Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-23
AN UNLUCKY CONTKErEMPS.
A War widow Finds Her Husband
Married to Another Woman.

| Marrted to Another woman.
At the time of the Federal occupa-
ton of this city, a certain Capt.
Thomas Huckle created quite a SEN
sation in the then exclusive Union
society. Added to his other quail
fications, our fascinating disciple of
Cupid and Mars had the distinction
of coming from Massachusetts. His
great General, immersed in business
transactions, allowed him unlimited
leisure Known to be-or, at all
events, supposed to be-a widowers
he accompanied the ladies of the
Federal staff, the wives and daught-
ers of the officers, to balls, parties,
and the theaters, with a persistent
gallantry which was sure eventually
to meet it's reward.
About this time the city papers
announced the death of Capt. Thos.
Huckle, of Company B, Massachu-
sets; and the Captain and his friends
laughed heartily over the strange
mistake; but it was too good a joke
to contradict No one imagined that
this funeral notice was a little device
of the Captains himself Not even
did an inkling of the truth force
itself into any body's head, when
shortly afterward the Captain led to
the altar the most beautiful and
charming of the female moths"
who had sported within reach of his
treacherous flame.
There were great rejoicings among
their mutual friends; but, strange to
say, the papers, usually so prolific
on congratulations over such an
event, maintained an obstinate 81
lence regarding the wedding. New
| ertheless, the happy pair cooed
through the honeymoon, coy, yet
loving, and finally settled down to
housekeeping. The Captain resigned
his commission in the army, and
commenced a mercantile life nnder
circumstances which few success
full cotton speculations, in a perfect
Iy legitimate way, rendered very sus-
picious. But every eventful life has
a SEQUEL. So there is a sequel to
this little domestic drama. A few
weeks ago, q Mrs. Hukle, from
| Springfield, Massachusetts, arrived
| in this city, for the purpose of con-
yeying the remains of her husband,
| who died here in the spring of 1863,
home for interment. But, surpris-
| ing as it may appear, the grave of
| the deceased could not be found
| Almost in despair, she applied to
| CAPT. Cain, the Chief of the Police,
| for information. This officer knew
a man of the same name, and it was
barely possible he might be a Tela-
tive. Inquiries were set on foot, and
the street and the number of his res
idence were found. In company
| with the chief, the widow visited the
the house, and was most Hospitality
received by the rosy faced matron of
the relative. He was not in at the
time, and she was courteously invi-
ted to stay to dinner. This she did,
and at the appointed hour the rela-
| tive came in. But the scene that en-
sued is indescribable. In the rela-
| tive, the supposed widow recognized
| her husband. Wife the second went
| into Mysteries; wife the first was
| pale but calm. She talked like q
preacher, and to the point. She
| told him he had acted shabbily, and
even ventured to call him villain,
bigamist, and other epithets not ex-
actly partaking the description Of
endearments. He didn't attempt to
deny them. She was, perhaps, quite
correct; but he begged she would
think of the exposure. She would
| do this. The five years desertior
| entitled her to adivorce; ahandsomt
sum was put at her disposal, and
the once sorrowing, but now in
censed, wife took her departure, leav
ing the gallant Captain sadly con.
templating the cOntretemps.-Ne,o
| Orleans PtcaguRe.