Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-03
"pinkey" Plays perhdous Franks.

In September last THE REPUBLICAN,
noted with congratulations the mar.
riage of Mr.. III. Albert formerly Of this
city and Miss Mary Parker, at the home
of the brides parents in Lyons, Iowa,
on the 18th day of that month. The
marriage ceremony was attended by
Mr.. w. G. Barton and Mrs. A. Burnside,
the mother of the groom, from this
city, and large company of the Lyons
friends of the bride, and was heralded
by the Lyons papers as a brilliant affair.
The union was the climax of very
short acquaintance between the con-
tracing parties, the fascinated ones
believing that in the introduction they
had met their fate, to which they
seemed resigned. The first and fatal
meeting was while they were in attend
ance upon a banquet and the acquaint-
ance sooa grew into fond and fervent
flame which soon moulded the two
forms into one at time and place above
noted.
Immediately after the marriage they
went to Cincinnati to live, where the
groom had secured lucrative position
representing the Pettibone Mfg Co.,
dealers i'll secret society goods, a bust
ness the gentleman was especially
adapted to by reason of his associations
with so many orders. Nothing of their
life there came to the ears of their Iowa
friends until quite recently and the
iirst specific information coming to Au-
dubon was in letter from Mr.. George
W. Parker, the father of the bride, to q
gentleman in this city in which it is
stated that after six weeks of marital
life during which she was subjected to
constant abuse his daughter has re-
turned to the parental roof,and that as
soon as possible legal proceeding will be
instituted against him who has wrecked
her life and brought to her misery in
stead of happiness. Further than these
meagre but sad generaiities nothing is
:;nown here but these suffice to diSap-
point those who hoped that the union
would prove a happy ono, and to CON
,irm the faith of others who believed
Nr Albert incapable of sustaining in
ligniticd manner the manly relation.
The Parker family is one of the best
in the city of their residence, and a resi-
dent of Audubon who enjoys their &C
quaintancc attestS the character of each
member, deeply rcgretting the ceremony
which brought this unfortunate episode
into their lives. The young lady in par
ticular has many charming and inter
eSting characteristics and is in every
way worthy OF a consiierate and faith
ful companion.
The venture was Mr.. Albert's third
in the matrimonial line. She whose af-
fection5 he first won was lady of cdu-
cation and bright social qualities, but
their life was full of infelicities and
turmoil, and resulted in legal separa
ton, The second marriage was with q
worthy lady who departed this life while
they were living at Stuart three years
ago. Since the demise of his second
consort Mr.. Albert has wooed unsuc-
ccssfu!ly in this town, but after the first
meeting paid undivided attention to
the lady of Lyons, where his accommo-
dating social qualities served purpose
decidedly advantageous to the eypedi-
sncy of his case.
1t is not necessary here to recite the
many episodes in his somewhat check
cred life, as the record may be easily
read by those interested, The early and
unfortunate elimination of the third
venture will be deplored by all. but the
information does not come as surprise,
nor does il surpass dcnouements in his
C irICr.