The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-13
A WRATEFUL ENoCH ARDEN.
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Re Returns Home with Wealth and
Finds His Wife Married
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Providence. Rhode Island. Press.

Providence, Rhode Island, Press.
/ For many years the touching
story of "Enoch Arden has been
told and retold, until its repetition
has made it familiar to old and
young, and numberless hearts have
been made to beat in sympathy for
the unfortunate Enoch, while count
less people have been moved to
tears by the sad pathos of the tale.
But, alas for the degeneracy in sen
timent of the present age, the
modern Enoch Arden is the Great
ure of another mold, as far removed
from his original prototype as the
heavens from the earth. l4 There
fore, though the following story
may lack the element of sentimen-
tality, it has at least the merit of
being 72.d = 80 --.--s u -s------
| AN DER TRUE TALE.
Nearly four years ago Thomas
Donnought, then about 80 years of
age, left this city to seek his for
tune among the gold mines of Cali
fornia, leaving behind him wife
and six children, three boys and
three girls, the youngest being a
boy of s years. Several months
elapsed, and then the family were
gladdened by the news that he had
arrived in safety, and was engaged
in a business which promised to be
lucrative. Soon there came remit
tances from the far away husband
and father, and all seemed auspi-
cious for the future welfare and hap
piness of the family, but suddenly
there appeared a cloud that OBJ
scured all this brightness; the GUS
tomary letters ceased to arrive.
Then in some round about way
rumor reached the anxious ones a
home that Donnought had mar
ried another woman, and had set
tied in California, never to return
this way. Hardly had they recov7
cred from this shock, when still
more startling report was sent to
them that Donneught was dead.
Closely following this last dread
news came what seemed to the
mind of the waiting wife strong,
confrmative proof of her husbands
death, and she tried to accustom
herself to the thought of her be-
reayement. The soothing powers
of time seemed to have aided her
in this respect, and about eighteen
months ago, she is said to have
married for the second time, Sc
lecting for a husband in this in
stance one Thomas Freckleton, son
of well-known baker of this city,
and a man considerably younger
than herself The entire family,
with their new father, Immediately
removed from their abode, and went
to live in q moderate sized, one
story cottage, situated in the rear Of
No. 80 Printery. street, where they
remained domiciled up to the 1st of
April, when the appearance of an
unlocked for visitant caused dis
solution of this family circle. Dur
lug the four years which had gone
by since the departure from home
of Donnought, the older children
had grown so as to work and aid in
supporting the family, but the
watchful eye of the father was not
there to protect them, and Jose
phine, the oldest girl, pretty.feat-
ured brunette, fell a victim to the
seducer's art and gave birth to an
illegitimate child about year ago.
The second marriage of the mother
with Freckleton resulted in the
birth of twins, who died within a
short time after being born. I'm
fortunately for this reconstructed
family, however, the stories regard
ing the alleged marriage, land the de
cease of Donnought were
WITHOUT FOUNDATION,
and owing to the light of later de
velopments, are now considered by
many to have been the deliberate
fabrication of Donnought's wife
The day retribution was at hand,
however, and on Saturday morning
at IL 80 o'clock Thomas Dom
nought arrived back in this city,
via Worcester, safe and sound,
alive and well. Crossing Market
square, one of the first persons he
met was Alderman German, an old
acquaintance, who seemed aston
ished to see him still living, but
who rapidly unfolded to the shocked
Donnought all, that had occurred
during his absence. Other friends
soon told him the same narrowing
tale of his wife's second marriage,
and the saddening changes which
had taken place in his family.
Donnought was overcome with
GRIEF AND RAGE,
yet, still in his inmost heart he
doubted the truth of these stories,
and could not feel satisfied until he
learned the truth from his wife's
own lips. When he left home the
family were living on Walker street,
but he ascertained that they had
moved, where, he could not find out.
AT last he hunted up the parents Of
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher,
persons possessed of considerable
property, who live on Whipple
street, and obtaining an interview
with Mrs. Gallagher his worst fears
were soon confirmed. Then rage
overmastered him, and drawing q
huge Colts navy revolver he vowed
he would kill both his faithless
wife and her extra husband. But
Mrs. Gallagher disclaimed all
knowledge of where her daughter
was then living, and Donnought was
obliged to re-commence his search
unaided. AS soon as Donnought
left the house, Mrs. Gallagher sent
word to her daughter of the return
of her husband, and, being warned
in time, the so-called Mrs. Freck
Teton hastily collected a trunk full
of wearing apparel and quilted the
house, first informing Freckleton of
the calamity, and he also gathered
his personal effects and fed to the
boarding house, No. 7 Market
street, where he now remains.
Since then, Donnought has been
unable to obtain any trace Of his
lost wife, nor has he been success
full in seeing Freckleton, the latter
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