The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-03-12
ROMANCE IN JERSEY CITY.

About dusk last night handsome
young woman with strongly marked
Celtic features stepped from a Mont
gomery street car at the Bergen ave-
nue. crossing, Jersey City. A bright
little lad scarcely seven years old
stood on the stoop, who as he saw the
woman ran towards her, and catching
hold of her cloak looked pleadingly
into her face.
Hello, mamma he cried joyfully.
The woman started and turning round
pushed the boy aside with the remark.
"Run away, sonny. am not your
mother" Her face was pale and it
was evident that she was trying to
deceive him.
"Yesyou are /; | know you, mamma.
Why don't you take me Z"
The woman paid no attention to
the lad, but started to walk up West
Side avenue. She pulled the bell of
neat white cottage, which was an
swered by some one who closed the
door as soon as she was inside. After
being cast offthe lad ran home. Half
an hour later he and a refined looking
gentlemen stopped in front of the cot
tage and the gentleman raped TOR
admittance. The comely young wo-
man opened the door.
"Thank heaven, Maggie, | have
found ycu at last, was the spontan-
eous cry Of the man.
Il don't know YOU" she answered,
drawing back.
Don't know me? Surely you
cannot say that, Maggie" said the
gentleman in a husky voice. At this
point burly man appeared on the
scene.
This is my wife" he said.
''Your wife That cannot be.
married her seven years ago, )" replied
the stranger at the door.
Yes and she is my mamma" put
in the boy. Seeing policeman APP
proach, the lad and his father were ask
ed inside. They remained several
hours, and were not seen coming out.
From one of the neighbors reporter
of THE WORLD learned their story
The woman is known as Mrs. Hurley
She married John Hurley, a respecta-
bic mechanic, about a year ago anC
has since lived with him in the little
house on West Side avenue. She il
an lrishwoman, but for five years she
lived as maid with wealthy Englisl
family named Jobes, who kept fash
ionable establishment in the suburbs
of London. The family consisted Of
two daughters and a son Thomas who
married the maid in secret. He was
not to claim her as his wife until af-
ter the death Of his father and his
accession to the estate. When the
young wife was about to become a
mother she asked for leave of alb
sence andreturned, leaving her child
in the care of a humble family in Lon
don. Regularly she visited it, often
accompanied by her husband. who
paid for its keeping.
Subsequently the maid was dis
missed, and the son sent abroad He
remained in France for an indefinite
time. His letters were confscated,
and all efforts to communicate with
his wife were unayailing, For four
years She lost track of him, and tried
enduring poverty and hunger placed
her child in the care of the people
who first had it and left for America.
This was two years ago, and the child,
which had grown into fine boy, was
six years old.
When the father died the son came
to America. lie recovered the chile
and traced his wife to Jersey City
In the mean time the wife married
mechanic, The father kept hel
memory green in the mind of his lit
tie son Willis by showing him tn,
portrait every night before he went .tC
bed. From this the lad recognized
her when saw her upon the
street.
1t is said that Mr.. Hurley will
peacefully resign his wife to her first
husband, and they will soon leave
for England.-Nrtn York World.