CURIOSITIES OF COURTSHIP.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 130, 27 March 1880, Page 3

CURIOSITIES OF COURTSHIP.

'IV Following cnriotifiesnf courtship in its variiiii.s phases may interest our road "William Ormntnoml, the poet, wooed and won Miss Ciimiiiintrhim, n beautiful and accomplished vnuns In Iv, who died when the «.•.!.liii ;-day was fixed. This melnuch Iv event so nverwheluior] the poet willi griff that ho never cea.s,..| («]>c«irfroKii I, nrsovcr In-rgra*v. Atleasl for many ynirs after the death of Miss (Jnniminprii'iiii life s-'fi ! to I>rumuiond '• a nought, -i tli.i'.iLM-. a :tia.s(jii.-f.i In i>i' dreams." He lived in asfateof till the ago of forty-seven, wherihe married '' Elizabeth Logan, a lady in wli.ua hej traced many strouif resemblances In hj r I whom he first, loved, and by wh >m hj • was so greatly charmed. A gentleman in NoifinghaMi. leo';ieg! from his window one day, saw a lady pass who looked very much like his wife. He made haste after her, end bavins; succeeded in obtaining all noeessory information, she was married to him because of the likeness which she bore to one whom he had tenderly loved. Reported virtues have sometimes paved the way to the most romantic attachments. Hutchinson, Governor of 'V'tlingham Cattle, and town, in the time »f the civil war, being at the house of Sir Allen Apslcy, was greatly plcasod with a child of a pleasant and vivacious spirit. One day when looking on tlto shelf, bo found a few Latin books, and asking whose they wen!, he was told by the young miss tliat they were her oldest sister's. Ho at once wished to too her, but, as she was gone from home, ho was not likely to have bis wish Fulfilled. Meanwhile, gontlo-women who had been Miss Apslcy e companions, used to tell him how reserved and studious she was; and these reports so inllamed bis desire to see her, that ho began to wonder why lie should havo such a strong impulse towards one whom ha liad never seen, lliord scarcely passed a day but some accident or discourse still kept alive and strengthened his wish to ROQ her. Once in n company at a gentleman's house, a certain song, was sung which was said rohavQ been written by Miss Apslcy, Who, by-the-byo was greatlv praised by two or three gentlemen in tile party, Ho (ilr Hutchinson) heard all this, and .said

