Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-30
A WIFE'S FIDELITY.
A Reunion After n HeDnrafion If
Twenty-Five Years.
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There is now living in this city lad,
whose life so far has been filed with more
real romance than are the most dciicately
wrought characters OF fiction. Twenty.
live years ago she WAS married to man
who like herself was III humble though re.
spectacle life. Their courtsIip had been
Pleasant, and for aught the lady knows
harmonious and mutually agreeable. On
the day following the wedding, however.
the husband eft home without any appar-
cnt reason or any wal ming whatever. The
wife merely supposed at the time that
business had called him hence and that he
would soon return. DAYS. weeks. months.
years passed before she was aware she was
u deserted and wronged woman. She
heard nothing from him. but could not en-
iertaiD the idea that he was dead and III
stinctIvely believed that she would again
see him. And just as she became con-
WINGED that she was deserted her martyr
dom began. She was thrown entirely
upon her own resources for subsistence,
and they were simply honest toll, living
faith in the reward of duty -dsing, and a
great self-sacrili'ing spirit. Thus she
ioi-ed on. never hearing word from her
husband for many years, but still clnyino
, 10 the strict and sclt-imposed duty Of ST.
lent forbearah,e.
One day after eight years she accidental
ly met him but he failed TO recognize her
She did not speak TO him but learned from
others that since his departure he had led
rowing life, and had been into every state
in the Union Now that she knew he
lived and yet did nothing to aid her In her
DattIc OF life her action toward him. her
self and the world remained UNCHANGED
And Just here she exhibited TO great de |
gree her almost sanity character, for in !
stead OF accepting any of the numerous |
and advantageous offers OF marriage which |
she might have done, she silently did her
every day work. bearing his name and
cncrisling the same affection for him thai
Induced her 10 become his wife.
There was then another long time that
shc neither saw nor heard from him. But
iate seemed to favor her. and again she \
met him by accident. lie acted pleased to
see her. told her what he had been doing.
that lac was still her husband but never re-
Ierred TO his strange departure. nor offered
hcr any means of support. Their CONVEX
sa'loh was brief one. and they parted
without cnmity. Neitbc. had an idea of
Tue plans of the other, nor asked TO know.
Inc next That the wife knew of her husband ,
was learned from newspaper. There ,
she saw that he lad been arrested for lead
ing Fenian riots in Canada. and was SEN ,
fenced to be hung. A subsequent report
Informed her that his sentence had been l.
committed to six years imprisonment. :
during those six years she retained her love I
Tor him and cluEg TO the faith that con- J
'tancy would eventually be recognized and
appreciated. After the man was let out
rom the prison cell he again became an
idsentiirer and again accidentally met his
siic. lie said to her. What dh, You
hina when yon saw me sentenced TO be
singT She replied, IL supposed you
you'd be hung" A short interview in a
shich neither learned the plans OF the
ther, was the result OF the meeting. And A
gain lie was OFT. After several more
cars they again met, recognized, but
assed by in silence. a.
Strange as has been tie first act of This