Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-19
A Romantic Narrative.
From the St. Paul Pioneer.

The Pioneer of October "a, 1869, coll
tanned brief history of somewhat ro-
mantle nature, drawn from the life of a
prominent merchant and trader in the
far Northwest. Many of our present
readers will recollect the facts stated at
the time, but in order to refresh their
memories, and also to enable the thous-
ands of new readers of the Pioneer to
understand and appreciate the addition
al facts which we propose to lay before
them, connected with this strange and
romantic history, we will briefly recapit-
ulate the main features of the article re-
ferred to.
Some seventeen years ago, among the
prominent merchants of Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, was young Englishman, who
bad amassed considerable fortune in
trade in that thriving city of South Amer
lea. His business required him to make
frequent visits to his native country,
Eogland. During one of these visits he
met beautiful orphan girl, whose for
lorn condition no less than her many
charms of mind and person captivated
his bachelor heart. They were married
and the happy couple returned to Rio
Janeiro, where they passed several years
of married life. Two children were born
to them, and iu all South America it
would have been hard to find more loy-
ing couple. The husband continued to
prosper in business, and made occasion
al visits to his mother country, leaving
his family at Rio Janeiro. 1t was short
ly after his return from one of these WIS.,
its that he heard, for the first time, whis-
almost idolized. Rumors that she had
been untrue to him reached his ears
His suspicious were aroused, and, being
naturally of a jealous disposition, he was
driven almost to madness. He accused
his wife of being untrue to her marriage
vows, and she being equally as proud as
himself, Indignantly denied the charge,
and challenged him to produce the proof
A GOODNESS sprang up between them,
which, in the course of time, became un-
supportable to both, and separation was
agreed upon. They were divorced ac-
cording to the laws of Brazil, the hus-
band settling upon her handsome an
nuity, which was to continue during her
life, or until she married again, when it
should cease, she retaining the custody
of the children.
The husband closed up his business at
Rio Janeiro and became wanderer up
on the earth. He visited various por-
tions of South America, and coming
north, finally fell in with party of Red
River traders, whom he met in st. Paul,
and accompanied them TO Fort Garry,
where he again entered into trade. 1t
was while doing business there, that be
became acquainted with many of our
leading merchants, with whom he had
dealings for many years. To none OF
them, however, did he ever disclose the
sorrow which had darkened his life. He
visited St. Paul at long intervals, but in
variably refused to mingle in any of the
social pleasures of the city. He was sin
gularly quiet in his manners and conver-
sation, and more than one made the re-
mark that his actions and demeanor
showed that he was a "map of sorrow
and acquainted with grief"
In October, 1868, a lady still in the
prime of life. and possessing more than