The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-01

RETURNING HOME TO FIND HIS WIFE
ANOTHER MANS WIDOW.

RETURNING HOME To FIND lilS Hf
ANOTHER MAN WIDOW.
MT. VERNON co., July IA case
coinciding with the romantic incidents
narrated in the story of Enoch Arden has
been brought to light in this county Al
though the parties most interested have
tried to keep the matter quiet, yet your
correspondent has CLEANED the facts in
the case, which are as follows In
the month of February, 1854, Madison
Robson married Miss Hettie J. White, OF
Howard township, this county, and lived
happily with her for five years. The fruits
of the marriage were three boys. During
the gold-mining excitement OF 1859 Robe
son got the '' fever and left for the West
to seek his fortune, his objective point
being Pixies Peak. at first he wrote at
regular intervals long and Interesting
letters, giving glowing descriptions OF the
country and his prospects then his letters
came less frequently and finally ceased to
come at all. Years rolled by and nothing
was heard of the derelict husband or his
whereabouts. His family concluded that
he was dead and had either met with some
mining accident or had fallen victim to
the vengeance of the red man. Then
Philip Ray put in an appearance and
sought Mrs. Robeson's hand in marriage.
She finally consented, and after lapse of
fourteen years from tie time her husband
left was married to Philander NARROW,
and left with her new husband and her
children for Iowa. where they purchased a
small farm near Decorah, and took up
their residence there. Her second husband
died two years after their removal to Iowa.
Her sons have grown up to manhood one
of them is married and with his mother is
still living on their little farm near
Decorah. A few days ago stranger ar
rived in this place, who proved Enoch
Arden like, to be the long lost Robson.
From his brotEer-in-law, J. Ii. Milless, a
business man here, he learned the wherea-
bouts of his wife and her second marriage.
Robson tells a romantic story OF his wan
derings and adventures, and of his luck
and ill-luck. He says that after leaving
this county he went direct to the Pixies
Peak country and engaged in mining
there, but after short stay left for CaIIfor-
nia There he was not successful and left
for British Columbia. but in a short time
returned to California. When he arrived
in San Francisco he found letter there for
him from former mining companion
who had gone to Australia. He acceded
to the request of his old chum and left for
Australia, where he resided tor several
years, was successful, and accumulated
several thousand dollars. He then determ-
ined to return to this country and to his
family. Arriving in California he was LED
into unfortunate speculations and lost ali
the money he had saved in australia. He
then returned to mining and worked seven
years in the mines in Nevada, Idaho and
Wyoming. Two years ago, when the
Leaaville mining excitement broke oHt, he
left for that place and located and worked
what proved to be rich claims. He now
owns twenty residences in that city and
runs large hotel and livery stable, and is
worth 100000. He claims that he wrote
several letters home, but received no
answers, and concluding that his family
was either dead or had left the country, he
ceased writing. He left yesterday for
Iowa, to see his family, make atonement
for bis conduct, and have them rejoin him
and enjoy the Injuries attendant upon his
large fortune. Cleveland Herald.