Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30
A Leadville Romance.
Leadyiile Eclipse.

Leadville is now passing throneb its
most romantic period, and from now
until we settle into city of 100 OOO
inhabitants, such incidents as we are
about to relate will be OF not unfreouent
occurrence. The circumstances came
to the knowledge of reporter at the
dinner table, and acting on the hint.
the clew was followed up until at last
one of those life histories, which occur
new and then, and inspire new faith in
human nature, was revealed. Five
years ago young man, whom we shall
call Smith because that is not his name.
was married TO q beautiful girl in one
of the interior towns Of Iowa. Smith
WAS then only % years old, and, though
intelligent, well educated, and active,
was only clerk in dry goods store,
depending upon a meager salary for
subsistence. Common prudence should
have dictated to the young couple the
propriety of waiting, but they loved
each other and laughed at the future.
The father OF the young lady was one
of the pioneers of the town, rich,
naughty, and purse-proud. He was
enraged at the match, and coarsely
told the delicate young girl that she
had made hard bed for herself and
must lie on it. With an amount of
money ridiculously small, considering
his wealth, he dismissed her finally,
The couple went to housekeeping, but,
with all their love and economy, failed
to make both ends meet. The money
which the young wife brought was ex-
pended during the first year, and love
which laughed at locksmiths" flew out
of the window when poverty came in
at the door. MISUNDERSTANDING, bick-
erings and quarrels followed each other
in rapid succession, and finally it SEEM
ed to the unhappy pair that it was inn
possible for them to live together, and
after Il somewhat more violent scene
than usual, Mrs. Smith took her babe
and went to her fathers, only to have
the door shut in her face. Returning
to her own home, she found that her
husband had left note stating that she
should never see him again. In a fit OF
desperation, she sold the stock of furni-
ture, placed her babe in charge of her
husbands parents, with enough money
to make it comfortable for a
year, and started for large city to
make living. This was only little
more than q year ago The old story
ola young, refined, and unprotected
female in large city was re-enacted in
her case. She fell, and in three months
had become reckless. Always finding
admirers, she drifted from city to city,
occasionally sending little money for
the care of her babe, which she loved
with passionate tenderness. During
all this time however she never forgot
her husband, having learned that her
love has been clouded, mot extinguished.
Last week she arrived in Leadville.
As she descended from the coach
she noticed in the throng of bronzed
faces one that seemed strangely famil
lar, though covered with an enormous
beard. 1t disappeared and she went to
her lodgings with n strange feeling OF
unrest and isolation. The next day in
walking about town she again encount-
cred that face and met q glance that
caused her to tremble In another in
slant both her hands were seized, and
she knew that her husband, whom she
had never ceased to love, stood before
her. He had come to Leadville imme-
diately after their separation, had pros
pered, and supposing she was still
at her fathers, was about starting home
with sufficient means to establish HIM
self in business in their native town.
She told him all; he forgave all, and
the next day the strangely reunited
couple left to begin u new and happier
life.