Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-11-27
Misrellanu.
Gro u tho 81. Louis Bulletin of the 18th ult.
Strange Romance.

we nave beSA pldceu IN possession OF
the outlines Of a strange story, which
has almost 100 much MQnchausen about,
Il TO seem true, yet we are Informed II
is substantially correct. 10 the summer
of 1888 John Hardwicl, poor mechan-
&c OF Pittsburg. was induced bv the roJd
excitement then raging 10 try his luck in
the mines Of California. H accordiap-
iy left his wife and two children behind
aud took passage around the Horn for
the II Dorado. On arriving there hi.
money had gwen out, and he was OBJ
hged 10 90 10 work al mere p.ttance 10
keep from starving He made his way
however as fast as he could. aud having
entered into partnership with another man.
commenced the working Of a claim
Hardwick proSpered, and began 10 think
that at the end of the year be would be
able 10 60 home with large pile of dust
Human calculations are sometimes wrong
Mr.. HardwIck's 5 calculations were wrong
for he was taken sick and came near
deaIh's door.
When he got we'll his partner had de-
parted, and taken with nm the earnings
OF both. The poor man was aimoS. dr.
couraged. He lad been away from
home eighteen r-Jnths, and had sent
nothing back 10 hIs family. He wrote
10 ms wife, giving her Jrue statement
of ms condition. She never received the
letter, and consequently he never receIv-
ed any letters from her. Hardwick went
10 work again, but the times grew hard
and he earned but ltlie, He frequent
ly wrote 10 his wife, but she, strange 10
say, never received a single hne from
him. Il Is needless TO 60 through every
particular OF ms hIstory-sutfice Il to say.
that hearing nothing from his wife he
concluded that she VAS glad 10 get rid OF
hIm, and would not trouble herself TO
write 10 him. He determined 10 s,ay in
CailtOrna u!l be was rich, and then re-
urn 10 the Atlantic States. IL s-l hitn =
self TO work assIduonsly, and made mo-
ney. HIS business relations were such
after a few years, that he could no leave
Cahfornir. bur stayed aad accumulated 4
handsome fortune.
Ia the meantime, Mrs. Hardwig K
thinking ter husband was dead. after
three years, married another aud emil
grated 10 81. Louis. Her name became
Matthews. Her two children, OF whom
john HardwlCk was father, died. and ali
trageS Of John were oblurrated exc.D,
from very remote corner Of her heart.
Mrs. Matthews was good wife to h-r
second husband. 50 far as we can learn.
and bore him two children. Matthews
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though, ne. H was about u turn away.
wnen The lady turned her head, aad their
eyes met John Hardwlck. as sure :
am living - exclaimed she. jan. =
il you g. saIi John Il proved to h- bo..t
of them, and after mutual explanations.
Mr. Hardwict accompanied Tie lady
home, carrying her market baske. for
her.
Two children met them at the door
They were hlue-eved ana ROSY checked