Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-02-20
Selected N(istellanv.
ENOCH ARDEN IMPROVED UPON.
A Lady Married Three Times to Two
Husbands.
From the Springfield Union. ]


About fifteen years ago young wo-
man living in her home in Monson be-
came possessed with desire to 90 West
and teach school. In the town of Ana
mosa, Iowa, she found her vocation and
by and by, a husband. He was the
youngest and INDUCED son Of widow.
The happy couple set out early on the
matrimonial sea, both being only about
nineteen years of age When our hero
inc wrote to her father in Monson of her
plans he went on to Iowa for visit of a
few months, and, being pleased with his
daughters prospects, built and furnished
a house for her. The mother of the
young husband gave him fine farm,
well stocked and equipped, and no young
couple ever started life with brighter
prospects.
In short time, however, bad specu-
lations and mismanagemcnt had stripped
her husband of all his property. His
pride was terribly mortified by this turn
Of affairs, and, 10 sudden desperation, he
left his home. wife and infant daughter,
and enlisted in one Of the first regiments
which was raised to put down the rebel
lion. His family received few letters
from him, and then came an unbrolIen ST.
ence. In vain they wrote to him, and
then to his officers and comrades He
was reported among the missing. The
wife or widow-she knew not which-at
length returned to her Monson home, and
afterwards came to this city and entered
the employ of Tinkham DC Co., proving
herself capable and efficient in the MILF
merry department.
At the end of four or Eve years she re-
visited her husbands friends in Iowa,
and soon married a gentleman there,
having first, for the sake of certainty
obtained a divorce from her long lost
husband, although really supposing her.
self widow. In few months after this
marriage, this second husband died. and
the lady again returned to her New Eng
land home, (twice widowed, as she sup
posed, and soon was in her old place at
Tinkham's.
Some months ago---and this is one of
the strangest incidents of this eventful
history she dreamed that hack called
at her boarding place and took her to the
Massasoit house, where she met her miss
ing husband, to whom she was again
united 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" Bat one
day, last fall, letter reached the post
Office in Anamosa directed to her. Some
one who knew her caused it to be redi-
rected to this city. It SO happened that
she was absent on a visit at the time, and
after remaining in the Springfield post
Office awhile it was returned to Iowa. =
Her friends there enclosed it in another
envelope and sent it to her again, and il
finally reached her as she was at her
work in Tinkham's store.
On opening it she nearly tainted. It
was from her first husband, from whom
or Of whom not lisp had been heard by
his friends for thirteen years. It stated
that lie was in the wilds of Texas follow
ing the hazardous life of yunchero. =
D
He had left home with the determination
of never returning till he had made good
his shattered fortunes. Several times he
had 50 far redeemed this VOW that he was
on the point Of seeking his family and
friends, when some turn of the wheel Of
fortune had dashed him back to poverty.
At length the tickle goddess had favored
him and he was rich again Whether
bis wife was living, whether she was the
mother of another mans family, and a
host of other questions asked, she has
tened to answer.
Other letters were written by BOTH
but all failed, by reason of hostile In
dams. faithlcss carriers, etc., Of reaching
their destination. But the one assuring
him that his wife was still his own and
telling where she could be found wal
enough
Some time aftcrward stranger inquir.
ed one afternoon at the Massasoit house
if there was such firm as Tinkbam & Co
in the city. Being assured on this point