Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-09-21
THE MAcKHY ROMANCE.
TIE rooR wfpow WHOSE DAUGHTER
wEDDEp THE FRINGE ootoSSA.

Some twenty odd years ago there
dwell, Ia California = family Of three
persons. father. mother and daughter.
The latter was mere child. All were
young. The father VAS a physician.
Unfortunately he injured his no, very
extensive practice by in,empersnee. Ills
habits became 20 dis.ipa,ed tina, the poor
wife. de.pairins Of his reformation. and
also Of the possibility Of Independent ae-
ton on her own part 10 secure support
for herself and child, proposed separa'
ton. The man agreed to Il bu, he was
no, pa, up like Rip Van Wrinkle. lie wa,
assured ,ka, While be lived she would
never cease TO help him. and ,hA, when
h. msndsd his ways their old relations
should be restored. lie departed to cure
himself. II possible. aud become worthy
Of the woman Who. sorsly bSss,. undef'
took the maintenance Of the family
Encouraged by bis vife'' prayers. letters
and heroic conduct. the doctor redeemed
himself. At loas, be though, 40. aud
his poor wife Vas mote than willing TO
believe Il. lie returned to her home
and heart. warmly welcomed back by
both. Unluek.ly. be had either m'seh.
ealAied bis will power or the demon Of
Indulgence va. simply asleep. and by no
means dead within him. lie ven, back
TO bic cups. Anl very soon the skeleton
finger Of poverty va. laid uPon his do
nestle .a.irs. The devoted wife IN.
willing 70 undertake an experimental
separation. and unable 20 remaia where
she vas. determined to Try whA, change
obscene would DO for this miserable m.n
Who naturally hind. talented aud whole.
some, seemed 10 be in.Anely Abandoned
TO The devil q s,rong drink. Just a,
,hi. crisi. ramors had reached cAliio'ni.
Of the Coms,ock lode discovery. aud
,hi,hsr many q the mining population
drif,ed. Across the Sisu.s TO NuginiA
City ihi, little and mos, wrc;ehsd family
jonrneyed.
The doctor pulled himself together ior
a while and did some bnsiness. bat bis
health wAs gone. and very soon be died
widow And orphan were left Ia the very
depth, Of poverty. The gensroa. min
ers had elabb,d together to bury The doc
tor. They made up purse for the mo.
thet Aud child from time 20 time. and
thu. saved both from utter deprivation
Of food. shelter. and raimen, There
w1s q, thu, time, supeiin',nden' OF one
Of the mines, sturdy young lfi'hmAn'
Who irom the lowest rOund, Of the lad
der bad Begun to push hi. wsy,o fortune
Tie vas not thea more than moderately
well or. and little dreamed Of the Mon'e
Cris,o eA,ks, In store for him. lie used
10 carry the weekly or mon,hly stipend
10 the widow. and hi, wits TO her be-
came more and more frequent.
A, las, be married her, and her day.
q fear ca the score Of poverty ~ere ovsr'
She possessed = well.io.do husband. vie
va. the master Of hi, possessions, and
certain 20 make biz way In the world'
Ba, in the day. q distress the unsAPPy
woman bad fc.onod q the morphine
habit, and could no, Of her own ,h3i,'
release herself from Il. A young phy'i-
clan At Virginia City, Who bad reeenily
graduated Ia France. Informed Der that
II BE would visit Paris md pat hsrsell
implicitly under the care Of his old mas
ter there. hsf cure could be guaranteed.
While tue husband remained 10 uncover,
with the presen, Junioi senator from Ne
vAda. The richest silver deposit The world
has ever known. the wife crossed the
seas Anl submitted % a rigorous medi-
cal treatment. Il WAS successful snc'
many mon,h. Of endurance. Meanwhile
the iAmou, Cali.ornlA and Consolidated
Virginia miaes ~ere penetrated by the
husband. and the woild-renowned DO
nanra. Of which he wAs principal owns'
made him Al least forty times = million.
ARE. The wife Ia Psus, now perfectly
cured And blooming. AZ once rose inic
prominence and celebrity. COZ how could
the maivrl.lo,ing PAri.ians help aiofins
a woman whose ,Alent. Aad beauty were
matched by such fabulous wealth 80 ro-
mAn,ieally discovered. For years this
lady. who j. ~ oinet ,han Mrs John
MAekey, has been silver queen in TIE
mos, splendid capital Of EaroPe. She
has lived IN palaces. Noblemsn and msn
Of senius have paid court a. her shrine.
Now al Pans aud therefore all the
universe. i in fermea, over the ap.
preaching marriage Of Miss Msekey aud
the Prince ColonnA. The diff Is nup-
italy 20 Rome. the City Of the soul. and
TO Italian nobility. Its a miraculous
bridging Of the ehAsm ,hA, lies between
the mining guleh OF the Nevada Noun
,ains and -. Peters Church. where
stands in ,aPernAl splsndor. ",hs grand.
e., dome TIA, mortal hand has painted
agains, Gods lovelis,, sky" Little did
the widow Of the wre;ehed doctor Of
Virginia City imagine that she would
fairly roll in wealth. dwell ia palaces. be
eouried by Church aud State. Be fAmll-
iarly associated with the proude., name.
Of The descendant. Of the crusaders. and
finally became the mo,her.in.liw Of q
Prince ColonnA. whose nobility dates
back almost TO the time Of SAlAdin. The
family name is A. famous as any IN history
aud the heir Of tbs Colonna family s.,2'
years OF age. TO wed the daughter Of the
poor doctor who fell by the wsyside IN
Nevada. and sleep. hi. las, sleep in that
story deser,.-luglli,d CoH'tiiuiionai''i.
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