Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-21
A TWICE MARRIED COUPLE.
After Divorce, Love Asserted Itself and
Crushed Out Pride.

Crushed Out Pride.
A secret wedding occurred recently
under most unusual circumstances The
most peculiar feature of the strange
matrimonial event is that the contract
ing parties had been married to eaeL
other nearly 20 years ago and quite re-
Gently separated by divorce. The groom
was John Walsh, one of the best known
and most respected citizens of Colum-
bus. The bride was his former wife. |
Josephine, whose friends are among the
oldest and best families of the city. Mr..
Walsh is an extensive real estate dealer,
and has long been one of the wealthiest
men Of the north side. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walsh occupied an elegant home, and
their married life until of recent date
seemed to be all sunshine.
The public was profoundly surprised
last June to hear that Mrs. Walsh had
sued for divorce on the grounds OF in
compatibility of temper and harsh treat
ment Every one who knew John Walsh
personally was satisfied that he was
guilty of no grievous wrong. The same
people, or those of them who also knew
Mrs. Walsh, were sure that she had been
a good and faithful wife. Therefore, it
| soon came to be understood that Mr.. and
| Mrs. Walsh, because of a combination
4 Of trivial controversies and mutual
desire to avoid further disputes, had
agreed to permanently disagree by sepa-
| rating forever. 1t was very solemn
stem. and it was not taken hastily. They
considered it several weeks while living
together beneath the same roof and in
the house both had called home for 30
many years. Finally, however, Mrs.
Walsh took the decisive action, and her
suit being uncontested the courts soon
did the rest. She was granted an un-
conditional decree of divorce and Mr.
Walsh generously settled upon her a
goodly share of his estate. Mrs. Walsh
removed to 1,411 Summit street, while
her divorced husband took up his resi-
dence at the Park hotel.
It was not long until both began TO
long for the old home, with its cherished
memories and its many comforts, ou'
nride stepped in when harsh feeling left
and they remained apart. Mrs. WALSH
was perhaps not the greater sufferer o.
the two. but she was the first to succumt
to the pains of separation. Putting bacl
pride, chagrin-everything but the olC
devotion for her husband-she made tn
frst overture. Mr.. Walsh was NOR
slow to forget what he regarded as tn
great injury he had suffered. De het
itated. and for time it seemed the q
vorce suit would outlive the reklndie
fires of affection. One day Mrs. Walls
carried to her former husbands ofhc
deeds for all the property he had col
veved to her when the separation o.
curred. With these deeds she took to hi
3 others for all the property she had po
sessed before their marriage. which WI
Of considerable value. She gave them
$ him. and then, standing there practics
i lv nenniless and alone in the worl
. asked him to take her back to his hea
q and home.
d 81 have made over all my property
% Won as YOU will observe by these deeds
Il so;d Mrs. Walsh, land now l want
e again be your loving wife, as OF old.
n YOU will not consent to a reunion th
lf / want to die, and l shall take my o'
% % life, leaving what l had and what y
10 gave me to you"
70 70 Mr.. Walsh thrust back the deeds
a the property, and in their stead took
10 his arms the woman whose undying
IS votion had replaced her upon that p
al estal in mans heart which can be oc'
le MED only by his wife. A marriage
is cense was secured for the second III
ne and ceremony duly performed
ed affair had been kept very quiet, ana :
ne is the first announcement OF the nal
bo finale in the troubles OF John ana r
to sephine Walsh. = Columbus Cor |
m. cinnati Enquirer.