The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-04-06

little discrimination III bestowirg hi,
affections on the other sex
Byron married Miss MiIbAnk 10 gel
money to pay bis debts Ii turned oul
bah shf
Robert Burns married farm sir
with whom be fell in love while they
worked together in the plough field
He, too was irregular ID bis life and
committed the most serious mistakes
in conducting bis domestic affairs
Milton married the daughter Of q
country squire, but lived with her bat
a short time He was an austere, ex.
acting, literary resluss; while she was
rosy, romping country lass that could
not endure the restraint imposed upon
her, and so they parted Subsequently,
however. she returned, and they lived
tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, and about the oniy exam.
pie in the long line OF English mon.
arehs wherein the martial vows were
sacredly observed and sincere affection
existed.
Washington married a widow with
two children. II 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
a Presbyterian clergyman Her father
objected en- account Of Johns being q
lawyer; he had bad opinion Of the
morals Of the profession.
Thomas Jefferson married Mrs. Mar
tha Shelton, childless widow, but she
brought him large fortune in real es.
tate. After the ceremony she mounted
the horse and rode home behind him
1t was late in 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 JEFF
ferson died poor man on account Of
his extreme liberality and hospitality.
Benjamin Franklin married the girl
who stood in her fathers door and
laughed at him as be walked through
the streets OF Philadelphia with rolls OF
bread under his arms and his pockets
filed with dirty clothes She had oc-
casion to be happy when she found her
self the wife Of such great and good
man.
Itis not generally known that An
drew jackson married lady whose
husband was still living. She was an
nneducated but ar,i..sle woman, and
she was most deyotedly attached TO the
old warrior and statesman.
John c. Calhoun married his cousin,
and their children fortunately were
neither diseased or idiotic, but they did
not evince the talent Of the great State 8
rights advocate.
Edwa d Lytton Bulwer the English
statesman and novelist, married girl
much his inferior in position, and got q
shrew for wife. She is now insane.
Gen. Sam Houston lived happily
with squaw wife, while Gen. Butler
was divorced from an accomplished la
dy. Edwin Forrest, the great tragedi.
an, married beautiful actress, from
whom he was divorced.
Gen. Fremont married the daughter
Of Thomas H. Benton, against the lat
ter's wishes, which obliged him to elope
with her on stormy night. The I'M
ion proved happy one, in spite OF 0
squally beginning.
Horace Greeley married schoolmis-
tress, whost beauty was questionable,
but whose sense and goodness Satisfied
one OF the greatest men of his time.
Gen. Sherman married the daughter
Of Thomas Ewing Of Ohio, who was 0
member Of Gen. Taylors cabinet. This
alone would have been good start in
life for any young man.
JEFF. Davis, for his first wife, won the
hand Of Zachary Taylor's daughter
and Gen Grant married Miss Dent
Of ST. Louis. She apparently las more
sense then show, and is therefore fit foI
a Presidents wife. chronological Jour.
nal.