Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1862-09-03
CAPTAIN WoRTulxGroS BE1wEgS Two FlRE.

CAPTAIN W HoRIHlSGTON BETWEEN Two EiRE
Not long since there arrived at Grafton, Vir-
ginia, from this city, lady calling herself Mrs.
Alfred Worlhington, wife of Captain Worth
ingIon, OF an Ohio regiment then stationed at
Beverly On the same evening there arrived
at Grafton, from the Northwestern rOad, an
other lady, calling herself Mrs. Alfred Worth
ington as Aforesaid. Both Of these ladies
were going they said, to see their husbands
at Beverly. The people about the hotel con
Guided, after many surmises and conjectures,
that one Of these ladies was Captain Worlli-
ington's wife, ard as he was not supposed to
be a Mormon, that the other was not, and in
this the people were right. The wife Of Cap
tain Worthington Who had come by way OF
Parkersburg, was gaily dressed, attractive
lady, butnot very good looking. The mistress
Of Captain WorrhingtOn who came by way Of
this city, was plainly dressed, unassuming
young woman and good looking The people
about the hotel supposed that the plainly at
tired and good looking young lady was Cap
tain WortLington's wife, and that the gaily
rugged and rather homely woman was his
mistress, but in this the people we're wrong.
The good looking woman had an eye TO busi-
ness. She got up early in the morning and
happily secured passage in an ambulance
wagon going to Beverly and without being
aware that shs had slept under the same roof
with another person Of the same name, set
out for that village. She reached the village
in time aud found Captain Wortliington, who
introduced her to his brother officers and
friends as his wife -
Somehow or other, Mrs Worthirgton was
detained at Gratton, for some days, during
which time she WAS avoided by the guests OF
the hotel and regarded with suspicion, from
the cause Just stated; and we arc not sure
that she entirely escaped insult. At last,
however, Chats good word,) she was sna-
bIed to find room in an ambulance bound for
Beverly, and set of il that diriciion. Like
her coed looking predecessor, she came in
sight OF Beverly i'll good time, and . g
Seeing the lights Of the village
Cleaning through the rain aud the mist"
she thought oil hcr husband aud the Joy Of
meeting hinl-in his lonely tent, after a long
absence. She repaired to Captain Wording
TONS quarters and found that gentleman alb
sent, but discovered instead, good looking,
plainly gotup Young woman, whereas she
was much astonished. Mrs w. ask the
young woman to identity herself The young
wornRn said she was the Wiig to Captain
Wor:hingtou where upon Mrs. Worthingtou
made known that she was ashamed TO say
that she herself, in an evil hour, had been IN
duced to place herself in that relation to the
Captain, and proceeded 10 denounce the young
woman as one whom Solomon would have
called q strange woman About this time
Capt. WorthiDgcon came IN, and seeing in a
moment that he was in for il, beat hasty re-
treat. The nice Young woman gathered Up
her tTapF, and in less time than it has taken
US TO write the tower true tale, was on her
way back to Grafton in the came ambulance
which had brought Mrs Worthingtou 70 Bev-
erly and herself to the Captain to griel. But
Mrs. Worthington was all that her dress and
bearing denoted her and instead Of being sat
isicd with the young woman's departure, in
formed the ColOEel ofthe regiment Of all that
had occurred, and after eEectualIy exposing
her husband, and dcnouncing lnn as dis
grace to the uniform he wore, put bOck after
the nice young woman, whom she threatened
toeat mp alive and theu apply for a divorce
Wheeling btc.ltgcncsr - ~ @