The sun., 1884-10-12
4 STRANGE; ROMANCE.
,yuhn nuCrare'> Krmnrriag. 20 the WtCc no
Ei",scd from him Many Ysnr. A.o.

ERIE, Oct. In 1858 Jchn Dufiann, n
young and wellto-do farmer of Mexican town
ship. Erie county. mot at an evening party
Miss Mary johnson. an attractive and mother
less girl. who acted as housekeeper for her
father. Young Duirane'was nftcrwnrd fire.
quent caller at Miss Johnsou's house and
being n likely young fellow. he found favor ia
the eyes Of the girls father and WAS cordially
received by the young mistress Of the house.
About this time n young Southerner Orlando
Ambercrombio, appeared in the neghborhood.
and, being Of excellent address became
tho lion OF local society. Miss, John
umacy between Miss johnson and tho
Southernnr fastened the suit of young Du.
frame but, 10 his great SORROW. his proposal
wa rejected by the girl although she told him
father was greatly disappointed. and said so
much on the subject that she finally consented
to marry Dulranr.
4 few days after tho return from the wsdding
trip Mrs. Dufrano received "a letter purporting
70 inform her OF the illness Of aschoolmato in
With her Husbands consent. sho left homo
tensibIy on that ground. She failed to return,
in the company of Ambcrcrombc. The run
aways were traced to Niagara Falls. and there
all trace OF them was lost.
4 tter four years. young Duflane married an
orphan girl IN tho neighborhood. When tho
war broke ont he was among the hrst to enlist
in ono Of the three Ohio regiments. At the
battle OF Antietam Dulrane was dangerously
wounded. His young wife found him in tho
cotton factory hospital in HARRISBURG where.
through her care. ho was restored to health.
Dufrane returned to his regiment. and hi3 wife
TO her home. but tho exposure and al Niety she
had undergone painted the seeds oi u fatal
disease. and she died Just after her husband
had beon honoraby discharged.
About tho same time the father Oi Duirane's
truant wife died. leaving TO puffane hi > estate.
valued at t2juoo. with the r-uuest that Du-
franc shonld do all in his power to lnd tho
missing woman. and. II found apart from her
paramour and in needy circumstances. to
ma kc her comfortable. After u search Of sew
eral years Dufrane had almost giyea VI hope
OF ever hearing from her but recently n letter
came from her 10 a friend Of har father, She
was in Warren, Through tho interce,slo ION OF
her fathers friend tho executor q the Will
errng wife. Among her papers was u divorce
franc and a marriage certificate showing her
legal marriage TO Anlbercronbir. Tho broN.n-
hearted woman said that Aubcrcrombs had
engaged In the business of supplying miners
mt which ha amassed u fortune. but drunk and
cards afterwnri mado him poor. H., abuse
and neglect OF her caused hsr Ia leave him five
years ago. She then supportod hsr-eli by
working AS servant in notes in Denver and
Chicago. and finally ot Warren. whore she had
bsen employed as a servant IN a private house.
Tho killing OF her husband in gamblers
quarrel In Denver last winter gave her tho
freodom sho had prayed for and then she
wrote tho letter referred TO above.
Tho truunt wife Was brought east, and Du-
frnno's love for her was renewed. Last week
they were remarked,