Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-03
A Tale of Reality from Parksrsburg
Exceeding In
Romance the Celebrated Poem OF
TsnnysSn.
The Romance Of Lucy Abbott and
Her Soldier Husband.
Found at Last to be Divorced and
Reunited.
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Arden" comes to us from Marietta. As
the heroine OF the romance is well-knoWn IN
Parkersburg, the details may be Of interest
to the REGISTER readers here. The opening
scene in the romantic drama, dates back a
quarter of a century, when Miss Lucy Alb
bott, q very handsome and vivacious young
girl, daughter of VIM. Abbott, of the Pioneer
City, of Ohio, at the early age Of IA years
was united in marriage to John Addison,
q sober and industrious young man OF the
Buckeye State. A few months
after the marriage was consum-
mated, the young husbands spirit Of
patriotism led him to enlist with the brave
boys who marched forth to defend the time
bonored flag of his country. The child'wife
babe him God speed, and as time wore on,
and the siege Of war grew into years, she
occasionally heard from her soldier hus-
band, but finally the tender missions of love
90 precious to the young wife
Ceased, and for Over Twenty Years
no tidings reached her Of the lost one. L.
vas reported, and generally believed that
young Addison filed an unknown grave in
the Sunny South, as the Inst heard from him
was in the swsmps Of Virginia. After the
youpg widow had laid aside the sables Of
grief, che was won and wed by a young me-
chanic OF Parkersburg, John Gereu with
whom she lived happily and the
home circle was enlarged by the
advent of three children, who in course of
line came to cheer the union oftwo loving
hearts. All went well with our heroine
until about the year 1879, when the husband
met with an accident in the employ Of
Camden & Co, this city, which forever un.
fitted him for work, and finally terminated
IN his death at the Weston Asylum, where he
was sent in 1880, the injury having
Resulted in Insanity.
This sad ending Of our heroine's second
chapter of welded life was a hard blow, but
she recovered, and with q will, character
site ola noble woman, she went TO work to
Import herself and children who were yet
.carcely able to aid her much. She was q
member of the Biptist church of this city, |
and although they, in a measure, aided her
Il her struggles for an existence, it was a
bard life. Her eldest. a son, gave her much
rouble, and was a constant burden to his
mother, owing to his evil disposition.
In 1888 Mrs Geren gave her hand in
marriage to q man named Collins, of Catd-
we'll, Ohio, a harnessmaker by trade. For
= short time the union seemed to be a hap
py one, but domestic trouble arises in regard
20 the wife's children by Aer second hus-
band cher first marriage being fruitless),
and the breach growing wider,
The Pair Separated,
she returning to her mothers Preside, in
Marietta. The eldest daughter, Miss Nora,
now a young lady, seems to hsys been the
cause Of some of the trouble, the eldest boy
above noted, also, but be was sent to the
Reform School at Toledo, O., where re now
ls. The daughter Nora few weeks ego, in
company with two other young girls from
Marietta, left their homes and were not
heard of for several Gays.
They were finally found by the
Parkersburg police force and returned to
heir homes. The girls had been to Mats-
morris, O., and St. Marys, and found here,
and were having 8 royal good time seeing
he world. Now comes the most roman
tic chapter in the lite Of the heroine Of the
,ketch. 1t now turzg out that John Adkis- |
SOD, the husband Of her youth, whom she
mad mourned as lost, and for whom, as she
tates there had alwayp been o tender spot
II her affections,
Is still Alive
and has written her frorthe far West where
be is at present a soldier in he regular
army. Els long silence e accounted for in
this way. For several months before the
close of the late war, he had no heard from
his youpg wife he had lef. behind him, and
the report reached Ms n that
he was dead. When General
Lee, commander of The Confederate
Army surrendered his swordtto Gen. Grant,
and the angel OF peace went forth over our
and proclaiming the glad idings. Young
Addison enlisted in the regular army, and
mas since then been doing duty a o faith
full soldier. 1t was by the Derest accident \
hat he recently learned thas the wife ofhiS
manhood was awe. After The
silence Of n Score O2Kears
the correspond nee was renewed, and the |
missions IS of old, kave gone back
and forth acrossthe continert which divides 1
he two loving searts. Addison is q mem.
Der ora regiment now on dssy on tho Pa \
cifc coast, and sATOugh these long years Of
his life has hoarde3' his hard
cash, and ss> his last
term ofenlistm snt will soon, expire, Ae is
that bis fret and only love- Join
him tseEe, and, reunited afsoE q quarter Of . !
plight anew their love for eesn
other, and once. more renew, their joRrney
down the river OF welded LIE The desire
III ar hearts viii be consunmated ss soon
a. orrheroine can be released from ks1 last
matrimonial sntanglemena with the lately
husband. CollinA and he,Enoch
Arden of our story has answered to be last
roll call, as . soldier of Ne United States