The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-05-10
CURIOS!TIES Or COURTsHIP.

lands il is an affair of the state. and with
certain people it 5 Il mere matter OF fam
lily arrangement. with Others the adjust
ment Of few financial questions. In
snch instances. the true fire and inSpira-
ton of love-thc :" sound which gives
life to forms of courtShip, are OF necessity
absent. The following curosticS of count
ship in various phases. may interest our
readers:
Reported virtues have sometimes paved
the way to the most romantic attachment.
Col. Hutchinson. governor of Nottingham
Castle and town in the time of the Civil
War, being al the house of Sir Allen APP
sley. was greatly pleased with u child of
a pleasant and vivaciouS spirit. One day
when looking on a shelf, he found a few
Latin books. and asking whose they We're
he was told by the young miss that they
We're ler eldest sisters. Heat once wish
ed to see her: but as She was gone from
home. he was not likely to have his wish
fulfilled. Meanwhile gentlewomen who
had been Miss .\pSlcy'S companions used
to tell how reserved and studiouS She was:
and these reports SO nliamcd his desire
to see her. that he began to wonder why
he should have such Il strong impulse to-
ward one whom he had never seen. There
scarcely passed Il day but some accident
or discourse still kept alive and strength
encd his wishes to see her. Once in a
company at gentleman house a certain
song was sung which was said to have
been written by Miss Apsley. who blythe
by was greatly praised by two or three
gentlemen i'll the party. lie (Nr. Hutch
inSon) heard all this. and said to one of
the gentlemen: Il cannot he ut rest till
this lady return. that | may be acquaint-
ed with her. The same evening. while
they We're at supper. some statement was
made which gave him the impression
that the young lady was married: he was
taken i'll Immediately. and had to leave
the table He. however. learned shortly
after that his impressions We're wrong.
Afterwards they We're fortunate enough
to meet. and Il friendship was at once
created which ripened into strong atfec-
ton. Devotetlly attached to her she be-
came to him most admirable wife and
companion. and lived to be the writer of
the History of the Siege of Nottingham
Castle
The celebrated John Newton. of Olney
fell in love with a KentiSh maid ut first
sight The girl was under fourteen years
of age: but such was the impression she
made on young Newton. that his atfec-
ton for her appears to have equalled all
that the writers of romance have inagin
ed. When i'll distant parts of the world.
the thought of her checked him i'll his
protligate career. When sinking on the
coast of Africa into a wretched state of
slavery. and when ready to put an end to
his life the thought of her aroused him
to energy and inspired him with hope
All the oppression and scenes of misery
and wickedneSS through which he had to
pass never baniShed her for a single hour
from his waking thoughts for the follow
inc seven years. When lie lived i'll Lon
don. he would repair twice a week to
Shooters HILL and from the top of that
eminerce comfort himself by Il distant
view of the district i'll which his loved one
lived. Not that he could see the spot
itself. which was in reality too remote;
but it gratitied him even TO look towards
the spot. She eventually became the
bright star of his life.
The Rev. Joseph Hall. Bishop of Nor
wich. and author of TonttmpIotiohS on tie
Oid and ,Ner Testament. obtained a wife
in very singular manner. In walking
from church one Whit Monday with a
grave and reverend minister of the name
of Crandidgc. he saw Il comedy modest
gentlewoman standing at the door of a
house where they were invited to Il we'd
din.-dinncr. Mr.. Hall inquired of his
friend whether he knew her "Yes. ;"
said Mr.. Grandidge: Il know her we'll
and have bespoke her for your wife. She
is the daughter of Il gentleman whom
much respect. Mr. George Winnit1' of
Bletenham: and out of an opinion have
of the fitness of the match for You, have
already treated about it with her father
whom ! found very apt to entertain it.
Mr.. Hall too Il seems was equally apt to
entertain it: for he says: Being advised
not to neglect the opportunity. and not
c0ncealing the JUST praises Of the modest
picty. good disposition. and other virtues
that were lodged in that seemly presence.
listened to the motion as sent from God. =
On this motion Mr.. Hall acted: he spoke
the necessary words: and at last with due
prosecution. happily prevailed. enjoying
the society of that charming helpmate for
the space Of forty-iiye years.
That learned and iudirlous divine.
Richard Hooker, obtained his wife some
what casually, When he was ordained
priest he went to London. according to
the statutes of his college, to preach at
st. Paul'S Cross. He arrived there wet
weary, weather-beaten, and very angry ut
friend who had persuaded him not to
walk. hut to take the Journey on horse
back. WHICH had Frustrated him with in
tiuenZa, His hostess. one Mrs. Church.
man. attended TO him with all care and
diligence. Hooker was afraid he would
not be able to preach Oh the following
Sunday: but the good wishes and good
nursing of his hostess neryed him for his
duties. and he got through his work adj
milably. The preacher va, very thank
full to Mrs. Churchman. who had cured
him of his diatemler and cold. and he
thought himself bound IN conscience to
believe all the poor woman said Mrs.
Churchman told him he was a man of
tender constitution. and that it was best
for him to have wife that might prove
Il nurse to him, such a one as might both
proong his life and make it more comfor-
table: and such a one she could and would
provide for him. If he thought it fit to
marry. So Mr. Hooker, i'll his guileleSS-
ness. empowered her to choose a wife for
him, and promised to retum to London at
her call to receive liie bride, Mrs, Church.
man ut once attended to this little bust
ness for Master Hooker. In looking
around to find him wife. she thought it
wise to begin at home, and in her own
, daughter Joan. according to her Judge
ment she found one who would nurse
the preacher. prolnny his life, and make
it more comfortable. IN due time Mr.
Hooker Went to London to be joined to
the wife of his hostess choice; but she
brought to him neither beauty or portion
She was. sad to relate. a women of an I'M
ruly tongue, and instead of adding to his
comfort. she was an incessant trial to his
patience. The moral of this is: Choose
for yourself.
The celebrated George Whitfield began
his courtShip in singular fashion. His
biographer pronounced him one of the
oldest wooer- that ever woned. When
Whitfield was in America. and had under
his charge the Orphan House in Sayan-
nah. = it was much impressed on his heart
that he ought to marry in order to have
a helpmate in his arduOuS work" He had
also fixed his mind on the Young lady
whom he intended 70 ask to he his wife.
So he aIdre 'Sed Il lette, to her parents.
and enclosed another to herself. In his
letter to the parents lie stated that he
wanted a wife to help him in the manage
ment of his increasing family. and then
lot an, \ lr.,1 :.