The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-01-06
Leuisville's Enoch Arden.

There are probably few persona 4
Louisville, says the Contradictory
who remember William Parkhur,t
whose sudden and mysterious disappear
ance created q sensation in this citty and
other portions Of the State about thirtv.
five years ago.
One morning, thirty-five years 600. y
left home with a wagon load Of pro|ucs
for the Louisville market. From ~
morning he was never seen again by his
family, and further than that he sold IL
marketing in Louisville not ! word IN
ever been heard Of him. Oh The day a
his mysterious disappearance be ~
seen on the streets Of Louisville, INT
what became of him has remained !
mystery for almost two score years. For
several years the wife, still faithful, look.
ed anxiously for his return, and IL
when hope had almost worn out VIA
time she became reconciled to the I'D
conviction that her husband was dead.
Bat in what land he had died she could
not even conjecture. The worse us-
pici0ns, of course, filled her mind. ~en1
she, with every one acquainted with IA
strange occurrence, gave the sOlutiond
the mystery most natural in such cases.
that Parkhurst, after selling his pro-
duce, was murdered for his money,
Sometimes the vision Of a lonely ma
wandering in some far-distant and ~.
age land, like the vision Of poor Enoeh
Arden before the eyes Of his wretcksd
Annie, would steal upon the dreams d
the wretched wife; but alas, time rolled
so many years between her and ~
memory Of her husband, that she reu1ue.
bered him only rs one among the dad.
Singularly, though, it seems Of late years
she has been heard occasionally = ~
mark, that /" it would be very stranu, Il
he should RETURN" though she 1syst
expressed any positive idea or prssenki-
ment that such thing would ever o.
cur.
On Wednesday last, while Mr.. IL
drick was standing behind his counteE,
an old man, bent with the weight q
many years, with long white hair -
beard-the picture Of Enoch Arden
clad in shabby garments, appeared 8
the door of his jewelry store, and -
preached him with faltering foOtsteQg.
Addressing Mr.. Kendrick in a|hesitat-
ing manner, as il dreading the szSwsr
to his question, he inquired;
"Do you know Of any body II Thy
country by the name Of Parkhurstf e
"Yes, sir,n replied Mr.. Kendrick, =
know an old lady by that name LIVING
some distance in the country, and lueee
to know her husband, David Parkmrle
many years ago.
"And where is he nowr'' inquired ~
man, with evident emotion.
| "It is supposed he is dead. He ny
teriously disappeared thirty-ive yeezl
ago, and has not since been seen y
heard from.''
i "Billy, don't you know mes" es!ea
the old man as he quickly raised By
eyes, which sparkled with excitemsuf
| and, rushing forward, took Nj. -
drick by both hands. .
/ "Yes," said Mr.. Kendrick, 8 d.
| You are David Parkhurst. 2 .'Nl
| And, sure enough, it was the longsloe
wanderer, who, after SO long IN abeence
had come back, white with age and -
in the rags of poverty, seeking thec Co.
panion OF his youth and the wife q q
young manhood. He went away a =
prime Of life, and returned eighty ysafl
4 old.
| When told that his wife was stin upc'
the earth, he manifested no very smcnl
symptoms either Of surprise Or dellga1
but appeared very much gratifed.
II Without giving any reason 1of le.s
ing home, or for refusing to glye =
, formation Of his whereabouts ~
Parkhurst stated that he went 1req
Kentucky to Mexico, where he nyea
number Of years, and was : sololek
the Mexican war, under the u = ,.
| States. After the war he went p Oan
fornia, and thence to Nevada, wheee Z
: spent several years in the mines. troF
, Nevada he wandered ii several ~
/ and Territories, and few yeaze -
, went to Wisconsin, whArg ho - ~
{ until within the past few wceks, W.
he resolved to return to Kentucky
see if his people were still living. i.
II It would be an interesting part 9 Is
J story could we follow the old u
: through the country to the gate re
the threshold of the home whers o. !.
, his aged wife. But here the Co.
: must fall, and leave the reader = y
t agine the scene that followed thctr mee
. ing.
The New York correspondents a g
l =. q n. $SfHR
on the staff Of the New York hee.e
, subject to the orders Of the man1g!.
, editor of that great sheet. Rscenf!
: Mr.. O'Kelly, Of Cuban difficulty ~
received notice from the Herald o.
, | to hold himself in readiness 10 - !
Europe within twenty-four hours. ~
, Mr.. O'Kelly had recently maz1ie4 =
settled down in . house up town, y.
i he had hoped to spend the winter y
= ovI xxs,s~fnnsa Ha rv.ehn6 down ~