The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-19
Strange Occurrence at a Funeral.

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+ From, the Chicago Times, Januarp 10 ]
One of the straogest occurrences hap
pened yeste day at the funeral OF Mlrhae
Guthrie, who was accidentally killed the
oay previous on the Northeastern rail
way. which we have ever been called up
on to chronicle. The family OF Mr.. Guth
rie. consisting Of wife and three chill
dren, had made extensive arrangements
for the accom- ID cd alton OF tbs friends OF
the deceased at the uDeral A Iarg'
number OF carriages and numerous as
-embly of mourners we're present when
the undertader. Mr.. Berry. arrived With
the hearse. About the sane tune, another
carriaye, containing a woman richly and
fashionably dressed was driVentot the door
The woman slighted and entered the
house. To the astonishmcnt OF the a.
-enbly to all of whom she was total
stranger, she greeted the children o.
Guthrie ss her own, and they in turn ad-
dressed her as their mother, manlfestiDg
the greatest JOY, mingled with surprise al
seeing her. The wife, on the other hand.
say, nor what to think of this sudden anG
strange appearance Of one who claimed
also to be the wife Of the deceased. and
who was addressed by his children a.
their mother She knew herself to be
Their -tepmotber. having been married to
their father 10 due legal form, and 10 the
ull confidence that bis first wife was
dead. This suppo-Ition being now over
thrown by the sudden appearance of one
claiming to be that deceased wife, the
other wife began to upbraid the children
for not telling her that their mother va,
living The real mother. (for such the
-traDger Wa, assured her that the chll
dren we're not to blame, As they. as well
a. their father, bad reason to believe her
dead. She had deserted hrr husband I'D
the city of St. Louis, where they lived,
and shortly afterward caused an en-
uounceuent of her death to be published
IN the newspapers of that city. But -he
was not dead. L-aying ST Louis, she
had lived in Chicaso not knowing that
hrr husband was here until she saw the
account of bis death published in the
papers yesterday morning. She bad
come to reclaim her children, and to be
hold for the last time on earth, the form
of their father.
The appearance of the stranger indl
Gated that she was one of that numerous
class of abandoned women " ho sail aion
our sidewalk and attact the gaze of Ii
centious men by the gaudy trappings OF
their trade
1t may be we'll supposed that"a scene
followed the announcement of ber rela
ton to the deceased 10 the funeral
Sc ID blsge. The friend, who had con. re
gated to pay the last rights to the dead
suddenly changed their minds and refus-
ed to follow the hearse to the cenete
ry. They also declared that the @ife Che
whom they had supposed to bs the only
wifi should not do 30 The stranger Of
ferred to pay the carriage expenses OF
the family, but the friends would not PER
NIT it. lu the u DIST Of con iderable COP
/ fusion. the stranger invited the three chill
dten into her carriage. They obeyed
and the carriage va, driven away. The
hearse left the house shortly afterwards
bearing the remains of the deces-ed, Vi
not a sin lie mouruer to follow it. On
arriving at the ceuetery it vas rejoined
) by the carriage containing the Dew found
mother and her children, who With the
; -exton and undertaken, alone witnessed
IT. burial. Then the children were con
Veyed by their mother to a be~ home
) where we know not, and would that VT
: could suppose it to be better one thar
that from which they were so strangely y
and unexpectedly taken.