Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14
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A DISTURBED HONEYMOON.
Delight ola Young widow at Her Hus.
bands Death.

A DISTURBED HONEYMOON. |
Delight ola Young widow at Her HuA4
bands Death.
The closing scene in a peculiar honey
moon of three weeks duration wasr re-
Gently witnessed at Old Pickens' Gem
etery, says the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat, when the remains Of Charles
buckingham, CT Myrtle City, Idaho,
were resigned to their last resting
place, the young wife the only mourner,
|th fearless eyes and composed iea-
t&es, either too inexperienced to real
i've the loss shehad sustained, or dead
to any sorrow or regret at the death
of her husband. There came to No.
1928 Market street Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Buckingham, who gave their
residence at Idaho, and stated that
they would remain there for time
owing to the illness of Mr. Bucking.
ham. Mr.. Buckingham grew worse
rapidly. Drs. Robinson and Com
stock were called to attend the case,
but the man died, the cause of his de-
mise being attributed to dyspepsia.
The wife, who is pretty brunette, OF
medium stature, related the following
story OF her marriage and the suaden
termination of the wedding journey
bydeath:
81 don't know how feel about it"
she said as she elevated her dark eye
brows and pouted slightly, as though
musing. 81 might as we'll tell you the
truth, though, and that is | can't feel
very sorry and ] can't help it. You
aresurprised, perhaps, and ] wonidn' :
say this to everybody. but | married
the man because wanted to get away
from the family ! was living with. l
was born in Minnesota, near st, Paul;
my parents removed to Spokane
Falls, w. r., and my mother died
there. My father then went to Mis-
soula, Mon. and at the request OF an
old friend of hisZa Mr.. Osgood-I was
either sent or taken to their home I'M
til | was of age. My maiden name
was Hattie Evans, and | am not
not quite seventeen years OF age. The
| life | was living Mt Mr.. 0sgood's grew
| irksome, and after had known Mr.
Buckingham about two years finally
agreed to marry him just TO get away
from there. He was much older thar
Iam-he told me he was thirty-eight
but you can See by his picture that hI
was not less than forty.five. W.
were married about three weeks
nao, and were taking this trip as {
wedding tour. / can't say that he wa
cruel TO me or misused me, but III
didn't treat meright. When married
him | thought ! could do just as
pleased, and ! was sorry had marrie'
twent.ionr hours afterward. No,
have no relatives in Idaho, and NJ
very particular friends but the Us
goods. Did ! marry for money? No
did not; but Mr.. Buckingham ha'
money, and plenty OF it. He owned
quartz mine near Myrtle City, don
know how much it is worth-and
fourth interest in the Myrtle claim
placer mine, which he SAID wouldI
self for $4,000. No, he has no rela
tives there, his mother lives in Ne,
Orleans. ] have telegraphed to ~
business friends of his death, and ash
ed them to send me fands, as ! hay
hut a few dollars in cash and a drai
on the Valley Bank, which ! can't co
lect, because my husband failed to u
dorse il. OF course the position al
. placed in Is rather peculiar, ana
don't lust like it, but amt sorr!
because / can 60 back TO Idaho an
be inst as was before"
The girl had a hand-satchel, frol
which she had taken the photograp
of her dead husband, and in replaclr
Il she noticed iewel-hox, and opene
. il with the remark; "See my new rim
isn't it beauty? | bought it myse
4 to-day. No, indeed, he wouldn't ha'
! thought OF such thing. ! don't wal
TO speak harshly about him-he'sd ea
now-but didn't love him, ! guess
know didn't didn't even Ill
' him as well as other friends ! ha'
0 met. I'm going home just as soon
r get the money. which | expect t
morrow. Goodbye, and don't 7
everybody you know all I've said.
/; thought might rs well eontide t
truth to you, and | feel better for
4 Goodbye"