Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05
ApaIlADELPaIa EsnssD

nrominent minister in Philadelphia
waa recently asked whether he often
had widows cone a second time 90 have
apuptial knot tied.
at don't think could strike sn aver.
ACE for VOC, il that 10 what Won want,
he repIied: but widows do come very
freouently to be remarked. And WY
petf The second marriages OF WIDOWS
are rarely unhappy ones.
Nearly thirty vars ago / married
varv vouno conple in this city. Inc
hnsband. whom | will call hr. ionson,
uas NAT more than II and the wife Wa
onIv 10. They we're very fond OF eaco
other. After three years OF happy mar
y;ad life Mr.. Tonson WAS taken sick
Win ina ANIMATION OF the longs and
died. leaving bis widow, With a little
danvbt.r. ia fairly good circumstances
She was quite inconsol tble At fr-t, oui
ef,sr a time became recoBciled and de
voted all her time to the brlnRi g up OF
her little pirl, who grew into the veriest
httl. fairy. Soc WAS the apple of her
mothers eve and the pet OF esei yoody,
aud, very naturally, became rather sell
wilied.
When she WAS l6 years old young
EnQnSUuthu SfabC W sHs' 80
He made tue at a 4sintanoe 81 MIRA Ton
an and fell in love with Nellie. She
had maby OF her lovers, bot she appeared
IN pref-r yonnR Eiward-; At least she
Airts-d more with him thin with aus
one el.r. He was member Of NY
church. Nellie would not engage Der
sslS n HIM. She said she liked her
freedom too we'll. and didn't want u
be tied down 10 propriety lnsf Yet. Al
last Edwards went vest and oid well as
q cattle raiser In C.loraio.
He was sway two years and CAM
back i'll thinking of Nellie, Sho wHs
at,li unmarried. do asked her again Z"
be his wife. Shs took bis presents anc
helped him to spend his money, ons VS.
not only ~ obdurats rs ever, bnt sHs
very much faster and more OF nift
than before. Mrs. lonson, who wa- at
this time 36 years old, hsd d. veloueo
into Charming and beautiful mHtron
She took pity on tue ysuoR man. VINO
was about 70, and ap.oaled 10 Nellie IN
his behalf. Then be took her into MS
confidence, and she Was very kino 10
him. Eventually, ! am sorry 10 s'y'
Nellie disappeared. Edwards spent hon-
dreds Of dollars hunting for her, but
without huCCesh- tln unA snaNA ~ ~"
abode In philadelphia At Mrs. Tom
son's house, and his heart Was nearly
broken at the loss of Nellie and the ter
rible mystery that hung around her dis
II was about six months after her
elopement that one morning, while Was
sitting In my study preparing my ser
mon for the next Sunday, T. wards came
rushing in upon me with telegram In
his hand. He Was in a state OF the ut
mos. excitement. a. white as sheet,
and hardly abls 20 speak. took the
telegram. it was from Nellie, and
dated from . hospital in the CITY. II
ran thus:
AT am dying, Willie. Won't you
come to mep -,
ave went together TO see her. Well,
We brought her home and she did die,
but not before she had seen something
happen which, think, she must have
Anticipates long before.
"That vas nothing less than the mar
riaQe Of Edwards aud her mother. ]
married them myself In her sick room.
She told me before she died that she
knew her mother had loved him from
the firs&, and she believed that he had
only fancisd he loved the daughter be-
cause he coaidn't imagine that he was
In love with the mother. They made
very happy match, aud are BOW living
ON O ranch in Colorado. They have
three lovely children, are very rich,
and usually spend their summers In
Europe"