to one of the gentlemen : '< 1 cannot I at rest till this lady returns, that I ma be acquainted with Iter." The sum evening, while they were set stipiur, sum statement was made which gave hi ~ t;, impression that the young lei- w: married; he was taken il' humediatcb and had to leave the table. He, hou ever, learned shortly after that his in pressions were wrung, Afterwards the were fortunate enough to meet, a Mewl ship at once created which ripened inr strong affection. Devotedly attache to her she became to him a most aduiii able wife and companion, and lived to 1 the writer of the " History of the Sic. ot Nottingham Castle." Another instance of h;ve arising IV: reported vi tucs is ichtei! of tim I. - •i. soph (l - .!l fit, V,i:o \V!:s so .!:; nm ■villi tie- wiitin-s of Mi-s Anna Tavl i and the "ilio.i.' :: .f : -i j .rs,.:-il m'. , : pr-uosinud b- . ,-,-,.•,.- !:,:■:-.vlm i iutt, without having » n In r, ii • a ■ :■■■■ cf, s. . i I h.n.l .i.| 1„ eo-.-.' i ot ; «sl];,v 1.,. futcessnd. Aft: i i • e- ■ i.--;. rd ■ i.--', ihe joiuiiev wi jo . ■ 'd, -:l i .- ii i.. evview „us n! lit- ' The eel 'biated .! em Xewlon of ' I of age: but such vus the impression sli i ,ade on voting- X- vim. that Ins all'ec t n torh : ;, - :....,* - ~„ ik-,1 AVi' .Mo'l ;:;:,- .■ ' V: :; I, O, thought u! :. - i-ie-. I. d hi.ii in a prolli -nte care ,-. Wit..;, sinking on the cous ot Africa into :■ watelud stale of slaven ■••ml when readv to put an end to his lif' the thought of her aroun'diii'u lone,--, and inspired him with lee:,-. Ail in oiipiession and scenes of misery an wiekedliiss tiliougli which In- had to pa; never banished her for a single hour froi lis W-k'llg th : Ight 1' :■ t I. f:. 1 Win. s.-ven years. AVhcli he lived in Eoudoi he would repair twice a week to.Sbooler iiili, ami from tie; lop of that eniiueiic comfort himself by a distant vi-.-\v i,i th district, in which his loved one lived Not that- he could see (he sji.il itsell which w.ls in reality too remote, but i gratified him even to Im,k towards th spot. She eventuallv became the brigh star of his life. Th- J{«v. .Iv:eph Hail. PMmpo: N'oi ihe mime of Cramiidgv. ho saw a cornel, :l -, '-I O , ■,-■! I ■■■ .: lo : -,.|- 1 : said Mr. Uiandhlge, - i know her we, the daughter a" gentleman whom much I.- .-i, Mr. ti-or-e Wimiiu'. - Bivtenham ; anil ou, .f an opinion I hav oftlu litm-ss of tlw match :'•„■ ,-„, i, i hav alreaih treated about it with h.-r f-it'i.-i Mr. Hull, 100. it se'. mis, was .Hptaliy a;' t.. entertain it for in-says," IVmg.t'ivis., not t-i ni-gi ■ •: lie o]i;iiirt'!:iit;.', n.i I no virtii.s thtit were :•:■:.- 0 i:i tha. presence. I !i.siei:,.i o, :! -ti , a ■ from <i id." ii,, thi, v: .'i , : , Mi. ], , The cdebrat.'-I tle.e-ge White!! Id be Tlis biograpiu r |'.r.mouuce him oueot:!, oddes! \v.ii.r.s that ever v. I. Wle: \V!,i:e!:e!d was in Ameiie.-t, •; -. 1 ii.i i,:. lor hi. charge the Uipliau lie-,- ii Savnmi.ih, '■ it was much iuipiv--. d ■■! hi- hcarl that he ought t'Muariv, la orde to have a helpmate in his arduous v, ..:;.' li-- hal a!-., lixud his mind on th • vo in: he!.,- v.h m he intend, I to ask to fenom'i It's wife. S-j I o ad ,!)••■ ed a hit, r t her purenis, and .*•! - d another to Iter self. In I l- Liter I i the parents le state i t'.a hj Wanted a win- to help bin in lie- inuuageiiieiit of his inereasin; family, nod uaid: " This letter to lie liku Abraham's siu'vnitt, to H -h,-i:ah' relati, ns, to know whetheryourdatigiitei Miss E . is a proper prison to cugag in such undertaking; and, if so, win lie you will be pleased to give mo leave t projiose nmrriiigo to her. Von need no be afraid of sending me a refusal; for bless Lied, if I know anything of in' own heart, 1 am fit a from that fonlisi passion which the world calls love." lb wrote in a similar strain to tin; youiif lady, asking her, among many othei qties lions, if she could leave her home am trust ill Him for support who foods tin young ravens, and bear the inelemnieioof ail', both as to heal and cold, in ; i'nreign climate; whether having a hie band, she couldbi. as though she find none iloalsi.toldhertluit bethoughtthopassinn tile expressions which ordinary courtier use ought to be avoided by those win would marry in the Enid; aad if sli thought marriage would in any way b prejuilieal to her better part, she was t be so kind us to send him a duilitd ; tbn sho need not be afraid to speak her mind as he loved her only for Uod. The let lei's were not. successful as Abraham' servants. The parents were not vol" anxious to K'tid their daughter, on sin-: an adventure; ami Whitefleld continue' for a longer space in his bncholul' uOlldi timi. .Some time after ho essayed anothc courlshiji with u widow ill Wales nflt

3 t!io samo stylo. Tiio mo.la in which If Robokah wns clioscn for Issac seems to g have, beon Whitofields i leal of obtaining !-i a wife. The week after hj • was amnio'!

;■' ■ - ; - ail ;■'•• ■:!; y ■;. l/lh ;:-;i v. Ii :•';•• • ]■■■■■ '■ i i >-■<■'■■- j liy .■: ij I e 1 :-!.!-is(. ■i;n a- 1 . 11l i )..•!• 'ii-iy, lll'' Wuil: n !i >.l»:i(ll'„ ill ■ Km- \ d Tin;.'escape of convicts (im.lc place | l'ii.in N i\v Caledonia mi Thni'sl.iy, the J i lin hi*; ml-. !( appears thai tii" hanpio j :'.: lit.' .Mill, h'.ii'ii llm couvi<:i* u:i.:.i :'1 I in ii' work, soma I"> in nutiliii'r, in.i'ii' ;i t in--h ill llui gendarme mi guard over ', them, ami lied liim up. Thov then look ; [lux revolver away, went cm 'inaH, and !| loid tin; captain In surrender, or they '| w mlil Mow his brains u:it. They then \ I'ml him up, shot one man who resisted, utu! bound tin; other. One native man mi hoard swam from lie Nou to Noumea iiml gave the a'.iu'in, but it was too late. The convicts on obtaining possession of ; I In; vessel dressed themselves up in the men's clothes, hoisted sail on llio vessel, [ ami passeil mil. In sea right umlor the ', slum of ttiu I'Vcnch man-of-war Dives. Mr. Martin was the first to give the I ahum At sunset the vessel was out of , sight, anil it appears they told tlmcapluin , that if he did not take tliom the right ' way uml steer tin vessel proporly, they wiml'l l.h.w his i rninH out. At 7 p.m. the man-of-war steamer Dives went. | .-'.way in search of llio vessel, lull uptotho ' time of tliu bteamer City of Melbourne J leaving for Sydney, nothing morn had , I "en 1,, aid of her!— Town uml Country ; Jounml, Dee. at).