The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-10
4 STRANGE ROMANCE.
John Dufrane's T;emarTiage TO the Wife
Ago.


who Hoped from Him Many Years
Ago.
Erie (Ta.i Cor. n. Z. SUM-
Ia 1875 John Dufrane, a young and we'll
TODD farmer Of Mexican Township, Erie
County, met at an evening party Miss Ma
~ Johnson, an attractive aud mosherless
girl, who acted as housekeeper for her
father. Young Dufrane was afterward a
frequent caller at Miss Johnson's house,
and, being likely young fellow, he found
favor in tho eyes of the girls father and
was cordially received by the young
mistress of the house. About this TIME
a young Southerner, Orlando An,bercrom-
bic, appeared in the neighborhood, and,
being of excellent adGress.becamet the lion
of local society. Miss Johnson fell in love
with him. The intimacy between Miss
Johnson and the Southerner hastened the
suit Of young Dufrane, but to his great
sorrow, his proposal was rejected by the
girl, although she told him that she fels
honored by his otfer. AIary's father was
greatly disappointed, anu said so much on
the ject that she finally consented to
marry Dufrane
few days after the return from the
wedding-trip Mrs. Dufrane received a let
of sehoolmate in Erie, who requested
her immediate presence. With her huS-
bands consent she left home ostensibly on
that ground. She failed to return, and
then il was learned that she left Erie in the
company of Ambercrombie. The runa-
ways were traced 10 Niagara Fails, and
there all trace of them was lost.
After four years young Dufrane married
an orphan girl in the neighborhood. When
the war broke out he was among the first
to enlist in one of the three Ohio regi.
ments. At the battle of Antietam Du-
frame was dangerously wounded. His
young wife found him in the cotton fact
DRY hospital in Harris burg, whera, through
her care, he was restored to health Du-
frame returned to his reg .ment and his
wife TO her home, but the exposure and
anxiety she had undergone planted the
seeds of fatal disease, and she d ed just
after her usband had been holorably dis.
charged.
About the same time the father of Du-
francs truant wife died, leaving 70 Du-
frame his estate, valued az $4,000, with the
request that Dufrane should do all III his
power to find the missing woman, and if
found apart from her paramour and in
needy circumstances, to make her COM
Portable. After a search of several wears
Dafrane hal almost given up hope of ever
hca ing from her, but recently a letter
cans from her to q friend OF her father
Shs was III Warren. Through the inter-
ce,sion Of her fathers friend the executor
of the will went at once TO Warren, and
there fouad the erin. wife. Among her
papers wes a divorce decree granted by an
Indiana court from Dufrane and a mar
riag8 certificate showing her legal mar
riage to Ambercrombia. The brok IL
hearted woman said that Ambercr nlbie
hal engaged in the business of supplying
minors, at which he amassad fortune,
bot drink and cards afterward made him
poor. His abuse aud neglect Of hor lusel
her 10 leave him five yeas ago. She then
supported herself by working as a servant
IN ho.el5 in d nyer and Chicago, and
finally al Warren, where she had been en-
II yei as a servant in & priva-o houss.
The killing # her husband in u gamblers
quarrel at Denver last winter gave her the
freedom she had prayed hor, and then she
wrote the letter referred to above.
The traans wife was brought East, and
Dafraae's love for her WAS renewed. Last
week they were remarked.