The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23
lFrom the Cleavland Plain Dealer I
Romance in Real Life.

S'me seventeen years ago. a ,uag and in
'f'l'geht man married an acc onpl SIZED German
girl IL Rochester. ". Y. He had before his
marriage unfr'u a'ely contracte ed an intimacy
with some Of the fast men Of that CITY, and
shortly after his marriage he was suspected of
forgery. The suspicion was 80 strong against
him that hc fl-i. His wife never heard Of
MN af'erwari. She gave birth to a child
ABOUT wear after their marriage. She died
when the child was six years old. ard on her
death-bed gave il 10 a German family, who had
been er friends for long tine,
This family moved to this city when the child
An uncommonly pretty little grl-was about
seven years old The family after they had
resided here about six mouths, had some prop
erty fall to them in the German State of Han.
over, and concluded IN go there and spend
he remainder of their days. They went lcav-
ing little Christine. the child with a worthy
German named Klingenheifer. He took her
into his family and adopted her as his child.
He gave her all the opportunities Of. education
that his limited means would permit and
the child became beautiful and intelligent
girl. .# .#
About six weeks ago gentleman arrived in
the city from the Mexican State of Sonora -
Mr.. Klingenheifer, seeing his name upon a
hotel register. sought him out for the purpose
of gaining some information Of brother of
his, who lives IN Sonora. It so hap pened
that the gentleman knew Mr. KS brother per-
fectly well-theY were tried ard warm friends
and an intamcy naturally sprung up. be-
ween himself and Mr.. KS, at whose house he
met the young lady Christine. They became
friends and subsequent visits ripene6 their
friendship into love. He offered her his hand
IN marriage, which was accept ed. He had
livedia Sonora for several wears and had been
connected with many of the revolutions of that.
slngularly revolutionary country, taking side
with the Liberals. The present government
of that unhappy State is not "Libersl," and the
gentleman was recently exiled by Gavalahdo,
the Governor. The gentlemen had no difficulty
in proving all this. Besides he had plenty Of
money.
Monday last was settled upon as the vel.
ding day. a. a#
Sunday, while he was visiting the young
lady his attention was directed to Iocket ring
| which she wore upon one of her fingers. He
laughing!v asked her whose miniture the lock-
ct contained, and she told him it was that Of
her dead mother. He looked at il and became
deadly pale. He knew the miniture was that
of his wife, and felt sure that the girl by his
side was bis own daughter, though he had nev-
er before supposed he had child upon earth
The mingled pain and plasure he felt-pain at
the thought of the frightful act he had been
about to commit, and p, easure at his most har-
py escape-can moi be described.
His daughter, after the shock which the discovery
caused her had passed away, overjoyed at meet
ing her father.
News had reached him. while he was in South Amer
lea, of his wfes death. When exiled from Sonora he
determined to reach Rochester endeavor to clear
up the suspicion against him. He knew that he was
innocent. He travelled under an assumed name. hut
it had been his intention to mpart the Chris
tine ere the marriage ceremony performed. She,
it will be borne in mind, had adopted the name of
| klngenheifer, and the gentleman had supposed she
was Mr.. KS daughter
He was happy 20 learn, he did from his daughter
who had received the Intelligence from her mother,
that all suspicion against him in regard to the forgery
in Rochester had been entirely aayed years ago by
| the confession of the guilty party.
He will go west With his daughter and settle there
We get these particulars from reliable source but
do not learn how the exile himself for new
er advi ing his unhappy wife ofhis whereabouts.