The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-01
a MIC MARRIgo coyeLg.

after Divorce. Love Asserted Itself and
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 each
other nearly 20 years ago and quite re-
Gently separated bvrdiv0rce. The groom
was John Walsh, one Of the best known
and most respected citizens Of COlum-
bus Tn. 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 wealthlest
men Of the north side. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walsh occupied an elegant home, and
their married life until OF recent date
seemed 10 be all sunshine
The public was profoundly surprised
last June to hear that Mrs. w alsh had
sued for divorce on the grounds of in
com patibilitv Of temper and harsh treat
ment. Every ore who knew John " alsh
personally was satisfied that he was
guilty Of no griev0us 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
of trivial controversies and q mutual
desire to avoid further disputes, had
agreed to permanently disagree by sepa-
rating forever. 1T was Il very solemn
step. and it was not taken hastily. They
considered it several weeks while living
together beneath the same roof and il
the house both had called home for SO
many years. Finally, however, Mrs.
Walsh took tie decisive action. and her
suit being uEcortested the courts soon
did the rest. She was granted an TN
conditional decree Of divorce and Mr..
Walsh generously settled upon her
good1y share Of his estate. Mrs. W alsh
removed to I All Summit street, while
her divorced husband took up his resi-
dence at the Park hotel
1t was not long until both began to
long for the old home, with its cherished
memories ana its many comforts, but
pride stepped IN when harsh feeling left,
and they remained apart Mrs. Walsh
was perhaps not the greater sufferer of
the two, but she was the fsst to succumb
to the pains of separation. Putting back
pride, chagriI- thing but the old
devotion for her husband-she made the
first overture. Mr. Walsh was more
slow to forget what he regarded as the
great injury he had suffered. He hes
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vorce suit would cutlive the rekindled
fires of affection. One day Mrs. Walsh
carried to her former husbands Office
deeds for all the property he had con
veyed to her when the separation oc-
Cured With these deeds she took to him
others for all the property she had pos
sessed before their marriage. which was
of considerable value. She gave them to
him. and then, standing there practical
~ penniless and alone in the world
asked him to take her back to his heart
and home
Il have made over all my property to
You. as you viii observe by these deeds, =
said Mrs Walsh, '.and now I want to
again be your loving wife. as Of old. IF
you viii not consent to a reunion. then
I want to die, and l shall take my own
life, leaving what 1 had and what you
gave me to you"
Mr.. Walsh thrust back the deeds to
the property, and in their stead took to
his arms the woman whose undying de-
votion had replaced her upon that ped
estal IN mans heart which can be occu-
pied only by lis wife A marriage Ii
cense was secured for the second time,
and a ceremony duly performed. The
affair had been kept very quiet and this
is the first announcement Of the happy
finale in the troubles Of John and Jo-
sephine Walsh. IN Columbus. c T. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.