Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-30
LIKE OTHER WOMEN.
The Love Affairs Of Member of Famous English
Authoresses

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'he Love Affairs Of a Number Of Famous English
Authoresses
Hannah More's story is sufficiently
interesting. When she and her sisters
Kept a school in Bristol, she used fire.
quently to accompany two OF their
pupils to the house OF their cousin
and guardian, a Mr.. Turner, who
lived near the town. He was attract.
ed by the young authoress, who was
only twenty-five years OF age, very
pretty, and highly accomplished. The
conquest of his affections was prob
ably completed by an allegorical
poem entitled "The Bleeding Rock, /"
and suggested to Hannah by some
scenery in his grounds. He proposed
ana was accepted, though he was twice
her age. He proved, however a luke
warm lover, postponing the marriage
again and again. At last, when the
wedding morning actually arrived, he
did not appear, but sent instead a
note excusiug himself on the ground
that he could not bring his mind to
take such an important step as mar.
riage.
Hapnah's friends were naturally in
dlgnant, and she herself suffered both
IN her feelings and in her pocket. Mr..
Turner insisted on settling on her a
sum OF goo annually, which she was
with difficulty induced to accept. She
seems to have generously forgiven him
Tor the injury, for she sent him copy
OF each of her books as published, and
as her fame rose he was wont to
remark that the affair had been over
ruled Tor her good. Every day, in pub
he orpriyate his first toast was Han
nah More, and she was remembered
in his will, but they only saw each
other again once. by accident.
Miss Burney met Nj. d'Arblay, her
future husband, when he was staying
at Jumper Hall, in Surrey, having
taken refuge in England from the hor-
rors of the French Revolution. He
was at the time actually i'll with grief
Tor the execution OF Louis XVI He
began to give Miss Burney
lessons in his native tongue
and it ended in a marriage.
NJ. d'Arblay had absolutely nothing
in the world, and his bride, who was
Al years old, had only her literary
prospects and pension of G10o year.
ly from her having held the post of
| maid OF honor Though writing that
her own surprise surpassed that of
all her friends together at this appaT-
entity indiscreet and unsuitable mar
riage, Nine. d'Arblay experienced
great happiness during twenty-five
years of welded life.
Mrs. Barbauld's husband, the Rev.
Rochmont Barbauld, was the descend.
ant of a Huguenot refugee and the
son OF an English Chaplain, at Cassel,
in which town he was born Though
destined for the church, he was sent
to the Dissenting Academy at War.
rington, the head master OF which was
destined to be his father-in-law.
There besides falling in love, he i'm.
bibel such principles that he telt com.
PEELED to run counter TO his fathers
! wishes and become a dissenting minis
ter. The poverty which resulted
from this step long prevented what
proved happy union.
Lucie Austin made the acquaintance
OF Sir Alexander Duff Gordon, at
Lansdowne House. Their friendship
wes soon talked OF as likely to lead to
omething else, and the rumor reached
Sir AieSander's ears. He acted prompt
ly. Miss AUSTIN" he said, ''do you
know people say We are going to be
marrled2 Shall we make it true?" Her
answer was as direct as his question,
and they We're married in kensington
Church in 1910.
Charlotte Bronte's marriage with
the long attached Mr. Nichols,
was delayed by her fathers pertina-
cious objections to marriage in gener-
al, and this match in particular. Mr..
Nichols threw up his curacy and left
the neighborhood, but Mr.. Bronte
finally yielded and the wedding took
place quietly at the little church at
Haworth, June 8, 1854. In less than
year the bells tolIed Tor the brids's
death at the age of thirty-nine.
Letitia +. Landon received and nc
cepted an offer OF marriage from Mr.
Foster, editor of the Examiner. No
sooner was the engagement made
known than many false friends began
| to assail her character and warn him
against her. He took the tales to her
and she Indignantly referred him to
her female friends, who eagerly reas-
sured MIN. Quite satisfied, he returned
to his betrothed and demanded an i'm
mediate marriage, but she met him
with the assurance that she would
never marry a man who even seemed
to distrust her. There is no doubt
that in acting thus she disobeyed the
dictates of her own heart. She after.
wards was induced to give her hand
to Mr.. Maclean, governor of Cape Coast
Castle, with whom her welded life was
short and it is to be feared, unhappy.
Felicia Brown met Captain Hemans,
of Kings own regiment, when she was
only sixteen. He was poor, but hand
some and clever; she was impression
able and bewitching, and a mutual af-
lection sprang up. Captain Hemans
was obliged to reioin his regiment in
Spain, but, returning three years lat
er, he renewed his suit, and they were
married in 1912. Six years after
wards he went to Italy, ostensibly for
his health, and husband and wife new
sr saw each other again, though they
rorresponded frequently. Incompati-
bility of tastes between the gay young
man OF the world and the highly
strung young poetess, probably was
the cause of the separation, though
their first love was sincere and warm.