St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-08
A Persevering Lover.

\ Young lady of Washington. Penn
-NlNania. became engaged 10 II Young
man named Robert --, i'll lcl6. Her
father. however. objected to this match
with one of his clerks, and, when the
Young lady received Il tempting pro
poSal from Il wealthy Suitor. the paternal
inflnnnr" soon effected Il marriage, de
spite her former engagement. In less
than three months her husband was
killed 10y kick from Il horse. Robert
WAS :; second time then >uitor. hut de
laycd the important question until tif
teen months had elapsed. when. to his
horror. she informed him that she was
engaged. In three months thereafter,
she was married. Two years elapsed,
when the married couple removed to
Syracuse. New York. where, among the
victims of the cholera, when the pesti
lencc swept that city, was the second
husband. Robert again sought her hand
and when il year had elapsed. WAS on
the eve of II declaration. when 10! he
received an invitation to her wedding.
Her late husbands business was found
i'll such IL state that. to avoid immense
LOSSES. she married the surviving part
ncr. Shortly after she removed with
her third husband to Detroit. Michigan.
\ few Years elapsed. when herself and
husband We're on Il steamer that was
wrecked near Buffalo. The husband
pcri>hed. and the wife escaped solely
through the eNcrtionS of IL friend who
was on board. His gallantry inspired
such sentiments in her breast that she
married her brave preserver few
months after her third widowhood. The
happy pair removed to pittSburg, where
the husband was engaged i'll mercantile
business. Thithcr Robert. still cherish
ing his first love. followed them. One
day as he was passing the husbands
store he SAW Il terrible cOmmOtion.
Rushing III. he beheld the mangled
corpse of that gentleman on the floor.
\ tierce of rice. in being h"isted to AN
upper story. had fallen through the traps
killing him Instantly. AnXionsly Rob
ert inquired if any one had been sent to
inform his wife. and was told that the
book keeper had Just gone. Robert
started for Allcghany City. where the
deceased had resided. at the top of his
speed. The book keeper was just ahead
of him. and. from past experience, know
ing the virtue of prompt action, and
experimenting that the clerk had designs
on the widow. he ran for dear life, side
bv side The race continued until they
reached Hand Street Bridge. when the
clerk WAS obliged to stop to pay the
tolls. while Robert. Il commuter, passed
over without stopping Reaching the
houS,. of the widow first. Robert told the
heart rending news. and in the same
breath made IL proposal of marriage.
He was accepted True to her promise,
after Il year of momning, she became
his wife. As all her husbands had died
wealthy. Robert was comfortably fixed
after all. Tins case Is a rcmarkahl" eX-
ample of what pluck and perseverance,
will 1t" for Il man, while at the same
time it teaches Il lesson on the danger
of delay.
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where has entered on an entirely novel
fortune 10y it if he can only obtain
enough popular support. He offers to
take people 10y the nose and reshape
that imestimahle feature of the face ac-
c"ldlng I" 'he aeSire "i lis l"'1S',ss"i
II me owner vi pug N",i,i nav
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