The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-06
4 MODERN ENOCH ARDEN.
New Accompaniment to a
Very Old Story.
Very Philosophical
Manner.

CALDWELL, Ohio. January 5.-The old
story of Enoch Arden, with highly sensa-
tional features and tossible criminal &C.
compartments, has just been repeated two
miles south OF Caldwell. John Sealock. a
well-to-do farmer, himself a widower at the
time, met a dashing black-eyed widow
named Vincent, at Beverly, Ohio, some
two years ago. After q short courtship
they were married and came to Mr.. Sea-
locks farm. near Caldwell, where they have
lived very happily ever since. She had in
her own right considerable real estate in
Washington county, inherited from herfor-
mer husband, who. as believed, died in the
California mining regions nine years ago.
Indeed, his brother, returning soon after,
called upon the widow Vincent and de-
livered to her the wearing apparel of her
deceased husband. He said that he was
| with his brother when he died and saw him
| buried.
Before her marriage with Sealock Mrs.
Vincent proceeded to sell and convey a
portion of the real estate and to rent and
lease the rest. as she had no children by
Vincent. The parties who so purchased
had no doubt whatever OF her legal right to
so convey it.
And so matters ran along smoothly
enough until about one week ago when a
messenger arrived at the Sealock homestead
and delivered to Mrs. Sealock q letter in
the veritable handwriting of her former
husband, Charles w. Vincent. The alarm
and CONSERVATION of the stricken pair can
better be imagined thar described when
they read in that letter the angry husbands
imperative demand that she should aban-
don Sealock Immediately and join him at
Amesville, Ohio. Alike alarmed with fear
of a criminal prosecution-he for living
with a married woman, n she for big
amy-they at once agreed that she should
start Immediately for Vincent, and she &C
cordingly did so, Mr.. Sealock courteously
taking her to the railroad station in his
carriage and bidding her an eternal adieu.
1t is not poetical, but it is true that Mr..
SealOck noticed that it vas not much of a
thunderbolt after all to the lady, because
her old love had revived and her new love
was off. This tended very much on both
sides to alleviate the suiferings which must
have ensued if the good womanhad seemed
to regret her departure. Nothing further
was heard from the lady until to-day,
when Mr.. Sealock received a letterfrom her,
frigidly informing him that she had notyet
determined what her future course should
be, but one thing was certain, she had
found out enough to know that it would
be legally hazardous for her ever again to
returd to Sealock.
No further particulars are at present at
tainable, but certain it is that several SEN
sational lawsuits must follow. OF course
the parties who purchafed from Mrs. Vini-
cent have no title to their lands, and are
consulting the lawyers about it. Sealock,
who was greatly attached to his wife, has
made some kind of a written marriage set
Element with and upon her, for the RECESSION
OF which, as well as for a divorce, he will at
one apply to the courts.
Hud Vincent will probably sue Sealock
for damages. and at the same time will en-
ter suits for the recovery OF his lands,
decided away by Mrs. Vincent.