The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-05-07
WHOM Do GREAT lies MARRY.

Charles B. Stevens, in the Marcl
number of. the chronological JosFnai
answers this question as follows:
/ Women, of course. But they show
the same diversity of taste that is shown
in the lower ranks, and upon the who'll
make worse mistakes. They, however
generally show the same sense i'll choos
ing wives that they do in managing
other peoples affairs, whether it be gooC
or bad.
John Howard, the great philanthro
pist, married his nurse. She was alto
gcther beneath him in social life and in
/ tellectual capacity, and besides this, wa
forty-two years old when he was bu
twenty-five. He would not take No
for an answer, and they married ant
lived happily together until her death
which occurred two years atterward.
| Peter the Great, of Russia, married s
peasant girl. She made an excellent
wife and sagacious Empress.
Humboldt married poor girl because
he loved her. OF course they were
happy. -
| Shakespeare loved and welded d
| farmers daughter. She was faithful to
her vows, but we could hardly say the
same of the great bard himself. Like
most of the great poets, he showed toe
little discrimination in bestowing his
affections on the other sex.
Byron married Miss Milbank to get
money to pay his debts. 1t turned out
bad shift.
Robert Burns married a farm girl
with whom he fell in love while they
worked togcthcrin the plow-field. He,
too, was irregular in his life, and com
mitted the most serious mistakes in con-
Quoting his domestic affairs.
Million TnarPinI the 1amnhfnY nf n
country squire, but he lived with her
but short time. He was an austere,
exacting literary recluse; while she was
romping, rosy country lass that could
not endure the restraint imposed upon
her, and so they separated. Suisse
quently, however, she returned, and
they lived tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, and about the only exam
pie in the long line of English mon
archs wherein the martial vows were
sacredly observed and sincere affection
existed.
Washington mSrried a widow with
two children. 1t is enough to say of
her that she was worthy of him, and
that they lived as married folks should,
i'll perfect harmony.
John Adams married the daughter of
Presbyterian clergyman. Her father
objected on account of Johns being a
lawyer; he had a bad opinion of the
morals of the profession.
Thomas Jefferson married Mrs. Mar
tina Shelton, childless widow, but she
brought him a large fortune III real es-
tate. After the ceremony she mounted
the horse behind him and they rode
home together. 1t was late IN the even
ing, and the fire was out. But the great
statesman hustled around and rebuilt it,
while she seized the broom and soon
put things i'll order. 1t is needless to
say that they lived happy. Jefferson
died a poor man on account of his ex-
IRENE liberality and hospitality.
Benjamin Franklin married the girl
who stood at her fathers door and
laughed at him as he wandered through
the the streets of Philadelphia with rolls
of bread under his arms and his pockets
full of dirty clothes. She had occasion
to be happy when she found herself the
wife of such great and good man.
1t is not generally known that An
drew Jackson married lady whose
husband was still living. She was an
uneducated but amiable woman, and
most devotedly attached to the old war
riOr and statesman.
John &. Calhoun married his cousin,
and their children fortunately were
nelth ei disc aSed nor ldlotlc. but they do
not evince the talent Of the great Estates
Rig hts" advocate.
Edwin Lytton Bulwer. the English
statesman and novelist married u girl
much his inferior in position and got
a shrew for his wife. She is now in-
sane.
Gen. Sam. Houston lived happily
with squaw wife, while General Ben.
Butler was divorced from an accom-
plished lady. Edwin Forrest, the great
tragedian, was divorced. Gen. FIRE.
mont married the daughter of Thos. Ii.
Benton, against the latter's wish which
obliged him to efope with her on a
stormy night. The union proved hap
ply one in spite ofthe squally beginning.
Horace Greeley married a schoolmis-
tress whose beauty was questionable,
but whose sense and goodness satisfied
one of the the greatest men of his time.
Gen. Sherman married the daughter
of Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, who was a
member Of Gen. Taylor's Cabinet. This
alone would have been good start in
life for any yonng man. JEFF. Davis,
for his first wife, won the hand of Zach
airy Taylor's daughter; and Gen. Grant
married Miss Dent of St. Louis. She
apparently has more sense than show,
and is therefore fit for a Presidents
wife.