The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-21
A HARTFORD ENOCH ARDEN.
His Sudd EN- Appearance After an
Absence Of More Than a Dozen
Years-RePresemt ii OMs That he
is WeaIthy-SOme Mystery i'm the
Case.
From the Hartford Sunday Globe.l

From the Hartford Sunday Globe.l
A singular affair has come to light in
the north part of the city, but the parties
Immediately interested have so carefully
concealed the facts that we are unable to
present only general sketch. 1t is the
old story of man disappearing, and re-
turning long afterward, to the "demni-
ton" dismay Of his family. The disap-
pearance occurred over twelve years ago,
and a wife and two children were left
without protection, other than could be
had from relatives and friends. Some
years afterward information reached the
wife, Indirectly, that her recreant hus-
band was dead, and nothing being heard
to the contrary, at the end of eight or
nine years, she again embarked in the
uncertainties of matrimony. This
second union resulted in two children,
one of whom is dead. Within three
weeks the missing husband reappeared
as mysteriously as he had gone, and from
the course he pursued, it is evident that
he had no intention of interfering with
his former partner. In fact, it is stated
that he has not seen either her or her
husband, and appeared to shun them.
The first intimation of his presence
was received in a strange way. His
eldest boy, now about seventeen years
old, was employed in East Hartford.
One day he received a note from the
wife of an engineer on the Hartford,
Providence and Fishkill railroad request
ing him to call at her house, and stating
that her husband expected to find
place for him in the employ of the road.
The boy came to Hartford and upon call
ing at the house was introduced to an
elderly man, who, after some converse
ton, announced himself as his father
He represented that he was living in the
West, that he owned good farm, was
in comfortable circumstances and wished
the boy to pack his clothes, saying moth
ing to his mother and go with him. The
boy at first doubted his fathers identity,
but after further conversation and
brushing up his recollection of pictures of
his father that he had seen, he ac
knowledged his parent. Yet the impress
sions he had formed of his character
were unfavorable, and he had no inten-
ton of accepting the proposition TO leave.
He promised to consider the matter an
to say nothing regarding his fathers
presence III LOWLy UuI IiHLueuIdlSlJ uPOu
reaching home, told his mother the
whole story.
AS may be inferred, it created con-
sternation in the family, and husband
No. 2 was especially dismayed, for it
was clear to him that his relations with
his wife were illegal, although uninten-
tionally so, of course. As far as can be
ascertained the parties are endeavoring
to arrange for the first husband to return
West and consider himself, as he ought
to be, for the sake of family peace, dead.
But two or three intimate friends are
conversant with all the facts, and less
than half dozen know the story in
general way. Hoping that an arrange
ment may be reached, earnest efforts are
being made to keep the names from the
public, and in view of the fact that only
harm would result to now happy fami
ly, it is to be hoped that these efforts
may be successful. In fact the first
husband has long been the same as dead,
as far as the wife is concerned, and for
returning at this time he deserves no
better fate than to be bounced" out of
town