Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1841-08-31
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.


TIKI I'll STRANGER THAN flC1ION.
We annex another story from the annals Of real
lie as recorded by correspondent Of the London
Court Journal. The letter IS dated Mannheim.
June 18Th l-il"-and details an incident Of the
most affecting character. The story. It Will be
seen. Is that OF faithless and broken
hearted woman.
4 BROKEN HEART.
a circumstance occurred here the 18th uli.,
singular and affecting, much more incredible
than most tales Of fiction, that, though the parties
81 ahnmblc station, 1t deserves TO be record
ed among the romanccs Of real life. Ga that day a
young woman Of an Interesting and respectable APP
pesrance was seen to enter the city carrying IN her
arms infant, and leading another ca ID Of three or
four years OF age. immediately on her arrival she
inquired for the house of a TO whom, Il appears.
she had been afiianced at Hamburg, and who had
left her there Under a 20 shortly keep
his promise OF marriage but finding that be con-
tinually some new prctence. put OFT the iulhment
of his engagement she herself thought it best to 20
In search OF him.
Having easily discovered his abode, she proceed
cd at once it, aud there found him. by extra
ordinary fatality, IN company with another girl and
her relations, and about TO proceed at the very mo-
ment with her 10 the altar. 1t in vain that the
first claimant threw herself her knees before her
faithful Brantigham "a person to whom woman IS
engaged ~ Germany Is so calledl neither her tears
nor PRAYERS, nor the sight OF his children, moved
him; she repuscd by tho whole party, and the
door closed against her. and shortly Afterwards the
marriage ceremony being performed IN the
church, and the ring u'i'placcd on the finger Of the
second BRIDE when her rival entered with the chill
drcn. The shock too much for her she fell
down dead. The body was carried TO an inn, where
it was afterwards dissected, and tie Gems u The
heart dscorcrcd 70 be torn G,uRdCr- "A proof that
the term ga broken heart, us not mere poetica
one but that, however rare the occurrence, II may
in this instance, actually take place.
This tragic story being soon made. known, the
populace to the amount of many hundreds. followed
the funeral Of tho unfortunate woman; but before
committing her 10 the grave, tho cortCgc repaired
with the coffin 10 the house OF the just married cou
pie. There they broke the windows, and, m vo
cifcrous manner, called on the bridegroom, whose
name was Pral, TO open the doors. The police were
now assembled and had much difficulty, IN prevent
ing the mob, many Of them armed, from executing
summary vengeance the moral cuprit.
1t is worthy Of notice that while all this passed
the opera of Don Juan representing IN the the
atre, (thc celebrated Madame IInssell playing 10
hanna) and the audience evnced their FEELINGS o
Indignation by noisy acclamations at particular parts
that bore reference TO the real drama that had jus
been acted outside.
The Grand Duchess Stcphanie, with her wei
known goodness of heart. has taken the children IN
der her protection, and large subscription has beer
made for them by the opulen merchants OF the city
The whole scene speaks for the Germans, and re
minds US Of the old adagc-Yor PoPuh, cor Del.