Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-08-17
An EnOcil Arden Case In Missouri.

The assertion that "truth is stranger
than fiction" is certainly illustrated in
the following sketch, and we are indebted
to J. G. Ryan, tho agreeable first clerk OF
the steamer st. Luke, for the prin clpal
items:
During the first year of the war J. NJ:
Waldrup left his pleasant home in Central
Missouri and shouluertd his musket TO
fight for what he considered right, and to
spill his blood if necessary, in defense OF
| the Conf, derate cause. at home he lett
young wife and one child, and from that
time till last Sunday they never even heard
from him.
Mr.. Walirup passed through the strug-
gle safely, a'd was paroled in St. Louis in
1865. so soon as he could earn money
enough he started to find his wife and
child; he visited his old home, and called
on his reighbors. But his search was un-
successful The only information he re-
ceived was that his wife had taken the
child and gone to live with some re-
lativcs in Galloway County.
Visiting Galloway County, he obtained
work on farm, and settled down to pom
der over the Whereabouts of his wife and
child, and to earn money enough to con-
| linue the search.
In the meantime Mrs. Waldrup had
he.r d that her husband was dead. and had
gone to live with some relation near Cedar
City, opposite Jefferson City, Missouri
Here she became acquainted with we'll
to do blacksmith, whose name we have
not learned. In due time they were mar
ried, and last week were living in their
comfortable home at Cedar City, and Mrs.
Waldr1p had blessed the blacksmith with
three fine children, the eldest five years
old
Last Saturday Mr.. Waldrup rode
]eisure!y into Cedar City, and, hating at
the blacksmith shop, requested that worthy
the heat of the weather, crops, etc the
blacksmith learned Waldrup's story, and
having heard his wife tell about her lost
| husband, surmised the truth, and, in his
blunt honesty, invited Mr.. Waldrup over
to the house with him. The recognition
was mutual, and the wife tainted in her
| first husbands arms. After the first agita.
ton, Mr. Waldrup went back to the black
smith shop, and the men talked the mat.
ter over sensibly and coolly, and az iced to
allow the woman to decide as to which
man she would cling.
After bordering the matter over in her
own mind, the doubly mated lady decided
to 20 with her first husband, on condition
that the second allow her to take the child.
rem. BY some process of reasoning, mex
plicable to us, he decided to give up his
wife and children, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wald-
rup decided to come to St. Louis.
Yesterday the St Luke stopped at the
landing, and MIR. w. came on board and
engaged passage for himself and three
children, and the blacksmith assisted his
wife on board, aud then brought on the
children. Then came an aft, citing seine,
that brought tears to the eyes of the cap
tain, clerks and passengers. The deserted
husband first took one child and then the
other in his arms and kissed them passion
ately, while the tears rolled down his
cheeks. Then he babe goodbye to his
wife, who seemed deeply affected, and
lastly to MIR. Waldrup The two men
gaZed into each others faces, shook hands
long and earnestly, and then the black.
smith, by a strong fort of will, released
the hand Of Mr.. Waldrup, aud walked
quietly ashore, never turning his face to-
ward the boat, which soon passed out of
sight We can only imagine the loneli-
ness in that poor mans heart and home as
he reached the room where he had Sc
often sat with his vie and children.-&.
Louis Laspotch