The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-01
HIS YOUNG WIFE
But HAS FOUND HER AND Is
HAPPY AGAIN.

EtI HAS HEX AND Is
HAPPY AGAIN.
Pathetic Story of Andrew Jackson
Hartford. an Aged Nash County
Quest of His Young Wife Who Had
Been Persuaded t Leave Him.
(G~oldsborO Record.)
The editor dropped in at the city
nall and While IN conversation With
Captain ID. j. Broadhurst. city clerk.
and who is also a magistrate. a man
who looked to be about fifty years of
age stepped into the office. He beg
ged a few moments time in which
to relate a story that was burdening
his mind and heart. Capt. Broadhurst
granted his request and asked him to
proceed. City Tax Collector Joe War
rick came in ana took a seat and the
three of us were entertained at one
homer and moved to feelings OF
compassionate pity the next as the
stranger related his thrilling story.
while his voice lrembled with emo
ton and tears trickled down his face.
upon which was depicted genuine sor-
row and evidence of blighted hopes.
From his long story, we deduce the
following:
Gentlemen, ave come on a Ions
journey in quest Of a lost wife. and |
nope you can rep me to induce her
to return to my home. ] married a
young girl at Bailey, in Nash county.
about three years ago. She was about
fourteen years of age at the time and
living N abject poverty. After | mar
ried the girl, l bought her some nice
clothes and cared for her as a low
ing husband should. We lived to-
gether happily and in c~ontentment
until a few weeks ago, when old Bell
Norris came between US with her oily
tongue and induced my wife to leave
me and come here to GOtdShOro.
where, l understand, she is living With
Bell Norris and Working in the cotton
Factory. l am a ruined man. gentle
man. My home is wrecked and my
heart is SOrely troubled. l Low my
Wife and want her to return home. I
have three small children and have
planted a crop, and | need her badly
to assist me. l DO not blame my wife,
for n IS a smart woman but blame
the woman who induce her to leave
me l came here hoping that a mag
istrate could help me to induce her to
return hinle. | Will feel very rate
ful to any OF you gentlemen II You
can ASST me in any way. When my
wife left me she had about fifty dol
lars worth of nice clothes. These she
left at my home. If | only had my
wife back with me. ] would be happy
and contented again and could move
OrWard with my crop by day and
pillow my head in peaceful sleep
hen the days toll was over. ] feel
my loneliness keenly and my heart
Graves the conranionship and love of
her whom / seek. / appeal to you,
gentlemen, to assist me If YOU cam
The Old mans pathetic recital of
the story of his woe was made in
dramatic style, accompanied by many
gestures, While the tears trickled down
his sun-kissed cheeks and he was COM
PEELED to stop several times as his
troubled heart seemed to rise up in
his throat and choke back his utter
anceS.
While We all sympathized with the
old man in his troubles, Capt. Broad
hurs Informed him that the law could
not be brought to bear upon his wife
to force her to return home. The only
way open to him was through a recon
citation and a personal appeal to his
former helpmate. Then, il she decid-
ed to accompany him home, all would
be we'll; otherwise she could stay
away and the law could not compel
her to return.
After he had told his story and Sc
cured all the available information.
we began to ask him questions and
thereby secured the following infor-
nation concerning this Well-preSerVed
Nash county farmer. who, as stated
above, looked to be not over fifty
wears old. We give his story as he
told it:
II am a farmer, and live nea: Bal
of age. but l will wager that l can do
agility stunts that one of You gentle
men would attempt. [ can put my
self in a four-foot box and let you
shut the lid and not inconvenience me
in III least. I can follow the pillow
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