Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-08-31
Vol XVII Whole No. S65. No 35.
An Euoch Arden Case With New SEQUEL.

A one-armed horseman recently trav-
cling through Missouri, stopped at
blacks-miths shop to have his horse sbod
The smith noticed the empty sleeve and
asked him If he lost his arm In the war lie
replied with sigh, that he had, and even
more; going on to relate how he had
lett home to enlist in the southern army,
and at the close of the war, in going
back, he found that his wife, who thought
him dead, had moved away, and he had
since been unable to obtain a trace of
her. "What is your name2" said the
blacksmith. When the answer was "J.
NJ. Waldrup," he suddenly released the
hoof over which he had been bending.
and without looking Mt the ex-soldier.
cried, Follow me into the house =, aud
hurriedly led the way Amazed as he
was Mt such conduct, Waldrup immedi-
ately obeyed his bidding, and he could
pause to think, was in the presence of a
comeiy matron, about whose sewing
chair three happy children were play
ing. She was the blacksmith's wife, the
mother oil his little ones; yet as she rose
to see whom the smith had brought in.
and caught sight OF the stranger's face,
one Wild shrek proclaimed the iustan-
taheous recognition, and she tainted.
In the belief that Waidrnp was dead,
she mad married the blacksmith of Cedar
Clty, IN the very year of the soldiers pa
r"ie' ana now could only confess her
dread mistake, and call alternately on
either husband aud her God for pardon
After The first agitation OF the singular
reunion had partially subsidized. the two
men returned 10 the sinthv and talked
thc matter over as coolly and senslbly
a. their respective feelings permitted
Dcvotedly rs he loved the woman. the
honest blacksmith admitted the Others
stronger night to her, and generously
consented that she herself should decide
between them. Alter q long passion Of
tears ana dscit-reproach, she elected To 20
win him whom she had loved first; but
declared, with bitter lainentaiion, that
She could not leave her children. The
smith, raising his head from his breast.
on which 1t had dropped in he first de-
spondency OF his great affection, eyed
hcr WIstluiiy Tor mOincut, then said,
'Aou shall take them, my dear" When
The steamboat 81. Luke stopped at the
landing, some hours later, Waldrup
went on board with hi, >till weeping
aHd thlckb vciied wife, and the black
s'hit! hollow cd with the children The
boat bell ran, iUr the st..lglug. and the
utchi 81 arAt.ou was at haud. Tie
crew, The passengers the cuptaiu-a.l
iIu Witnessed It--wcrc affected To tears
~ iiit touching eeeue. With great
drops rolling down his tawuy cheeks,
the smith kissed his children one after
another. and Ia a choking voice bad.
their mother an eternal goodbye. The
two men gazed wi,tluily iuto each 9th
cr faces. shook hands long and ear
nestly. and then the blacksmith. by "A
-trons effort ot iron. will. released the
hand OF Waldrup and walked quickly to
the shore. lie never turned his face a.
gain toward the boat, which soon pass
Ell out oi sight around amerciful bend OF
the river, but strobe ON, with head bow
cd down, To the home whittier the voices
"t wite aud children would welcome
/ him no more.