The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-07
MRS. JAsPER's HUSBAND.
strange Romance From Iowa-The Sad
incidents Which Darkensd Four Lives

strange Romance From Iowa-The Sad
Incidents Which Darken sd -Four Lives
A story with touch of romance and
deep tlnge of sadness was told 10 a Reporter
recently. The family of whom the story IA.
lated meved to Polk county several wears AGO.
Inc name, for convenience sake shall be Jss-
per. MI Jasper, years before the Pacific
railroad was built, was in business with a
4 gentleman whom we will call Jones. in Cali.
lorna. Jasper was a married man and so
was his partner. The former was about 20
take the overland stage for the East. when
ne was met by his partner and his wife. and
told that the latter had suddenly been
summoned East to settle up an estate In
winch she was interested, and jasper was
asked 10 act as her escort, and of course
agreed Jasper babe his wife farewell. belned
M ZONES 10 seat IN the stage,and the long
and tedious journey was commenced.
Mrs. Jones was an attractive woman nos-
assessing beside beauty of person cnlt;-
waited mind, fascinating manner and ,ha
| easy conversational style so CAPTIVATING 70 q
man OF any susceptibility. The trim over tbe
plains occupied nearly two weeks and in that,
u tme the two, Jasper and Mrs Jones we're
thrown INTO such close companionship that
an intimacy which developed into an omen
lnIstuation sprang up between them. and
%nen omaha was reached they resolved IN
obtain divorces, she from her husband he
from his wife, and then unite themselves for
life. '"'"i'ei'es ior
Inc woman, after transacting her business
IN the East, returned with considsrabI. .
money and located in one ofthe central cite
OF Iowa; Jasper had located there before
ner' ana was also possessed of means. he
Mas contractor and had secured heavy
contract on new line of railroad
1hey were married in due time. and
oasPers "lie one day appeared in the city
S 1n went 10 the mouse for the purpose of en-
whom Jasper had taken with him hut uss
recognized at the door by the new NJ
Jasper and refused admittance. She re,,,-na5
TO California sorrowful grief stricken uo-
man, while Jasper and his new love seemsd
10 De hVlng In an atmosphere of happiness
lime rolled on and fate turned AGAINST
Jasper de lost heavily on his contracts
anu soon all OF his own and wife's fortunes
were swallowed up, and the two removed 10
ok county, where Jasper for time eked
OUT subsistence by clerking in country
stores or doing odd jobs of any kind that
would give him that which would furnish
bread for the family.
Suddenly he disappeared without irwin.
any sign. dis wife was nearly wild, for she
ioVeo MIN with adeepaffection, and was we'll
nign distracted at the uncertainty of his fate
Dut one day news came that corpse answer
ing Jaspers description had been picked IN
~ the Mississippi river, near Missouri
80 .ne VIE mad no means, but she had
Alnu nelghDors, who raised purse and sent
one of their number to bring the bodv borna y
de made the trip but found the BODY wss
not the one ne sought. Mrs. Jasper then
urned her energies to making living and
managed 10 keep herself and the little ones.
ne result OF the former wife's union with
'asP per- tolerably comfortable by Offering her
erVlces as nurse, and an excellent one she
made. one sne
IN the course of time letter was received
rom a hotel-keeper in a Missouri tovr
taeing that man named Jasper had been
trlcKen with paralysis at his house. and was %
! that time helpless, friendless and penniless
Again the good neighbors raised money. and ~
nee more messenger was dispatched. This
me the messenger was successful The
'araIytlc was found to be Jasper, and was
rought home and nursed with the most de-
oteu %t.ention by his wife. For month"; he
az on his bed unable to move without has
sslstance' unable to speak. His suferings
plrlt winged its fight, speech was restored
nd he asked and received the pardon of the
roman ne had so heartlessly deserted. and
blamed from her promise that she would
.rlte to his former wife and ask for her for
lveness This Mrs. Jasper did and received
reply oy which she was informed that the
rs' Mrs. Jasper was now Mrs. Jones; that
le freely iorgave both Jasper and his wife;
lat she was taking care of the children NJ
Asper lett behind; that Jones had prospered
onderfully, and felt enough interest in his
rmer wife to see that she shout not sufFa-
ID wound up with an invitation to return
California, where home would be pro-
ded for her and all her future wants atten6-
3 10; The offer was accepted. Mrs. Jasper o-s
It about the first of the mouth.