The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-01

wandering from place to place, dodg-
ing his enemies. AS he never received
any answers to his letters sent to his
wife, he almost came to the conclusion
that she had ceased TO care for him.
This conclusion was finally settled
conviction by his receiving letter pur-
porting to come from his wife, but
which really was forgery by her
father, stating that she no longer loved
him and desired never to see him again.
This was hard blow to Fielding, and,
wandering off to Texas, he became reck.
less and desperate. Many daring deeds
frontier, are accredited to him.
At the close OF the war he settled
down in Collin County, Texas, and
lived an upright, peaceable life. Not
| long after he moved to Collin, he saw
friend from his old home, who told
him of his fathers murder, the death OF
his wife's father and her second mar
rage. This friend told him that it was
| understood in his old neighborhood
that he (Jones) had died in battle as
this was the report circulated by his
| father-in- law. It then began to dawn
upon Jones that he had been duped in
some manner, and that
BIS VILE h HAD 1dOU0h1 h1h OHAD
when she married second time. This
conviction preyed upon his mind until
he was almost crazed. He centured
himself for not investigating the truth
of the letter he supposed was written
| BY his wife. His friend tried to per-
suade him to go back to his old home,
but for many years he would not con-
sent to do so, not knowing but what his
old neighbors were still his enemies.
About the year 1880, Jones sold his
property in Collin County and removed
to Cork County, Texas, where he pre-
pared a beautiful home. In 1888, the
longing to see his old home, wife and
children, grew on him so strongly that
he determined at any cost to make the
trip. Arriving at the home of his
childhood, among familiar scenes, a
feeling came upon him that he could
not bear to see the woman who was
all the world to him and yet the wife OF
another, and he almost made up his
mind to leave without seeing her.
The temptation, however, was too great
to resist, and he accordingly started for
her home. Arriving there, he met her
husband and made known his errand.
This man was much surprised, but
after hearing jones story invited him
into the house. He met the object OF
his visit on the porch. She, of course,
did not know him at first, as years had
passed since she last saw him, and she
also supposed him dead. He asked her
if she knew him, and when she replied
in the negative, he asked her if she did
not remember Fielding Jones. The
truth Immediately flashed over the
poor woman, and she fell fainting.
When she recovered mutual explana-
tions followed, and they both learned of
the great wrong that had been perpe
trated upon them.
| The situation was complicated one,
and there seemed no way out of it.
! The man who had married Mrs. Jones
| was ignorant of the fact that Jones was
| living, and three children were the fruits
of the marriage. The scene was so af-
fecting that Jones, strong man as he
was, who had braved more perils and
hardships than pen can portray, tore
himself from the spot, and taking his
daughter Minnie, who had grown TO be
a beautiful young woman, returned to
his Texas home. On his arrival his
friends and neghbors wondered no little
at the presence of the young lady,
whom they were informed was his
daughter, as none Of them were familiar
with his past history, except the mar
rator, whom as friend, he told in de-
tail the history of his life, from the
time he separated with his wife in Vir-
ginia until they met again in 1888.
Jones never recovered from the
shock of meeting his wife, and until his
death which occurred only a short
time ago, appeared to be heartbroken.