The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-01-16

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had been left in the 'Squire's charge.
Once in possession of the certificate, he
was to return with it as proofs of the
marriage, and claim his wife from her
mother. Nettie knew of his mission,
and, with q God-speed him, saw him
drive away with Sachs in q two-horse
buggy, hired from Seventh-street liv-
ery-stable. He promised to return
early. and call before going to his
room, on the corner of Eighth and
Vine streets-this for the mothers BEN
eft. Ten o'clock came and he had not
returned. The young wife began to
grow fidgety. Mrs. Hayes advised her
to go to bed and not wait, but Nettie
insisted that he would keep his promise
and come back.
Eleven o'clock was struck, but moth
ing had been heard of the expected
husband. Nettie was standing at the
window had been standing there for
an hour-looking anxiously out on the
snow-covered street. Mrs. Hayes
again urged upon her to retire and
abandon hope of Farrell's return for
the night. The girl begged to remain
up and wait till midnight, promising
then to submit and retire if he had not
come. Mrs. Hayes gave her consent.
A half hour passed, when footsteps
were heard upon the stairs ascending
from the street. The heart of the wife
beat with joyful excitement.
She thought her husband had come
at last. The steps halted upon the out
side, and knock came upon the door.
Expectation took fall from these
signs, for she knew her husband would
not wait to knock. Mrs. Hayes opened
the door, and saw standing there an
officer in uniform. He inquired:
"Does Mrs. Farrell live here?''
Ono, sir" was the reply; "Mrs.
Hayes lives here"
The officer was about to depart,
when Nettie, white to the lips with a
soa,f'.l rresantiment. stepped forward
81 am Mrs. Farrell"
Her mother looked around with sur.
prise, believing her child's mind must
be wandering. The spell was broken
by the blunt and startling announce
ment of the officer, who replied:
"Then, miss, your husband, MIR.
Farrell, has been kilied?'
The poor young wife staggered to the
bed and fell upon it in q dead faint. As
soon as she recovered, and began to
mourn for her poor lost husband, hel
mother drew out of her broken heart
the story of the secret marriage and
the fatal mission on which Farrell had
met his death.
When the Enquirer reporter visited
the house of mourning this morning, a,
one o'clock, he found the young widow
lying on the bed pale as the dead fact
of her husband. She was mourning
and silently weeping, which was in M
measure sign of the awful agony thai
was wringing her heart-strings. Sht
was rational under it all, and, in lady
like, gentle manner, told the story o.
her marriage with Farrell. She is {
handsome young woman of intelligent
well-bred appearance-just such cir
as would likely win the love of hand
some young man such as Farrell was
Our reporter left her lying pale, moan
ing and helpless upon the bed, waiting
waiting, not for her husbands return
but listening to hear the sounds of tn
vehicle which was expected momenta
rily to bring back to her the lifeles
clay of him who had been so dear t.
her in life.
All that is known in the city of tn,
circumstances surrounding the acciden
is this: While driving under the rail
road bridge which crossed tho avenu
south of Cumminsville, the horses tool
fright at a passing train of cars, an
ran away. The buggy was wrecke'
and both occupants thrown out. Som
men picked up their senseless bodies
and carried them back to q saloon nea
by. Farrell revived just enough to say
Dudley, 2O7 Plum street," and fel
back dead. Morris Sachs afterward re
vived enough to tell who they were ant
where their relatives lived, Sachs
He was supposed at first to be fatal,
hurt, but later it was thought his in
juries were not so serious.
Farrell was an only son. His fathe
and mother were in Springfield, Ohio
when the fatal accident occurred, AM
were last night informed by telegraph
of their bereavement.-Cin Cincinnati En-
quirer.