The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-05
A Romance of Real Life.

When our now prosperous city was in
its infancy a young blacksmith and his
wife lived neal the junction of what is
now North First street and Hennepine
avenue. Not successful in business at
that time, the young husband, whose
real name was John Felix, though he
ever bore the most tender affection for
his young wife, as the sequel shows,
started for the Far West with the deter
mination to obtain wealth and indepen-
dence. Here he remained until the
breaking out of our civil war, when he
enlisted and became a. Union soldier.
While under the command of Gen. Sher-
man he met a comrade from our city,
who told him of the sad misgivings of
his former wife and of her marriage
(who for some reason had never heard
from him, though he had written her
several letters) to a second husband.
Felix then informed his comrade thathe
should lever return to his home until he
had acquired the independent fortune he
had first unsuccessfully strited to OBJ
tain. Upon the close of the war he once
more turned his sorrowful footsteps to-
ward the West, and there soon laid the
basis of that fortune he had so long been
searching for. Starting on a ranch in
Wyoming Territory, his flock grew in
number, and fortune smiled as his am
bition could desire, and he was, most
naturally. as time passed, overcome with
the desire to visit once more the spot
where his happiest moments had been
spent. About six months since he wrote
to his son, who at the time happened to
reside near Minneapolis, and received the
letter. The boy who was an infant at
the time OF his fathers departure, and
never knew him, could not understand
its meaning, and gave it to his mother,
who instantly recognized the writing,
and with a woman's nature, her first
love so dwelt in her heart that she told
her second husband, without a moments
warning, that she could live with him no
longer. During the week past John
Felix, after an absence of over eighteen
years, returned to u city, and having
learned that she who was once his wife
was keeping a clearinghouse on First
street North, Immediately went thither.
He called and recognized her voice
and figure, and those charms he had ad-
mired in days past. He appealed to her
charity by telling her that he had no
money. She told him he was welcome
to such fare as her home afforded.
While waiting upon him he asked her
numerous questions, and finally wound
up by asking her if she ever knew a man
in the city by the name of John Felix.
Her. curiosity being greatly aroused at
having a name pronounced she had sell
dom heard for years, and divining
through the magnetism of love who the
man before her was, she threw herself
into his arms, and gave way to the JOY
full tears that remained unwept through
all her long waiting, and John says he
cried too. John further informs us that
he intends soon to return with his
family to the land. that has prospered
him, and where we are credibly in
formed he is reckoned among the first OF
those wealthy ranchmen, who inhabit
the fertile plains.
The health of the Empress Eugene is
the subject of anxiety among the I'm.
perialist party. Her medical attendants
have not to combat any actual disease,
but have rather to contend against a los:
of vitality and consequent great mental
depression. During the years of hope
deferred that followed the death of the
Third Napoleon, the Empress bore uI
bravely in the expectation that the
fortunes of the party might be redressed
The last general election proved &
g~rievous disappointment. True, it i'm
proved the strength of the Bonapartists,
but it improved the position of the Re
publicans still more, and altogether was
deemed a sorry return for years of HARD
work and heavy outlay. From thai
time the health of the Empress gave
way, and medical attendance is nov
almost constantly required.
AvARNIsH for glasson which drawing
can be made either with India ink o
with ordinary ink, is prepared as fol
lows: Place four parts of 95 per cen
alcohol, in a well closed bottle; warn
in a water bath, then filter. Leaf tn
glass to 1920 to 1400 and allow the val
nish To flow over II After the drawin