Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-02
A Marriage in the Dark.

The Wheeling I~nteUigencer relates the
following story, which indicates that
some c~ircumspection should be exercised
in marrying in strange neighborhood is,
from fear of a more unpleasant contre
temps in marriea relationship that this
Ievclpes
A great many strange things happen
and entirely escape public attention,
Which ifmade known would Induce more
than a passing remark. For a long time
we have Heard nothing stranger or truer
than the story we are about to relate
When Thomas Galloway was twenty
four years of age he married Il widow
lady of about the same age. in a village
away down III the State Of Vermont.
The lady had a daughter. Mary by her
first husband, who at the time Of her sec
ond marriage was two years of age
Just one year after Galloway's marriage
his wife died. Little Mary was sent to
live with a family Of the name of Plum
kett, in a neighboring village, and Gall
oway left on a whaling or some other eX-
petition. He cruised the wide world
and the wide seas over wandering from
place to place, and finally settled in
Dearborn county, Indiana, twenty years
having elapsed since the death of his
wife. He afterwards thought of visiting
his old Vermont home, bnt he had heard
from good repor: that his ouly' brother,
John mad taken his departure, and Mary
had grown up to womanhood, married
and emigrated he could not ascertain
where. Having no other ties or affec'
tons to draw him to the place, he scarce
ly ever gave it a passing thought.
Shortly after settling in his new lndi
ana home, he became acquainted with a
young winow. and Notwithstanding the
disparity of their ages, he married her
Some three weeks after this marriage, he
discovered by his wife's account Of hel
early life, that she was no other than biz
own step-cbild Mary. She had married
five years before, and her husband, Jane,
Lachin, met with a violent death in /:
; clearing two years afterwards. Abou
three years after Golloway's second mar
riage, he happened me day to be ii
/ Lawrenceburg, on the Ohio river, sil
miles from his residence, when a man By
the name of Galloway was drowned off
, steamer at the warf. The body was re
covered in his presence, and from the ap
t pearance of features and corresponding
5 name, he began to entertain a vague ide'
that it might be his only brother, strength
ened the suspicious he mad formed, AMI
l ascertaining that the unfortunate mai
had a family in the vicinity, and at tn
r time of his death was on his way to tn
West to enter land, Galloway resolved
| to return with the captain and find GU
, the truth. He did SO, and found his sus
picions correct. His brother had left
s large track of land, a large family 0
e crildren, for the most part girls, and
! wife in i'll health. After consulting witt
s the deceased brothers wife, he concluded
to take charge of the farm. According
e ly he went back to Indiana, sold his ef
r fects there, and in company with his younI
wife returned, and has been living with
r in six miles Of this city for a length 0
time, now going on ten years. This stor,
is literally true, with the exception Q
! the names of the principal characters
} which we are forbidden to use.