The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-24
selected story.
WHY DID HE DO 1T?

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taesI i in"y omo,a them end caiIe1 Wake |
sketcn IA Gnu
heiu. IN soiho o-u iTl'a@iiie VI he"ePapeii,i
Wrote hawthorne' fec'ilegC a sIory, g soii
as tIutn, VI innlcI W cali nun aao,,.
VINO aDSenicu hlhnse'i ior long tiliie Nm ~
MS Wle. Inc iact, the Wfiuef Soes vi he
say, thuS aDstIacteily stated, was hoI "
Regarded as OF AN uncommon hlhu' nUn, TO
out proper distinction OF cifctul,s, ,'onsans.
pe condemned either as hauSnls son U he con.
ca. Inc case IN question, g'o,', The most ag-
sldered 10 oe DC, tnouS.i au stran@est record Of
srNateu' yeb petnapS siI noteover. as re-
marital ueln il; co,ld be found IN the
nialAan Il q l ,S-1a'o Do od.I;t,es'
"noe lisI Oh httI d 20 ,yas first nnhliahad IL,
Inc story w, fe'e e. hook ~ called Po,t;ca and
I I'it w. Anaclntes ofhis Owe Time Inv hoe
t IT;y;o,,, zinc nrnrinoI Of g. No. 9oII
G Sor W nnctor Tpas anecSotos r. W ~ hn
a,od ore cbiein 1e,norohio 49,, ~ t thS root
H. a co,1+,i-, - I'm .,io az
Ii'1O my toi'1in az iu'e!esthS recolu oi the
2oSioO ISL w n1oiiuoi pau ny Trihee Cndlies
coward, sne Iretender. IN The month OF sep
GehIoer, LOW anu MS presence IN the mouse OF
Lauy I!iuIose, where, indee l, DOCTOR hInS
n n. an interview with INN. In announcer porec
Stha " us DooH tne docI9r eeis lFe SUI iSn y,
+;,o f man VINO aps nteu nls a4 o onS
.ne ron us Wne' tnls mai NO. IWo,.aioid VIII
reai llsnt 10 the cosnolnen u h;s ma,
WHICH naWCh0riie ehd0"e ,,,o ,o ~ MT
i.lo maS :lo"e. W." ~ the facts Of the
- -, ~ p fam,l, ha nocfor King
a. Inoy "ie deson;hod ss sensible we'll
no+nrod 1non win an estate of some seven or
e;obt hundred hounds a wear. united to a
vorno Iadv of agreeable person and manners
Sodn p s evsrv rssnect an aScellent wife who
came Of a GOOD family in the west of Finland
and whose maiden name was Mallet. Two
children were horn of tbis marr;aga no;thar
of whom. however. lived to affair The ACE of
fifteen. DR.. KING seems to have known M,
and Mrs. Howe about the yaar 17ee 49,
We nanse a mnmant 10 sta ato HI H.. No..
tors Anecdotes waro ot n,,S SMaI ode LII
long after his dealt, which bapnened in 177a
They were vritteY nanartha1dess - = a,,;Jo,'t
with a view IN nub,;oat;on In .. - -, ~
states that he was in his savantv-iivth ZOO .ar
at the time of his iotttina douo tho no oea,
memoranda. ahJ dstacLe5 nieceS Which 80
stitnte lis LooL STosr nr d. a, VIII oon
affirmed, were derived from his own Lnor ~
edge: the rest were Related 10 him Nv f1;aUIa
upon whose honor and veracifv he could az
pend
The Howes lived in house in Jermvn
street, near st. James church. They had
been married seven OF eight wears. and wee
generally regarded as a very 6annv and COM
Portable couple. One moinina Mr.. Howe rosa
early. and told his wife that he was obi;oeS
to 90 as far as the Tower To transact some
particular business. Afnoon tba same day,
Mrs. Howe received n note from her H., hi s5'
apprising her that he was under the neeessi,
ty of starting for Holland forthwith aud no
shoild nrohihIv ba ahgont ttrna 49, ~" ne
month. The month nassed,,vo "reMS "
then three montbs.-bnt no t;di0,os nar. 10
ceiyed from Mr. Howe H;s WIZ or ~ sa ~
Ously alarmed She yae ~ . ,nss 81 ~ ~,
stand tbe neaninc of his absence H. " . uuoa
was still more 1ne>,nIicabIe Sbo oil M,
Imagine that his abrunt de,artnre ,,,;a,,t
possible. of course-thomaI from rot,,;no W." as
he had ever said was She insfified in sr,e,, a
s,,snicion-that he had u3lnn,rn 80 10 oas
tracted some large debt or incurred some 60
rious liability, and had fled the country to be
out of the way of his difficulties.
