The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-02-16

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vented-A Father Narrow-
ly Escapes Marrying his
own Daughter.
Some seventeen years ago a young an
intelligent man married an accomplished
German girl in Rochester n. Y. lie had
before his marriage unfortunately contract
ed ar intimacy with some of the fast men
of that city, and shortly after lis marriage
he was susp pected of forgery. The suspecion
was so strong against him that he fled
His wife never heard Of him afterward.--I
She gave birth to a child about a year af
ter their marriage. She died when the
child was some six years old and on her
death-bed gave 1t to a German family, who
had been her friends for a long time. This
family moved to this city when the child
an uncommonly pretty little girl--was
about seven years old. The family, after
they had resided here six months. had
some property fall to them in the German
State Of Hanover. and concluded to go
there and spend the remainder Of their
days. They went, leaving li'tle Christine,
the child, with a worthy German named
Klingenheifer, lie took her into his fam
ily and adopted her az 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 gentlman arrived
in the city from the Mexican State of So
nora. Mr.. Klingenhefer, seeing his name
upon a 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
Mr.. KS brother perfectly well--they were
tried and warm friends--and an intimacy
naturally spraug up between himself and
Mr.. X He visited Mr.. Ks hoase and
there met the youAg lady Christine. They
became friend, and sub'equentvists ripen-
ed their friendship into love. He offered
her his hand in marriage. which WAS ac-
cepted. He had lived in Sonora fox sew
many of the revolutions of that singularly
revolutionary country, taking side with the
Liberals. The present government of that
unhappy State is not Liberal" and the
gentleman was recently exiIed by Gavalan-
do. the Governor The gentleman had on
difficulty in proving all this. Besides he
lad plenty Of money.
Monday last was settled upon as the
wedding day.
sunday. while "a VAS WISHING me young
lady his attention was directed to a locks.
ring which lhe ,ose upon ole i Aer Gng-
ers. lie laughingly asked her whose min
iature the locket contained, and she told
him it was that of her dead mother He
looked at it and became deathy pale. He
knew the miniature was that Of his wife,
and felt sure that the girl by his side was
his own daughter, though he had never
before supposed he had child on earlh.--
The mingled pain and pleasure he felt
pain at the thought of the frightlul act he
had been about to commit, and pleasure at
MS most happy escape--can rot be describ
ed.
His daughter, after the shock which the
discovery ca,usrd her hab passed away,
was overjoyed at m eting her father.
News had reached him, while he WAS in
South America, of his wiie's deaf. When
exiled from Sonora he determined to reach
Rochester and end avor to clear ap the sus-
picion agaIus him. He knew that he was
innocent. lie travelled under an assumed
name, uut it had been his intention TO i'm
part the secret to Christine ere the mar
riage ceremony was performed. She, it
will be borne IN mind has adopted the
name of Klingenhtif ifer. and the gentleman
had supposed she was Mr.. X. S own daugh
ter.
Ae WAS happy to learn, as he did from
his daugh er who hal received the intel
lisence from her mother that all suspicion
ag INST him III regard to the forgery in
Roches er had been entirely alayed. years
ago, by the confession CT the guilty party
He will so West with his daus hter, and
settle there.
We get these particulars from reliable
source, but we do not learn how the exile
excuses himself Tor never advising his un-
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