Smyrna times., 1861-06-20
From the New York Express June 10.
An O'er.True Tale,

vi 4'C" INK' case III pSIut nSs just C"hS
to light, aud IA lew days will be probably be-
tore the courts Of law
Il appears that SOME eight years ago, s.u
de0t OF Yale College medG a ehnIl sOIOurn III
lhIs city. After visiting several Of the lnstl-
tE,ons, he accompanied fsiaEd on tuar I
lnspecuou to the publIc schools. While IN onr
# toe uptown Institutions fnI teaching the
young Idea how to rhool, he found hinselt AT
tracteI towards young lady who was far To
OUk upon" I he student, not having any con
stitul'cnal bashtulnts SIS, procured an lniT0d@c-
ton, snd Nv acquaintance soOH spTsng up be
WetH he twain. GA investigation, The student
found out that his churmeT was worthy Of Gis
ch0icr, b'lng OF respectable psranage, Ia!ehi
&c, and the soc support Ot her aged parents
The student soon proposed, and his pr"Spcc's
being satIstsct0ry, and he not bad looking, he
addresses were received, and all went wei.
wess titcrwsEd the happy couple weTS Oh "a :lT
way 10 the home Of the studeuts sire, whlch
wss III the interior Of Louisiana Ga sruVlug
home, the lady was greeted wriE cheerful,
welcome. aud prepared to settle down Ter / IL
IN her nov abode.
! Among the servants Getslled 10 aitrud h.
was n handsome qrsdrc0n, Wh1 Was called la
! bella. Br'Se Isabella aud he family the
utmost familiarity existed, aud the CunaToOn
| %eG treated as grea' pet by the lazy.
EaurTs passed Cn very ;nVnrsbly tUr uFsr'y
four lraIs, durIng ~Elch interval Mr r =
| pa'en' died, leaving hun very large 's'rto,
| logeIhsr with = very handsome p0rlloa to his
! l"O children, the reEuit Of his union.
AtcVt two year. ago, Isabella was AIKEN
..ck--so much 80, lhattes, ~eTa entertained
OF her death NnIo iaborlog under sucn b,
| lIsf. ake sent for her IN uIrrss, aud there de ~
/ oled 80 ter tha, she Wae not the lawful Wift
Mr. 4 That she Q.a silr) had beer ir se
a. a mIriisg" some e,gh' years ptes l"u~ be-
tween Mr.. 4. and lady, who was then Guf
eighteen wears of age, who was at the time OF
The marriage goverBess IN the house, and
who WAS still living. lsabellR stated that the
first wife had been induced, by threats ~ hGP
life being lsken, to conceal the marriage, a. The
father OF iir. r., who had suspected the Iuten-
lIuns Of his son, had threatened TO dlslhherI;
h m il he married the goveraess
The effect Of such a revelation on the lady
may well be imagined. Upon the return OF
Mr.. K she upbralded hlm tor HE conduct.
tie eHdeavofed to exteuuste by claiming that
he MAS under the influence of the iaselnatlons
OF designing women at the time that he mar
ried the governors. lie. however, assured hil
wife No. ,, that n l was dead Al the time OF
their marriage. In proof Of which, he showed
the notice ofihs death of a lady whom he SAL
had been his FIRST wife. Alone in g strange
country, with none to depend on bet him, he
was the tatEer Of her chI!dten, what WordeI
but implicit reliance was placed IN these state
ments.
Isabella, however, contrary to expectation
recovered, and on beng further interrogated
BY her mistress, stated that the first wife waS
living in this city. On arriving here. she ccl.
municated Wih her friends, which rCsui>ed U
the ars, wife being discovered residing at a
hnte 10 this city the board bill being paid bV
Mr.. r. The aid Of the law was invoked, AID
certain property belonging 10 Mr. R. in this
city wss taken possession Il for the benefit oil
the ladies Both ladies feeling that they lad
been dnpod, the first wife by threats, and the
oesoud by fnisehood, have filed their claims
tor divorce. which will doubtless be granted
THE NUMBER OF TRooPs IN THE WEET-
A lette. from Cairo says q have Ueen to some
pslns TO ascertain carefully the nuWoer ot
UniCn troops now under arms IN the West II
is ee follOws:
Camp at Cairo and Village Ridge 0OO
The Congressional District Encsmpmenls
Inr Sra,e S.Ouo
The Arsenal at ST. Loui-. und, Gu Lee > -.
81. Lou,s, at the SIX Regiments Heud.
quarters 6 63Gu
Three Regiments in Iowa S eGt
Three Regiments IN Wisconsin 2 us
JeiIef.on Barracks, St I.ouIs, Qntantry) | 05t
Jrlirraon Barracks, ~ Louls. (Cayliry) Al
Indiana troops now under arms 5t0t
To'al within twenty four hours Of Cairo, IS Sll
or these about S00ate cavalry. 1900 rifles
3Jheavycannon, with l500 ArrIllerymcn, az,
the rest IGtantry. These figures do not vary
materially from the actual facts"
The prospect is that many Of our soldier
from the Northern States. will, ater the va
Is over, remain permanently in the South
They like the looks of the country Fht
Maine SOLDIER especially seem to affect Vr
ginla--lt, like their own, Is country some