New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-27
AN EYocH ARDEN LIVING IN THIS CITY.

A resident of ST. Louis writes to The Demo-
cra OF that city singular story OF the battle OF Chcka
manga. IL was suggested by witnessing the play Of
Enoch Arden He says:
sergeant in my regiment was wounded At Chlcka.
manga, ana was reported dead lie Sc I'm
the heat OF the engagement and lines being pushed
back, the body was not recovered until next day when
he poor fellow was found he was 30 mutlatcd by being
rampled on by the cavalry that his face could not be
recognized. cOmrade, however, found In his breast
bOcket miniature OF his wife and sent IL 10 her with an
account OF his death II turned out that the body was
pS S rom S sign n Of another Gom
the enemy and sent to Andersonylle where the Rebel
spite OF MS bad fare he recovered In due time.
knew why they kept Tom long prison. except IL was
When poor Tom returned to his home in PeHnsVyan h
nobody III the village knew him. His wife had removed
70 LIMOS Win her parents more than year previously
9nantSnSes 10 the village, Tom started for Illinois TO
where she living he learned that she was a
an old friend OF his who had followed her from Pennsy
her. and claim her own but when he saw the sn
cabin IN which she was living, heard kindly she
Suppose ~ and claim her" he SAID TO 6m "I
how can i support herl What can do for her
b months of sar6a a at dSSsy weak
40 she ~ HAPPY and contented and thinks dead
den to her. Tom acted upon this resolution and wohsJ
MS way to NewYork where he up small business "a
water, and getting along prosperOubly He soon made
money enough TO buy artificial leg, after while
MI.
the street you would not suppose that nc was bt fi
more than half lie was good business man nnJ
III inc course OF year enlarged lis stock I'm trade and
opened irregular retail grocery. lie made money fas
ana became prosperous merchant respected by aI who
knew hlm In his prosperity he never forgot bIs Vic
hd always Cherished hope that she would be restorcd
W nm lie was regular subscriber the village paper
Pupnhheu AT the town near which his wife lived md
foad III with great Interest One day he saw I'm hI M
per Tue announcement OF the death OF the man who hnd
married ms wife. He lost no time In starting for IIinoIs
ie ouhd MS VIE In deep mourning for her late Inns
pdhu ana she hdd added another infantle link In the
Iamly circle Tom made himself known 10 her ana was
Joced 10 ma that se still loved him as fondly M
~ was some time before he cOuld convince her thar h
was not ghost returned from the other world In oa
70 MAKE hings sure the parson called in and Tom
anu HIS %lIe were married again They went tn
NcW iork, where they are still living in a brown. sfnno
H(oht, as hhppy couple you will find I'm Gothan,
~ course, they DO not tell everybody about their
nanny matters put You can rely upon thls story as
surety true The ending rather better than ihat ~
Eioch arden, ana L think Adams would do a good
tlng he would depart from the version Of Tennvson
ana IN the last act get Philip Ray ground up In his own
VI cOurse-make poor Enoch sten in
ana enjoy the wife and the fortune left behind Wbnt
about the picture OF Toms wife, found In the pocket of
the dead soldlerP Oh forgot about that Tom says
that when lie was wounded and left upon the 1eld' n
suaggier came along and he stopped him. Surprising he
Iouia Deed 10 DEATH he gave the picture TO the stag
ger with message fer his wife. The Rebel cavalry
ade charge soon AFTER aud killed the straggler with
tae picture OF Toms wife III his BOSOM and carried Tom
fnd u 6 lnat accounts for the picture being
Killed. w. NN''N'N 'h"s iom was