Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-01-30
A Cruel Double Deception.

An Australian paper publishes the follow
ing painful story, and vouches for its ruth :
-" A painful circumstance was related to
us yesterday, the accuracy of which we are
well able to vouch for. A hard-workin ing,
laboring man, who came to Geelong about
three years back, had, by long toll. and dint
of great thrift, saved as much money as
enabled him to remit home sufficient sum
TO send for his wife, very amiabe and re-
spectacle woman, and her yourg child
This sum he entrusted to fellow home
townsman, with instructions to hand it over
to his wife, at the same slime directing in
what manner she could secure her passage
out to this colony. This friend, on arriving
in England, instead of following the direc-
iions of the husband, informed the woman
that he had died of fever in the hospital,
without leaving single penny, and that he
had been buried at his expense. Allowing
sufficient tine to elapse, the confdant Of
the unfortunate mans dearest wishes made
overtures to the wife, and ultimately, by his
diabolical representations, prevailed upon
her to marry him. The marriage had not
been consummated more than two months,
when another acquaintance, arriving from
Australia, fell in with the woman and related
to her the anxiety of her husband, who
would by that time be expecting her arrival.
Terrified by such an announcement, and
scarcely knowing which story TO credit, the
woman charged her new husband with the
duplicity he had practsed, when, taken by
surprise, he confessed that he had made her
the victim of his deceit. A separation
Immediately followed, when the unhappy
woman, instituting some searching inquire S
ascertained that her second husband was a
married man, with wife and several Chill
dren, whom he had left behind him in Aus
tralia. Absolutely helpless. aud without one
penny in the world, she laid her complaint
before some wealthy gentleman in Roche S
ter, where she was residing, who, sympa-
thzing with her distress, raised sufficient
money to pay her passage out here, where
she arrived fortnight back. On seeking
for her husband, she ascertained he was
residing in South Geelong, but was Mortified
on being informed that he had only lately
got married Seeking out his residence, she
met him at the door of his own house, and,
while relating to him her own sad story, she
accused him of having betrayed her by
marrying another woman. The husband
with two wives) then explained that be
had some time back received letter from
the friend by whom he had remitted the
ru,ono,- f~- h.. 90 s''o ooio"y, sses-
ing that she was dead, and that he was TAX
ing care of his infant daughter, for which
reason he had not returned the money en-
trusted to him, as he was applying it to the
childs support and education. The hus-
band then introduced his first wife to his
new bride VIXEN, we are told, scene en-
sued which begars all description. The
whole affair has been submitted to mutual
friends to decide on. The originator of all
these domestic troubles is still in England,
and it will be difficult to decide upon how
he shall be dealt with. All the parties are
respectable persons"