions to third.
III TMr. Parton errs as to Burr's age; he was
70 little over 76-not 78-when he married NJ m
e. Jumel.-Timcs.