The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-13
WON'T DO IT AGAIN.
Mrs. Rlchte's Experience Hunting
For Her Lost Husband.
RICHIE WAS NOT LOST. HOWEVER,
But He Thought His wife Was, aud
They Had Really Awful Time of
TIA Confused State of Affairs for
a Time, but There Was a Happy
Reunion.

NsU York Adrettaer
A wile's whim occasioned o misad-
venture last week which almost caused
the breaking up of the family OF Jackson
w. Richie. recently of Philadelphia, but
husband and wife were happily reunited
yesterday through the medium OF the
newspapers.
Mr. Richie has conducted a publish
ing business in the Quaker City for
some time past, but when she found
that it was losing venture he closed 1t
out. The family broke up housekeep-
ing and decided to move to New York.
Tho husband came on here two weeks
ago and his wife was to have followed
onseptembcr1.
Between the first and second act
period of several days elapsed, during
which time New York was OF course
profoundly ignorant OF the domestic
crisis In the Richie family. A fashion.
ably dressed woman suddenly appeared
at police headquarters on Friday last
and stated that sho was, Mrs. Sarah
Richie and that she was looking Tor her
lost husband Like the story OF the be-
fuddled aborigine. who wandered away
from his tepee: "Injun no lost; wiswam
lostp Upon her word OF honor the
lady maintained that she had lost her
huiband, but the serious vis0ged Ser
geant Ke!ehar in the bureau OF Informs
ton more than suspected that the hus'
band had lost his wife. AT any rate
there was case OF strayed or stolen
and the police promised to hunt up Mr.
Richie.
SHE WAS SUSPICIOUS.
At first the lady, who is twenty years
old and pretty, weaved neat romance
to the effect that when she started for
New York she got mixed up in the con
fusion OF the trains and was landed ~
Pittsburgh instead OF Jersey City! AS
she had an aunt in the Smoky City u
visit was paid to the relative, which
extended over several days. Finally
she started for New York on the right
train aud got here, expecting TO ind
her husband at some hotel.
Mrs Richie soon discovered that she
had reached pretty big town, which
seemed full OF men, but none OF them
looked like her Jack" ALore's the pity,
for he is handsome fellow. Alter
wearyinp her eyes in watching the vast
throng on Broadway, the lady applied
ut the st. Barnabas home on Mulberry
street, aud was received there OH Satur.
day together with her baby boy, aged
nearly two years.
Then NErs. Richie amended her story
somewhat. She admitted that she went
to Pittsburgh purposely aud not by
accident. In fact she told enough to
lead the listener to believe that some:
thing had gone wrong. She suspected
that her husband would fail to meet
her in New York, and while harborinG
that horrid thought che flew to her
aunt. After worrying over the forced
separation for week and imagining
the direst things possible, her aunt
said to her one day: "Why not go on TO
New York and see if your husband Is
really there? Give the man chance"
FOUND AT LAST.
Then she hasteued here, ouly to be
disappointed.
Mrs. Richie was feeling blue enough
yesterday afternoon as che sat in the st.
Barnabas's reception room looking visit
fully at a $40 note, the only money she
had, and here alone in q great city,
when suddenly a travel stalnedS man
entered.
"Jack!"
"My darlingp
Mr.. Richie gave her an awful hug.
OF course they we're delighted to see
each other; the suspense had been sim
ply dreadful.
He explained that he had requested
his wife to meet him in Taylor's hotel,
Jersey City, on September and as she
did not turn up he telegraphed to Phil
adelphia and learned that she had gone
away on the train. Panied and full Of
misgiyings Mr.. Richie started of for
Detroit, where they had some relatives,
expecting to find her there. Disap.
pointed, he hurried to Pittsburgh aud
learned that his wife had started for
New York the day before.
Mr.. Richie made up his mind to give
his recalcitrant wife terrible scolding,
and he had formulated the exact Ian
guage. Reaching this city he picked up
newspaper and the first item he read
made him stare like anlowl. There,
sure enough, was the published fact
that his darling had been received in
home for the penniless, and he lost no
time in taking her and baby away.
The family left later by the Fall
River steamboat for Boston.
A Costly Strike.
LONDON, Sept 12.-Mr. William Abra.