Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-12
ROMANCE OF TWO LIVES.
Separated Hail a Century, Husband and Vile
Meet Aualn.


Kent, o., Dec 10,-A romunce In
real lie. which reads more like felton,
and is almost too strange 10 believe
came TO light here today by the mar
rage of Samuel Smith aud Margaret
Risk 10th whom have almost reached
fourscore ycnrs, the groom being seventy
FIVE aud the bride seventy one, just
forty-hvc years ago Samuel Smith was
separated from hiS wife, whom he had
welded Eve years before, Ho went
West and nothing was ever heard from
hin nitcrwnrd
After come years Airs. Gniil married
To te0rpc lisA, aud thc two trade th3ir
home IN Kent. living happily together.
A few years ago Mr.. lial, lied, aud thc
old lady has since nlade her home with
her only daughter, now the wife Of DR.
J. u. Davis, prominent physician of
this place. The old lady has had re-
mnrBably good health aud has lived a
happy and contontcd life, the past nav
ing hcen mostly forgotten, though Of
course. her memory must have carried
her back occasionally 10 her curly mar
ried days, when size wns u happy bride,
with n youthful husband by hrr side,
both looking forward with Joyous eApcc-
tndons 90 the future.
But the thought of ever again seeing
her former husb.Ild had entirely passed
from her mind, it being supposed mat
he was long since dead, ls nothing ron-
cernlng him or his doings had ever reacl-
ed thc Old home
on Friday morning Of last week there
nlighted from the south-bound TRAIN 49,!
Inv o., g. and $, an old gray. haired md
feeble man lie gazed about mm' but
lie was not able TO recognize any Of the
surroundings for some time. soon u an
came bnek to lin. The buildings were
nry, hut the hills were Just tue same
The old Cuyahoga river rolled ON TO he
southwest just as II used 10, lie started
up the street He hailed stranger nnd
made some inquiry ~ to MS relatives.
He received good news, aud II WAS not
long until he had learned that The for
Iner Mrs. Smith WINS living Even though
hr hoped that such might be true he,
was hardly able to believe the good
news. lie lost no time Ia indine her
home. ON making inquiry the old lazy
cuiuo to the door. The recognition was
MUTUAL .
Time had made great changes in both,
tbelr hair was gray mud hung down over
,beir shoulders, while wrinkled, were the
fotnbends and faces. Lovers once, but
strangora now. But Il did not tpke long
10 renew the acquaintance friendship
and love Of former years scared N
Two armchairs they recalled the past ana
the stories of their life were told, Wlllo
down the cheeks Of each flowed the
tenrs of sorrow aud repentance
Alter leaving Kent. Mr. Smith went
10 Chicago. There he married woman
who died few years later, aud be was
again left alone In the world. lie started
out 10 see the country, and finally wound
M 81 South America, where hp slieit
several years. He also visited California,
spenaine some years on the coast After
many yenrs Of travel he finally located
HI the wilda Of Michigan. where be has
made his home for long time past,
hunting and trapping. Iic has Innnnged
during recent years TO accumulate
neat sum Of money, to the amount OF
Uecently his mind began to wander
bark 10 The old home, aud be obtained
infor,s..;;ii,5.iii, .hnt led him 70 believe that
W former SVifc was still alive. He
purchased property. fmuiHhed near
iittlc home aud determined 10 return
and ask her 20 marry bin ngnin. VI
NV was not. alive be intended 10
seeure some one else. ~ h. wanted a
housokeeper 10 look afier him IN hls
declining years With that end In view
he packed his eatchel and purchased a
a ticket Tor Rent
When the old people met they Ind n
long conversation, and tinally announced
H. n,elr daughter that they Intended
to marry again. Everybody wns willing.
md ais morning The happy people, their
facee respiendent with Smiles baa t-,l
~ Eric tralninnd went 10 Akron, whore
thcy were again made husband and wife.
They leave tomorrow for their home
AZ Hamilton, Ailegan county, Mich.