Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-03-26

mountains, rlulng Deslde 1T on horseback
during the day and watching it at night
throughout tho cold, dreary Journey uR-
til he laid ID at last beside her father,
Governor Arthur, in the beautiful eeme-
terry at ChillicOthe.
Daniel Webster's two marriages were
both marriages of love. His irst wife
was Grace Fletcher, the daughter Of a
New Hampshire Clergyman. Webster
married her when he was twenty-six
years Of age and while he was yet a poor
lawyer. His popping the question was
most delicately zone. Miss Grace had
been winding skein of yarn while he
had held 1t for her on his long arms.
The skein had become tangled and dur-
ing its untwisting tho heads of the two
lovers had come very close together. As
the knot became united Mr.. Webster
said: I'VE have succeeded, Miss Grace.
in untying this knot; can we rot now tie
another which will remain tied as long
as We live! Miss Grace blushed and a
kiss, It is said, sealed the bargain. The
two lived happily for eighteen years,
when Mrs. Webster died In New York, on
her way TO Washington, where her hus-
band was a member of Congress. She
was i'll three weeks, during which time
years after she died he married again.
Webster's second wife was Caroline Le-
Roy, New York lady, tall, brOwn-haired
and beautiful. She presided over his es-
tablishment here and accompanied him
to Europe, where she dined with the
Queen. She always addressed her hus-
band as "Mr. Webster" and his favOrite
term for her was LADY Caroline"
Henry A. Wise proposed on the dome
OF the Capitol here, and one of tho results
of the marriage was John Sergeant Wise,
tho present member of Congress from
Virginia, whe was born at Rio JaneirO,
where Henry A. Wise was officiating as
minister at che time.
Senator Sam Houston, the president of
the Republic Of Texas, was the youngest
man who had ever governed the state of
Tennessee, when he fell i'm love with
pretty girl at the state capital. He was
the Governor of the state, coed locking
and splendid peateh. After his mar
rage he found his wife loved another
and that she had been forced by her par
eBts to marry him. He left the Cover
nOr's chair, and. telling his wife to get a
divorce on the ground of desertiOn, went
to the frontier and Joined a tribe Of
Cherokee Indians. Here no married
sduaw in Indian fashion and soon be
came chief. He was drinking hard
and going to the dogs, when enc day he
was told of the troubles in Texas and ths
battle of the Alamo was described to
him. He Strengthened himself mp, de-
tsrmined to be a man again, and went
forth to his brave and distinguished Ca
reer in Texas. His wife, L am told, got
her divorce, but whether she married her
lover l know not.
Davy Crockett, another frontier states
man, fell in love with a relative of his
sehOelmaster, but while he was eOurting
her richer suitOr carried her away uR-
der his eyes. He nsxt met a beauty at a
ball, fell in love at FIRST sight and be-
came engaged at the close of the Hfth
dance. The day was fixed for him to an
neunee the engagemsrt to her parents.
He started to 90 to them, fell in with
some boon companions ON the way and
made, as they say, night Of it. lie ar
rived day too late and found his lady
love was to be married that night to am
other. Crockett made the best of bad
bargain. He laughed off his disappoint-
ment and danced all night at the close
of the wedding at the party given in its
honor. He soon fell in love again and
this time he became married.