The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-18
THE LATEST ESOGH Arden.
Sad Story with a Pleasanter Endin;
's-e than TennySOn's.
From the indianapolis seutincl.l

| from the Indianapolis Seutinel.l
The story OF Enoch Arden has always
| attracted attention. A Sentinel reporter, in
his rounds yesterday. heard OF Il case that In
many respects is similar to that OF the ship.
wrecked sailor.
| About sixteen years ago Miss Matte Moi
| fit, daughter of DIR. John Moffitt. OF this
city, met q farmer-boy named Huntington.
Matte became friendly with him. and In
| few short months the friendship ripencd
| into love, which ended in marriage. The
mother OF the young woman, not wanting
| her daughter to live the life Of farmers
| wife, coaXed the young couple to come to
the city aud live. This they did, but not
without many misgiyings, for Huntington
| knew but little OF the ways Of the world,
and. having always lived on farm, felt that
it would be impossible for him to support
his young wife in the city. After a years
sojourn here his small amount OF money ran
out, and he could not find employment.
This gave him great trouble, and he at last
moved back to the country, but against the
wish OF his mother-in-law. After year
spent on the farm, and While he was doing
| WELL and his wife was about to be conhned,
Mrs. Motfitt appeared at their humble home,
and persuaded her daughter to return TO the
city. where she gave birth to child. Alter
the birth of the child the mother was quite
III, and Mrs. Moffitt, it is alleged, set on foot
ran whereby the young couple might be
separated.
During the illness OF Mrs. Huntington,
Mr.. Huntington called often to see her,
but always met with a cold reception from
the old lady. After his wife had been sick
some two months, be called at the house Of
his father-in- law and was told that bis wife
| did not want TO see him again, and did not
intend to live with him any more. This
was sad news to Huntington, who loved
his wife dearly; but, thinking the message
| true, lie went back home, and soon alter
wards packed up what few worldly goods
he had and left the country.
| When Mrs. Huntington recovered she
was told that her husband had died during
her illness, and was persuaded by her
mother to sign petition fora divorce. The
nearly heart-broken woman, hardly know
ing what she was doing, signed the paper,
and the divorce was granted. The lady,
who supposed herself widow with a
| fatberless boy, put on widows weeds ana
wore them some three years and half. .
| Four or five years after the supposed
death OF her husband, Mrs. Huntington
| became acquainted with Robert Wilburn,
who offs IN visited her, and finally they were
married. They lived together for about six
wears, during which time it is said Wilburn
treated her shamefully. This treatment she
stood as long as possible, and about.a year
and half ago applied for and obtained q
divorce from her husband on the ground OF
cruel treatment. .f-..-. f.. .....
After this the poor woman had hard
time of it. Wilburn had done but little for
her, and she was left to support herself and
| boy the best way she could. Her health was
! impaired, and the future held out but little
promise Of happiness for her. She was
brave, however, and handy with the needle,
and with the assistance OF friends she man
aged to make living, though often de-
priyed OF the comforts of life.
Some six months ago the bereaI ed woman
accidentally learned that her first husband,
Huntington, was not dead, as she had sup.
posed, but had gone from this city to San
Francisco, and she wrote to him telling of
her belief regarding his death. The letter
reached it's destination, but Huntington
was not there, having gone to the Black
! Hills. 1t was forwarded to hing at DeaG-
wood City, and he at once wrote to his long
lost wife. telling her that he would retarn
| to her and his son, whom he had never
seen. This news was almost too much for
The wretched woman to stand. The thought
of once more seeing him for whom she had
mourned for so many long years as dead
| oyerpowercd her, and she was quite Ill for
several days. She rallied, however, and
made preparations for Hunnington's COM
ing, which was to have been some tive
weeks ago. The appointed time came and
,passed, but he did not arrive; day after
day passed, and still no tidings OF him.
The delay again overcame the weak consti.
tuition OF the woman, and she became seri.
ously i'll.
On "Wednesday morning last, after she
had given up all hopes of seeing her hus.
band, she came into the front part OF the
house where she lived, which is occupied
by q friend, and said to her, 81 had {
| strange dream last night; dreamed OF the
dead" This, her friend told her, was
sure sign that she would see The living
| About half an hour later the two women
were standing in the rear part OF the yard
when they saw q stranger, with car
| pet-sack in hand, pass by. The frleno
observed that it might be Mr.. Hun.
nington, and ran to the gate an0
called. He turned and entered the yard
! When his wife saw this she ran into
the house and tainted dead away. Hun.
ningto said to her friend, "I don't think
remember you" The lady told him that
she did not know him, but there was a per.
son in the house that did. lie stepped to
the door and raped. The door was opened
by his former wife. Neither knew the
other. The man tipped his hat, saying,
= It seems to me that know YOU" As
soon as she heard his voice she knew him,
and said: "George, is that your" At this
suucture the lady friend disappeared, and
eurtain was drawn over the meeting be-
tween the long-separated man aud wife.
The son, who is now thirteen years OF age,
who had often remarked that ne wished be
bad father like other boys, is now the hap
piest OF boys, and his father is wonderfully
proud OF him. When told Of the cruel treat
ment that his wife had received at the hands
OF Wilbrrn he wept like chile. The young
love Of the couple seems TO have lost none
OF its ardent strength, and in few days
they will be married for the second time.
Mrs. Motiit, who, it is said, was the cause OF
the cruel separation OF man and sslfe, dled
some ten years ago.
An EngHsfa, newspaper CORES pondent
describes the Khyberees as clad IN posh-
teens, with greasy puggarees, constantly
engaged in chuppaos and shubkhoons."
There is no doubt fstat the English language
fs getting spread.
4 TIE Greenbacker is happiest when per-
mitted 10 talk, and the next highest felicity