Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-05-28
A Massachusetts Love Story.

man uVlng IN ner nome IN Mons0n, De-
came possessed with desire to go West
and teach school. In the town of Ana
mosa, Iowa, she found her vocation, and
by and by husband. He was the young
est and indulged son of wealthy wild
ow. The happy couple set out early on
the matrimonial sea, both being about
nineteen years of age. When our he
roine wrote to her father in Monson, of
her plans he went to Iowa, for a few
months visit, and being pleased with
his daughters prospects, built and furn-
ished house for her. The mother Of
the young husband gave him fine
farm, well stocked and equipped, and
no young couple eyer started in life
with brighter prospects.
In short time, however, bad specu-
lations and mismangement had stripped
her husband of all his property. His
pride was terribly mortified by this
state of affairs, and in sudden despara-
ton he left his home, his wife and in
fant daughter, and enlisted in one of
the first regiments which was raised to
put eswn the rebellion. His family
received few letters from him, and
then it became an unbroken silence. In
vain they wrote to him, and then to his
officers and comrades. He was report
ed among the missing. The wife or
widow--she knew not which-at length
returned to her home in Monsen, and
afterward came to this city and entered
the employ of Tinkham &c Co., proving
herself capable and efficient in the mil
linery department.
At the end of four or five years she
revisited her husbands folks in Iowa,
and soon married gentleman there,
having first for the sake of certainty,
obtained divorce from her lost hus-
band, although really supposing herself
widow. In few months after this
marriage, this second husband died, and
the lady again returned to her New
England home-twice widowed, as she
supposed-and soon was in her old place
at Tinkham's.
Some months ago-and this is one of
the strangest incidents in this eventful
histery-she dreamed that hack called
at her boarding place and took her to
the Massasoit House, where she met her
husband, to whom she was again unit
ed in marriage. The dream, of course,
made deep impression on her mind,
but as months wore away and nothing
came OF it, she regarded it more and
more as "only dream" But enc day
last fall letter reached Anamssa, di-
rected to her. Some one who knew her
caused it to be directed to this city. 1t
happened so that she was absent on a
visit at that time, and after remaining
in the Sringfield post Office a while, it
was returned to Iowa. Her friends
there then enclosed it In another enyel-
ope and sent it here again, and it final
ly reached her as she was at work in
Tinkham's store.
On opening it she nearly tainted. Ii
was from her first husband from whom
or of whom not slip had been heard
by her friends for thirteen years, 1t
stated that he was in the wilds of Tex
as, following the hazardous life of a
ranchero. He had left home with the
determination of never returning un-
til he had made good his shattered for
tunes. Several times he had so far re-
deemed his vew that he was on the
point of seeking his family and friends,
when some turn of the wheel offortune
had dashed him back to poverty. AT
length, the tickle goddess had favored
him and he was rich again. Whether
his wife was living, whether she was
the mother of ali other mans family,
and host of other questions asked, she
hastened to answer.
Other letters were written by both;
but all failed by reason of hostile In
dians, faithless carriers, etc., of reach
ing their destination. But the one as
suring him that his wife was still his
own, and telling where she could be
found was enough.
Some time afterward stranger in
quirsd one afternoon at the Massasoit
House if there was such firm as Tink-
ham &Co. in the city. Being assured
OH this point, he called a hackman and
told him to drive to the store and bring
Mrs. to the hotel. She was not at
the store, and the hackdriver was di-
rected to her boarding place, where he
found her, and-the dream has proved
true, The meeting is not for us to de-
scribe.
The next evening there was we'd
ding at the house of prominent cler-
gyman in this city, and the bride was
q woman who had been married the
third time, yet had but two husbands,
and by their side stood blooming
Miss of fourteen to witness the mar
riage of her own legitimate father and
mother. = Springfield Massachusetts,
Union.
Kindling a Fire without Match