Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-19

How IT ALL TURNED 0Ur.-Four years
ago, A. M. Lsrrimer, of lie Claire, who &C.
ouped seat in the Iowa State Senate, en-
joysd a competency, possessed the conf
dence of bis fellow citizens, and was gen
ers'ly well situated for the enjoyment of
life, determined to make an ass Of himself.
He had pleasant home, wife, two sons,
and daughter who has since grown to
young womanhood, and commands a multi.
tude of respectful admirers. All these
did not satisfy him, however. There was
woman in the case, aud she was the wife
of Mrs. Larrimer's brother-Mrs. John
Robinson by name. Between her and Lar
rimer sinful intimacy sprung up, and
in order to indulge it to the fullest extent
they determined to elope together. They
had family at the outset-Lsrrimer took
ten year old son with him, and his para
mour, her three younger children. They
tied westward. Three weeks after. at
Cheyenne, Clarence Rogers of lie Claire
met them, and recognized Lsrrimer. The
late republican senator, however, was not
DESTROYS of continuing his old acq uaintance,
and remarked that some mistake must ex-
ist--thAt his name was DOT Larrimner After
that al trace Of them was lost, until few
weeks age, when Flavius Larrimer one of the
deserted children, was astounded 10 meet
his father on the streets Of st. Louis.
Good Godl is it your" exclaimed the
wretched father on being addressed by the
son he had dishonored, now a full-grown
young man. After mutual expressions OF
surprise, and q pleasure not uuminsled with
pain, they repaired to the Clarendon Ho
tai, where the disgrsced fugitive told the
story of his shame. On being recognized
at Cheyenne, the guilty pair, with their
children, Immediately staIte for California,
where they took up their abode
in an obscure and unfrequented
town. Here they briefly remained.
An accoun, of their flight having appeared
in various papers Whereabouts, the woman
urged another departure. They hastencd
to San Francisco and embarked for
Panama, where they were compelled to tarry
from lack Of funds. AS soon as possible
thereafter, they crossed the lsthmus and
sailed for New York City.
BY this time the deserted wife at lie
Claire had obtained divorce, and secured
possession of all of Larrimer's property at
that Pl ce. The woman who had beguile 4
him to ruin had grown disconnected and
morose. Wretched and dishearseued, she
believed every eye she met was reading her
shame. Nothing would please her bu,
incesssnt travel. At last Larrimer grew
Ilred Of this, aud insisted on permanent
location somewhere. Disagree nents and re-
examinations followed and hats quickly took
the place of their unhaliowed love. Never
theIes', at New York they we're not safe.
They were constantly liable to encoaa ter
some of their western scquaintAnees, sud so
they jouraeyed westward to st. Louis, aud
finally settled at Lebanon, Missouri. where
LSrFlmer IS nov passing himself OF SIS l.
A, Stevens, aud is regarded as prosperous
and enterprislug citizen. HIS business st
~. Louis Was to send his parAnour home
to her parents in Ohio. The two could no
longer agree. and separation wss decided
on. FlAVius' the son, requested permission
% take his lille brotle home to his mother
20 winch Larrlmer reluctantly consented
LSrrimer looks twenty years older than
when be left lie Claire four years ago, sud
says he doesn't know what happy moment
II. DE IS wrecked for lie. And 80 ends
the 'a.e OF crime, aEi the retribution which
Is certain to follow II. Before ms fall, Lar
rlmer was one of the most prominent radl-
cal politicians Of Scott County