The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-06
A QUEER STORY.
A Couple Happily Married Living
Hundreds OF Miles Apart.

!
Hundreds OF Miles Apart.
| ON board an east-bouud passenger train
over the Rock I.llnd railroad from Council
Glufs. Iowa. a reporter Of the hOnpnrcH
noticed very c!eganily-attred ana quite
handsome lady. whose bearing denoted
education and refinement. The news
| gatherer bestowed nothing more than a
! passing glance upon the lady until in
! formed by a gentleman on the train ac-
ouaiuted with the fdc'S that there was a
very interesting history in cOnueclOn With
/ her life that would be a "Swcct NOR
sci" for The uewspap' r-man WI" possessed
"euterpri.c" and "faca area sufficient
TO secure recital Of tne same from the fair
one. Receiving an inkliug Of the story, the
reporter boldly approached the ladv, and
| taking a seal in front of her. gently hinicd
tbat ,ho might c0n,idcr herself subject for
n newspaper interview. Then The rep0rter
proccedcd 10 STATE what he understood
about her Interesting history. pretending,
of course. that he knew great deal more
about /. than he really did. The lady smiled
pleasantly. and with The preliminary remark
| that lit has always been mystery 10 me
| hnW neWsp3per-men ind out % many
/ things that hey lave no business Knowing
she proceeded to tell very interesting and
/ singular sorry Of heY life. whicp Is given
about a told. though not in The lady's own
( words
| In her girhood days-ihat j., when about
"swcet sixteen the far passenger re-
moved with her parents frcm Canton, Mo-.
/ to California. Like mluy other "irlS Of her
age, she bad been receiving the attentions OF
a fond aud devoted lover in her Old home,
and when she lett the separation was TO be
oniy "for a " bile" as she promised one day
! 70 become toe wife Of her manly Young lover
! in Missouri. Years sped on in the Califor-
/ MIA home. 1nd fortune smiled graclOuSly up
on the young g.rl'> father. In due course OF
| time another suiior. a rich young miner OF
/ the Golden state. sought tic daughters lNnd
! i'm marriage. She desired to remain trGe 10
| her first love" and was willing to wait
until be could come anG claim her; hut
stern parental announcement Of M ten
I with the poor Missouri lover and strongly
expressed desire that she should unite her.
! self with the young. rich. and handsome
miner al last prevailed, and, unwiliogly.
| but TO rleasc ber parents. The young lady
allowed herself to be led 10 the hymeneal
altar and there unite her life aud fortunes
| with her paTeuts' choice. In three or four
wears aitei her marriage The young husband
was taken sick and died. ieaVin" his wealth
to his charmiOe wife. The lady found her
self IA widow with one child, wealthy and
still handsome. In the mean time her flther
and mother died. and sue wa~ ieft alone.
True to the vows made in b0yho"d. her
Missouri lover had remained single. and
hearing of the death of the husband her
parents had selected, he renewed his cor
lre>pOndence; they found That they Sill
loved each other, and the man, who had be-
mi 10 tFna alt
farmer, renewed to the charming widow the
proposal OF bis Youth for her hand in mar
riagc. She accepted, and then be wrote
that his large landed interests in Canton,
and the fact that his aged mother desired TO
spend her remaining davS there, would rem
! der it necessary for her to leave California
! and return 10 Missouri ii they were mar
! ricd In reply 10 this she wrote her lover
that most Of ber money was invested IN pro-
perry in California, and, IN addition, she
greatly preferred that State 20 Missouri, and
that be would baVe to come 10 her /! he de-
| sired 10 claim her aS ms own. This trouble
was finally amicably adjusted, but IN very
singular way. During her WidOWhOOd the
| lady had made >eVeral trips acfO's the con-
! tiDcnt from California. She concluded 10
! make another, and on her return from the
! east stOpDed "a ber former home, where
| she was gladly welcomed by the lover OF Der
| girhoOd DAYS. and again her accep,Cd ad-
mirer. After taking The IMPORTANT matter
over fully, they concluded to be married
and then separate, he wife returning
10 her California home, and the hus-
land remaining with his mother and
property in Missouri. This resolve was
carried ont; the two wele married,
and after happy honeymoon OF
lust thirty days duration the new.made
bride returned to California. where size siill
resides. "This is rather . queer history,
YOU will doubtless Think" remarked the
lady, ~ the reporter closed his note BOOK.
s. but IL is my experience, md can assure
you Of its truth" she continued. "Mv
second marriage occur, q tWO years ego,
ana am now Oh my way East for The sixth
time since mcYine California, and upon
ms return nicnd to visit my husband and
mothtr-ir-law ~ Missouri, lnsking The iirst
time since our marriige."
Tbe lady further stated that her husband
had paid het a visit TO California about a
year ago, and thar, although separated from
each other by hundreds OF miles OF country
and railroad, they loved each. otter dearly
aud repOSed the utmost confidence IN each
hers faitbfulness and love. Theirs was
no enlargement, but the result OF peculiar
circumstances. Her child. son, j. attend
ing school in Canton, living with his STEP