Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-10-23

AvSAJ JOo4p
AS the loved leave vacant places,
Every year;
Everywhere the sad eyes meet us,
IN the evenings dusk they greet us,
And to come to them entreat us,
Every year.
"You are growing DID," they tell me,
Every year,"
"You are more alone" they tell us,
Every year,"
you can win no new affection,
You have only recollection,
Deeper sorrow and detection,
Every year."
A SOUTHERN ROMACE.
A Remarkable Divorce Suit in ALBANIA.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.
One of the mnny evils which charac-
terized the institution OF slavery has Just
been illustrated in remarkable divorce
suit. The facts in this remarkable case
would form excellent groundwork for
tirst-class romance. In a quiet. sober
community like this, such an occurrence
is so unusual and extraordinary that many
people were thrown into state of con-
fusion worse than that which scattered
the tribes at the Tower OF Babel.
During the late War, about the year
1868, we'll family, consisting of
husband, wife, and child, daughter
about years of age, settled in Walker
County. They stated that on account of
the operations of the two armies on the
North Carolina coast, where they resided,
they were forced to seek a home else
where, and when they started from their
North Carolina home Texas was their
destination, but upon reaching Walker
County, in that State, they found it to
be retired, peaceable, and prosperous
community, and hence they concluded to
settle down there. In addition to the
famil y-John H. Reynolds, wife, and
daughter, as already stated-there were
several slaves. Among the latter was a
handsome quadroon young woman who
was maid of all work for the family.
She was kindly treated, however, and
most of her time was occupied in caring
for Mrs. Reynolds, who was an invalid.
After the war closed Mr.. Reynolds con:
cluded to remain in Walker county, as he
had secured good farm, and as in fair
circumstances considering the losses en-
tailed upon Southern men. When Mr..
Reynolds lived in North Carolina, one of
his warmest and truest friends was
neighbor by the name of Henry Horton,
who was also farmer well-to-do and
possessing traits which render neighbors
much attached. The great desire Of
Reynolds was to induce his old friend to
sell out his possessions in North Caro-
lima and remove to Walker county, to as
sumo the same relations he occupied in
former days. Reynolds addressed many
warm gushing letters 10 Horton, describ-
ing the beauties, the riches, and bright
prospects of Walker county. There was
farm near that would suit him exactly,
and if the latter did not have money
enough to purchase it, Reynolds would
assist HIM. Finally Horton yielded to
the opportunities Of his old friend, sold
out his property IN North Carolina, and
with his wife and son removed to Walk
er county, where he purchased a farm a
short distance from where Reynolds re-
sided. Being thus settled down once
more as old neighbors and friends, things
went smoothly, and prosperity smiled
upon the two houses. Mark Horton, the
son, and Jessie Reynolds, the daug liter,
went to school together in the neighbour
ing village, and as the years wore on
they grew up to manhood and woman
hood tondly attached to each other-a
fact which gave the greatest satisfaction
to Reynolds. His wife had died about
the time the War closed, and his daugh-
ter, being his only child, retained all his
affection, and he lavished upon her every
luxury the heart could wish. The quad
room woman remained with the family,
while the other slaves scattered and found
new homes when the close of the War
brought their freedom.
When the time came for Jessie Rey-
nolds to quit the village school and fin
ish her education at college, her father
sought an interview with Mr.. Horton, and
lost no time in broaching the SUBJECT of
the future marriage Of Mark Horton
and his daughter. He reminded the old
man of the many years friendship that
had existed between them, and how hap
py he would be to have the son of his
dear friend and neighbour we'd his only
daughter, who had now grown into a
beautiful young lady, the belle of the
country for miles around, the envy of the
young ladies thereabouts, and the most
popular girl to be found in the county.
Mr.. Horton liked Jessie and 50 informed
her father. But he thought both her and
his son TO young to enter into matrimony.
He desired his sonto make a mark
in the world before matrimony.
It was finally agreed however
that Jessie should go to college
a year, and Mark should do the same.
Upon their return should they desire
to marry, the parents would interpose no
objections. The young people were sent
to college-one IN Kentucky and the 9TH
er in New Jersey. When they returned
from their collegiate studies they became
infatuated with each other on sight.
Three months thereafter there was wed
ding at the Reynold mansion, which
proved to be one of the grandest affairs
of the kind that had ever been witnessed
in that section. The loving pair were
made man and wife under the happiest
and most promising auspices. Each
was the heir to a comfortable home
and good income. All the ueighbors
thong hit that this match was the most ap-
propriate they had known, and every
bo1y predicted happiness and prosperity
to the newly-married pair. The
father of Mark presented him
with a nice farm, and the father of Jessie
had splendid residence built for them.
After brilliant honeymoon, Mark Horton
and his beautiful young wife concluded
to settle down on the farm which had
been given to them, and Mark determine
ed to adopt farming as his business.
Prosperity smiled upon them, and in due
time son was born upon them-an event
which was celebrated with great eclat,
and which brought unusual joy to the
parents. N the midst os all this happy
condition of things the whole neighbor
hood vas thrown into state of utter con-
fusion by the report that Mark Horton.
had separated from his wife, and that he
had filed bill for divorce, alleging that
a fraud had been perPetrated upon him
in the marriage; that his wife had negro
blood in her veins, and that, therefore, the
morr1auo WAC mil and Wild There wo-o-