Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-24

death of her husband. Ten days ago
there came to No. 1923 Market street
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buckingham,
who gave their residence as Idaho,
and stated that they would remain
there for time owing to the illness
of Mr.. Buckingham.
Nh. Buckingham grew worse rap
idly. Drs. Robinson and Comstock
were called to attest the case, but the
man died, the cause of his demise be-
ing attributed to dyspepsia. The
wife, who is q pretty brunette, of
medium stature, related the following
story of her M arriage and the sudden
termination of the wedding journey
by death:
ST don't know how I feel about it. -
she said, as she elevated her dark
eyebrows and pouted slightly, as
though musing, Il might as well tell
you The truth, though, and that is ]
can't feel very sorry and I can't help
1t. You are surprised, perhaps, and I
wouldn't say this to everybody,
but / married the man because
wanted to get away from the fam
lily | was living with. was born in
Minnesota, near ST. Paul; my parents
removed to Spokane Falls, Washing
ton territory, and my mother died
there. Ny father then went to Mis-
SCALA, Montana, and at the request of
an old friend of his-Mr. Osgood-I
was either sent Or taken to their home
until [ was of age. My maiden name
was Hattie Evans, and am not quite
IL years of age. The life I was living
at Mr. Osgood,s grew irksome, and
after had known Mr. Buckingham
about two years finally agreed to
marry him just to get away from
there. He was much older than I am
he told nae he was SO but you can
see by his picture here that he was
not less than As. We were married
about three weeks ago, and were tax
ing this trip as wedding tour.
can't say that he was cruel or misused
me, but he didn't treat me right.
When married him I thought
could do just as pleased, and [ was
sorry had married "a hours after
ward. No, l nave no relatives in Ida
no, and no very particular friends ex-
cept the Csgoods. Did I marry for
money? No, I. did not but Mr.. Buck
ingham had money, and plenty of it.
He owned a quartz mine near Myrtle
City, don't know how much it is
worth-and a fourth interest in the
myrtle claim, placer mine
which he said he Wouldn't sell for
$50, 900. No, he has no relatives in
New Orleans. have telegraphed to
his busidess friends of his death, and
asked them to send me funds, as I
have but few dollars in cash, aad
draft on the Valley bank, which l
can't collect because my husband fail
ed to endorse it. OF course, the posi-
tion [ AN placed is rather peculiar,
and don't like it, but amt sorry,
I can go back to Idaho and be like [
was before"
The girl had a hand sachel, from
which she had taken the photograph
Of her dead husband, and ia replacing
it she noticed jewei-box, and opened
it with the remark:
See my new ring; isn't it beauty?
[ bought it myself to-day. No, indeed
he wouldn't have thought of such
thing. don't want to speak harshly
about hin-he's dead now-but I did
not love him as well as other friends
[ have met. I'm going home just as
soon as 1 get the money, whica J. ex
pect tomorrow. Good by, and don't
tell every body you know all I've said.
I thought I might as well confde the
truth to you, and I feel better for 1t.
Good-by."