igious person whereas Will was a "rationalist with little taste for revealed religion." He was willful, she was cautious - nevertheless they shared the same passion for literature and found themselves growing closer. Early on in the relationship, Belle told Will that she would never marry him nor any other man for that matter. Will's persistence won her over and in January of 1873 she accepted his offer of marriage. The ceremony took place two months later on March 18, 1873. In early June, they left Lewiston and made their way to Columbus, Ohio where they would stay with Belle's aunt and uncle. Will left to San Francisco to find a job and a home for him and his new bride. He found a room in a boarding home and was accepted for a regular position with the "Bulletin". Will and Belle began their life together and on March 26, 1874, their first and only son, Robert Frost was born. Robert Frost was brought up in the time of the Gold Rush in San Francisco in the 1870s. As a child, along with many other children, he was often told that gold " was what they would eat, presumably instead of the plebian dust mentioned to ordinary children in ordinary places." Will Frost set out to pursue his dream career of politics by befriending many of the best politicians of his day. Will ran across many disappointments in the political scene which began to take a toll on his marriage and family life. The original differences between him and his wife's temperaments that made them seem an unlikely couple began to grow more severe. He began to drink heavily the year right after Robert was born, finding any excuse to not be at home. Belle began to take refuge in the Swedenborgian church "whose beliefs had appealed to the likes of Emerson and Henry James, Sr." Robert did not favor his mother's religious beliefs "and would refer to her "incipient insanity," tracing many of his own mental ...