Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-02
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A few years ago, says the Min
neauolis +" Tribune" a young lady
from the East took up her resi-
dence st Oak Lake Station, on the
line OF the Northern Pacific, and
being intelligent and quite agree
able in manner, it was natural that
the masculine portion Of the COM
munisy around Oak Lake should
be well pleased with the advensof
the winsome stranger. One par
ticular Oak Laker became a devot-
ed sdmirer, and, upon popping the
question in usual form, the lady
acknowledged that the regard was
mutual but before accepting the
profered hand and heart. she hon
estly informed her Oak Lake lover
that she had been married, but was
then . widow, or she had good
reason for the statement that her
flrst husband was dead-at least to
her. This did not dampen Oak
Lake ardor, and the two were mar
ried . few months later in Dakota
Territory. In course of time two
children were born, and then the
Oak Lake husband went East, and
il vss strongly suspected by the
Mdy and her'friends that she had
either been deserted, or the second
husband had died in some un-
known manner, as the days length
ened into months without bringing
tidings Of the missing.
The deserted wife or widow then
concluded TO move to Minneapolis
with her two children, and after
her arrival here she accidentally
learned that her first husband was
alive and anxious to explain the
cause Of the desertion of his wife.
She addressed him q letter, frankly
detailing her actions since her re-
moval West, and including her
second marriage, upon the pre-
sumption that her first husband,
the gentleman addressed, was dead,
and the fact Of her being deserted
s'seoond time by the second hus-
band, leaving her in Strengthened
circumstances, IS we'll as embar-
RAISING. On the strength of this
announcement husband number
one hurried to Minneapolis as fast
- steam could carry him, and
after = diligent search he ssfound
his wife, with . reinforcement of
two children. She further ex-
planned her reasons for her second
marriage, and the husband failing
to discover any illegality or inn
propriesy in the act. under all the
circumstances, he was willing to
let bygones be bygones if the wife
was Of the same mind, and with
this amicable understanding they
settled down and began their mar
ried life anew. the first husband
having already become attached to
the children born of the second
marriage. The strangely separated
and strangely reunited pair were
living happily and comfortably
together when a. cloud darkened
the door of their domicile one
evening just as the husband was
stepping out Of his own doorway.
This shadow was q man, and proved
to be no less important q person
than husband number two-the
Oak Lake gentleman who had sud-
denly disappeared. as above re-
corded.
Husband number one inquired
what was wanted and the following
interesting conversation occurred:
No. al want to see my wife and
two children, who I am informed are
living in this house. I married my
wife three years ago, but have not
seen her for some time.
No. l.-Why, sir, she is my wife.
! married her over five years ago,
but went away, and have but recent
~ rejoined her.
Mutual explanations followed, the
wife's statements were corroborated
by number two, and the fact was de-
veloped that the two men were men,
bers Of the Masonic brotherhood.
Husband number two wished to see
the double wife, but number one
would not consent. It was finally
agreed between them that II No. l
would provide literally for the
their father, or husband
No. 2, would 60 away again. without
aseing his babies, or troubling the
wife with additional glimpse OF her
strange matrimonial complications,
aud then, in the shadow OF evening,
the TWO husbands separated. and to