The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-14
A ROMANCE IN REAL LITE.
John Taylor of Bath, Returns to His Wife
After an Absence of Twenty-Five Years.

John Taylor, of Bath, Returns to His Wife
After an Absence of Twenty-Five Years.
From the Albany Journal.
A romantic story of the mysterious disap-
pearance OF q man from his family tWenty-tWo
years ago and his temperance the other day
is the one absorbing topic in the village Of
ath-on-the-Hudson. The story, as told a
journal reporter by Mrs. Taylor today, is sub
stantially as follows:
In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. John G. Taylor lived
with their family, consisting Of three children
two BOYS and a girl, on Second street Bath
Mr. Taylor, who was an insurance and real es-
tate agent, did good business and took excel
lent cares0f his family. One day he visited
relatives at West Sandake, with the intention
of returnip'' to his family, but was never seen
by them any of his friends until Wednesday
OF last week, when he called upon his wife,
who lives in rooms over Sutcliff's grocery store,
in Bath Knocking at the door, he told Mrs
Taylor that he understood she was q seam
stress and inquired if she wonld make some
shirts for him. She agreed to do so, and the
husband sat down with his overcoat and hat
on and engaged in conversation with the lady,
who sat at work at sewing machine. He
seemed much interested in the woman and in
quired il she was widow.
81 suppose I am, she replied, Gas I have
not heard from my husband in over twenty
years"
"But it is possible he may come back to
you" continued the stranger, in quiet tone.
liz IL.
in an animated tone of he is living, and has
remained away these twenty-five years with
out letting mo hear from him, he may con-
tinue to do 500
AT this point the landlord came in to ask for
the rent. and as it was before the 18th of the
month, She was not prepared to meet it, and
SO informed him. Despite the protestations of
Mrs. Taylor, the supposed stranger paid the
rent, with the understanding that she could
settle when he received the shirts. Mrs. lay
lor says that some moments before this time
she was quite sure that the man she was talk
ing with was her husband, and few moments
afterward, as he rose to go, she suddenly
asked Are you not John Taylor?" Taken
almost by surprise, he admitted that he was,
and was about to advance toward her, when
she coolly pointed to a chair and asked him to
be seated and explain his absence.
lie did so, telling a long and romantic story
of being drugged by strangers and carried to a
hospital in Jersey City, where he found, on re-
covering consciousness, that he had been
robbed and was suffering from severe bruises.
He remained there three years, meanwhile
writing number of letters TO his wife and
friends, explaining his situation to them.
These were never received, and he was re-
earded as dead. After he left the hospital he
was hit in the back Of the head with heavy
stick OF wood by a man who miStoO1
him for another person, and his skull
was fractured. Tie blow rendered
him insane for SIX years. Upon recovering
health he thought his friends never wanted to
see him again, as they had not answered his
letters, and he went west, where he made and
lost several fortunes. He has lately resided in
Cleveland, where he has made comfortable
little fortune in the insurance business. He is
now living in Albany, where he viii soon en-
gage in business. Mrs Taylor says she has no
doubt as TO his story, and believes his suffcrngs
have been greater than her own. lie is in tho
best of health, though in his esd year.