The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-06-07
"ON HAND"
OR THE ROMANCE OF A PENITEN-
TIARY BIRD.

TIARY BIRD.
RETURNS ONE AHEAD OF ENocH ARDEN,
AND SAVES HIS WIFE FROM RIVAL
ARMS.
The Evansville Journal tells the Enoch
Arden story as follows: Sam Trigg is not
an euphonious name for the purpose of
romance, but as this story is not ro-
nance, but the real hsrdest sort of fact,
Samuel will be required to walk bis brief
life in the columns OF conscientious mar
rative without any soitening of
his sppellatiop. Samuel is, more
name and bis race, has endured a number
of other misfortunes. One of these was
deemed a felony in the eyes OF the law
some six years ago, and Samuel was sat
upon by an intelligent jury OF his peers,
and sentenced to q term of six long and
dresry years in the state peniteDtiary. He
went and served bis term, leaving behind
him wife to keep fis memory green in the
household he had betraye ed, and TO hold his
place in the community. The years seemed
not alone long and dresry for Samuel,
locked up in the gloomy walls of the peni-
Tertiary, but also to the wife left behind,
who watched and waited through all that
blank time, till love even gave out and
hopes taper, which bad fiickered but
family for long time, at last snuffed out
and lett Mrs. Trigg, not in the sentimental
doubt which
ENvELoPED MRS. ARDEN,
for Mrs. Trigg knew that her Samuel still
lived; but left her In the moral darkness
of csrelessness. BY and by another sutton
came TO WOO her from her loneliness and
from brooding over the dim ghost of the
old love that was locked away in the
prison, and it was not without favor.
Samuel absent held not the power owe her
faithfuluess that did Samuel present. and
finally Mrs. Trigg said yes, and on Saturday
Wash Brim, the new sutton, procured his
marriage license and was ready to have SOL
emnizsd between them the bonds that
would bind poor Samuel Trigg out for
ever from her love and from all happiness.
But the lover proposes and circumstance
disposes. On Sunday, lol Samuel Trigg
arrived in the city from the peniter tisry, a
free man. His sentence had been com
muted seven months on account of good
behavior, and he had arrived at home-not
like Enoch Arden, in time to find his wife
the love of another, but in time to place
an emphatic veto on the matter, and this
he proceeded to do.
THE RETURNED TRIGG
heard of the situation soon, for such news
is not inclined to linger around waiting fer
some one to ask for il, and he posted off to
Brim's house. he did not stop at the back
gate and look in and view the board creak-
ing with Strawberries and cream, ADD then
walk away. He marched in and explained
to Brim that be was prepared to claim a
reasonable dover in his wife, and, there.
fore, would appear at the wedding, if
necessary, and state his objection to the
ceremony. He was the last man. in the
world TO oppose the way of matrimony
and he had no doubt but that Brim would
adorn the Benedictine state, but he had an
eccentric wish to see him married, il Pos
sible, to anybody else than his wife. Brini
probably had small opinion of a man who
would kick over such small thing, but
he saw the point, and while Trigg was lett
with his wife. Brim hss to put up with
the hollow conceit of Dlarrisge license,
with nobody to hold up the other side Of
no hon