The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-23
ROMANTIC, BUT REAL
Plucky Conduct of q Young Nassa-
chusetts Girl.
Married and Mother for
Fourteen Years.

EFF you're in search of romance of
go to real lie for it,, said
prominent lawyer to a Boston G'ohe
who called npon him in his
,ffice The realm Of actual fact
is richer in material for fiction than
the mos. fertile imagi nation. In 1875
y woman came to NE and told ne the
following remarkable tale:
" In 1861, when l was still in
school aud but 16 years Of age, was
living With ry parents in . Aassa-
ch Lsetts town. Boarding with them
Wasa you g man with whom associ-
ated considerably. Ooe day We were
-l-igh-ridiDg in neighbcring town to-
eether, when he made me q PROPOSE
Of marriage and urged me to its imme-
date acceptance and execution. After
some teJits,ion consented, and We
went ut once to the nearest munster,
With tied for US the natri,. onial knot
No one cav us save the minister and
wife, both OF whom were over 10
years Of age. and 10 whom We we're
entire strangers. We came back then
to my parents house, but told them
not q word Of what had happened.
Osteasibly We lived rs before, but Sec
reilly in our new relations of husband
and wife. After few weeks mus
tered up courage enough to SQUAD my
T0ther for the purpose of ascertain
ing row she would receive the news of
our marriage shOdld We reveait it. So
strong a dislike did she express re-
.arding my husband when / limited
at the possibility OF his becoming such,
that my courage vanished. ami gave
up all thought of renewing the subject.
But the necessity of taking some de-
cisive step was soon made apparent to
me. At this jCpc:ure my husband,
-aying that he had accomplished his
intentions and satisfied his designs,
.sely and heartls.sly deserted ME
and enlisted in the ar my. What Was
| to do? After much thought | de-
cided that 1 must get leave of absence
from home on some pretext or
other. So | asked permission of my
parents, when summer arrived, u
-pead nv vacation at the home IF a
sshoolmate in q Vermont town. They
consented, and l went 10 = town of
moderate cine in Vermont. where ]
wss utterly unacquaInted and had nc
schoOlmate whatever. Arriving al
the station / asked to be driven to the
best doctors and In his office l told
him Of my sad situation and asked
him to find me a quiet place in which
to board He Was very kind and did
for me these things and more. But
concealed my identity from him
and every one else. Only the people
with whom | boarded knew Of NV
presence in the .own. Finally nav
child Was born, and adopted by a gen.
tleman ard Iady whose kind Office,
| l,aa been secured 10y the doctor, bu,
who knew nothing of me. Then
wrote to my parents, saying that ]
had been sick, though not seriously
ana had lost good deal of flesh. but
| should reivrn to them ~ soon as abb,
| 20 travel. did go return, and ne
ore has ever suspected the object OF
nv journey. graduated from school
and sm now eWploved a. bookkeeper
n a store in this city No one dreams
thar am q married woman, and you
are the only persOu 10 whom l have
toll any portion Of my story. Since
my child vas born, the only externs
reminder that have had of nv expert
cree occurred one day when l wa,
startled BY The entrance into the store
where ! am employed Of the couple
who adopted my child. accompanied
Sy the child itself and ! assure you
that when the little one picked ny
some trifee from the counter aud said
to me. Can j have that. lady ? il
was the most trying moment Of my
life, aud only with the greatest exer-
ton did / retain my self CONTROL
"'But why do you come to me with
20 ur story at this late day ? interrupt.
ed I. what can L do for you :"
Simply because, she answered.
my husband, from whom l had never
heard since he enlisted in 1861, ap
peared before me about q week ago
end demanded recognition Of his re-
lationship. l refused to have any
thing to do with him. since which he
las been harrassing and annoying me
in every possible way. and | live in
fear that nv poor mother. now an ill.,
valid. will in some way learn the facts
aud die in consequence Of the shock.
| come to you, sir. to learn if there is
a way by which TO avoid this calami-