The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18
PAUL DEMONS ROMANCE.
separated From His wife, He Finds He
Alter Twelve Years.

After Twelve Years.
Philadelphia TipiS,,
Paul Denton, a former Philadelphia,
is now on his way to that city from San
Francisco, accompanied by his wife and
child, for whom 'he has searched two
continents for oyer twelve years, and
whom he has just found in the Golden
Gate City.
Dcnton's story OF troubles and wan
behring's reads mere like the romancings
Of an imaginary brain than the actual
experience OF a man In the ordinary
walks of life. Paul Was born and raised
in Philadelphia, and lived at German
town until about fifteen years ago, when
his father, JabeE Denton, died. The
young man then made his way TO Cali
iornia, where he had an uncle residing.
After months OF search he failed TO find
bis relative, and securing employment
he settled down to live ut San Fran
cisco.
After living in that city for some time
he finally located his uncle. Things
prospcred with the young man and later
ne removed to Denver, Col, where an
aunt resided. Three years after lie went
West, his uncle in California died, leav-
ing him small fortune OF S40, 900, and
by the terms OF the will the aunt in
Denver was made his guardian. The
will also gave TO Miss Bertha Ashwell, a
protegc Of the Denver aunt, the sum OF
$1,000 providing she did not marry be-
fore attaining the age OF twenty. Tho
young man Paul fell desperately in love
with Bertha, and persuaded her to be
secretly married to him. Three months
after this, i'll the spring OF 1850 Paul
was lost while attempting to reach the
summit OF Pixies Peak, that famous
mountain about ninety miles southwest
OF Denver.
The body OF young man was found
some time afterward, and was identi-
fed as chat OF Paul. The body was pre-
pared for buriel and shipped back to
Philadelphia, his old home, for burial.
The sorrowing girl-wife, sattired in
widows weeds, accompanied the re-
mains, which were inferred, it is said,
in West laurel Hill Cemetery. The
inheritance Paul was to have received
went by virtue OF his uncle's will to the
aunt in Denver, as did also Bertha's
$4,000 legacy, she having violated the
provisions Of the will in marrying be-
lore she was twenty years of age.
The young widow went to live with
an aunt of her husbands in German
town, with whom she returned for some
time, aiterward, however, going to Eng
land. The body which had been found
on Pixies Peak was not that OF Paul,
however. The young man, having lost
his way in the mountains. wandered
about Tor several days, when foot sore
and about crazed from hunge: and thiflt,
he fell in with band OF strolling gyp-
sizes. The latter gave him food and
drink, and induced him to remain with
them for several days. Later they held
him n prisoner in the hope Of receiving
reward, and, falling in this, they car
ried him Off with them to british Column
bia. After being held a prisoner for
some time, Paul awoke one morning to
find that instead OF being asleep in the
gypsy camp he was on whaler bound
Tor years cruise, and was already far
out NJ sea. He accepted his position
philosophically, and Tor eighteen
months worked rs a sailor before tho
mast ON the whaIer
Finally he turned up in the CITY of
London in lSS2, after his long cruise,
and as his nav for nearly two years
hard work and rough usage lie had EGO
in his pocket, He ii once took passage
for America and went direct TO Denver
to find Ills Young wife. Arriving ut
the Colorado metrSnolis, he found that
his aunt was dead. His fortune had
passed TO n relative in Scotland. and he
Was told thnt lis yonnr wife had fallen