The union Democrat., 1870-10-29
A HUSBAND AT HUSBANDS CRAvE
Fifteen Years a Captive with Indiana
wanderer Meets his Wife NJ the Grave
Of her Second Husband.

Some fifteen years ago there lived in the
northern part of Portage township young mar
ried couple by the name Of William and Annie
Clarkinson. They owned little farm, and
made enough to keep themselves comfortably
in the world, and were apparently happy.
William was handsome and well educated.
having graduated with honor at an Eastern
university. He did not like the honest but
humble occupation of farming. Wealth ac-
cumulated too slowly by following the pillow !;
he wanted to make money by the thousands
Of dollars. So the farm was sold. hrs.
Clarkinson went to live with her parents.
and William started for the golden State OF
California, with the expectation of "picking
up' couple of million dollars, in couple of
years.
For a few months Mrs. Clarkinson occa-
sionally heard from her husband, either d.
rectly or through some of the neighbors who
had friends with the same train with which
her husband was going. Then there was
long interval during which no word came.
After time there were rumors that the train
had been attacked by Indians and every one
killed. This was at last too truthfully veri-
fed by one poor fellow, who was found by
another party few days after with just life
enough to tell how the train had been at
tackled on dark night, and before any could
recover from their surprise all were killed
and scalped. and the Indians rode triumph
antly away with their booty.
For three years Mrs. Clarkinson mourned
for her dead husband After the lapse of
that time she married again, and moved to
Wood county. For nearly twelve years she
was as happy as kind and affectionate hus-
band and two beautiful children could make a
woman. At the end of that time (which car
res it up to the LIST inst.) affliction again cast
its mantle over her. Death claimed her hus-
band, and again she was q sorrowing, weep
ing widow.
She follows weeping to the grave; she
hears the sad, solemn words: "Dust TO dust
and ashes to ashes J" the earth falls with a
dull dreary thud upon the coffin, as the sex
ton slowly covers up all that remains of him
whose spirit had gone before to the other
world.
The widow raised the veil and looked
around. As she does so she meets pair of
eyes fixed intently upon her. She starts
memory rushes back fifteen wears and brings
up the picture of her first husband. There
can be no mistake-'tis he The recognition
is mutual. There is scene: the widow and wife
faints the bronzed stranger explains his rela-
ton to the woman, and allrepair to the house of
her who ten minutes ago was widow. butnow
is again wife. Then Mr.. William Clarkin-
son tells how he was not killed by the In
dams at the time of that sudden onslaught
on the plains. but was taken prisoner by the
Blackfeet, and carried far away among their
mountain Businesses, and during all those
long years had been forced to slave for his
cruel captors.
He had finally escaped. and during his
flight through mountain gulches he discover
ed rich gold deposit. How he had written
back to his old friends. but could get no answer.
He then vent back and worked the gold
mine which he had discovered. lie grew
rich, and longed to again visit the home of
his youth and happiness. He had got off
the cars at Pittsburg and taken tie stage to
Bowling Green ; had hired a buggy there,
and was driving to his old home when he.
overlook the funeral strange impulse in
iuced him to follow !; the Widows person
seemed strangely familiar, and when she
drew aside her veil he recognized her as the
wife he had hidden adieu to fifteen years be-
fore. and whom he had thought to be dead.
They are now living happily together. Ohio
Courier.