The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11

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when John NJ Saunders Of Nashua died lac,
week a romance Of twenty years or more Va,
completed. The house he lived 10 became IN.
property Of CLARK T. RouIdy OF Charlestown bV
the will Of Saunderss daughter. who llei
three years previously. but who Tilted Round,
and married another man twenty years ago
John NJ. Saunders was a grocer in Nashua Al
that time. lie was 70 years Of age. somewh,,
eccentric. andnot characterized by his liberal.
ity. He was we'll known in the city but hi.
business career was not very successful ona
lie lived Mt the corner OF Salon a1d Crost
streets Nashua. in . OGDEN double houss,
the property 81 his wife.
They had daughter Ella Saunders abopt
20 years OF age. ~ that TIM Clark i. liouniy
gagged to he married. llouniy WAS perhaps A
few years older than the girl. lie came irom
in Nashua some years. and was favorttttse wiz
the saunders family. lie was not what IL
usually called n successful young man" Iis
did not have trade or business. and WORKED
for small wages. hut he was - manly fellow
and was respected and popular
The young people loved eRcn other. hut Miss
Saunders was ambitious. Shc W IS not satls.
fed to live on love alone; SO when another
man. a merchant IN Nashua was introduced to
her and showed her some attention. sho re-.
ceived him favorahly. On" day Mise Sautder,
ment Sha had decided to marry The w"s s,E.,
man, but thought they could remain friends
After the marriage; houndy ia not see the
usually visited Nj. ami Mrs. sauniers The,
liked him. and he was always ready to 10 any.
OF the former Miss Saunders was not q hanpy
ono, and after a time family affairs reached
the divorce court. 4 divorce was granted
and the wife again became Miss Ella SauudarS
she returned TO her fathers houseand secured
mother died ami left her the salem street
property. She continued to live there with her
and hard to please. Roundy still cal cd on IN,
old man. ana IN the nature OF things occasion.
never resIndled. They were friends that was
ALL In time he became an engineer "a the
Boston and Maine. but he mover married
seriously hi. The doctors told her sho could
not recover and had better make viii She
once expected to he man and wife hat \ long
interview. She asked Roundy TO look after her
agreed to do So Then when the viii vas Sr reaI
It was found that the rolss.eted lover OF twenty
erty alter the death OF her father.
From ne CA'-rgo Dary Tai,t.tI,Hr
TOPEKA. Feb G-Adam X Dixon Of Burling.
ton. Coffev county. is an old man. with d gray
for several summers sold plants and bulbs on
a street corner in that town. This old man has
:Sdde snl yStS IN Ee6 bS and Il
estate valued at SlSO.O0Q.
Dixon was reared on a farm in Hooking coun-
". o.. and as he grew to manhood he fell IN
love with the daughter OF, nelChbor, and the
day was set for the wedding. bat about two
weeks before it arrived the young woman was
taken sick and died. ON her deathbed she re-
guested her father to place the name OF her AZ
fanced in his will wherever hers would have
occurred had she survived him. Her last hours
were made happy by the promise Of her iather
that her wishes should be complied with.
Dixon knew nothing about this. aud In .
short time he came West, married. and reared
a family and for many Jears lived on farm
early love LIKED to q ripe old age. the father
dying about 1850. When the will was brought
out it was found to contain the provision asked
for SO many years ago. and an only daughter
and Mr. Dixon were made tho sole heirs OF tho
entire estate; which consists largely OF rich
coal lands in Hooking county. Ohio
For many years the ad ministrators were IN:
able to find Mr.. Dixon He was finally located
in Burlington and = correspondence was
opened with him After his identity had been
fully established q check for 500 was sent
him. with n request that he como at once TO
Ohio and take charge Of his property.
Dixon has lived apart from his IA mily for two
years and occu pied miserable quarters in box
shanty, his wife and children having posses
sion OF his farm and ignoring him entirely.
When his wife and children learned OF his
turn home hut he turned his back on them
and will have nothing to do with them. 80