The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-28
THE LATEST ENOCM ARDEN.
A Sad Story with IL Piensnnter Ending than
TenuysonB.

About sixteen yearg ago Miss Matte
Mofit, daughter Of DR.. John Motiit. of
this city, met farmer boy named Hun.
nington. Matte became friendly with
him, and in few short months the
friendship ripened into love, which end
ed 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 and
live. This they did, but not without
many misgivings, for Huntington knew
but little of the ways Of the world, and,
| having always lived on farm, felt that
il would be Impossible for him to support
| his young wife in the city. After n
years sojourn Eore his small amount of
money ran out, and he could not find
! m,''oymcnt. This gave him great trou
bic, aud he at last moved back To the
country, but against the wish Of his
! mcthcrin-la After year spent on
the farm, and while he was doing well,
and his wife WAS about to be confined,
Mrs. Moflit appeared at their humble
home, and persuaded her daughter to
return to the city, where she gave birth
10 Il child. After the birth of the child
the mother WAS quite i'll, and Mrs.
M0flit, it is alleged, sci on foot Il plan
whereby the young couple might be sep
arated.
During the illness Of Mrs. Ilunniug-
ton, Mr.. Huntington called often to see
her, but always met cold reception
from the old lady. After his wife had
been sick some two months, lie called at
the house of his tnther-n-law and WAS
told that his 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 dear
ly; but, thinking tho message true, he
went back home, and soon afterwards
packed up what few worldly goods he
had and left the country.
When Mrs. Huntington recovered she
was told that her husband had died du-
ring her illness and was persuaded by
her mother to sign n petition for u di-
vorce. The nearly heart broken woman,
hardly knowing what she was doing,
signed the paper, and tho divorce was
granted. The lady, who supposed her
self widow with fathcrlcsS boy, put
on widows weeds and wore them some
three years aud half.
-Four or five years after the supposed
dcatn OF her husband Mrs. Huntington
became acquainted with Robert Wilburn
who often visited her, and finally they
were married. They lived together fol
about six years, during which time it il
said Wilburn treated her sl.ameful!y
This treatment she stood as long MS pos
s'ble, and about year and half ag,
applied for and obtained divorce from
her husband on tho ground of crue
treatment.
After this the poor woman had II liar,
time of it. Wilburn had done but littl
for her, and she was left to support her
self and boy the best way she could
Her health was impaired, and the futur
held out but little promise Of happincs
for her. She was brave, however, an
. handy with the needle, and with the as
, sistance of friends she managed to max
n living, though often deprived of til
comforts of life.
Some six months ago the bcsoavc
, woman accidentally learned that ht
first husband, Huntington, was not dea,
as she had supposed, but had gone frol
this city to San Francisco, and size wrot
to him telling of her belief regardin
; his death. The letter reached its dcst
nation, but Huntington was not ther
having gone to the Black Hills. 1t WI
, forwarded to him ut Deadwood City, an
f he Mt once wrote to his long-los wifi
telling her that he would return to ht
and his son, whom he had never seel
This news was almost too much for IL,
wretchcd woman TO stand. The though
Of once more seeing him for whom sh
had non-ned fer go many long years ii
dead overpowcrcd her, and she was quit
i'll for several days. She rallied, how
ever, and made preparations for Hun
nington's coming, which was to hav
been some five weeks ago. The appoint
ed time cane and passed, but he did nc
arrive; day after day passed, and still II
tidings oi him. The delay again Oyer
came the weak constitution of the VIC
man, and she became seriously ill.
On Wednesday morning last, after sh
had given up all hopes of seeing he
t husband, she came into the front par. @
the house where she lived, which is oc
cupied by friend, ard said to her, "
had n strange dream last night; dream
ed of the dead" This, her friend toll
her, was sure sign that she would sc
the living. About half an hour late
the two women were standing in the rea
part cf the yard, when they saw q stran
ger, with carpet-snck in hand, pass b,
The friend observed that it might be n!
Huntington, and ran to the gnte an
called. He turned and entered the yard
When his wife saw this she ran into tn
house and tainted dead away. Hunninp
ton said to her friend, III don't think
remember yon." The lady told him tha
sho did not know him. but there was
person in the house that did. He steppe
to the door and raped. The door wa
opened by his former wife. Neithe
knew the other. The man tipped hi
hat. saying, 'It seems to me that kno,
you" As soon as she heard his vote
she knew him, and said George,
that you ?" At this jnncture the lad
friend disappeared, and curtain wa
: drawn over the meeting between ~
| long-scparated man and wife.
The son, who is now 13 years Of agt
who had often remarked that he wishe
he had father like other boys, is no,
the happiest of boys, and his father
, wonderfully proud of him. When tol
, Of the cruel treatment that his wife ha
, received at the hands of Wiibnrn h
: wept like n child. The young love {
the couple seems to have lost none of IL
, ardent strength, and in few days the
will he married for the second tim,
r Mrs. Moiiit. who, it is said, was the caus
! Of the cruel separation of man and wifi;
@ died some ten years -Indidaapol
: ,Sentinei.
! = a poor fellow was before the Inf
: rior Court on The charge of stealing
!, watermelon out of brother colore
8 mans patch. The case went throug
= the usual formalities of trial and WI
, submitted to the Jury for n -yerdic
. After N short utJScTce the itIry-- Fektfrne