The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-10-17
A WAR ROMANCE.
A Georgia Ex- Confederate Re-Marrief
His Wife After a Lapse Of
Thirty Years.

] ~ Ne>~h'
Nelson Holden, of Troupe county,
Ga, joined the first regiment from
the state when the war broke out.
He left behind a young and very
beautiful wife, having been married
only a few months. Holden was a
good soldier, and only once during
the war did he obtain a furlough
and visit his wife. He was at home
for short time during the summer
of 1863, and soon after he returned
to war he was taken prisoner, Be
fore Holden had an opportunity Of
writing to his wife after his capture
he was taken i'll with slow malari-
al fever. When captured Holden
had become separated from his
company, and his comrades thought
he had been killed in battle.
Mrs. Holden's first notice of the
supposed death of her husband was
contained in some resolutions passed
by his company, copy of which
was forwarded to the family
Without making any investiga-
ton, Mrs. Holden mourned her nus
band as dead, while he was lnger-
ing between life and death in a
Northern prison. 1t was many
months before he fully recovered
from the effects of the terrible fe-
yer.
Holden was not released until af-
ter the close of the war, and weak
from his long illness and penniless,
he started to make his way to the
little home in Georgia. He was
compelled to seek employment sew
eral times to earn money to contin-
ue his journey, and it was late in
the autumn of 1865 when Holder
came in sight of his little home. He
was wreck Of his former self, and
fully realized that it would be diff
cult for his own wife to recognize
him. Arriving at the home he had
left more than two years before,
Holden found it occupied by strang
ers. Without disclosing his identy,
he asked where Mrs. Holden was.
20, she married Chris Jones and
moved away last spring." was the
answer received.
Holden was Frustrated by the
shock of this startling intelligence,
but, without giving his name, he
turned and walked slowly away
IRON the little home where the hap
piest hours Of his life had been
spent.
He made no effort to find his wife,
but continued his journey to Clay
county, Alabama.
Holden worked awhile as a farm
laborer, and finally saved enough
money to purchase small farm Of
his own. In time the old love was
forgotten and he married again.
Holden prospered, and after a
few years owned one of the best
farms in the county. Several chill
dren were born, and it was not long
before his first marriage appeared
like dream.
About four years ago Mrs. Hol-
den No 2 died, leaving five chill
dren. About a year after the death
of his wife Mr.. Holden sold por-
ton of his farm to a man named
Jones from Georgia. Mr.. Jones
built a house and moved his family
to Alabama.
Soon the two farmers became
good friends, but Mr.. Holden had
never been to the house of his
neighbor and had not seen his
wife.
Less than year ago Mr.. Jones
died. His neighbor, Mr.. Holden,
of course attended the funeral, and
caused no little excitement by 60
ing off in dead faint when intro
duced to the weeping widow of the
dead man. That was not the time
or place for explanations, and the
next day after the funeral Mr., Hol.
den called on his former wife, and
this time the recognition was mu-
tual.
Mrs. Jones period Of mourning
will expire in few days, and then
she will be quietly married again to
the husband of her youth. She is
still a beautiful woman, and has
three children living and Mr. Hol-
den has five. Only few Of their
most intimate friends know the Sc.
cret of their former marriage. -
[Griffn (Ga.) Daily Call.
ANOTHER KENTUCKY LYNCHINO