, 1870-12-21
A Strange St0Fy-Enoch Arden Vas-
u0MCs
itoria H. tte. 81 CoFft.pondtn:f qf the Cincinnati
Eufnmsftia{.

tpmmertiat.
A curious case recently transpIred in tho
vicinity of peoria, H., and as it has noyer
been u rsn, of sa9a 9ab i f Ss1 YSg ,'si In ass
Young lady By the name of Rsbeess Farmer.
Socn LITER the celebration OF tna prp:ial Core
monies, Tlsbe1t enlisted in the - Cavalry
Regiment, ard Hent to tho front. He Was at
Lotne on futlouEh in 1868, and returned to
his regiment ~ few weeks. IN % one OF ne
the body at q person SUPPOSED to be TAloeft
VA. found aud Uulfed. His friends wero iu-
folned of his death, and nourued for him
for many days. When the II Regiment re-
turned. With flying colors, big place Waa w.
they marched proudly up the strectn OF tbs
city, hut looked In vain for The form she would
most loved 10 have seen+.
Talber. lad besn good citizen, and had
| long pa,d his jevotions 10 the laaT whom ha
| mtftied. Feeling It his duty to join the army,
ho had married her before he ENLISTED, that be
| might have the right to protect her When he
| returned. lie was good soldier, always doing
| his duty faithfully, and when the battle ragged
WAS In Ills place urdiuching and determined.
When Lis supposed body WAS found, not one
| Of hia former comtadee but utoutued that he
had been taken from their number.
The war closed, aad Ta1batt wae almost foC-
gotten. Not utuch longer than year ago, his
widow took cff tho weeds OF mourning. And
gave her hand to young carpenter in Peoria,
BY the nAne Of Simpson. She had borne :
child to Tslbe1t in his sbsenee. and aslher love
for its father had centred in this image Of the
About three mouths sftez Simpson and afrs.
Talbe1t We1a married. tho young carpenter
fell ffoa the ecanold'ng Of large bullding ne
wss 1T work upon. and his brains Wero dashed
out upon tho ground. Retecca Farmer wAa
Tor the second time widow, and the htbi!i-
mcpts Of mourning ~erc again donned-
| Loving hands buried her dead from her sight.
aud tho world moved On - before, utterly re-
gardlese of the twice stricken oue.
Tho child Of Ta4bert had grown into lovely
ri1l Of seven aunmess. and was tue ouly love
!, Ind hope Of bes mother T~o weeks since.
: tho littls one suddenly aickcncd aad died. and
: i tie mother supposed Ietsea oefelt OF MI thas
knew or loved her .......-.
Ivt pow comes the grand derouauent.
/ Wlsile the corpse Of the ctlld lay in her moth
er's houge, awaiting burial on the nosroE, =
: stranger cal!cd 1t the poor Wolnans door. =
ueiehbor lady, who had charge OF the moasa ~.
Mrs. Simpson. The lans came down, sut
! found In the supposed stranger her long los
husband. John Talbert-he for WHOM ahe hs:
! rnon1ned ~ dead.
! lie explained his long absences in this wise
| After The battle in which be wss supposed Il
: haye been killed, be found himself prlsone
I In the hands Of the rebels. He was hu1rie'
from one post to another, until at last he VI
taken to Andessonvilie. In that psisou pan b
: 3ansnished for months, until ha forgot to conn
! the passing tima until tie intense longing 70
! hope completely broke his heart When b
!, was liberated, be says, every thing *sa blau
I to hin. He wandered 10 SeE York city, An
lived there for more shAn year. an3 tbs
n pasaed to the efeht West, where he lived uot
sso as reeossEea has aza nea'n e,nti Fl 9 ~
d hring himself to think Of returning to b
le home. He eaid there EAs IN intense FeaEntn
q t., tee bis wife and child, hut b eofne cu1lou
,e morbid feeling. be eurpttssed thc prompting
~ ~ OF hih heart, and femtined away from the D
y iupe he iovtd, brood,ng ever his curious. &c!
Il imprisentd condition. 4 few months since
d w.n taken With N irresistible longing to +
T. turn to Illinois And the scenes OF Aia form
h1rpiue*s, but he desired to DO 80 w,thont
ing recognized. BE came back, much chang
II and altered il appeatance. visited penr1a, II
rnund HI. Wits married to another utn.
There was fresh agony OF mind, Al
6. noirusncy vas added to this thought that
ha hAd Fetu1ncd when his impt7e2nue
e ended OF even after ~ fasaiies s e1d oe ;
stiil mourning for him. and could hsve Sla
-. eened her bes,t =! showing hef that b = =
:, sui alie.. Nm iners wAs .:c.s:.SS c:S T.. h
In do hui to 80 awzv, a. Euoch Arden
:cl aone. ind leaya Philip Ray to bis hkPpinea
&c cou1d rot teas himssf cemP!ete!y n
'ea the spot however ne han eeen ms entta 9,t !,
! cling forw.rd aud c1.imine Lis osa. So
L semoved himeslf atont huodcsd mules fl
Z, bis old home; for to have remained n Peos
.G wbe1e he haa been pretty veil kEo1r. 90
have betrayed him: iaAliy. Ihe ns ns*s :;
the death Of Simpson did no. n@.,1s1;I fslSn ~ p
CT e.s peoris. % this, to him. most important item
w w news fsiIed to meet his eye. But the OF
"a DIV he did eee uosee ct tbs death Of
.s. ..s. child. and m lees thsn aye ho9ts he ~
nc ~ side its coffin. Not till tnen ol4 ue isHo
~ ~. the death Of Sin1pson. Bnt when bis y
1ns dc dc eifi hs h.a lo7ed and ,sousht b I'D !;
due By one OF tne 81 1.ueeet ~ ~ -.si;-s5 th,t
e. lid ssi,I something to liss for, Ihe
zen -arsirnd tbe husband again, IN place OF
ah1e ! s:ts -. l,rd {o4+ and yha pei4hbota tet1i
w. ". % It her good fo1une, notw;sa.t.nd;ag sts'
e. e. them fiji eome indignation that he had !,
msined away 80 long after his inprfsonm
had ended.