Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-15
AFTER MANY DAYS.
A Wife. Who Had Lost Her Hus.
hand Blight Years Ago. Finds
Him Behind the Counter
In n Canal street Store.

New Orleans Times.l
Il found a widow woman in the
morning, and in the evening she had
a husband, said Officer Thomas Cur
ley, as he rolled a cigarette. It's a
regular romance. You know last win
ter when the Juveniles played at the
Globe, | was on duty at that theater,
and made friends with the little peo-
pie, took them 20 the skating rink
and lots Of places, and we got along
very Licely together.
When Miles aud his company ar
rived in this city this season. 1 just
dropped into see the little ones, and
when | was about to 60 a respectable
looking lady connected with the com
pany caught me by the coat tail and
pulled me down in a chair alongside
of her, aud then she proceeded to tell
me the story of her life.
She said that some nine years ago,
while in Cincinnati, she met and
loved a handsome young man, who
gave his name as J, B, Bresman. In
the course Of time they concluded to
get married, and we're accordingly
joined together for better or worse,
Well, there was more worse than bet
ter in the contract, and 10 time Bres.
man lost his place, and concluded to
go 10 Chicago in quest of employment.
From that time he was lost to the
woman who knew him as husband
Curley listened to the story with in
terest, and promised Mrs Bressman
that he would use every effort in his
power to find her long lost husband
Making an engagement with Mrs,
Bressmau, Curley called on her next
day, and found in her possession a
number Of papers relative to her hus-
band.
The first was a document showing
that Mr.. B. had Joined the Washing
ton Artillery on March |, 1861; then
there was a paper showing that one
time he was captain Of company j,
Sixth Louisiana volunteers. After
examining the documents Curley con
cluded to go to work on the matter,
aud in the course Of q few hours he
discovered that after the war Mr.. b.
formed a copartnership with a certain
gentlemen and went into business in
north Mississippi, where he finally
failed.
He then wentto Cincinnati and mar
ried the lady in question, after which
be was traced to Chicago, where he
applied to Field, Letter 4 Co., for
work, but was refused. Here all
trace Of the gentleman was lost, but
Curley knew a thing or two, and felt
confident that his man was 10 the city
and that he would place him in the
course of time.
knowing that before the war Mr..
B. was employed at Leichford's OF
Canal street, Curley called at that es
adjustment, but could not obtain an,
information 0fhis man. After max
ing a tour ofall the Canal street stores
he finally dropped in at Danziger',
where be was rewarded by seeing hi,
man behind the counter.
fastening back to the hotel Curle,
informed Mrs. Bresman ofhis success,
and after Disgusting her with a black
veil, in company they sought the store
The lady walked up to the counter
and talked with her husband for a few
moments and then removed her veil.
Mr.. b was more than surprised
and jumping back. gasped out: Il,
that you, joel How Is the baby?''
Mrs. B. replied that the baby was a
grown Girl and was even then earning
her living by singing with the Pima
fore troupe, Then Mr.. b. explained
how, for years, he had been broke.
hence could not send for her, and
with a promise to see her at the city
hotel, bowed her out of the store.
II guess they will make it all up
said Curley, "and live happily all the
rest Of their lives; that's the way those
stories end in the books"