An American Romance.
Mrs Jones, who was a hote'd'bWaty^ l: moved when very young; from Bostoil x to a small town near-St.- Paul, about 'torty j. jeais^-jigp^where her fathee was id^jbruiineSsJisl a ban|c€rs| STBewr J she]man'i d a weaftliy youhgiEngfi^n--*--mah, who wax visting iviends m that city;, Mrs Jones was only fifteen years of age and radiantly bWutiful. Strango as* it may appear, ■T^er husband x ,,deserted her . jthe firsi n w*eek ; ;al' ter -their. !. marriage, . sj£?rsfcurried'..t<>;England| leaving herJiwi^.*herTatiier. wius 'given* Jbr w this action, and it was supposed that he< had another wifeiiving. In less thana year later* Mrs -JoUes became Uie niother'of'^aifine.boy. Ai ny^U orji-o after the chilc^smdEent a veiy superior' AEnglishwonian for^ the of nurse and ..Qbtwn^^ eniployement m that capacity. When, the bably was six motibs -old the . n\|rs>e and /he chU4 disappejar^d, and all efl^rts^fil^l^im^c«f^ilisuced ceksful. *3t ;]^ geneiwly th'ab the nurse ha.d be«n h^Md by ihe father of ; the child tost^w. him, thjough for what reason rid one could imae;is^; InV the ctfnrac;pf a iew^^earjk MJrs Jones^ seouretl a divorce atidf mjarried a second time.'- *ffi&£& she reached ,'tbe hge -of |ihirtyreight yshe^ vlowni herself a y widow. l Sh« hk& ia the ttVeantinie moved to-Sfr.'-Pa^lf^ Where she iived4n wealth and luxury » lT AllKnit| tthi| s tinie jr she secured^Jb^i |service of a young Englishman as hpc/ couch man . She saw- 'iihatT| he was talented, ab f ove his*~postiou and gave advani:arges^whicii lie vetyj/quickljSA e|nbraced. Tlve outdome'6iPthe matter was that, they Iweame enamoured of ,^acli' 'otHe'r ' and their «ng£g^men fcuiw^ 4 .pjiinLcly aunonriciJd; I^v About six months before thn wedding he con- - fessed'to' li'ei that he'wa§'livingtnmfe3r an a^sii iiied nanie, Hind 1 - vhett 1 •he .'dis?*^ cjoseoi *' : hw r±i r@al ! name' i«he»dißK>j» cpve t red f tthHt he wifs her son. The subsequent is 1 a part df the^sScialA of the State.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1611, 18 January 1886, Page 2
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307An American Romance. Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1611, 18 January 1886, Page 2
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