The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-17

came alarming, physician was sent fOr,
who pronounced It BRAIN fever. Tha
night letter came for her in her hus-
bands handwriting. | took it to- the
general, and asked him what should do
about opening it. 1t was certainly inn
portant he should know of his wife 5
condition, and we knew not where to find
him.
The general opened the letter.
"Thank God! the wife never saw 1t.
"He had eloped sosth Mrs. Burbank.
''Such weak, pitiful, cowaldly letter
l never, and hope never aoslI read again.
He shad made sad mistake in marrying.
They were not suited to each other, Mrs.
Burbank was his destiny, his affinity,
and much more to the same purpose.
1.-THE general and looked at each
other through mist of tears. At last
"'Zounds! madam, said the general,
drawing his hand hastily across his eyes,
was there ever such villain2 But this
must be stopped; something must be
DONE s... ssL.s z4srs. zas..
''And.we finally decided that it must
be kept from the others in the house, and
the general was to start out early the
next morning, track them if possible, tell
the husband his wife's pitiable condition,
and If possible reclaim him before any
thing should be known. But in the
morning the papers contained an account
of a terrible railroad disaster, and among
the names of the dead was Oscar St.
John. We never heard Of Mrs. Burbank
then or later, whether she was with him
when he met his death, or if he was Oh
his way to join her. Ii, v.r.s Ill ill.,.
'.Oscar St. John was laid away in Green
wood weeks before his wife could he told
any thing about it; but when she was
we'll and strong enough to bear it we
broke it to her as gently as we could
and it was sad to see the little black. rob
ed figure, and sad, patient face, and to
know she was mourning for one so un-
worthy of her. AT. ...lsofs.z .
''We found shortly after his death, that
Mr.. st. John had been living far beyond
his means, and had lett but small sum
for his widow-not enough for her sup
port. And so she commenced, giving
lessons in French and music. .a*.
Sand right here great change was OBJ
served in the Mobberlys and Hammonds.
They who had been so loud in their prais-
es of Mrs. st. John, who had professed
to be SO fond of her, now became cold
and distant in their demeanor toward
her. and at last began openly to traduee
her. -. -. -.
"She had been seen ON several occasions
talking with an Unlocking fellow OH the
street, and once Mrs. Hammond saw her
give him money from her purse.
~ know nothing Of this, but I would
have staked my life upon the innocence
and purity of Mrs. st. John. At last the
man called at the house for her. She
went down with a pale, scared face to see
him; and after few whispered words,
gave him money. So a prying servant
said.
"The following day she came to me
with the whole story. He was d1sso
lutte half-brother Of her husbands. He
had come to her with the story of her
husbands treachery chow he ever knew
OF it, cannot imagine, and threatened,
unless she helped him, to reveal her hus-
band shameful story and she, poor child,
rather than have aught said of the hus-
band who was dead, had given him money
again and again, and now the supply was
xhausted-what should she doc
As usual l went to the general. The
general had an interview with Mrs. St.
John. The particulars Of that interview
never heard, but when the wretched
man called again it was the general he
saw, and, after brict fve-minutes' con.
versation, left the house like whipped
hound, and was never seen after.
''The general succeeded in convincing
Mrs. St. John that the story told her by
her brother-in-law was trumped up for
the purpose of extorting money from her,
and he succeeded in convincing her Of
more than that-for, three months later
I went to see Them married.
eyes, my dear, Mrs. St. John and Gen
eral Walsingham, and she IS living with
him to-day ir her own beautiful house on
Madison Avenue, as happy as the day is
long, and am sure you will say, with
me, MAY Heaven bless and prosper
themv'