Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-13
A SiHguIar History

About l clock of the morning, recently.
tte members of several families residing on
"aue street, near Central avenue were
startled from sleep by a loud and persist
entity continued knocking at the street door
OF Il tMo'stor'y frame in which widow lady.
MIS- Ii, and two children were known
10 reside As the knocking continued and
increased In violence, windows were raised
rough!y-tossed heads and heads neatly in
caSed IN nlght-caps were thrust ont and
many eyes Were turned to the door. at
winch man, stranger to that neighbor-
hood, was bammering vigorously with
stong list and heavy boot. At length. a
"!nuoW above him was opened, and from
"itnln came the cry Of child and the
htlsn, my dear, of its mother and then
another nlght-capped head was added to
those already seen in the family illumined
darkess. The woman asked who it vas
tnat demanded admittance. As she did
tnls. every ear that waited for the reply was
stfalned to catch the words, and eyery
owner Oh ears that waited was disappointed.
II 4! was gwen IN words intelligible only to
n Iae woman Tor whom they were intended.
But, although few in number and snoken
low, they sufficed for the widow dronped
the window with scream, and her bare
leet battered along stairs and floors as she
descended with rush and opened the
door. The man entered and the door
closed upon him. There was many q wink
many whisper, and not few l0nd com.
ments upon this affair.
1t was late in the morning before the
Widow B appeared at her door. and
when she did so her face was all smiles.
and her steps lighter than usual, for she
mad firm grasp upon the arm of her visi-
tor: Those who had noted the nocturnal
Vlslt, and many to whom the circumstance
had been related, were prompt in appear
B. and the stranger walked by and took
car on the Central avenue. The latter
was noticed to be tall, handsome, and we'll
dressed, and to be very attentive to the
pretty little widow, who held his arm as
though familiar with it.
When they returned to the house Qate
III the afternoOn) the widow called in two
OF her most intimate lady acquaintances
from the neighborhood and introduced
them to the gentleman, styling him "my
husband, Mr.. B" OF course eyery-
BODY was anxious to know how the dead
mad come to life, and the story was easily
told and 1t was not very romantic -
1t appears that previous to the widows"
coming to this city she had lived in New
Orleans, where her husband, then u dissi-
Mexico and engaging in the brolls of that
country in the capacity of a captain of cav
airy. He was not desperately wound d,
nor did he become dictator. He simply
kept on IN his career of drunkenness until
dellrlum tremen set in, and be came near
dying. When he recovered from this he
became changed man, reformed in every
respect and as he renewed his decency,
began to long for his wife and children. -
In the mean while the wife, snpposing him
dead or lost to her for all time, left New
Orleans and came to this city to live, an
nouncing herself as widow, and seeking
employment, which she obtained. Her
husband, who is a wood engraver of ability,
has secured employment in New Orleans,
and intends returning soon in company
with his wife and children. And SO ends
the simple story of a lost husband found,
and a scandal spoiled.
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