Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-06-19
Whom Do Great Men Mnrry.

Women, of course. But they show the sam,
diversity of taste that is seen in the lower ranks
and on the whole make worse mistakes. They
however, generally show the same sense il
choosing wives that they show in managing
other peoples affairs, whether it be good or bad
Robert Burns married farm girl with whom
he fell In love while they worked together in
plow field. He, too, made most serious mistake
in conducting bis domestic affairs.
Milton married the daughter of country
squire, but lived with her only Il short time
He was an austere, exacting, literary recuse
while she was a rosy, rompng country lass, tha
could not endure the restraint placed upon hel
so they separated. Subsequently, she returned
however, and they lived tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were
cousins, and about the only example in the long
line of English monarchs wherein the MARTA
VOWS were sacrelly observed AID sincere afec
ton existed.
Shakespeare loved ard weddeda farmer daagh
ter. 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
Dissemination in bestowDg his affections on the
other sex.
Byron married Miss Milbsnk to get money to
pay his debts. 1t was a bad shit
Benjamin Franklin married the girl who stood
in her fathers door and laughed at him as he
wandered through the streets of Philadelphia
with rolls of bread under his arms and his
pockets filled with dirty clothes. She had acca-
sion to be happy when she found herself the wife
of such great and good man.
Washington married a widow with two chill
dren 1t is enough to say of her that she was
worthy of him, and they lived as married folks
Should, in perfect harmony.
John Adams married the daughter Of Pres
byterian clergyman Her father objected, on
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opinion of the morals of the profession.
Thomas jefferson married Mrs Martha Skel.
ton, a childess widow, but she brought him g
large fortune in real estate. After the ceremony,
she mounted the horse behind him and they rode
home together. 1t was late III the evening and
they found the fire out but the great statesman
hustled around and rebuilt it, while she seized
the broom and soon put things in order. 1t is
needless to say that they were happy though
Jefferson died poor man, OF account of his lib
erality and hospitality.
John Howard, the great phianthropst, mar
ried his nurse. She was altogether beneath
him in social life end intellectual capacity, and
besides this, was twenty-five years old, while he
was but twenty-five. He would not take no for
an answer, and they were married, and lived
happily until her death, which occurred two
years afterward.
Peter the Great of Russia, married peasant
girl, and she made an excellent wife and a saga
cious Empress
Humboldt married poor girl because he loved
her. Of course they were happy.
1t is not generally known that Andrew Jackson
married lady whose husband was still living
She was au uneducated but amiable woman, and
most devoted attached to the old warrior and
statesman.
John c. Calhoune married his cousin, and theil
children, fortunately, were neither diseased mol
idiotic, but they do not evince the talent OF the
great States rights advocate.
Edward Bulwer Lytton, the English novelist
and statesman, married girl much his inferior
in position and got shrew for wife. She i:
now insane