The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-18
A MINERS LUCK.
Returning Wealthy After a Long Alb
sence He Finds Hts wife Another Mans
widow,

Returning Wealthy After Loug Alb
sence He Finds Hts wife Another Mans
widow.
The following romantic story is told
in q recent letter from Mt. Vernon,
Ohio: A story coiuciding with the
romantic incidents narrated in the story
of Enoch Arden has been brought to
light in this county. Although the
parties most interested tried to keep the
matter quiet, yet your correspondent
has cleaned the facts of the case, which
are as follows: In the month of Feb
ruary, 1854, Madison Robson married
Miss Hettie j. White, of Howard
township, this county, and lived hap
PLY with her for five years. The fruits
of the marriage were three boys. Dur.
ing the gold-mining excitement of 1859
Robson got the fever" and left for the
West to seek his fortune, his objective
point being Pixies Peak. At first he
wrote ut regular intervals long and in
teresting letters, giving glowing de-
scriptions of the country, and his pros
poets; tn II his letters came less fire.
quently and finally ceased to come at
all. Years rolled by and nothing was
heard of the derelict husband or his
whereabouts. His family concluded
some mining accident or had fallen
victim to the vengeance of the
red man. Then a Philip Ray put
in an appearance and sought Mrc.
Robeson's hand i'll marriage. She
finally consented, and after lapse of
fourteen years from the time her hus-
band 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
the I removal to Iowa. Her sons have
grown TO manhood; one of them is mar
ried and with his moUner is still living
on their little farm near Decorah. A
few days ago a stranger arrived in this
place, who proved, Enoch Arden like,
to be the long-lost Robson Fro [ his
brother-in- law, Mr.. j. II. Milless, a
business man here, he learned the
whereabouts of his wi fe and of her Sec
ond marriage. Robson tells a ro-
mantle story of his wanderings and ad'
ventures, and of his luck and ill luck
He says that after leaving this county
he went direct to the Pixies Peak coun.
| try and engaged in mining there, but
after short stay left for California.
| There he was not successful and left for
British Columbia, but in short time
returned to California. From there he
went to New Zealand with min
ing chum, but meeting with bad
luck again 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
requests of his old chum and left tor
Australia, where he resided for several
years, was successful, and accumulated
several thousand dollars. He then de-
termined to return to this country and
to hi. family. Arriving in California
he was led into unfortunate speculations
and lost all the money he had saved in
Australia. He then returned to mining
and worked for seven years in the mines
in Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming. Two
years ago, when the Leadville mining
excitement bloke out, 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
q large hotel and livery stable, and is
worth S300,00O. He Claims that ho
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 10 see his family,
make atonement for his conduct, and
have them rejoin him and enjoy the
luxuries attendant upon his large for
tune.