Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-01

with whom he fell in love while they
worked together in the plow-fic.d He,
too, was irregular IN his life, and com
mitted the most serious mistakes in
conducting his domestic affairs.
Milton married the daughter of
country squire, but lived with her but
q short time. lie was an austcre, exact
ing, literally reclusc; while she was Il
rosy, romping country lass that could
not endure the restraint imposed upon
her and so they separated. Subsequent
ly, however, she returned, and they liV-
cd tolerably happy.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
were cousins, and about the only exam
pie in the long line of English mon
archs wherein tnc martial vows were
sacrcdly observed and sincere affection
existed.
Washington married Il widow with
two children. 1t is enough to sayof her
that she was worthy of him, and that
they lived as married folks should, in
perfect harmony. John Adams mar
ricd the daughter of Presbyterian
Clergyman. Her father objected on ac-
count of Johns being Il lawyer he had
a bad opinion of the morals Of the pro.
fession
Thomas jefferson married Mrs. Mar
tina SHELTON a childle.s widow, but she
brought him large fortune in real es-
tate. After the ceremony she mounted
the horse behind him and they lode
home together j was late in the eve
ming, 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 thst they were happy,
though jefferson died poor man on
account of his extreme liberality and
hospitality.
Benjamin Franklin married the girl
who stoodin her fathers door and laugh
ed 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 occa-
sion to be happy when she found her
self the wife of such great and q yod
man.
1t is not generally known that An
drew Jackson married a lady whose
husband was still living. She was an
uncducatcd but amiable woman, and
was most dcvotedly attached 20 the old
warrior and statesman.
John {. Calhoun married his cousin,
and their children fortunately were nei-
ther diseased nor idotic, but they do
Estates rights" advocate.
Edward Lytton Bulwer, the English
statesman and novelist married girl
much his inferior in position, and got
a shrew for wife. She is now insane.
Gen. Sam. Houston lived happily
with squaw wife, while Gen. Ben.
Butler was divorced from an accomplish
ed lady. Edwin Forrest, the great trag-
edian, married beautiful actress, from
whom he was divorced.-Ger. Fremont
married the daughter of Thomas III.
Benton against the lattcr's wish which
obliged him to elope with her on q
stormy night. The union proved hap
ply one in spite of the squally beginning.
Eoracs Greeley married school mis-
tress whose 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 a
member of Gen Taylor's cabinet. This
alone would have been good start in
life for any young man. Jeff. Davis,
for his first wife, won the hand of Zach
aly 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.