, 1870-12-31
= ROMANCE FROM REAL LIFE

RomANcE FROM REAL LIFE
,r,e Hartford conchs
sttch widow ana neA
some Daughter. " f,-,nM.
c..,on t,yt. q.) Correspondent 9, 'a ,n,,,ce con
There il 3 very clever lts1e, = A,1iscrs,
necsd d w,th fho sahmsn ease ~ and alleged tsaona
nd ;aVrlry thief, the arrest Q! ,,'lsnce yes-
mrni,outd d in tho Boston cofsesp.a sp aiken into
teFd.y; AZ r. stated .Ise ,nee Of % p1ioiniog some
enstecy cyonr.nd aoars wor hnsa o. gems ena,ar ,r1u
Mn, Antoiue,te tria'e?yf yFfstther alleged ih.i
VAS coAchm.n- n-!,.ase - a;d various other
he Ec1 AWAY " W. III. together with tho diA-
aftc!cs' ~ - trrn II rFer to 7" Ills uncle for
small rec?Gimrrii,s il said to- have taken place
aAesea psSeit where Mr.. 'Gridley has reccut-
~ S!HI 10 fretn Hartford. When found he
W ~, loz1i .ha United States war steamer |
,.,1,frrnjh se a common seaman, and in few
sa.,r, i. xnnll have been far beyoud tho |
Ta.c., q. officers aud detectives. He WAS Ap- !
ntr,,t-ltd, just iu lime, laoHeFsr, and las |
,t,:: rAken 70 Springfield for examination
ret ding Lis departure to Springfield, he |
Ans coafnea in Tie citation houre NJ ChsIles-
;oap, wEc:e he was tut. ryieEed by Mr- Ban-'
j,m,u Roberts. Of that city, and, il bis nsEra-
tive il tue, il furnishes material for an uu-
usually interesting and exciting romanco from
Ieal lie. Andrews told Ar. Roberta that III
July, 1868, he WIS in the emc1oF OF Mr. YAM
sieriit,. son Of thu Commodore, ard tt.as from
thtio he ucl,: to wolk fur Mrs. GrdleY for
=a5 per 1ncnsA-
IL al t..e waa worth at 1ea=t $500 600, hEd that
she was S3utheru lads. who hAd al
moved araan., the sri-t-cratic chtyatEr OF tho
manner c1irre-. Her bearing every WAY b.
r,tks tal.s aud -Aud1e"s VAS proud to DO
setu- upon ner box, lti<iss her. or her
lovely caughter, about the streets or suhurha
CT Hartford, where they then lived.
Ike Zeal story Of her life wa, hc
-a1- fl,ss rfe VA. the wi{e OF an industrious
.rr frugal fat mtr OF tie Connecticut Valley,
s,u: ,ha', heal,h failiIE. lie sod his pIorcrt;
for abot,t $1,000. aud moved to Nav uarsn
where, tv fortunate stock Investments, he
.ui-e which was = few months b. foro Add
s1~s ueLt to live with them Nrs+ G:1dley
sold cut at Ses Haven, aud, bnyiuE be3usi-
III house III H.rtfo1a, came theto to i've.
Her dwelling WAS furtishod IN tnsTu.hceHi
s,,le, with elegant csrnels, beautiful etnlp'
lul5, and .A.e paintings, abd it VAS nearly tNC
sea1s before Andrews discovered that the.
Syc1c fast II ing the means at their conmA..d
anc must, scaIcr OF later, bocomo bankrupt
Av4luaLlstetm wAs rold OIL como rrctence
nu,l less expensive one purchased. \ hous
WAS lisposed Of by nlost6age, aud afteEWAtd y
actual sale. for 81, GOO. Furniture found 1t
ti,e spacious chauttrs Of the brilliant, %
ciety.1oving Eadame, and, l,ttlc by little, til
n,aen,flcenco was abandoned, until a1uot
aLject poverty etarcd them in tho face. a
fret Lis wages we're paid regularly, aEd tue
be Was told he could have what he wantet
He was dressed in costly livery and lived
ca.e. His evenings were all epept 1s hona'
Tie destinations OF the daughter, Sesae. "o
his anecii.na+ and he cared nos !,
other society, and she, iu ,urn, shoHered upS
him the artlor and f.i1h Of womans love- 81
ui4hcd TO be always With him, and scarce
wont with other gentlemen, although Eea'
aud luxury could have been Won W her p nag
On one evening in win.rr, inst a. the Chr',
mas ho!idays Of 1866 wero 11a xing neAr, 4
asked hia 10 taEe her to ler fathers gray
in New Haven, and there. tendinG over !
