Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-02-23
From he Cleveland Piasndealer.
A Strange Romance in Real Life.
WHAT A RING PREVENTED.
A FATHER NARROWLY ESCAPES MARRY


ING HIS OWN DAUGHTER.
Some seventeen years ago young
and Intelligent man married an &C
'compIished German girl in Roches
ter, New York. He bad before hi'
marriage, unfortunately, contracted
an intimacy with some of the ias'
men of that city, and shortly aftel
his marriage be was suspected o
forgery. The suspicion was sc
strong against him that he fed
His wife never heard Of him after
wards. She gave birth to child
about a 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 long
time. This family moved tothis city
when the cbild-an uncommonly
pretty little giIl-was about seven
years old. The family, after they
had resided here six months, had
some property to fall to them in the
German state of Hanover, and con-
cludeJ to 60 there and spend the
remainder Of their days. They
went, leaving little Christine, the
child, with worthy German named
KIingenheifer. He took her into
his family and adopted her as his
child. He gave her all the opportu-
mites of education that his limited
means would permit, and the child
became a beautiful and intelligent
girl.
About six weeks ago a gentleman
arrived in the city from the Mexican
State of Sonora. MIR. Klingenheiier
seeing bis name upon hotel regis
ter. sought him out for the purpose
of gaining some information of a
brother OF his, who lives in Sonora.
1t 50 happened that the gentleman
knew Mr.. Ks brother perfectly well
they we're tried and warm friends
an intimacy naturally sprang up
between himself and Mr.. K. He
visited MIR. KS house, aud there
met the young lady Christine
They became friends, and subsequent
visits ripened their friendship into
love. He offered her bis hand in
marriage which was accepted. He
had lived in Sonora for several
years, aud had been connected with
many of the revolutions of that SIM
gularly revolutionary country, taking
sides with the Liberals. The pres
ent government of that unhappy
State is not Liberal" and he
gentleman was recently exiled by
Gavalando, the Governor. The gen.
tleman had no difficulty in proving
all This. Besides, be had plenty of
money.
Monday was settled upon as the
wedding day.
Sunday, while be was visiting the
young lady, bis attention was direc-
ted to locket ring which she wore
upon one of her fingers. He laugh
ingly asked Der 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
hat Of his wife and felt sure that the |
girl by his side vas his own daugb.
er, though he had never before sup
posed he had a child upon EARTH
The mingled pain and pleasure bel
'elt--pain at the thought Of the ,
rightful act be had been about to
commit, and pleasure at bis most ,
Happy escape--cannot be described. '
His daughter, after the shock (;
which the discovery caused her had !
'assed away, was overjoyed at meet
ng her father. !
News had reached him, while be !
Fas in South America, of bis wife's
leath. When exiled from Sonora,
Ie determined to revisit Rochester
nd endeavor to clear up the suspi.
ion against him. He knew that he &
7as innocent. He travelled under {
n assumed name but it had been !,
is intention to im2ars the secret TO il
,hristine ere the marriage ceremony n
as performed. She, it will be Il
orne in mind, had adopted the
anne of Klingenheifer, and the :
entleman had supposed she was Mr..
IS own daughter. !
He was happy TO learn. as be
id from his daughter who had =
,ceived the intelligence from her