The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-11
AN MECHANICALLY HUSBAND ON A
STILL HUNT DISCOVERIES HIS
TRUANT WIFE IN AUSTIN.
AN OLD, OLD STORY OF DESER rION
In Foreign Lands and Fleeing to the
Land of Freedom What the Out
come will be No Man
Knows.

Some days ago an elderly gentleman
reached this city from foreign land
Just now it is not essential to tell
whence he came.
Suffice to say be is here, and he is
far above the average of men in intel
lect and culture.
His department and bearing indi-
cate Enthusiastically that he has been
accustomed to polished society.
In short, he is gentleman.
No doubt about it.
A STATESMAN reporter met him in
the Office of the mayor the other day,
and his conversation and courteous
bearing betokened the gentleman by
instinct and education.
This was noticed by all who were in
the Office at the time, and it drew forth
comments.
He has been, and peradventure, is
yet wealthy man, and in the land of
diamonds, whence he came, he took
much interest, so it is told, in mate
rial improvements, and reaching Aus
tin he has shown some curiosity in
the dam, the site of which he has
visited.
He is pleased with the enterprise,
and unhesitatingly declares it will
make Austin great city.
HIS MISSION
Is this old-for he is quite old-this
courteous, polite gentleman, whose
home and business is far away in q
foreign land, merely travelling through
Texas for pleasure?
Not muchl
If reports are correct, and there no
earthly reasons for doubling them,
this particular old gentleman has had
some very sad experience in this life.
Some years ago, some seven or nine,
no matter which, his wife, so the story
goes, gathered many costly diamonds,
and great deal OF money and secretly
departed for foreign parts.
The old gentleman took steps to
ascertain her whereabouts, but for
several years his efforts were fruitless,
and he was in the depths of dispair
when, good luck would have it, a letter
directed to some one in England hap
pened to fall into his hands.
1t was written by his wife, and was
dated Austin, Tex.
1t bore other marks which indicated
that it had been written in this city
but it is not necessary to mention
them.
1t is sufficient to merely state that
the paper on which the letter was
written bore the imprint of we'll
known house.
This letter was the first reliable
trace that fell into the hands OF the
husband, and he is in Austin today.
So is his wife.
Is she known?
Perhaps she is. Indeed, she may be
we'll known.
In very truth it has come to the
ears of some that she is we'll known.
Not in society, but known by those
who are in society-high society.
Long ages ago it was said a man is
known by his works.
This woman is known by her works.
What will be the outcome of the
visit of the husband.
All! who knows? Orpheus made. a
large and strange journey once on &C.
count of dead wife.
This husband has made o long
journey TO Austin on account of liv-
ing wife.
He has found her.
He has found something else too.
He has seen with his own eyes a
very valuable and very beautiful dia-
mond which he recognizes as an old
favorite.
Alackl Alack! 1t was on some
other fellows hand.
Will the wife return to the husband
and with him sail DER the sounding
ocean to home in-well foreign
land.
Gracious knows! Surely this is a
queer world, with some very queer
people in it.
1t is just possible you will hear
more of this story, true one, in few
lays.
Will the final be joy and happiness
Or II it be sorrow and grief?
Will it be tragedy?