Louisiana capitolian., 1879-06-28

ONE WIFE AND TWO HUsDAIDa.
FINDING gkR Sixsr LoyE AFTER M
HAD BEEN RkroafGD DEAD.
q OswEGO, June H.. One of thoAs
strange rosnanoes of real he that hi
splre doubts as to whether truth Of
fiction is indeed the stranger, has
come to light here, Thirteea year,
ago +. w. Richards courted, Won md
married . young woman Of Canton,
St. Lawrence county, much against
tho consent u her parents, mainly oi,
account Of religious differences. Az
three years Of happy married lifey
notwithstanding tho old folks refused
to be conciliated, Mr.. Richards se-
CURED a place upon Z Western rail-
ro.d, and they removed from Canton.
About a year later II was agreed that
Mrs. Richards should visit her old
home, hoping that time and separa-
ton might have dullcd the animosity
other parents. She made the Jour.
ney safcly, and WIS received With %
much tenderness a. TO inspire the
hope that all hadt been forgiven. A
few days later Mr.. Richards was
dreadfally, and It was feared, fatally
hurt in an accident On the railway,
and a dispatch wins sent to Ills wife to
that effect. The message Nllinto the
hands Of her fhti,er, who, believing
that he had an opportunity to break
up the Union; told her that her hus-
band was killed outright and buried.
The young wife was crushed by
this news, but her family devoted
Themselves to allaying her grief,
hoping IN due time to induce her to
marry prosperous young neighbori
Meanwhile Mr.. Richards nearly re-
covered from his wounds, and sent
many kilograms and letters b his
wife, all Of which were intercepted.
Getting no answers, he concluded
that her friends had succeeded M
alternating her affections, and that sle
was to him as one dead.
Soon Mrs. Richards was approached
by her family on the subject Of anotll-
er marriage; bnt she refused to listen
to their solicitations, particularly rs
the man of their choice was specially
uncongenial to her. They continued
to weave the plot about her, until, III
sheer desperation, she determined to
escape from their persecutionss She
engaged herself h, another ydung ac-
quaiptance In Canton, and they were
maricdj after which they removed to
a farm near Oswego, and lived hap
PLY until within u few days ago.
Mr.. Richards, wliJ Ind gone to San
Antonio, Texas, and had heard moth
ing from his friends in New York,
took it into Ills head to visit Canton,
and came Oh East about u week ago.
Canton folks were startled To zee him,
and none more NO than those who
had wrought the separation between
him ard his wife. The old folks i'm
nediately decided that they must not
meet, and caused . letter to be writ
ten to their daughter, saying that her
sister, living in an Eastern State, was
dangerously III and wanted her i'm
mediately. The letter directed her
to go by certain route whicl,avoided
Canton. She started at once, coming
to Oswego to take the cars; but on in
quiry found that the route dictated
was longer and more expensive than
that Of the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdensburgh Railroad via Canton,
and therefore she decided to take the
latter Arriving at Canton, she con-
cluded to stop over one train, and she
entered 4 carriage at the depot.
The driver, recognizing her, asked
whether she would be driven home
or to her husband. Thunderstrlck
by the question, she asked what no
meant, and was told that Mr.. Rich
ards was at the Canton House alive
and well. Almost doubling her sens
es, she directed the driver to take
her to the hotel with all speed. Call
ing for q room and sending for tho
landlord, she learned that the coach
mans story was true. Mr.. Richards
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was sent for, and the joy and bewil-
dcrmcnt Of the meeting cannot be
painted.
But what was SHE to dol Hers
were two living husbands, the second
q kind and faithful man. Affection,
and duty decided the problem, and
she announced that she would 60
with Mr.. Richards. The second hus-
band was summoned, and after a
painful interview he consented to the
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