The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-07-22

ny cx1Y. y. 4. WARREN
From the Aaauokets ssnsinei.I
The wife Of Burton, alias One
Thsn1bo1 Thoupno, remained u M'
wslr until "a, living > retired IN
secluded life, and bus seldom appear
ina n the streets or in company
Meantime Mr.. Wells made known Il
me the fact that the perso0 styling
himself Burton Was 10 less . chsfact
er than One 1thumbed Thompsoa, and
that the woman living With him va
not his wife, but girl who had eiop
ed with him from Missouri, unde
promise OF marriage, which be han
never fulfilled. His long absence and
the sccoun, which gave hef Of my
meeting with Thompson on the bank
of the Wapsie riser-the only &C
count she had heard of him for long
period-conhrmei her in suspicion
that be was not what he represented
himself to be. aud tina, he had prob
ably deserted her. Mrs. Wells hav
ing learned from her husband The resl
character Of Burton, or Thompson.felt
it her duty to inform the unfortunst'
woman Of the facts Of his assumed
name. and the reputation accorded
him wherever known. This informs.
ton. added 10 the fact that he had
taken her from . comfortable home
and left her among strangers entirei.
unprovided with means Of slppor.
left no doubt in her mind that she
had been cruelty deceived, and she
was persuaded through advice o
friends, to lay the facts before hei
father, asking bis forgiviness and the
privilege ef returning to her once
happy home. she mailed letter to
her father, with the endorsement Of
several reputable citizens as TO ber
good conduct while here. In feR
weeks m answer asreceiyei inform
ing her Of the death of her father
She 20. bu. little sympathy from he
s;ep-mo,her, whose cruelty had been
The cause of her taxing the step which
she nos 50 deeply repented, and who
sent her but Sigh, encouragement to
return home. through the kindness
of j. X. Moss, she was taken into
their family to remain until She could
get q situation as teacher. In The
meanwhile steps were taken 70 secure
her portions Of her fathers estate.
which was accomplished through the
assistance Of brother of Mr.. Moss,
who lived in the county in which her
father died. When it was ascertain
cd that Mrs. Burton's share OF the es-
tate would amount two thousand dol
lars, she vas looked upon in much
more favorable light by the commu
rity, and those who had heretofore
stunned her, now sought her society
and were free in their tenders of sym
patty.
About two weeks after the occur
rance above narrated, Burton put in
All appearance at Wells, and finding
that his would-be wife had left, and
hearing Of her sudden accession to
wealth. he determined TO carry GU
his original promise and wipe out tn.
stain upon her character by marrying
her. But in this he was thwarted a.
she refused to see him, and Mr.. Moss
forbid him admission TO his house.
Thompson made many threats Of
Vengeance against Moss and denounc-
ell Wells bitterly, saying he had
proved traitor to him aud entered in
to conspiracy to defraud him Of his
wife, and that the story Of their not
being married had been trumpei up
for the purpose OF placing him in bad
odor before the pu bic tina, Moss
and Others had SO ingratiated them
selves into The good graces Of his
wife as II induce her to join the CON
spiracy. His charges had some sem
blance Of truth at least, and some Of
the better class Of the community
were found to side with him.
Mrs. Burton, or Thompson, was
fortunate or unfortunate-we hesitate
TO say Wilhelm possessing graces
and charms not owned by all the fair
daughters of her circle; while not
really handsome, her every motion,
stately step, genteel demeanor and
superior culture, showed her to be q
woman OF no ordinary breeding, and
it is not perhaps surprising that ID q
village Of a few hundred inhabitants,
she should excite considerable ieal-
ousy, or that member Of Der sex
should be loudest in their denunaia-
tions. After Thompson had made his
false declarations. what had baaL
simply covert inslnuatIons and sneers
at his wife. became open deuuncis
tions, and the pent mp stesm NJ ieal
ousy or spleen broke over al bouod.
and seethed AMI bab5le3 Ike The
hodge poge troubles & tie boiling
canldron of the witches Ct E-3er.-
Tar and feathers were strcog Y takes
Of as the most effective and sppro
pirate means Of Kidding the town o
one whom, under the popular babble
was considered most suspicion
character In fact the feeling game,
such ground that the friends Of Mrs
Burton became seriously alarmed 70
her safety, for many rnatrpns wit
pretentions OF deeency, had hecarse
prey to the green.eyed ul1ras.r,r s3r.t1
their liege lords, from a a&ts@ II -
ticc and desire for fair p.ay had q
pousea the cause VI the pcrsecute
lady, and so the battle wagcd; th
more the men defended her the NOR
the women we're convinced she VS.
gullty-so reason was for q time d.
,hroned, and it seemed inevitable Thu
the subject Of all this controvers
must submit to a coat Of tar an
feathers. AT the height of this e,
citement one true and noble woman
Mrs. VIM. Sublette, mother Of the Il
mented John I. Sublette-came i,
the unfortunate woman's rescue.
J. X. Moss, Esq, under whose pr'
lection Mrs. Thompson had place
herself, was man of generous impu
ses sand under ordinary circumstanc,
q man Of courage, but he was info
tunately at that time candidate f,
the Legislature, and to stand by h
would iniure his chances of clectio
and becoming alarmed at the demon
STATIONS against Mrs. Burton, inform
ed her that his house was no longer
safe refuge for her and that she hs
lattnr lo.-a t. .l.n l., f.