Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-06-19
Love for the Graoeless,

That certain class OF middle. aqed
unmarrid philosophers whose groat
enjoyment II 10 10 snoer at al of human
natures most cherished pretonsiona
OF ennobling sentiment and common
sense, derive endless aid and comfort
from what is unquestionably very
strong and frequently developed tend
cncy Of the mortal heart TO bestow ito
signal devotion upon The most grace
less of objects Mothers arc forever
doting upon scapegraco sons, in ap-
parent preference TO their dutiful and
steady brothers; the prcdigal, after
no end Of foreign dissipation and neg.
lected home correspondence, returns
at last in rags to the homestead TO bc
almost suffocated by the caresses and
bounties of tho hitherto least demon
strative OF sres; and multitudes in
stances can be cited TO provo that the
hcroically faithful wife is very ofien
the particular prizo OF the most con-
temptible of husbands. Here Is o re.
cent newspaper story to the point;
Some time in 1870 there were married,
at Auburn, q young man of the weak
est possible moral character and q
young woman immeasuably his super
ior in that and all other respect. For
about year the purer, better spirit
restrained the grosser and lower from
any overt act Of weakness or wicked
ness, but after that the husband began
to show his natural traits, and entered
upon n vigorous campaign for the
breaking OF his wifa's heart. Not
achieving this result with satisfactory
speed he exercised n portion of his
abilities in that line against society in
general, and at last made law itself so
actively his enemy that the better part
of valor inspired him to fy before it.
Leaving town hastily by night he also
left his wife to bear her loss ns best
she could. And--she mourning him
as many loyal, honest husband, dy-
ing in harness for his wife and child
rcn, has not been mourncd-waited q
while TO be sure that she was really
deserted, and then announced that sho
would follow and reclaim "the wan
derer," or die in the attempt. With
what money she could gain from u
hasty sale Of all the little property be.
longing to her, tho devoted woman,
deaf TO all rcmonstrances, started on
her weary way. She was able to as
certain that "the wanderer" had gone
westward, and that he had Joined
band of negro minstrel9; and npon
such indefinite information as this she
sped from town TO town, through De.
troit, Chicago, 81. Louis, Kansas City,
Lawrence, and Cheyenne, even unto
Denver, in Colorado. The Neics, of the
latter city, says that, upon gaining the
wilder part of the West, the lady as
sumed masculine disguise, believing
that it would afford her better chance
to penetrate the haunts in which the
precious object Of her search was like
ly to be found. To Denver the love-
chase had led her at last; and on an
evening of last week, in one Of the
lowest theatical resorts of that corpor-
alton, she met him whom abe sought.
The "wanderer" was no longer a min
strel he had opened a small grocery
in the suburbs, and his presece in the
low theatre that night was but Incl
dental TO his visit TO the town for goods.
At least such was his story and tho
disguised wife, whom ho recognized at
her first salute, believed in his reform
and wept tears Of joy upon his should
err. Greatly had the true heart ven