Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-01
A REAL ROMANCE.
"A Story that Proves Truth Is
Stranger than FictiOn---
\ Couple Reunited
Both are Old and Gray
Haired They Are Married
n Second time.

Tcius more ike nctlGn. ana Is almost
too strange to believe came to ligh,
1T Kent, Ohio, recently by tho
marriage of Samuel Saith ant
Margaret Risk. both of whom hav,
almost reached four-scorc years, Tho
groom being % and the bride al
| Just 10 years ago Samuel Smith was
separated from his wife. whom be
had welded five years before He
went west, and nothing was ever
heard OF him attcrward. After some
years Mrs. Smith was married IL
George Risk. and the two made Their
home in Kent. living happily
together "A few years ago Mr.. Risk
died. and the old lady has since made
her home with her only daughter,
now the wife %. DR.. j. ID. Davis. a
prominent physician of that place.
The old lady has had remarkably
good health, and has lived happy
and contcntcd life, the past having
been mostly forgotten, though of
course. her memory must have
occasionally carried her back to her
early married days. when she was a
happy bride, with a youthful hus-
band by her side, bolli looking for
ward with Joyous expectations to
the future. But the thought of ever
again seeing her former husband had
entirely passed from her mind, it
being supposed that he was long
since dead, as nothing concerning
! him or his doings had ever reached
the old home. On Friday morning of
last week there alightcd from the
>outhbound train on the c.. c. 4 S.
an Old, gray-haircd and feeble man.
lie gaZcd about him. but he was not
able to recognise any Of the surround
| !ngS Tor some Time. Soon il all came
back To him. The buildings were
new, but the hills We're just the same
The old Cuvahnga river rolled on to
the !, a,.iwcst Just as il used to-
! Gould ii be that he would be able 10
knew Could il be that the woman
whom he once led to the hymcnial
altar. and promised to love. cherish
and protect and whom lie had
deserted. was >till alive: He hoped
-. but hardly dared To inquire. for
fear his hopes might be blasted py u
negative answer lie started up the
| street. He hailed stranger and
| made some inquiry as To his relatives
| He received good news. and ii was
not long until he had learned that
the former Mrs. Smit'l was living
Even though he had hoped that such
might be true. lie was hardly able To
| believe the good news. He lost no
time III finding her home. ON max
Ing inquiry. the old lady came Ia the
door. The recognition was mutual.
| Time had made great changes in
both, their hair was gray and hung
down over their shoulders. while
wrinklcd We're the ioreheads and
faces. Lovers once. but strangers
now But il did not take long TO
renew the acquaintance. friendship
land love of former years. Seated in
two armcharS, they recalled the past
and the stories OF their life were told
while down the cheeks of each flowed
the tears OF sorrow and repentance.
After leaving Kent, Mr.. Smith went
to Chicago. There he married n
woman who died a few years later
and he was again left alone in the
world. He started out to see The
country and finally wound UP in
South America. where he spent
several years. He also visited Cali
lornla. spending some years on the
coast. After many years OF travel he
finally located in the wilds of
Michigan, where he has made his
nome for long time past. hunting
and trapping. He has managed
during recent years to Accumulate a
neat sum of money, to the amount of
$4,000.
Recently his mind began to wander
back to the old home, and heobtaincd
Information that led him to believe
that his former wife was still alive.
He purchased property. furnished a
neat little home and determined to
return and ask her to marry him
again. If She was not alive. he
intended to secure someone else, us lie
wanted a housckccper to look after
him in his declining wears. With
that end in view he packed his
satchcl and purchased ticket for
Kent. When the old people met they
had long conversation, and finally
announced to their daughter that
they intended to marry again. Every
body was willing, and this morning
the happy people, their faces
rcsplencent with smiles. boarded an
Erie train and went to Akron, where
they were again made husband and
wife. They leave Tomorrow for