Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-22
| ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

About six months & we received
q letter from a lady residing in one of
the Northwestern States, who stated
that she had accidentally come into
possession of a copy of the SENTINEL,
and in the published list of letters re-
naming in the Eureka Postof1ice had
noticed the name of her husband who
left her about fifteen years ago for Cal
ifOrnia, and from whom she had not
heard for more than ten years. She
requested us TO give her what infor-
ma ion we could concerning the per-
son whose name was advertised in
the letter list. Happening to be
slightly acquainted with the gentle
man, we complied with our cores
spondent's request, but informed her
that he could not be her hus-
band, as he had a wife in this vi
entity with whom he was living at that
time. In a few weeks afterwards we
received a second letter from the lady
stating that the person referred to WAS
her husband, and that she had com
inenced proceedings for a divorce in
the court of the county where she was
~oO ftIoSt'btA -
mention the matter to her husband or
the fact that she had written to US
spunkily remarking that he wasn't
worth the ammunition which she would
have to expend in Furnishing him for
his taithlessness. and SO far as his wife
was concerned that she was doubtless
| punished sufficiently already, even If
she became his wife with a full knowl-
edge of his former matrimonial VEN
ture. Not desiring to become mixed
up in such Il disagreeable affair, we
complied with the deserted wife's re-
quest and RETAINED from mentioning
the matter to any one, and it had al
most passed out of our reccollection
when it was recalled to Il memory a
few days ago by a third communica-
ton from u 1--WE presutne) fair CORE
spondent thanking us for the inforina-
ton we had given her in our answer TO
her first letter, and volunteering the
further statement that she obtained a
decree of divorce without any trouble,
and had a few days previous to the
date of her letter married a man
''whom she ought to have married
twenty years ago." and who proposed
to her before she threw herself away
on the present Base Ranger. She also
ltt ltJtiibAicif VI iit'hNC h''o
v requested us to make The whole
matter public, which, following our
reportorial instincts, we have done,
suppressiug only the names. The
failhless husband will doubtless re-
cognize the picture, but he need suffer
no uneaSlneSS because we are in pos
session of the facts. tor We pledge our
selves To be as secret as the grave; i'm
posing as the only condition that be
treat his present wife better than he
did the one he deserted. 1t may, how
ever, somewhat relieve the pangs of
conscience for him ~ know that the
latter is perfectly satisfied with the
change she has made, of which we can
assur him, Ak she says in her letter
that "her present husbands little fin
ger ~ worth old - whole lazy ar
cass," and, az she had then been
married upwards of a week, she prob
ably knew what she was writing about.
BooTs.-Jas. Murphy, the prize boot
maker of the Pacific coast, still con
tinues business ut the old stand on
Main street, where be will be found at
all times ready to receive orders from
his customers. His work is always
first class, both for style and duTabili-
ty, and his reputation as a workman
is such that many Of his old custom
ers residing at present in San Franci
co send their orders TO him for their
boots. He has also on hand
a large stock of ready.nade boots,
which he announces he will close
of at cost. See his ad. under the
head of "New To-day"