Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-09
WHAT pURpoaTs TO BE a TRUE STORY.
A Couple Happily Married, but Living
Hundreds Of Miles apart


Hundreds Of Miles apart.
On board an east bound passenger train,
over the Rock Island Railroad from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, reporter of the Council
Bluffs NonpareI noticed very elegantly
attired and quite handsome lady, whose
bearing denoted education and refinement.
The news, gatherer bestowed nothing more
than passing glance upon the lady, until
informed by gentleman on the train,
acquainted with the facts, that there was
very interesting history with her life that
would be s'sweet morsel " for the news
paper man who possessed enterprise =
and facial area sufficient to secure
recital of the same from the fair one. Re-
ceiving an inkling of the story, the reporter
boldly approached the lady, and taking
seat in front of her, gently hinted that she
might consider herself subject for news
paper interview. Then the reporter pro-
ceeded to state what he understood about
her interesting history, pretending, Of
course, that he knew a great deal more
about it than he really did. The lady
smiled pleasantly, and with the prelimi-
nary remark that sit has always been
mystery TO me how newspaper men find
out so many things that they have no bust
ness knowing" she proceeded to tell
very interesting and singular story of her
life, which is given about as told, though
not in the lady's own words.
HER STORY.
In her girlhood days-that is, when
about "sweet sixteen the fair passen-
ger removed with her parents from Canton,
Mo-, TO California Like many other girls
of her age, she had been receiving the at
tention of fond and devoted lover in her
old home, and when she left the separation
was to be only for while, as she prom.
ised one day to become the wife of her
manly young lover in Missouri. Years
sped on in the California home, and for
tune smiled graciously upon the young
girls father. In due course of time an
other suitor, a rich young miner of the
golden State, sought the daughters hand
in marriage She desired to remain true
to her 81 first love-" and was willing to
wait until he could come and claim her.
But stern parental announcement of
match with the poor Missouri lover, ami
strongly expressed desire that she should
unite herself with the young, rich and
handsome miner at last prevailed, and,
unwillirgly, but to please her parents,
the young lady allowed herself to be led
to the hymenial altar and there unite
her life and fortunes with her parents
choice. In three or four years after her
marriage the young husband was taken
sick and died, leaving his wealth to his
charming wife. The lady found herself a
widow with one child, wealthy and still
handsome. In the meantime her father and
roothar faA end oha 1aff oil Trt,a
to the vows made in boyhood, her Missouri
lover had
REMAINED SINGLE,
And hearing of the death of the husband
her parents had selected, he renewed his
correspondence. They found that they
still loved each other, and the man, who
had become large land. and quite
wealthy farmer, renewed to the charming
widow the proposal of his youth for her
hand in marriage. She accepted, and then
he wrote that his large landed interests in
Canton. and the fact that his aged mother
desired to spend her remaining days there,
would render it necessary for her to leave
California and return to Missouri if they
were married. In reply to this, she wrote
her lover that much of her money was in
vested in California, and, in addition, she
greatly preferred that State to Missouri,
and that he would have to go to her if he
desired to claim her as his own. This
trouble was finally amicably adjusted, but
in a very singular way During her
widowhood the lady had made several trips
across the continent from California. She
concluded to make another, and on her re-
turn from the East stopped at her former
home, where she was gladly welcomed by
the lover of her girlhood days, and again
her accepted admirer. After talking the
important matter over fully, they con-
cluded to be married
AND THEN SEPARATE,
The wife returning to her California home,
and the husband remaining with his mother
and property in Missouri. This resolve
was carried out. The two were married,
and after happy honeymoon of just
thirty days duration, the made bride
returned to California, where she still re-
sides. This is rather queer history, you
will doubtless think, remarked the lady
as the reporter closed his note. book, "but
it is my experience and | can assure you of
its truth, " she continued, 'My second
marriage occurred two years ago, and ] am
now on my way East for the sixth time
since moving to California, and upon my
return 1 intend to visit my husband and
mother-in-law in Missouri, making the first
time since our marriage" The lady further
stated that her husband had paid her
visit to California about year ago, and
that, though separated from each other by
hundreds of miles of country and railroads,
they loved each other dearly and re-
posed the greatest confidence in each
others faithfulness and love. Theirs was
no arrangement, but the result of peculiar
circumstances. Her child, son, is at
tending school at Canton, living with his
stepfather.
HERDIEG LUMBER.