Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-04
Whom do great Men Marry ?

the same diversity OF taste, that is see
IN the lower ranks, and on the Who'll
make worse mistakes. They, however
generally show the same sense in choos
ing wives that they show in managin!
other peoples affairs, whether it be gooc
or bad.
John Howard, the great philanthro
pist, married his nurse. She was alto
gether beneath him in social life and in
tellectual capacity, and besides this, was
fifty-two years old while he was but twen
ty-fve. He would not take " No fol
an answer, and they were married, and
lived happily together until her death
which occurred two years afterward.
Peter the Great, of Russia, married 9
peasant girl. She made an excellen,
wife and sagacious empress. Hum.
boldt married a poor girl because he
loved her. Of course they were happy.
Shakespeare loved and wed a 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 too little discrim-
nation in bestowing his affections on the
other sex.
Byron married Miss Milbank to get
money to pay his debts. 1t turned out a
bad shift.
Robert Burns married farm girl with
whom he fell in love while they worked
together in the plow field. He too, was
irregular in his life, and committed the
most serious mistakes in conducting his
domestic affairs.
Milton married thedaughter of coun-
try squire, but lived with her but short
time. He was an austere, exactinp. lit
erary recluse, while she was rosy, romp-
ing country lass, that could not endure
the restraint imposed upon her, and so
they separated. Subsequently, 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 monarchs
wherein the marital vows were sacredly
observed and sincere affection existed.
Washington married widow with two
1t is enough to say of her that
she was worthy of him, and that they
lived as married folks should, in perfect
harmony.
John Adams married the daughter of
Presbyterian clergyman. Her father
objected on account of Johns being a
lawyer; he had q bad opinion of the
morals Of the profession.
Thomas Jefferson married Mrs. Mar
.ha Skelton, childless widow. but she
brought him large fortune in real es-
ate. After the ceremony she mounted
he horse behind him and they rode home
ogether. 1t was late in the evening,
md they found the fire out. But he
'ustled around and rebuilt it, while she
eized the broom and soon put things in
rider. 1t is needless to say that they
we're happy, though Jefferson died poor
nan on account of his extreme liberali-
y and hospitality.
Benjamin Franklin married the girl
Vho stood at her own fathers door and
aughed at him as he wandered through
he streets of Philadelphia with rolls of
read under his arms and his pockets fill
d with dirty clothes. She had occasion
0 be happy when she found herself the
'lfe of such a great man.
1t not generally known that Andrew
ackson married lady whose husband
as still living. She was an uneducated
ut amiable woman, and the children
'rtunately were neither diseased nor idi-
tic, but they do not evince the talent of S
he great State rights" advocate.
Edward Lytton Bulwer, the English l
and novelist, married girl
luch his inferior in position, and got
rev of wife. She is now insane.
Gen. Sam Houston lived with Squaw
ife happily, while Gen. Ben Butler was
lvorced from an accomplished lady
'dwin Forrest, the great tragedian, mar
ed a beautiful actress, from whom he
as divorced. Gen. Fremont married
lie daughter of Thomas III. Benton
sainst the )atter's wish, which obliged
m to elope with her ON stormy night.
he union proved a happy one in spite
the squally beginning. Horace Gree
y married schoolmistress whose beau
was questionable, but whose sense and
'odness satisfied one of the greatest
en- of his time.
Gen. Sherman married the daughter
Thomas Ewing of Ohio, who was a
ember of Gen. Taylor's cabinet. This
one would have been good start in A
e for any young man. JEFF Davis, for S;
) first wife won the hand Of Zaoborv Ii