The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-02
Sal Story Of / Woman Who d.
serted Her Husband.
RETURNS HOME WIEN TOO LATE.
Finds That Her Fermer Husband Has
Remarked and 10 Happily Settled
Man she Run on with Was Almost =
Tramp When Sheltered BY Husband.

: ATTLEBoRo, Mass, Oct "A woman
who was formerly the wife OF r. d. Man
chester Of this place, but who disappeared
from her home IS years ago. has returned
after having been given mp as lost by her
family and friends.
The circumstances of her temperance
call to mind tho story of Rip Van Wrinkle
and bis strange homecoming. Friends
and neighbors did not recognize her after
Is years of absence. nor did she find many
familiar faces.
The village which she had known anu
where she had worked In a jewelry shop
was gone, and In its place she found q
largo, bustling. thriving town full of Jew.
elry factories and modern residences.
Her former husband, too. had married
ngain, and group Of children were
gathered about his knee. There was nc
welcome for her at his flreside, nor did
she claim place, for with her. too. the
years had brought many changes. She
left comfortable home and life Of ease
TO struggle with the world.
The Elopemsnt
Her return recalls the story Of her mys
terious disappearance, which attracted
much attention at the time.
She had been married nearly four years
Her husband fairly worshipped her and
often boasted he would trust her any
where. In October, 1880, she disappeared,
and 1t was rumored she had gone of with
one Of her husbands workmen. For some
time no trace OF her could be found, and
MIR. Manchester was much affected by this
sudden destruction Of his home. At last
the rumor of her elopement was con-
firmed. 1t was learned she went with her
new lover TO his home at West Falmouth.
Me. Thence they came to Boston. and be
worked as car driver for q short time.
After that they disappeared and the trail
was lost.
The sequel to this story is soon told.
Last week the missing woman sought out
her aged mother and made herself known.
Her mother lives down on the Cape Cod
shore, and IL was here that Elizabeth
lived until she went TO Attleboro to work
in the jewelry shop. After q brief visit
here the long-lost daughter visited rela-
tives In Attleboro. Her former husband
passed her on the street, but neither
spoke. To her relatives she had told the
story of her life since they lost trace of
her.
After leaving Boston she and her new
husband went to several places, but finally
located In Philadelphia, where he is work
ing ON milk cart. She has clung to him
through varying vicissitudes. and now
when she returns next week she will take
back her sister to visit her and meet the
man who won her affections.
Now Has Family.
Mr.. Manchester has prospered In the
interval since his first wife left him. His
business Is teaminR, but for several years
he has also superintended the building
and repairing Of the roads In Attleboro.
His grandfather was an early settler and
one OF the richest men In the place. Mr..
Manchester lives in q fine old homestead,
surrounded by fertile acres. He keeps Is
heavy draft horses and employs a score of
men.
In 1883 he obtained divorce from his
missing wife, and q year later married
again. His family consists of three di-
mirutive Manchesters, the oldest boy
off, s
Mr.. Manchester says the man with
whom his wife eloped was not much bet.
ter than a tramp when he came to him i'm
1879 and asked for work. He employed
him and paid him good wages. He knew
nothing Of his wife's conduct until they
disappeared.
He describes her as small, slender
woman, with light complexion, light
brown hair, aud blue eyes She was "a
years old when she went away. Her par
amour came from an unfortunate family
The father, after marrying three times,
ended his life In an insane asylum, and
younger brother Is now In an asylum at
Augusta, Me.