remains of her pateToAl ancestor, ~ I I
solemnhome OF the departed, shc vowed beis
Iiraven to over lovo him Aud he faithful
M tbsir r return MID home @sE1E % rsS ,o Y. miller @
had happened, and she gsxe ~ ehen s ,s nsi IS u :,
ton, 1t the fremont House, win Mts. dEol
.l,,. .ugEeetel that he siould buy 9tos,
for Nettle, aud gave him money With WHICH
du il. Ihe present - Wsfch ana Guam,
syus as spoken Of by lin A. being pa IN
by Ter direction, for temporary ro!int from
want The watch which he raisod S3s'o on
.a1s, u4s hin oau, n present from Mfa. .
ley. The Chestnut Hill -hoasc, which
spoken of Yesterday, was not cns Of :
l;,io|ep'e. but one which she contempl'
nt1,cbssi,lr, OF at least talked Of, and
Andrews to !ooE at This Was never ooa
IA tho rurse-etiinE begsn TO open . 70 81 sl, .,
exrediert possible to keep up appearap
The Si,5W at frat raised upon l,er house
feed to keep them At T. tiret-cl.ss hote
Bridgeport and .tc furnlsh tuppost ano 10
year, NEen slo rcturuda to uMtford b,
"a, irlasd in tine. an,I poverty began to
in through lie dauask curtains Of Their a
meu,s Then Audtcwa' wits were calle
p!sv, IIt WIS sent hither aud thather tc
taiti Elppey On this or that article. paw
n ved TO- morrow H1t1 n
rsiB.d upon, other alt'cles- and sonet
fo,cad 10 sell things fur below ihcsr 1ea!
in order 10 supply The l're;sing needs.
lazt they removed to N.rwaik, s.S conn,: e.
sta. ed by them until he felt that he '
burGpa t. :EsH:,- rsa3 I her resolved to go
and, il possible, try aud he'p the1a- The
was affcctionate, and I somlses sof 'ae n, IL
i'm s,sm. and l,o -swore that tley q
have ali his earnings, a, ane wens m mo..s,a - a
ihem regularly, Informed them Of lis
and sucSesb, and gave them Eords OF
aud encourage cement lie went to nc"
State TO work for farmer for short
Int. getting out Of work. went to enlist
navy, rs be intin.ted to thom no saoai
fore this. After he had entered the =
he wrote to them, to tosn IN Wes'c
Ssnn. " X. ~atS 1s US epusin ~ rsp
been received, aud be- aui'roses she han
rccoiv1d it. He was drafted to CO
Cha1lestown 10 Join The califo1n.s. ~
bcthousht cf 4 taeua through whom III
traneu,it the halt pay which be iHtcut
iesyc for the widow and daughter. This
vas MIR. Henry Co1ton, who IS ensase1
rayy gard, ard who was formerly I we1
she Pioneer Hoee Company in Ha11for
Anltees The last tine he saw Ae.
before this ;saA 1t the reception in III
<jf the Franklin Hose Company Of
Gown, Of which Mr. Cotton ~ menibe!.
the yisitole we're there Andrews A1csirc
tlcy should visit 1Irs. Gr1dic! r. aud they
spd had tho most brilliant reception VII
extended to them aux where. These th
show she close inliuacs and eutira con
winch was accorded 10 Andrews While
mate Of this lAdy's hon.e. and II he -
Of tue crime charged il roTs1 perm III
set4n.n found oven IN mnrtals. Acdfc
not believe that III. ft1mtr employer
etitutedthls persecution. a!slonsn hei
,,.gEcd to the sWorn cOulplalat- IL sue 70:
tlion lie thinks tia a.,resture las been
10 bear uron her by tr1 ntl+. and tha:
than confess the truth to them she h1'
tl,is courrc. ttill nttivine to keep up
auce.. Nettis il nov his guiding et
the rertii.g p!ace Of his fslt1. When o
-e1e tu,n Aiaisst Linn III 1his. to him. I'm
lie anni.. lie belicvee she slli tell tts
for tlutlis AXE and his rake lie eve
TIE "a Jed oath he gave to AID fhc
el,nli raill be kept, il pos'is!e, even I!
them. il, order Il, Havo themselves II
Disgrace OF cx,ot cd poverty turn aga
itl hie dark honsr- :.
Looking At this etcry u ne, w'tho'
eyiLt Ecr, it eeeme incredible. and =
STANCE th.t go e1ten.ivs system Of
- ing, covering period " 1ns't,tsss an'
aht s,ld take 1llace Slrht h. Tore the
cytu tic u,er.et ..ovics in business
The care l.a4 romantic II at ares frou
etaud1 csnt il. ~h'c., it MAY be rr
~lttter in prosecution or 0ste''ee. $
The fullest iuvcttisat;on will u-1rase'
= ttIx.
A:c.sut IriAsn n rh'A Recent Accn'
Aerfn>a E'renrfl a1t1ttnryfe'
17Sr5N.
Curt D!ma,k, in 4 circuiA1 despat
Ian, ~ natives OF the North tieru