Year: 1873

Three Times Married and Dfvorccd--a Tale
Told by an Elder in the Christian Church.


The Clarksville (NIssour) Sentinel says
About ten years ago in the State of Ken
lucky there lived lady on nice little farm,
about two miles south of beautiful little
village situated in the Blue Grass country of
that old and honored State, sometimes called
the ''dark and bloody ground" and through
which farm gravel or turnpike road passed,
and which was great thoroughtare; and
very near this road WAS her comfortable
dwelling with porch in front, and in the
yard under very large black-heart cherry
tree, there was fine well of pure cool water,
where many weary traveller was wont to
quench his thirst. On one occasion this little
widow was seated on her porch, enjoying
the cool shade and the breezes that were
blowing around her retreat, when weary
and thirsty footman who was passing by see
ing the well, the inviting shade and the
pleasant face of the landady in the porch,
halted at the gate and asked if he could gel
Il drink of water. He was politely asked
to walk in and take seat in The porch which
he did, and the little widow went to the well
and drew from it the desired beverage and
gave linn drink, for which he returned
many thanks; and finding himself so com
Portable and the lady so agreeable, he enter
ed into conversation with her, and soon as
certained that she was a widow, and the
ownr of the snug little farm around him
A thought struck him that there might be a
chance for wife and home combined, and
he being rather on the bachelor list, was a
little limd about coming directly to the POINT,
but he Concluded that faint heart never
won 3 fair lady, and that he would ask per-
mission to call again, as he expected to re-
turn shortly. She consented, and requested
him to Go so. and some short time elaIs Ised
and he again called, and tt result was a
wedding, although she knew nothing in the
world about this stranger, lie being for
eiener, an Irishman, lately from sweet Ire
land lie was also Catholic and she an
old Baptist, and the consequence was there
had to be a double wedding, lie insisting on
having a priest p rform the desired ceremony
and she her old Baptist minister; therefore
they we're married twice, and all went on
joyousy and happily for several years; but
all of sudden this Irish stranger disappear
ed and turned up in New York ON his way
back to old Erin, as he wrote to his wife, to
settle up some business there and that it was
uncertain when he would return. He sailed
from that port and was not heard from di-
rectly again, bat report or ramor came to
bis wife that the vessel which he sailed
was wrecked, and that nearly all on board
perished, and he not returning for five or six
years confirmed her in the belief that he was
lost or dead, and after her mourning weeds
were laid aside che was again married to an
other old bachelor, and had been living with
him some two or three years, when 10! and
behold her Irish husband returned and claim
ed her as his wife. Here was quite ii diff
Guilty and could only be settled by leaving it
TO the choice of the lady which she would
have, which was agreed upon by the con-
tending husbands, and she decided to stick
to the last cne, for fear the Irishman might
take it into bis head to go to Ireland again.
And 70 by mutual agreement the last hus-
band held the wife ,and The Irishman depart
ed for time.


Some three years passed rapidly by, and
the lady became a widow the second time.
The Irish husband having learned this fact,
returned to her again and they were legally
married the third time--this lime only the
Protestant being said, he having in the mean
time become a member Of the Christian
church, which took place in the interval. be-
tween ihe frs. and second marriages He
was converted to the Christian faith shortly
after his first marriage. Being in the town
near to where they lived. he was actidentiy
thrown into the church during protracted