Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23

This Is what correspondent Of the Chester
(Pa) Repsbifcan recounts of curiously fatal
widow, native to the town of Washingto in his
state: Engaged for marriage in 1916 20 a young
man named Roberts, q clerk in her mercantile
fathers warehouse, she was 80 effectually dis
couraged from the alliance by paternal threats
and pride as to discard the clerk ut last and give
her hand to . gentleman boasting his own car
riage. By kind Of poetic justice the sutton who
had actually taken horse to win was destined to
perish by the horse, for, after but three short
months Of wedlock, the rich young husband died
Of kick from his fsvorite "hsck," and his
young wife's face looked prettily out upon the
.Now," thought the clerk-Roberts-"is my
time to try again. Providence favors my
constance. and must court the widow"
gain his old place in the iady-s favor; but
through excess of caution and a too diplomatic
delay OF the momentous question, he conveyed
an idea of indecision proving fatal to his design
After two years Of coy strategy, he was doomed
TO find his lady-love engaged TO another once
more. The second marriage took place, aud in
a year and half thereafter the happy pair re-
promptly made the lady a widow again Mr.
Roberts, still in his W ashing ton clerkship heard
the news, and experienced revival of knightly
courage: For third time would he seek the be-
witching prize, with more speed, but no less cir
cumspecty than before. His plan was to
let just one year of the usual mourning
elapse, and then write the fair mourner a
terse but ardent offer of his hand and heart.
At the end of a twelvemonth he did write thus.
and his answer was an invitation to attend the
wedding OF the widow with her late husbands
business partner. The lady had contracted this
third marriage, it was understood, chiefly as the
most effectual means of avoiding damaging
depreciation of her late lords involved estate,
and, not long after the ceremony departed with
her new liege for Detroit, in Michigan. Two or
three more years passed away, and husband
and wife were in a steamer which went down in
terrible winter storm near Buffalo. Amongst
the many of the lives lost was that of the hus-
band; but by the gallantry and good swimming
OF rich young merchant from Pittsburg the
widow had her sorely imperilled life preserved
to her and in a few months evinced her gratitude
to her preserver by marrying him. 1t was fore
gone conclusion, OF course, that the deadly lady
should survive this gentleman too and she does So
One day recently a tierce of rice falling through
hoistway in his store killed the merchant of
Pittsburg like a rat. Amongst those attracted
from the street by the catastrophe was Mr. Ro-
berts, who had come from Washington on BUSH
ness and CHANGED to be passing at the time. ST.
simultaneously the oft-baffed wOoer realized his
new hope, and that a feet clerk had already
started to apprise the bereaved wife of her
fourth widOwhOOd. Resolved not to be beaten
again, and by clerk, he tore frantically away
toward the home Of his old love, at break-neck
speed. and reached the fatal presence in ad-
vance of all other messengers. He was recog-
nized, told the lady of her loss, and begged t.
be considered her truest and most constant
friend on earth. So he won her at last, and they
were married within year..