St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-08-17
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st. 0lold not behind other cities for
Sensations.

st. Cloud not behind other cities ltr
Sensations.
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NOVEL Fl4IaaT or THE AFFEC-
T10NATE cOUPLE!l
Our oxehaAxso are filed with such an
lounosnents q 'Brutal Murder" ''Hor-
rible Outrage" ''Terrible Calamity" "In-
human Fratricide,' shocking Chapter Of
Crime" Ac., &c., but hitherto it has been
our good fortune not to be called upon to
chronicle any such events IS taking place
in our usually quiet little city; yet judg-
ing from tho headings Of this article our
readers wtll SEQ that St. Cloud is not With
out its sensation, which tho following in
teresting piece Of GOSSIP will show.
In order that our readers may fully I'M
derstand the affair to be narrated, We will
take them back eight or ten years to time
whom rather handsome aud proposes
sing young lady, aged seventeen, Of Irish
parensage and birth, was married in one Of
the eastern States to . gay and somewhat
fascinating young gentleman. and every.
thing appeared to conspire in making their
honeymoon all that married people could
desire, until, in an unlucky moment, tho
young and trusting bride was led to believe
that her gay lord was unfaithful to the
marital vows. Reconciliation was found to
be among the impossibilities, and separa-
ton took place, followed, as is usual, in =
few months by = divorce from Shocks, "a
vor..of Bridget. Time heals all such wounds
As these, and the fair lady again united her
fortunes with another gentleman, whom
for the sake Of Distinguishing from Shocks,
We will call Dobbins-whe, by the way,
had himself been divorced but short
time previous from his first wife. With
this second husband Bridget, to all ap-
pearances, lived contented and happy, pre-
senting him, in due course of time, with
two OF three indisputable vouchers Of law
full marriage.
Coming to this place, the husband anus
ed himself, during the greater portion Of
his time, in following the pleasant vocation
Of Nimred, until the near approach Of the
inevitable draft impressed him with de-
sire to exhibit his voll-known patriotism,
the result Of which was his enlistment in
one of our far famed Minnesota regiments,
and in the capacity of high private he
s.rved his country we'll and faithfully. was
honorably discharged and returned to his
apparently happy and peaceful home con-
templating no doubt, long life Of happi-
ness with his little family.
A few days after his return, man dres-
sed in soldiers clothes passed by his house
and seeing Dobbins clad in suit Of blue,
and surrounded by his wife and the child
rem, he gave him the usual soldiers saluts-
ton whereupon Dobbins invited him into
his house, and was soon informed that the
soldier stranger was lately discharged to-
gether with his regiment; that he lived in
the southern part Of the State: Was up
here looking for land; had travelled some
distance was foot sore, AID more than
this, was nearly out Of money had only
about enough left to carry aim to St. Paul;
was looking for place where he could stay
the night without costing him as much a.
they would charge him at the hotels. To
al this story none WAS more eager listen
er than Bridget, whose earnest yet nervous
gaze upon the strangers face, would have
attracted the attention Of almost any other
person than the unsuspecting Dobbins,
who, instead Of being jealous, not only in
vited the weary soldier to spend the night
with him, but even insisted upon it, saying
that his house was always open to soldiers
tired and destitute as he was besides this,
his appearance there was 50 opportane, -
his wife, Bridget, VAS going to start On .
short journey to see = sick father-notice
Of which had that day been received, and
il the weary, foot sore soldier would not OBJ
ject, he would place his wife in his care I'M
til At least she should be placed safely on
board beat at St. Paul. Soldier gazed
half hesitatingly at Bridget, who by the
way was almost swimming in bushes
and finally stammered out a consent to take
charge Of the precious freight. IS
The next morning at the usual hour Of
starting, one Of Burbank g. Co.'s coaches
halted in front of Dobbln's door, and soon
Bridget, the baby and the 'weary soldier
now somewhat rested-were safely stor-
ed inside the coach, and with hearty kiss
from Bridget and the pickaninny, and =
friendly hand shake with soldier, Dobbins
admonishes him to take good care Of his
darling wife, and soon the coach was rat
ting away towards Elk River, bearing
Dobbins' wife, his baby and Snooks-his
wife's first husband-having especial charge
Of both! The weary, sore-footed soldier
being none other than the ungrateful
Shocks, who had donned soldiers clothes
to assist him in practising this worse than
Yankee trick upon his former wife's present
husband!
As several days have elapsed since this
took place, it is but fair to presume, that