The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-06
OLE 8nlletin.
A SINGULAR CASE,
A wealthy Californian Cnkn0wingly Narries
Ills Own uAuvhlrr.

hhVNh Uaushler.
1t would seem, from the frequent occur
renee of remarkable incidents. that there
is certainly nothing Of improbable nature.
Judging from the following wonderfully
strange and hardly creditable story which
came to our ears few days since
In the spring of 1859 when the gold
fever was at il. highest possible state Of ex-
element in California, there lived in the
State Of Virginia on the bank of the York
river, few miles below Yorktown, gem
tleman Of culture, whose parents we're in
moderate circumstances. II was during
| the gold excitement he left the comforts Of
| home his friends, relatives. a loving wife.
whom he led 10 the altar but year since.
and AN only child--a daughter of two
months-and took up is lonely journey to
seek his fortune in the wild, distant West,
| over aud beyond the Rocky Mountains
| where the bright golden sun sink. down to
rest unid the blue wave. of the grand
Pacific
Ait"rycar- of toll drudgcry and rcycrscs
OF fortune IN the mines he came To- thi.
city aud engaged In business. He being
successful soon Dmasscd AN immense for
tune. lii- beloved wife had died during a
prevailing epidemic while on n
visit 4" some relative. during the
yellow fever season ut New Orlran..
n ut the same time did It'll"
girl of another family Of the .ame
name aud ngca- hi little daughter lie
visited the state, but could lind no cl, ~
hi. deceased wifr's sister: be- thought
naturally, .bc too. had died. H. returned ]
4" The Golden state, and time and the
whlrling excitement ofbu.incs, soon healed
hi, sorrows, and ciiarcd apparently. all re-
collections If hi old home un the bank. uf F.
the placid York.
shortly after the completion of the Pa
enc railroad there arrived at this CITY :.
gentleman hi wife aud beautiful we'll (
educated ana graceful young lady, ju.t /
blooming INTO motherhood, apparently /
aud really about eighteen summers.
u WA by chance the young lrlN and
ag"! widOwsr mot--and To- meet Wa g."
love. They were duly married after a .
hort acquaintance; the co-eniunic. being
celebrated with great eeiat and orastin.
u" li,il" hutt.r ia the Fashionable. and
wealthy circle. of our city Tn" fact that
both par,ie. bore the same name excited
no comment or inquiry. ~. IL wa. one hl-
most a common ~ that uf smith or
Brown.
\ few wcnks after the marriage. "a. The
husband and wife naturally inquired inc
each other Hutcccdent-. and wa. grndu.
ally becoming better acquainted with each
other, the dcuuucineut Came-thcy wore
father and dHught"r-man and wife tho
instructive love Of he parent for the child.
and the daughter for the father, had been
by the strong emotional pn..
sion of sexual love. Both innocent at
heart. both ipuily criminal IN tine eve. If
man and God. Ills daughter was not dead
~ be ,uppo.rl but, after the death of hi.
wife. WA kindly taken in charge by Nj,
'istcr-iu-law, who had married aud moved
}" d distant State, and who also. with her
husband. accompanied his wifes daughter
a. thi' coast, 10 meet rs strangers, lover,
md subsequently parent and child. "a.
hey wcrr, cultivated, passionate love
hanged into hllial and PARENTAL ~
L.ct.uu.
Wonderfully strange. indeed. ar the
'ortuitous circumstances which control
md guide the footsteps Of erring and .u.-
'ep,able mortal.,