Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-09-18
A JERSEY ROMANCE.

JEhSE1 hOMANtE.
Remarkable Parallel In Real Life TO Ten.
Dyson's Story OF Enoch Arden--A Long.
Lost Husbands Return--The Very Poet.
lcal Story OF Pretty Matilda Squlrea and
Bold samuel Barton.
The little village Of 0ceanpori, about
two miles to the north Of Long Branch,
Is the scene OF an extraordinary realiza-
iion Of Tennyson's poem of Enoch Ar
den. The surroundings are in thorough
harmony with the story. The village is
composed OF few scattered houses, lit
Ito clapboarded structures, painted n
sober brown and surrounded for the
most part by white palings 1t lies upon
the sands and the surf dashes upon the
shingles at its doors. Although within
Il few minutes ride Of gay and worldly
Long Branch, the villagers retain a
simplicity Of manner that is charming
This may be accounted for BY the fact
that the only visitors from the outside
world that they see are those who 90
there from this place 10 eat freshly
caught fish and clans. Even the
changefu life-history, revealed only
upon deathbed, has agitated its prim-
tive atmosphere but little, and to many
of the simple folk the tongue Of gossip
has not vet conveyed th story. The
history had to be gathered by bits The
work was not an easy one, since those
who know it best manifested q disposi-
tion TO talk the least. But here is the
story.
sofr-EYED MATILDA sQUlREs.
A pretty girl lived near Manasquan
thirty years ago. Her name was Ma
tilda Dulcimer Squires Thos who
knew her then say that her eyes were
wonderfully soft and blue, her figure
was trim and graceful and her brown
hair long and lustrous. Besides these
gifts OF beauty, she had the qualities
requisite for good housewife. She
was the daughter of fisherman, a
thrifty, staid and practical old dad,
Two young men paid her court Hiram
Olive, whose father had recently died
and left him farm near the quaint old
village OF Branchburg, and Samuel Bar
ton, who like Matildas father, was
toilor Of the sea. Hard luck had come
to Barton and he had it'll to offer his
love beyond his heart and hand Old
man Squires, with his eye always to
the main chance, was an advocate OF
the suit OF Olive. and curtly hinted TO
farton that he need not hope to become
the husband of the pretty Matilda. The
pretty Matilda and Barton, however
had notions Of their own on that sub
iect. Barton had already declared his
love and Matilda had told him that she
was "iond" of him."
Her fathers opposition but increased
the intensity OF her attachment. They
met by stealth and in the end were mar
ried in secret. The truth could not be
hidden always, and when, in the course
of tine, old Squires discovered it he
was furious He was hardly the man
to forgive and bless. As his child had
chosen, he said, be it unto her. He sent
her away from his house and declared
that as she had disobeyed him she had
despised him and must no more think
of him as fatLer.
SAMUEL BARToN's ILL-LUcK.
The ill-luck that attended Samuel
Barton as a lover followed him AS a
husband. Nothing seemed to prosper
with him. Three children came They,
like their mother, were bright and
pretty But they were not gold or
silver. 1t was natural that Matilda,
under these circumstances, should some
times revert to the old days and think
with regret Of what might have been.
Hiram Olive was still in fortunes favor.
But he never thought OF marriage any
more, and there was no girl at Man /
asquan who could truthlully say that |
his attentions to her meant any more 1
than polite form. After Matilda 4
Squires' marriage he lost much of the |
gay buoyancy that had characterized /
him before. His relations with Matilda /
and Samuel Barton, however still re-
mained kindly. II is related Of him, /
that on one occasion when Matildas
eldest child was taken suddenly yio-
lently III he rode six miles through a
10 bring a physician. All
this, however, did not alter the fact
that Matilda was dscontented She
vented her feeling upon her husband,
reproachcd him for having overper.
suaded her into esrousing his fortunes
and chided him with his poverty. Her
ono day informed her that he
had got q chance, through a friend. to
20 as mate on a vessel bound from
New York to China and had accepted
he offer.
THE HUSBANDS DEPARTURES.
The voyage, he said, would take about
! year lie received half his pas in ad-
vance and gave il TO her for the support
Df herself and the little ones. He sold
his iishing.boat and gave her thatmoneY.
100. When they parled-he 10 20 on
bis long journey, She 10 patiently wait
his return in tie little fishers cottage
iho fell IN his arms. weeping as d she
would never see him again. lie lifted
her up aud coldly said. Il though; that
-ou had GOT tired Of me, Maiiidy. I've
brought you no good-no. no good;
lui maybe This will be a change IN my
oriune. Ten months after that Ma
ida received intelligence that the vcs-
.cl on which her husband bad sailed was
Fracsed in southern seas. The months
md years went By and she heard not
rurl from the ocean. Just ten years
H. Ter her husband had sailed away she
married again. The groom was Hiram
dive. Maulda's father lived long
'nough 20 witness the ceremony and to
axe bis daughter back % bis heart. .
Hiram Olive sold bis arm and bought
me near Dee nport and took bis bride
Iui ils children Of his old rival with
Iim anil lived there.
THE WANDERERS RETURN.
Three weeks ago 3 weaiher.boaien
'ld man. in shabby clothes. appeared .
n Occanport His cheeks above his
ray, gr.zzled beard wene pale and
unkeu Tie said that he had come
Ioun from New fork. he got a lodg-
rg I'm fhe horse Of the widow Joseph (
on, a kindly old son. sometimes called T
b plea aniry '6ranlmother joe" Tie
ec7ud IN rninE alter his dom oile be