The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-14
EnOch Arlen Ia Georgia.


From the A lsntE gao Inielligencer.
We heard second "Enooh Arden" recire
the story of his wrongs yesterd " At the de-
pot aud The perfect nonclalence uf his man.
nsr rather amuse "a IS. lie appeared entire
iy content tn ''let her weut," while he should
seek fields of conque-f and form other
ma risnonlal alliances lie had been in the
Confederate army four long year,, and had
never received fGrlUu IN 70 visit the partner
ct his ,ys and SORROW. At the battle of the
Wilderness he Wsss wounded. and sent to a
hospital at Charlottesville, where he anguish
ed tor months. Recovering from his wound,
he wa ordered TO rel DIN his command. which
he found in the trenches At Petersburg. At
the time of the evacuation, and while the
lines were being Withdrawn, be was again
wounded and left upon the field. His wound
was Of "a serious character, and ne has not
been able 10 reach Georgia until now. In
the meantime, and while all this was trans
piring, lie had been reported "a among the
things that were" TO the partner of his bos
ON. His long absence and persistent silence
was proof to her mind that there was some
,ratn IN the rumor. Grief had pressed heav-
ly upon her-her young life was enshronded
in q ,om-and, like a character in Jane
Snure,"
''She never saw the sun save ihro' her tears
Her loss was irrep,rable, and her condition
desolate indeed, unless she could bni auoth-
er arm 20 lean upon. That arm she found
and leaned upon it. To make long story
short she was wooed and won second time,
in the honest belief that her liege lord had
gone up Our nero returns, lie reaches
the Vicinity of hts home. The startling an
nouncement is made 10 him by some sympa-
timing friend who IL sOlicitous for the peace
Of society. and begs hlm not to perpetrate
auv species of desperation. lie peuses. and
like Enucb Arden. concludes to take a sensi-
bic view OF the matter, but realizes
chow bitter a thing II Is to look
Into happiness through another. mans eyes'''
lie learns that she is prosperous aud con-
tented-Ihat there is an additional pair (
lttle red shoes in the family, aud things gen
orally 40 mixed up" that he concludes to
spare his former spouse the inextricahle cOu-
fusion his spectre like presence would cause
III her now happy domestic circle, and turns
his face upon her home forever! The home,
however. we may remark, par pdreRthese. /
don't belong tn him, but 10 the"other man ~
The thing that sticks in 10y craw, gentle (
men" remarked our hero with emphasis, lis /!
her a marryin' u burned conscript Ell bed a 1
been a md. and fout for his country as | hev .
done. shouldn't q keered . lie was a lyin' I
up ia the mountains when | duin' my
uuty' tne internal cnSs, nnu mats what 1 I
don't like him Iur--durn him - And there .
was some little anger-unIike EnOch Arden /
depicted in bis grim. war worn vissge.-
= But | IN all right, gentlemen he's welcome I
to her I'm gwine Into Mexico with Kr 4
by Smilh-d-d eff I'm guiu' to take any
oath they ant got me subJugated,'
The group assembled around this northeast .
Georgian was much amused. True manhood. /
and character in which there was much I
IN tgnanimity, was written upou every Inca
Ineut ct his face. He has our sympathes,
a nd we b ieve ne made friend. 1T all who
listened u bis recital lie was a member Of 4
the Georgia regiment, and went from
- county.