The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-12
CIVTCAGO FASHIONABLE
ENTELLHGENCE.
a Wife PaIsnes her Ascending Ans-
h.nd and Lady" fs HeeonciIed
and Returns Home.
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kEIOm hne AAnooJ
In the village of Little Falls, in the
State of New York, there lived for ssv-
ersl years Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Hildreth'
For aught that the world knew, they
were a happy couple, nothing to the
contrary having ever been rumoTed IN
that quiet neighborhOOd. ln proper
course of time, Mrs. Hildreth added a
fresh claim to her husbands affections,
in presenting him with daughter as 2
pledge of her love. 1t Is to be presumed
! that Mr.. and Mrs. HIldTeth lived as hap
pilv and harmoniously as tie m9Jorlty
of married people. Her husband nad
icbarge of a cheese factory IN the
little village of Mannheim, a short
distance from Little Falls. 1t was here
| that he became acquainted with
young girl named Halpin, of rather pre-
possessing personal appearance, out
whose moral education seemed, from
after events, to have been sadly neg
lected. Notwithstanding that Hildreth
had wife of his own, handsome enough
to satisfy any reasonable man, and a
Responsibility" of tender years, he
formed an improper attachment for MisS
Halpin, and that young girl was wicked
enough to encourage and reciprOcate
the tender feeling of the man who was
old enough to be her father, and who
was also the husband of another wO-
man. Finding it inconvenient to carry
out his unlawful love making scheme in
the vicinity where be was well known,
Hildreth and the girl made up their
minds to elope, and seek domestic
comfort and fortune in the west
ern country. In pursuance of this res
olution, the quiet neighborhood in
which they had resided was, one morn
ing, few weeks ago, electrified by the
rumOr that Hildreth and the fair young
girl had sbsconded The pious people
of that section of country were terribly
shocked at the exhibition of depravity
which had been afforded them, aud the
forlorn female who had been deserted
was the recipient of any amount OF
sympathy on the part of those with
whom she was acquainted. But the wife
did not propose TO submit uncomplain-
ingly to the outrageous conduct of her
husband. With the assistance offriends
she prepared for a western journey, and
arrived in this city on Saturday last.
Upon inquiry, she found that her hus-
band and the Halpin girl were stopping
at the Montgomery House, as man
and wife. By the advice of an attorney,
aud accompanied by him, she proceeded
to the hotel mentioned, and confronted
the guilty pair. There was no exciting
"scene" at the meeting. Mr.. Hildreth
invited his wife to enter private room,
where q consultation took place be-
tween the three. The nature of the
conversation has not transpired, but
that which followed clearly demon
sUrates that there must have been some
sort of reconciliation, but upon what
basis it is hard to conjecture. At the
termination of the interview the legal
gentleman was informed that his ser
vices would be no longer needed, and
husband, wife and mistress seemed to
be entirely reconciled to each other.
In the evening they took an eastern
bound train, aud are now on their way
back to their deserted home.