For some time, in addition to her alarm at
his absence, she lived in a fever of apprehen-
sion of the demands of creditors, of seizures.
executions, etc. But nothing OF this kind
happened to trouble her. As time went On
il was thought advisable to inquire into the
position OF Mr.. HoWe'S affairs His es-
trte was found to be perfectly free and uuen-
numbered. Not only that, all the bills of the
tradespeople with whom he had ever had anv
DEALINGS were found to have been maid m
to the time of his going away. and arnone
his papers were found formal REGENTS and
discharges from all persons with whom he had
had any kind of monetary transactions. The
mouths crew to wears. VET still came no news
of the missing Mr. Howe. His wife ,vas at
length cornpelIed TO annlv for a snan;oI oct Of
Parliament 10 procure a proper settlement Of
her husbands estate. and a nrovision for her.
self out of it durino her hnsband,s' absence
and under the uncertainty as TO whether he
was alive or dead. Nv and hv tba non ,uo
man was to be still more sharnly tried, Her
children drooped and Iaded. and at last were
taken from her. She then left entirely alone,
thought proper to reduce The numher Of her
Servante apd bar I,o,,col-oo,,:....
she removed from Jermyn street, and became
tiie tenant of much smaller house in Brew
efSheet' 1oiden Square. 8
Seventeen wears had nassad o,vo, A.
Howe had long since mon-ned how I,,ot ~ = =
as dead, and forever lost TO her Tato gu u
evening, while she was at sumner with cort on
OF her friends and relationship. Rose. . nhy-
stefan who had married her s;:t U.s. l;up ny.
the company there was brouebt r., and ID
handed to her a letter. II writer Of -n1;aI
not subscribing his name reouesfod har ~
LOWING EVENING in Rir5oana WI, i e. tne ioi-
Park. When she had read the NJ note + an M,I
Howe, somewhat puzzled by the natnre IF - 10
contents, passed it on to Dr. Rose a. se u isS
with laugh, "You see. bother &c eli s 90
am have VET found an adp,;rorn ~ NV 80 80 :
examined the note. His face assumed a ,orS,
grave expression. Then, after carefully stndv,
ing the missive for some minutes. he annonnc.
Ell MS CONVICTION that lie knew the hand writ
ing. He was persuaded the letter wac writ
ten by no less aperson than MIR. Howe. The
company was greatly astounded. Mrs. Howe
was so much alarmed and affected that She
was seized with a fainting fit Upon her re-
covery, however, shortly afterwards. II was
resolved that she should, at all events. attend
the proposed appointment in companv with
DR.. hose and his wife, and other Ia lies and
gentlemen then present. as9lf'''rf- -
On tho ,ol,oa,;,,a -. q epsa g
tended hu hom e.;a.Ss, osxg1nins, thereiore, al
herself IN Rirdoaoa M nLs' r a1 presented
had NOT baan o. a.. van. hne nttie party
than five ,,,;n,,tas IT. appo.nIeu pace more
al tben, i;a;r1 10, W.. . . stranger approach
He vas a. Ills ,ooa n,.s anu lowing pollfely
~ M Howe Ha es,,hroo., l ne. wa vas certan-
her his arm, walked hnn,o r; mis MlIe, o1ered
reunited nair iuod .oa noo WIN ner, ana the
nm IN the Jav ~ ao,So,s I'LL ~ sreae harmony
ham, ~ ~, ~ 49, u1aou, nicn ud not
mha+ I Lad Luz many years Afterwards. 80,
hoe,, %iJda "u d du ceen uoIe where mad ne
tionp e oiio 'ols peiiou ao's epara-
He bod - a,nooroa 49,.
On his ahrnns me Yer q4tted London
he had ronaiyod ~ ~, oI,a ionl 1eli.yh street
in . su,aii 80. W on voscure iooSing mouse
had hired roo,, Of t1a adna. ana ehefe
or SIX sbilIinns a WeeI[ Cbanoi,r 10, e. =, NV
and Disgusting bimselfip hisnt MI i' f Eai u
was a man oI fair cmnnIavn,eN ~ ne
manned in his secret retreat dnr;,,a t,,n