Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20
MARRIED In HASTE.
Repentance at Leisure Re-
suits in q Divorce.
She Marries the Coachman. and
by Flirting Leaves Him.
Poor Miss Hubbard.

rHE END OF The ROMANTIC MARRIAGES,
HARTFORD, April II The sequel to
the elopement of Miss Nellie Hub
bard, the Youngest daughter of ex,
Gov. Hubbard, and her marriage TO
her fathers coschman, Frederick
Shepard, four yesrs ago, has just been
made known to her friends here, who
learned for the first time Saturday,
that Mrs. Shepard had secured di-
yorce from her husband. The story
of Miss Hubbard's hssty action, in de-
ceiving her father and marrying a man
so far beneath her, not only in the so
cial but in the intellectual scale, has
had the endi & which such stories gem
orally do hsve--repentanoe at leisure
for wnat was done in haste.
Miss Hubbard, who was at the time
a young girl scarcely is years of age,
was secretly married to Shepard st
Westield, Mass, in 1879, while her
fathers family were absen, from Hart
ford. Shepard, who was about 80 years
old, had acted as coschmau for ex Gov.
Hubbard for about year and half.
Several days after the marriage her
father was informed of it. She left her
aristocratic home. From that time TO
this, Neltie's name, it i said, has besE
. forbidden word in the household of
Ex-Governor Hubbard. TIE old
GENTLEMAN DI. OWNED
the girl who had hitherto been his
favorite child, and positively refused
to receive any communication from
either her or her husband.
After the wedding the couple remain
ed in this city for about two years, For
few days they kept themselves per.
fectly secluded, and Shepard feared to
show himself in public lest he should
be assaulted by his former master
and father. in.law, but fually, fading
that the ex-governor took no notice OF
him, no secured clerkship in Hart
ford shoe store, where he worked faith
fully. His young wife had money at
this time, some in her own right, and
more, it is said, from the ready purse
of her heartbroken mother, who, while
bowing meekly to the will OF her hus-
band, could not
SUPPRESS ALL LOVE
tor her darling child. The couple lived
very happily for time, and q child
was born to them, p girl, to cement
their union. About two years ago they
removed to New Haven, where Shepard
started livery stable with money fur
nished by his wife and her friends. Tne
stable yields quite revenue to Shep.
ard, who is sull running it. They en-
gagged cozy cottage In pleasant
s rect, AID here for q time all went well.
But the domestic peace was
r.a To BE SHATTERED IN
New Haven. Mrs. Shepard became
they began to lad fEfSSat tRglf iSdstes9a
almost everything ran in counter di-
rections. Shepard attended
STRICTLY TO HIS BUSINESS,
and Mrs. Shop ard who WAS not received
with open arms by New Haven society,
showed her contempt of the fashion
able world, of which she had formerly
been belle, by purchasing dog-cart
and handsome pony, with which she
appeared in the streets,
ELEGANTLY ATTIRED,
on every pleasant day. she naturally
attr .cted admirers, and among them
one is said to be au aged and wealthy
manufacturer Of New Haven, and an
other 81 millionaire of New York city.
Often Shepard
BECAME JEALOUS
Of his wife, with or without cause,
and tie result was tnat the two
separated sevaral months ago and
have not lived together since.
When the breach occurred Shepard
went to live at Il hotel, and his wife
remained in the cottage with her child.
The husband called frequently to see
his child, aud on such occasions Mrs.
Sheppard left the two together. Some
four months ago she gave up her cot
tage and went to live in the Selden
House, at New Haven. The breach
between her and her husband was COD
stantly widening, although it was very
apparent that Snephard
STILL IDoLTzED HIS WIFE.
Some three months since when the Tu-
NOR that che was about TO seek for q
divorce was first spread, a friend of
Shepard spoke to him on the subject.
He cried ike a baby then, and said
that he had always been true to her,
and should always
LOVE HER DEvoTEDLY.
He acted like child that was being
punished, refused to believe that his
wife would ask for divorce, and seem
ed tc be confident that she would ulti-
mately return TO live with him.
The divorce was granted under the
free al,a easy laws OF Connecticut
Thus ends foolish marriage. The
mpathies OF the public are with the
wronged husband. The future Of the
women, what will it be?