The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-09-20
Two Widows After one Pension.

widows to pension due from the Gov
ernment to the rightful representatives
of deceased officer of the army. The
official records show complicated train
of romantic circumstances, and furnish
the data for a sizeable novel of the SEN
sational order The running facts are
substantially as follows:
1t appears that number of years ago
there dwelt in New York lad, who was
the son of his father, and he was an
Irishman. The boy developed signs of
uncommon genius, which his sire never
did The boy had ambition, and thirst
ed for knowledge. The youth started on
his educational career, and the first thing
he did was to strike pace that would
have astonished Dexter. He went
through the academical course with
rush, and when he demanded more books
to conquer, his friends proposed to send
him to West Point. This arrangement
corresponded with the taste and ambition
Of the boy, but there was slight obstacle
in the way Of carrying it out During
his school days he had acquired not only
much learning" but wife This dis
covery made it awkward, because his ca
detship had been procured, without the
aid of those successful jobbers, Whit
temore and Butler. The girl wife was
equal to the emergency. She proposed
to keep the marriage concealed until he
should graduate and to this end she
went quietly to the home of the young
mans father, and with the help of her
friends, she kept thetsecret from the au-
thorities Of the military school. In the
reasonable and due course of time, the
gentleman with whom she resided became
a grandfather
ASS military student the youth ac-
quilted himself with credit finally gradu-
ated with honors, was commissioned
lieutenant and assigned to duty. Natur-
ally itwould be supposed that the first
thing he did was to rush to the humble
cot that contained his wife and boy, but
history tells us that he went Just in
contrary direction. Shoulder straps had
done the business for him, and he turned
with contempt from the girl he had left
behind him. And what is worse than all,
The loved that ubiquitous and TROUBLESOME
female known in the annals of romance
as" Another" With remarkable expe-
'dition he consummated second mar
riage, and number two was fair TO look
mpon, accomplished, and the descendant
of a first family.
'tle'was sent to southern fortifcation
and there he remained until by an acci-
'fient, he was suddenly killed The cir
coumstances of his death were published
and came to the notice of number one.
who was astonished to learn that he had
left an afflicted widow besides herself. TO
satisfy herself that the deceased officer
was her husband, and the father of her
dhild, she instituted an investigation,
during the progress of which the wrong
ed women met. Their meeting was not
nn exceedingly cordial one, but they did
mot reproach each other, nor the memory
pof'the late lamented they sought the best
means for adjusting the unPleasantness
nmicably.
Itwas agreed that number awo should
apply for the pension, and that it should
be equally divided between them as often
az the payments were made. Ia accor-
dance with this arrangement tile matter
has run on to the present time, but now
the first wife, who is the legitimate claim
amt, is disposed to annul the partnership
arrangement, and has set up her claim
verified by the facts in the case.
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SsS- As compared with last year, the
receipts of Internal Revenue thus far in
1870 show an increase of over six millions
OF dollars. This augmentation is due to
the inereasc in the various industrial pur-
salts Of the 'couEtry which, thanks 80
the energy of our People, are prosperous
despite the great eleg of the Incc4ne tax.
That there is no need for this drag chain |