Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-08-21
COURTSHIP AFTER MARRIAGE.

The story Told by n German Gentleman.
One evening, at a gay party at Count
Ketchum's, the subject turned upon
female beauty, and gentleman of the
company asserted that the youngest
daughter of the Mayor Kammerath was
the most beautiful girl in the city. i
instantly resolved to satisfy myself upon
the subject without loss of time, and,
slipping out of the room, went straight
to the mayors house and rang the bell.
The door was opened by the youngest
daughter herself; who explained the I'M
usual circumstance by saying that it
happened that no one was in the house
except her parents and herself. 1 looked
earnestly at the maiden and found her
beautiful beyond description so, with
out hesitation, asked her there, on the
threshold, if she would be my wife.
"Why notl answered she ." but
come in, and speak to my parents"
We parted late in the evening, with a
tender embrace all was settled between
us.
In the village of Truppach, on Janu-
airy the 18th, 1887, we were married, in
good, simple, country fashion and
late in the evening the bride stepped
into my carriage, at her fathers door,
and went with me to my old home.
/ soon found that it was easier for q
man to become bridegroom than wise
husband. We plagued each other con-
stantly in the beginning, out of pure
love, till from continual vexation, cold
ness ensued, which we both felt, but
could not account for.
Yesterday, my little lady would not
suffer me to leave her side, and to-day
she took it into her head to visit her
brother, ten miles in the country, with
out bidding me an adieu, or naming the
time of her return. .
Two days after this, hasty messengers
came, one after another-I must come
[ should come-without me she could
have no peace. I went, and the Joy OF
the reunion seemed as if it never could
end. On the following day was again
a burden. l left her with cold parting
and that selfsame night came the re-
pentance by an extra post-she could
not live without mel must hasten
back.
This certainly would not do--in this
way all my happiness and independence
would be destroyed
Since the day of my marriage with my
beautiful wife, had been the submis
sive slave of her will but now that il
was plain she had no will of her own, ]
must follow some other plan. l sal
down to consider, and after some refiec
ton determined what to do.
Since my marriage, my old employ
ment and pursuits had been altogethe,
neglected but 1 now resumed them
and as much as possible returned to m,
bachelor life. .....
My wife every day sent letters full o
tears, but I paid no attention to then
outwardly, although they touched m.
heart. At length L wrote her long
serious letter, in which said that as w
had been married without any previou
courtship, it was not strange that, beini
unonoToiDta1 with eaoh Otbar'o nboroc
ter, We could not harmonize together
and I proposed that she should renal
at her fathers home at present, and wit
her permission 1 would visit her two o
three times week, and spend an even
ing with her in conversation, until W
were acquainted with each other an
after that, if she should like me we
enough, would take her home to be m
wife--but if she found she could not b
satisfied with my habits, manners an
character, I would leave her under he
fathers roof and give up all claims upo
her. tH
This plan did not please her mucl
} but she appeared to think it would nc
be becoming in her to bring up any oil
: iections. I.#H #sF.s
Well, to cut long story short, after
} formal courtship of no great length,
{ once more took her home, and she mad
| me one of the best little wives in I'll
, world F e