Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-02
| ENOCH ARDEN.
| Tale of Reality from Parkersburg
Exceeding In
Romance the Celebrated Poem OF
TsnnysOn.
he Romance of Lucy Abbott and
Her Soldier Husband.
,ound al Last to be Divorced and
Reunited.
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PIRNERsBURG, ". VA, August IA
|story fully verified, and exceeding IN some
4espects the romantic chapters OF "Enoch
Arden" comes 20 rs from Marietta. As
be heroine Of the romance is wsll-knoWn IN
Z Parkersburs the details may be Of interest
80 the REGISTER readers here. The opening
meme in the romantic drama, dates back
suarter Of 8 century, when Miss Lucy Ab-
kott, q very handsome and vivseious young
tirl daughter Of Vim. Abbott Of the Pioneer
city, Of Ohio, S: the early age OF II years
eas united in marrisge to John Adkisson,
sober and industrious young man OF the
Bnckeye S.A-s. A few months
aher the ma-risge was eonsuu'
mated, the yOaDg husbands spirit OF
pstriOtism led him to enlist with the brave
boys who marched forth to defend the time
honored tag Of his country. The childwife
ssde him God speed, and as time wore on,
snd the slege o. war grew into years. she
occasionally heard from her soldier has
Asnd, but finally he tender missions Of love
m precious to the young wife
Ceased and for over Twenty Years
ID tidings reached her Of the lost one. It
ess reported. and generally believed that
fcenz Addison Slled an unknown grave in
/, ke Sunny Soa.n, as thelnst heard from him
oas il the swamps Of Virginia. After the
lonng widow had laid aside the sables of
rrief. she was Won sud wed BY young me-
etanic OF Pa-kezsburg, John Gsreu with
son she lived happily and the
Acne circle was enlarged BY the
t,ssent OF three children, who in course Of
F. tiae e csms 20 chez The union oftRo loving
A.hr,s All ven well with our heroine
ia about the year 1879, when the husband
La with an accident in the employ Of
<amden 4 Co, this city. which forever un-
+. he'd him for work, and finally terminated
~ his death az the Weston Asylum, where he
uAs sent in lSSJ, the injury having
Resulted in Insanity.
mis- SD ending Of our heroiues second
hapter Of welded liie was hard blow but
be recovered, and with Will character
tic Of noble woman, she vent TO work 10
hpport herself and children who were yet
tesrcely able 10 aid Der much. She was 3
member of the Baptist church Of this city
IND although they, n 3 measure, sided her
in her struggles for sn existence, 1t Was 8
hard life. Esr eldest, 8 son gave her much
trouble, and zss s constant burden to MS
mother owing 70 bis evil disposition.
In ISS3 Ms. Ge-en gave her hand in
marriage 10 { mal D. med Collins, Of Csld-
well Ohio haruessmsSer By trade. For
short time the u1ion seemed TO oe hap
py one but domestic trouble arises IN regard
TO the wi.ss children by her second hus-
band lhe- first marriage being tcGitlessN
acd tie bzsach gsoE!ng wider,
The PAR Separated,
she returning 70 her mothers 6reside IN
Marietta The eldest daughter. Miss Nora
row youDg lady, seems 10 have been the
cause OF some q the CroGole, the eldest boz
above noted, also, but be was sent to the
Reform School .. Toledo, o., where he nov
Z. The daughter Nora s few weeks ago. IN
COMPANY with tso other young girls from
Marietta, lef, heir homes and were not
heard OF for several days
The were finally found By the
Parksrs5urE poEcs force and returned to
their homes. The girls hsd been 70 Nata-
no-:s o. snd s.. Mays, and found here,
ard were having q royal good time seeing
he void Nov comes the most roman
,ic chap.er in the lie Of the heroine Of the
,kttcb. ItIcz :l-us ogt that John Adkis-
sgr. The husband Of her youth, whom she
tsi mournt6 as lost, snd for whom, as she
states tb-re had always been . tender spot
il h-r affections
L Srn Alive
hs, written Ter rom the far West where
be is 81 pressn: soldier in the regular
army. His long silence Is accounted for IN
this vav. For several months before the
close OF the late War, he hSd no; heard from
bis vouBz wife h had left behind him, sud
the report reached his ears thA'
,be VAS dead. When General
Zee commander Of the COnfedsrste
Aruv surrendered hissWOrd 10 Gen Grant,
ard the sn-el OF peace Ecut forth over OR
lard uroclAiEaipg the glad tldlngS. 1oCn{
Ackissou enlisted IN the regular army, and
has since then been doing duty IS faith
ful soldier. Il was BY the merest accident
that be recently learned ihAi toe vile o, nls
1anhoOd vas ahve. After the
silence OF a Score Of Years
the corSsUondsnc wss renewed, snG the
tender missions IS Of Old, have gone oAcN
and forth across the continent which divides
Tie tEo lovius hears Adsisson IS asn
Der OF regimen, roE on duty on tn p.
-cifc coast. and through these long years Of
his lie hSs boarded hs hsrd
ssrrrd eash, and g. his last
term O. erEstusu; vii soon expire, re Is
5ssirozs thai MS 5-st and only love, llia
him there and reunited Af.sra qaaEtes Of a
ceu'urv, pEsh. anew their love toS each
ottsr. srd oucs more renew their Iouvney
5ovr the ri7s- OF EeGjed lie Tns desire
.oi Il II hearts vii be consunnsted ss soon
a. Cur heroine can be released from her last
Matrimonial safanElsneat With the !Ase!y
Ses.i,sd husband Collins. Sn3 the EaOch
Arden oF Cur s,cry has answered to the tsst
rou cal IS = solder Of tie JniIe3 States