The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-02
AFTER TlIIRTY-0NE YEARS.
THE STRANGE STORY or 4 TRAYEL-
LING SILESNiN.
Enoch Arden in Ncw X0rh-A Commercial
Traveller who Went Life Trip-fic
Shoots GA Again into the Mtdc Unknown.

Thirty-onc years ago Albert Hall was
travelling salesman for dry goods Grm doing
business in pouri street. lie was steady. quick
at business, and remarkably successful. So at
tractNe were his ways to customers that the
firm in,rustsd Lin vi II the best line Of country
travel they had acquired. Frequently he was
absent FIR weeks, out lie returned with the
regularity OF clock work. There were attfac-
tions for him here. Though lie a young
man Of but tweniy-two years OF age, he was
maritd d. and had two infant boys, the younger
Of whom was but few weeks old. he
wife dotted ON her husband. and wa jealous
of the days spent upon the read which kept
then, ap.rt Their neighbori in williamsburgh,
where they had modest little home, looked
upon them "a models Of coujuRal happiness,
and a. parently thoio was nothing in their prcs-
ent lot left for them to desire.
Suddenly the sunshine was blot,cd out " the
picture. loIng Hail went upon tunincss trip
for the nrn, and failed 10 return at the appoint
ed time. Days passed without tidnga, and the
anxiety Of his wife and frienda was changed to
desperation. Ills acc UNITS were correct and his
roinittauccs had been sent In promptly but the
man himself could not be found. Advertise
monts were nut In the newspapers; rewards
were offered Tor his discovery, dead or alive;
letters were written to every Lacc where lie had
been in the habit Of ztorplng detective were
employed, and no means ~ ascertaining his
whereabouts was neglected. IL was al IN vain.
No tidines of the mi Ing talc' man were ever
heard PERSONS roscwliinc him were heard OF
hct' and there, aud a'teuuis were made to
identity ttetii bui every caor. iluay failed. The
urn hiu Tue friends nndC up thCir MINDS that
he had been murdered, or had died suddenly
and unrcco eni4cd IN some strange locality The
wif,s Gtef b. the nio.uwhil, was hearirendin-.
when the frat terrible agony OF suspense had
settled down into more patient sorrow she could
not relieve her husband dead. She wac sure he
Wttlll rtttTu She hat ned for fODfSteN.
ana snrsug up cuEerls when a door was Opened.
Ever she hopeG against hope. ana PRAYED IN faith.
Bu' like true mother she went to work for ter
babes, and retrcd them carefully aud we'll The
Younger Henry, died In childhood, but the in
strong ana hearty. lie could not remember his
tathcr. but his mother taught hun to lock for
MARRIED AGAIN.
Years passed and stlli the faithful wife watch
ed anI Vail ed. Her friends demonstrated with
her. and assuIed her that the man vino had lcft
her 20 suddenly wa clriainly dead. She SAID
hul', hut she dtd not yet wholly despair. Lat
teily che has told ono Of her uorC intimate
lrieids that She would stand az the window aud
feel her hcirt leap into hcr mouth wien he
si,w % Ggurc that rcscmbicd her husband ap-
preach tuc house. AZ last. however, even heI
courage gave out. and when ten years had passed
without giving ANY Ign Of her missing licgc.
she married henin. aud found herself mated. the
second time, 20 a moto cobstahr spouse. With
TITS husband she has lived uuleily ard happv
ever slncc. Iheir married life has not been
nless,i VITA children. But tho son. young Al
bert Hal, married, Gud hls mother fnurl Field
lkl Nff We H. tllN iNlr Ctlltii tNaf Uau lles
h.rs..u's hearth. Tho son has rs idea lattery
in wiliemtur.h, bu' the mother Kent house in
u ms street. 10 TINS ciiY, whore she Is known to
her uei-htoga as Mr.. & .thariuc storms.
