Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-16
A TALE OF UNTRUE LOVE.
John Welling's Bride Deserts Him
and Flees to the Arms of
Her Former Lover.

Her Former Lover.
This 10 = story of love, disappomt-
ment. jealousy and heart-barning sorrow.
II may lack interest by reason of the fac
that none of the characters belong to the
nobility of the land, neither arc their
names widely known in financial circles
Yet We hope the indulgent reader-who-
agination to look upon these characters as
people of an exhalted sphere. and then
after reading and p0ndering, decide
whether there is or is not sufficient mate
rial here upon which to found story
equal TO that Of e Griffith Gaunt."
The scene OF this stOy 10 in the western
part OF Dodge City, near . small stream
upon the western bank Of which stands
two houses. not stately in outside appear
as the nest OF the chirping prairie squirrel.
About three months ago Mr.. John yelling
came TO this city and took up his abode in
one Of these residences. His wife was an
invalid. and had long been so. therefore
IT WAS not much Of > surprise. one dav.
when Mr.. w. came home from his bust
ness, to find Mrs. w. corpse. Kind
friends assisted in performing the lass sad
rites. and the remains were committed to
the grave, over which wepr the father
and motherless children.
Life is short, and tho memory of . dear
one who has passed from this world to
another, soon fades awav. Fer three
months had elapsed from the burial Of his
nrst wife, John became smitten with the
charms and accomplishments Of young
lady who resided in his heiQhborhOOd,
and being of persevering disposition, he
wood and won and led his new bride to
the altar. For four days no and his young
live has Avrf - thx.
lapse Of that time tempter came and dis
iurbed the peace of his household. From
what We can learn, it appears that Mrs.
yelling had, previous to her marriage
with John, promised her hand to another
-one Vho was younger: of more manly
her husband. For short. let his name be
called Worth. He called upon his former
sweetheart. during the absence Of her
lawful husband. and poured into her ears
the soft words Of . Romeo, and addressed
her with endearlng names. He continued
his visits and his snppIications,. until
frslly his PRAYER was heard. and the idol
of his heart allowed him to shoulder her
trunk and wardrobe, take her by the
hand and march triumphantly from her
own home to another house. near by.
on the bank of the Same stream. where
resided deadly snemv Of her hurband's.
Safely sheltered within this house, with
h,s stolen Juliet by his side, young Worth
could not have been happier If he had
owned . continent. And Mrs. Yelling
joined in the mirti and was happy too.
Imagine the lscerated feelings of the
injured husband. when he returned that
evening to find his once model home de
serted sud forlorn. Rejecting for time.
as to where his wife could have flown,
an idea struck him-he comprehended the
situation. Selling bis gun, and placing q
deadly cartridge therein, he fastened TO
the residence 10 which his wife had fed.
He knocked at the door. The master %
the house demanded what he wanted
Mr.. Yelling said he wanted his vile. He
was informed that his wife could go il she
wished, but that he could not come in.
High words ensued. which were overheard
by OIIcers Of the law. and Mr.. Yelling
was arrested. charged with carrying ON
his peIson dangerous and deadly
weapon. Thus WAS he fooled in his first
attempt to re-captnre his truant BRIDE.
the circumstances in his case.
and the strong evidense in his favor.
gwen by Mr.. William Never, a prominent
bone merchant of this city. the Magistrate
Dnlv assessed a small fine, which yelling
paid, and was set ut liberty, bat ONLY tn
return to his desoiste home.
And now, in closing the first chapter of
his romantic story, We leave Mrs.
" cling at the residence 20 which she fled
with her gallant lover. and every morning
hOSe WHo C<St tIslr ewes tHat way CSu
see young Romeo Worth emerging from the
portals of that house. Selah
Capt. J. i. Stone. of Independence.
Kansas, an old acquaintance of G.. +.
ladder of this city, arrived last Wednes>
iav. He Is one of tho commissioners ap>
pointed by the Governor TO select lands
for the stare school fund in lieu of the
lands beloning to that fund taken by In>
dian reservations.
A. =. Webster has sold his stock OF
groceries to Wright. Beverier IL Co., and
his dry goods to n. Collar. His store
pared for its new occupant, John Mueller.