Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-09-23
LONG CHERISHED REVENGE
A Tale of Earl Michigan.

The history of jur. prudence embod-
les among its dusty archives many
tale of love, Of sorrow, of blighted at
feotion, of bitter fenorseless persecu'
,ion, and Of long cherished vengeance
which needs not the pen of Warren
or Of a Dickens to invent them with ey'
cry attribute Of startling interest which
can mark the widest narrative OF nc
tion.
In the year 1885, there came into the
county uf Lapear, Michigan, a German
from the province OF Wur,emhurg, by
the name of Ulrich, bringing with him i'm
ne sad been 80 some Years ears married. This
lady when girl, had been a belle in
her little neig ghborhood in Wurtemburg,
and had been sought in marriage by
more than one anxious suitor, and a.
mong them was one Daum by whom
she was y courted, and TO whom she had
extended such encouragement as led
him to fix his affections upon her with
all the fervor of the German heart
Daum was a man of unusual strength
Of mind ofstern and impassive demean-
or, Of great depth Of feeling, but, as the
sequel will show, Of most inplacable
disposition when his animosities had
been aroused. He loved the girl with
that intensity natural to mon so consti-
tuted, and having few or no atfinities
with others, owing to his reserved and
mopse disposition, he commenced by
lavishing bis hours of leisure and the
earnings Of his industry upon her alone.
Unlike her lover in all respects, the
girl was attractive, fond Of society, and
u unstable in her affections; and, when
the wedding.day came, to which Daum
had long and impa,iently looked for.
ward as the consumation Of his bliss, at
ter tho wedding guests had assembled,
she told him that she loved him not. and
could never be his. Daum sold out
his estate and removed at once from the
scene Of discontinue, to distant pro-
vince.
Time passed on, and the lady was a.
gain wooed aud won by light-hearted
aud comely youth, her former suilor's
superior in personal appearance, but
his inferior in wealth aud intellect
His courtship was now followed by
marriage, the news of which reaching
the selfbauished Daum, reused every
latent feeling Of rage and Jealousy, OF
which his strong heart was capable, and
he returned to tho scene Of his former
happiness instigaled by the sole desire
-t9r rsveagc! He skulked about the
neighborhood, lying hid during the day
time for the most part, but watching ev.
cry opportunity to waylay aud destroy
his rival.
AT length they met in wild, narrow
mountain pass, deadly and fierce
Struggle took place, at the termination
Of which Ulrich was left upon the
ground slain, as his assassin suPPoseo'
Daum fled aud Ulrich recovered and re.
turned to his wife, pale, bleeding and
faint. The officers of justice sought
for Daum in vain; he had fled to Eng
land, where he spent the next six years
Of his life.
The circumstances had passed away
from the public mind, and the parties
most interested had ceased to think Of
them, or to feel any apprehension Of
Daum's return. Five years passed on
and the married couple, with their chill
dren, joined party who were emigra
ting TO America, and settled down it
the county of Lapeer. There they re
sided in quiet, comfort and happiness
for three years. The wild farm had DO
gun to assume the appearance of cult
. iivation--,he log house TO be encircle'
with creepers aud Towering 'hruo', th'