a fcw daft ago, Just thirty-unc yeats after the
m'.tcHo." dii4ppear.nce ~ the cider Albert
II u. cCr tiomau rang the dour-bcil of house
Ia Wost Eleventh street. and asked To see tho
gentleman who resided there. Finding nim ab-
sent. hc inquired for the gcnticnnu's wife, aud
w. admitted. A. lac was Handsomely dressed.
the iadS supposed that no had ht.sincs. Win
lIaI llr.I ftl1 a. La FfDr
could hc found Stli the stranger STAYED. and
continued ihc conversation, with such a strange
ccrted. His elegant eroadcluth and massive
god chain az last grew 10 look sus piOiOus.
fnaily the stranger said
b Gin Won 'h her az Yas ihI rnPly
You don't mean old Albert Ham,
1.-THE very same"
"Yci, knew him. lie was a worthless scoun-
dtel VINO deserted hi- VIE and nabicg."
am Albert Hall was the quiet reply
- doht believe Nou, was the emphatic re-
J"lndcr, Sac tccn oN 'inincd him moro closely.
Al r Hal had been very y and flenGcr, md
h', checks bore ia tha suspicion Of whiskcrs
when she Ia last seon him. This man wa. tan.
tui N.s frVne n..l nuod out and his figure WIS
sn's,au ill ian hc ri, slisa,ly ,neei with
p..4., fell upon his bro st. Iudcriabiy be Wa
! handsome, as the fugitive had also been. There
" 3 NO rrCoguii ION however, 50 Tar. But there
wac one feature which age could not dim nor
change. lhe mlsilug man had an eagle eve.
! srsrp md piercing, aud Just such eyes as h
were now looking into her own. The evidence
| The lady was rnf'y..r.I ii bol.ve." shs said
! s!cwly but with emphasis,
i'N AM NLHLi't hHLL'
A fcw questions and answers about tho pcople
nnu events OF thirty-pnc years before, made con-
| Viction q certainty. The returning pruui.ai hul
| called upon her husband. IA ono OF Li4 earliest
| and most intimate friends. to l.Arn the where
! abnuts Of his family. lie had heard that ms
| wife was married. ana w.s frank enough to cX-
! press his belief tia, sue had iouud IA her -
,nd NtHt3re bct,er hu,hand than he mad ever
uf'". W. N'h h' " - "AAl'ur 10 meet =, f tue
| tcrore ia al ~, l. I'm, ,'fiis "a nfr ,r.iaf ~
! Wnnn ui.r..tont.I Id an MS Nynnrin.,,,r. ar
Han failsd 10 rtya -.ti-f.ctor, repii.s 10 ma
! rfovu ,ya.rv a. ina. ht,ni ANN, ~. M h',c i,e
| sll. and tnouylit tnnt lii. vtie woulr he lctt, r
on without nm N,htt haI Lo besn adm, ;
! lie lad boon in bua .ress M one Kind and ~.
othfr travelling over every t.o,tiDn nf III, Init,
| StI,cs bit never l.,nrhiu', Nsvv Van ,,.t I'M
| Vcnturtng int1 Grange c0untv "A lev TontHs
before e. MAX. sufae iuorlries f certain Of ms
| WHO'S old f.ipuds ubolt Ma lie and thoee vim
| us.d To- be ,i,ti.iafu al his house Ihet yisit
hAd lulpcll ii INN L. come 10 he CITY and make
| llusrI known. ~ II ye dom, "A Iltf, Of cv,rr-
| ttlIn.." he sand "eArsut diinknr md yeiiit1,
| maria A." A. t. his wide he sh I,ild neror
| troublo her He mad no ,,i.h TO intorf.re ~
| Lcr dtlne,tit rel ions ID lfbrrttelv and v,it-
fully ne had forfeicd al clains IN on her Il lifs
| time ugfole TlI. Wns nh that could he i,lenf,ad
| by inc lady al thai time and by her M band in
| Ings Ol the abslutel. Rolling stones generally