The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-17
Strange Romance in r. cal Life A Father
Narrowly Escapes Marrying his own
From the Cleveland Plaindeal

Some seventeen years ago young and
intelligent man married an accomplished
German girl in Rochester, N. Y. He had
before his marriage unfortunately contracted
an intimacy with some of the fast men of
that city, and shortly after his marriage, he
was suspected of forgery. The suspicion
was so strong against him that he fled. His
wife never heard of him afterwards. She
gave birth to child about year after their
marriage. She died when the child was
some six years old, and on her death-bed
gave it to German family who had been
her friends for a long time. The family
moved to this city when the chld-an un-
commonly pretty little girl-was about seven
years old. The family, after they had resi-
ded here six months, had some property fall
to them in the German State of Hanover,
and concluded to 60 there and spend the
remainder of their days. They went, leav-
ing little Christine, the child, with worthy
German named Klingenheifer. He took her
into his family and adopted her as his child.
He gave her all the opportunities of educa.
ton that his limited means would permit,
and the child became beautiful and intel
ligent girl.
About six weeks ago, a gentleman arrived
in the city from the Mexican State of Sono-
"a. Mr.. Klingenheifer, seeing his name
upon hotel register, sought him out for the
purpose of gaining some information of a
brother of his who lives in Sonora. 1t so
happened that the gentleman knew M. KS
brother perfectly well-they were tried and
warm friends-and an intimacy naturally
sprung up between himself and Mr.. K. He
visited Mr.. KS house and there met the
young lady Christine. They became friends,
and subsequent visits ripened their friend
ship into love. He offered her his hand in
marriage, which was accepted. He had
lived in Sonora for several years, and had
been connected with many of the revolu-
tions of that singularly revolutionary coun~
try, taking side with the liberals. The
present government of that unhappy State
is not LIBERAL" and the gentleman was
recently exiled by Gavalando, the Governor.
The gentleman had no difficulty in proving
all this. Besides, he had plenty of money.
Monday last was settled upon as the we'd
ding day.
Sunday, while he was visiting the young
lady, his attention was directed to locket-
ring which she wore upon one of her fingers.
He laughingly asked her whose miniature
the locket contained, and she told him it was
that of her dead mother. He looked at it
and became deathly pale. He knew the
miniature was that of his wife, and felt sure
that the girl by bis side was his own daugh~
ter, though he had never before supposed he
had child upon earth. The mingled pain
and pleasure he felt-pain at the thought of
the frightful act he had been about to cons
NIT, and pleasure at his most happy escape
cannot be described
His daughter, after the shock which the
discovery caused her had passed away, was
overjoyed at meeting her father.
News had reached him, while he was in
South America, of his wife's death When
exiled from Sonora he determined to revisit
Rochester and endeavor to clear up the
suspicion against him. He knew that be
was innocent. He travelled under an assumed
name, hut it had been his intention to impart
the secret to Christine ere the marriage Ger
emory was performed. She, it will be
borne in mind, had adopted the name of
Klingenheifer, and the gentleman had sup
posed she was Mr.. KS own daughter.
He was happy to learn, as he did from
bis own daughter, who had received the in>
telligence from her mother, that all suspicion
against him in regard to the forgery in
Rochester, had heen entirely allayed, years
ago, by the confession of the guilty party.
He will go west with his daughter and
settle there.