North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-03-31
whom, do Great Men Marry.

Charles Is. stevens, III inc harch
number of the chronological Journal,
answers this question as follows:
Women. of course But they show
the same diversity of taste that is seen
in the lower ranks, and on the whole
make worse mistakes. They, however,
generally show the same sense in choos-
ing wives that they show in managing
other peoples affairs, whether it be
good or bad.
John Howard, the great philanthro-
pist, married his nurse. She was alto
gether beneath him in social life and
intellectual capacity, and besides this,
was fifty-two years old, while he was
but twenty-five. He would not take
'No" for an answer, and they We're
married, and lived happily together un-
til her death which occurred two years
afterward.
Peter the Great, of Russia, married
peasant girl. She made an excellent
wife and sagacious Empress.
Humboldt married a poor girl be-
cause he loved her. OF course they
were happy.
Shakespeare loved and wed 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
discrimination in bestowing his affection
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 together in the plow-feld. He,
too,..was irregular in his life, and COM
mitted the most serious mistakes in con-
Quoting his domestic affairs.
Milton married the daughter of a
country squire, but lived with her but a
short time. He was an austere, exact
ing, literary recluse, while she was a
rosy, romping country lass, that could not
endure the restraint imposed upon her,
and so they ENTHUSIASTICALLY,
however, she returned and they lived
tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, and about the only exam.
pie in the lon CLINE of English monarchs
wherein the marital vows were sacredly
observed, and sincere affection existed.
Washington married widow with
two children. 1t is enough to say Of
her that she was worthy of him, and
that they lived, as married folks hai
ought to, in perfect harmony
John Adams married the daughter Of
a Presbyterian clergyman. Her father
objected on account Of Johns being 8
lawyer; he had bad opinion of the
morals Of the profession.
Thomas Jefferson married Mrs Mar
tina Skelten, a childless widow, but sht
brought him large fortune in real es
tate. After the ceremony she mounted
the horse behind him, and they rod,
home together. 1t was late in the eve
ming, and they found the fire out. Blu
the great Statesman hustled around an(
rebuilt it, while she seized the broom
and soon put things in order. 1t j
needless to say that they were happy
though Jefferson died poor man on &C
count of his extreme liberality and hes
pitality.
DcHJduiH TIC I'll
who stood in her fathers door an,
laughed at him as he wandered thro
the streets Of Philadelphia with rolls O
bread under his arm and his pocket
filed with dirty clothes. She had oc
casion to be happy when she found her
self the wife Of such good and grea
man.
1t is not generally known that An
drew jackson married lady who's
husband was still living. She was al
uneducated but amiable woman, ant
was most devotedly attached to the OLE
Warrior and Statesman
John G. Calhoun married his cousin
and their children fortunately were nei
ther diseased nor idiotic, but they d,
not evince the talent Of the grea
Estates rights" advocate
Edward Lytton Bulwcr, the Englisl
Statesman and Novelist, married cir
much inferior in position, and got
shrew for wife. She is now insane
Gen. Sam. Houston lived happil,
with squaw wife, while Gen. Ben But
Ter was divorced from an accomplishe,
lady. Edwin Forrest, the great TRACE
dian, married beautiful actress, from
whom he was divorced
Gen. Fremont married the daughtel
Of Thomas III. Benton against the lat
ter's wish, which obliged him to elop,
with her on stormy night. The union
proved happy one in spite of thu
squally beginning
Horace Greeley married school-mis
tress whose beauty was questionable, bu
whose sense and goodness satisfied one
of the greatest men of his time.
Gen. Sherman married the daughtcl
of Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, who was /;
member of Gen. Taylor's Cabinet. Thi'
alone would have been good start il
life Tor any young man.
JEFF. Davis, for his first wife, won thu
hand Of Zachary Taylor's daughter
Gen. Grant married Miss Dent, of st
Louis. She apparently has more sense
than show, and is, therefore, fit for Z
Presidents wife.