The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-05-31
Touching Tale of Female Fidelity.

The woes Of Congressman Bowen, and the
number Of lovely woman who are continually
claiming the prior right to call him husband
have sut cested to the Louisville Co,gie~ Journal
the following touching tale:
Many years ago, as matter Of fact in 1850,
a young Teuion Of good family and small fortune,
set out from the little village Of Sturmgarien,
which is abou, ten miles inland from the Rhine,
and in one OF the obscuTist and most Inaccessi-
bic districts Of Germany. He repaired frst to
/ Paris, where he conceived the idea Of disusiug
4 his own name and assuming another. Thus
J stranger, unknown aud unattended and answer
! ing fictitious address, he visited London. stroll
ed over England, Scotland and Ireland; went on
a voyage up the Mediterranean; and being Of an
/ expansive turn, took passage in a China packet
and sQionrned year in Pekin. Finally, he
1 crossed over to Yeddo, and thence came to Cal
iforuia He considered himself 10 all intents lost
to his natural world. He had grown in stature
and strength. and was. IN every respect, another
person. BY this tine however. he began to grow
serious, and resolved TO turn his attention to
some sober work Being ready accountant.
he found no officially in obtaining employment
in San Francisco,
Bat he grew weary OF the rough life which was
then in vogue there and came overland to Ken
lucky. he stopped in Louisville, was engaged
by Main street house; and gave 50 much salts
faction that he was presently sent on collecting
tour into Georgia. In those days transportation
was slow. Northern Georgia was almost iuaccess-
be At Dalton be had TO take a sadile-borse TO
70 to Rome and the adjacent country. Late one
evening. whilst vending his way through Cedar
valley, be was thrown violently down a praeipice
and seriously injured. After many hours he was
picked Up, senseess. carried to a farmhouse near
by and properly nursed. As all the details Of
this story were obtained from the principal actor.
except the leading fact on which It rests. which
is personally known to the writer. We may as
well quote the words Of the original narrative as
we remember them
When came to nv. senses he said. nearly
draining the bottle Of white wine with which be
had refreshed and consoled himself whilst recount
ing his adventures, Il was lying on feather bed.
in little room. with pink calico curtains. An
old lady in frills sat at the foot knitting. and
pretty young girl THAT was Ann Eliza Kept The
flies of with Ian made ont Of the feathers of
the peacock. tins went on daily for three weeks. f
and ! fell IN love; 50 ii was that before was
able TO 60 out Of doors ] made proposal was
accepted, and, in . rush Of gratitude. urged
and accomplished marriage. That was all done
inside Of a month. ! don't mean 10 apologize:
/ only think l was natural idiot. l fancisd it
woud be paradise; but If the o:her place Is anv
worse. why I don't want 10 20 there. First. il
was with the old woman, and then with Ann
Ehza, and then with The Methodist preacher
and then with all together. until could stand it .
no longer They We're well to do people And.
as had brought them nothing but myself. I con-
e'uded l would take myself of. They knew moth
ing about me except that was Dutchman and
had come there from Louisville. NOBODY in
America knew my real usme. There was uoclue
whatever. didn't think much harm had been
done SO one night disappeared I dropped
ont Of Georgia and wound up my concerns in
Louisville ! went to New York. There l was
two OF three months, took passage for Liver
pool and stopped six months in Paris. wanted
to wipe out all memory Of nv follies. 20 home.
consider ny past dream. and do something
grand. Ny heart yearued once more for the
] did not write to ny family. I con-
'iaded to surprise them. So taking the S,ras-
lnrgh train and then the steamer. ! was soon. on +
he sit;le Rhine pier. 1t was about noon. and
'nt ten miles to Sturmgareu; 50 after good
Inner and bottle Of wine. l walked over the
mis-. What You think BY dam, what YOU
hink viii tell you My fathers house Is the
inest In Siurugarsea. Il Is just outside the VII
age. and has lawn in front. The sun was about
N hour high when opened the gate and walked
~ the terrace to the door. What You thiuks
By gar. sir , II was Ann Eliza. my wife. who met
ne on the door-siIl. and wind her arms about
ay neck and call ne her long lost husband
What yOu think Of that, Ia ! She had been with
be old people two months
How WAS that possible >"
Easy as noting When l was IN the delirium
let the little cat ont Of the bag. She took m
own, say ii all 10 herself. and when 20 Of she
hast take the steamer and follow after That
a. The way she fix m give it up. didn't
lake no fuss about him. and / was faithful
usband nit thai woman for elereu year: and
sres hoping that If she's gone TO Heaven, may
0 somewhere else"