Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-14
AN EXTRAORDINARY ROMANCE.


Our own city Of Baltimore has Witness
ID in its days more than one little Bit OF
dramatic romance. Quo of the most
curious, however, has recently coms to
light within-the past few days, and ns
the veil which covered up khe mystery
has bsaA removed by-dS1th, there is
now no wrong in giving the details ofa
story which is c~uriously strange. It's
More than Niozen years ugo n noble
Baron, residing in tho northern part
of Geruspy, smittea WIKI the charms
Of n daughter. of n well known doctor
in the Gown where he lived, wooed and
won her, and made her u baroness.
Years sped happily along, the birth OF
two daughters gave additional life to
the little household, andihe Baron re-
joiced in bis little &rdsn, which he too
confidently imagined was free from tho
tail Of the serpent. Coming home,
however, one night, very Unexpectedly,
he found a young student in his room,
and in an excess Of wild jealousy and
rage, seized upon a sword, which was
hanging against the wall Of the cham
Der, and ran him through. The Baron
fed to the Crimea, where he served
throughout tho Crimean war, and, after
it was ended, made his way, after yari-
u vicissitudes Of fortune, 10 Balti-
more, where, under au assumed name,
be commenced to give instruction in
languages. After he had resided some
time in this city, happening one day to
20 into a music shop for the purpose Of
making a trifiug purchase, to his great
establishment he met face to face with
his wife, who was standing behind the
counter. After the first surprise was
over, they had each the prudence to
remain silent. Ameeting was arranged,
when the ex-Baroness Informed her
former husband that, feeling that their
intercourse WAS forever Mt nm end, she
had accepted the proposal Of her pre-
sent husband to marry him and come TO
America, which she accordingly did
without troubling herself for a divorce.
She had brought with her her two
daughters, who bore tho namo of her
present husband and imagined them
selves his children. It nj then agreed
between the two that their secret should
be preserved, and that the Baron, under
his assumed name, should be received as
teacher of languages into the house,
where he should have the care of tho
education Of his children, which Geo
dinghy happened. Years passed by, the
girls grow up, and old age, having his
hand upon their real father, brought
him finally to his death bed, which he
exchanged n short time ago for n grave.
While in the jaws Of death, he sent for
a friend, and conided to him IL parcel
of papers, giving instructions, among
other things, rs to the disposition OF
some property which he inherited
abroad, requesting him to hand them
over to his wife when he discovered
her, who, he told him, was the daugh-
ter Of a doctor, whom no named, in q
German town. This friend, knowing
there was n daughter Of this doctor
married in Baltimore, determined, nat.
urally, to apply to her for Information.
Going to the music shop to find her, he
met her husband and announced TO him
that he had some important papers for
his sister-in-law. But before he got
further on his explanation, the wife
rushed from an adjoining room, told
him she knew all about it, and that
she would call and see him next day at
his house. He had hardly returned
there, however, before she followed
him, entering b%renthless, without
bonnet or shawl, eager to know what
had happened. The papers were hand
ed over, and all necessity. she thought,
for secrssy being removed, the two girls
were informed Of the facts Of their
birth, and of their title to distinction.
So they immediatly disclaimed their
reputed father, and announced them
selves as Baronesses and the little girl
who was for n long time known MS q
%barefooted little sauce.box, who trot-
ted about the streets earning pennies
by her musical performances, aad her
elder sister, who has not always been'so
refined in her tastes, are suddenly be-
come what tho Germans call hogahig,
and are capable in some parts of Ger,
many of being admitted into society
into which many leading merchants
and rich bankers are not permitted to
nter.-BdHimore Gazette.