Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1883-09-22 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

CUMBERLAND " ENOCH ARDEN.' The Maryport Adrertiscr says: We can vouch f44r the truth of the following romantic story. The mines of the persons to whom it relates are withheld for obvious reasons. Upwards of 20 years ago a husbandman, a native of Cumberland, married a girl belong ing to the county. The newly-married couple went to reside with the bride's friends. The bridegrson, however, could not agree with them, and in the course Of a few months he left his wife and wait away, no one knew whither. The woman had reason to believe that her husband, after leaving her, took his page in the ill-fated steamer I,,,nden, which in ths year 1t63 or 1866 foundereo or her voyage to Anttralia. Seeing in theist &this**, ho perished a name similar to that of her husband, the woman concluded that he was dead. Shortly after her husband's depart-ure she gave birth to a daughter. After waiting for many years, the woman married a miner residingin a village nearMarypert, and the pair have since lived happily together. '1 he daughter by the first husband is now married, and has gene to Newcastle to reside. A few days ago the first husband made ins appearance at the residence of a sister in Wigton, and to her he stated that he had been for some time living in Newcastle. He then made inquiries respecting the wife he had left, and was surprised to hear that he had a married daughter living in New. castle --the very town that he had himself 1444 en residing in—and that the wife he had deserted AUtS married again. His sister was unable, however, to Fri% e him the address of his daughter, and after waiting upon some of his relatives at blaryport—to whom he announced his intention of searching for the daughter he had never seen—he proceeded to_the re44idence of his wife, not far from the town, in order to obtain his daughter's address. The second husband was not at home when the wanderer paid 'he visit, and the woman was in the house alone. He knocked at the door. When the woman opened it she failed to recognise him, and asked what he wanted. The man asked if she had a daughter alive, and if so, where she v.as Jiving. The wei1..411 wished to know his reason for asking such a (res. tion, ; and inquired if he was any relative of her daughter's husband. "-No," he replied, "1 :ant a nearer relative than that." The woman then invited him into the house, and procuring pen, ink,and paper, gave him the address, which was on a letter she had received from her daughter,. to copy. The man was so unnerved by the interview that he was unable to write at all, and asked his wife if lie might tear the address off the letter. This she agreed to, and, tearing off the address he put it into his pocket, and prepared to leave the house. As he was crossing the threshold, he turned, and looking her full in the face, said, "Well, E—, you have got married again, and I hope that you will do moll by your husband and live comfortably. lam your daughter's father." The poor woman knew him then, and almost fainting, cried in a thrang tone, "oh, Jim ! " but before she could recover her composure be had walked away. Unable, however, to resist the impulse of taking a last look at his M ifes the man turned, and saw her grasping the table to support herself, and gazing after him with an expo salon of sorrowthat would have melted a heart 44 st. 0". So he left her, and has since left the country.  On Saturday a young man named Daily fell front the roof of a house in St. Swithin's-lane, city of London, and was killed on the spot. He was attending to some telegraph wires, and, it is supposed, slipped on the slates and over the coping. Jeunetz the Frenchman who murdered his daughter s child under circumstances too hideoum to telegram lice, has been rescued from the guillotine by a • of commutation from the President of Republic. the  • -Some disquiet has been occasioned in Geneva by the appearance of a large body of French troop manceuvrizig at the frontier and within sight Of Geneva. This being in effect a violation of the 1814 treaty, whereby Northern Savoy was made neutral. the Federal Council will probably bring the infr4tes ender the notice of the Frill& Government..  I