The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-14
A ly6THE1's Love.

The following description OF the ab
dncton sof tho child OF General Viele i
Yrlue1 by one Of the participants in tn
ga Wednesday last the shores Of LAX
y4Ahopac were tho scene Of IN episode ii
FreOl lilo aud Of q character most thor
Oughly melo,drRmatiC. Our readers ma
well remember the litigation regarding
tho Vicle children and tho conduct o
Judge Barnard therein, who, hayinl
made an order for the mother. TO hive til
custody Of the two youngest children
nCutralized its elect by f0rbidding it t
be entered by arrangements between
the parties, Connecticut divorce wa
agreed upon, Mrs VClG being unwilling
to manufacture testimony as to the resi-
GenCc required by tho laws Of that State
by some blunder Of the lawyers nothing
was stated In the decree as to the guard
iauship Of the children, and only ont
child, the youngest boy, was given tC
Mrs. ViGle after the divorce After c.
Gaping trap made TO steal him from
her, Mrs. Niele took him to Europe
aud while there heard of her hus.
bAAu hAuAAlAkts W ltAl NNlllWllllhG Ills
pctuOsity Mrs. Viele wrote to New York
that she would have the clergyman do.
posed tor violating the canOns of the
church by sOlemnizing the marriage, and
that she would return ut once 10 remove
her daughter. Arrived in New York (pcr
Fandalia), Mrs. Niele took into her conf.
dCnCG two lady friends Of good standing
aud two gentlemen. One ofthem, rumor
hgs 1t, is IN officer high in the United
States Army; the other, it is believed, q
well known lawyer Of this city. Thurs.
day night week the two gentlemen Zap.
propriately Disguised took run to Lake
Mahopac, where General Vicle resides
with his newly welded vile and former
wiie's children. The house Of General
Viele was carefully surveyed by the tour.
lists, who learned that Rocky Mountain
bear was kept chained in the rear garden!
One of our tourists, having some acquaint-
anCe with General Nicle, called unOn him
ind soon made friends with him, his new
wife, and the little girl for whose abluc.
ton these elaborate preparations were
being made. To kcCpup their character,
our tourists finished up with q pedestrian
excursion, informing the clerk Of the
Gregory House, while paying their bills
Ot their intention 10 return the following
Tuesday, they trudged of to Peekskill OF
foot, Returning to New York, O pressing
business engagement was made with Gen
cral NiGlc Tor the following Wednesday
(ScptembGr ~ at the Generals office.
On the evening Of Wednesday, the 4lh
nf SnptnONInFs p,1r iiifp a 4
his promise ut the Gregory House, and
the next morning watched the General OIL
by the train. This he tClCgraphcd to New
York, and the forty minutes past ten train
bore from New York Mrs. General ViGle,
her legal adviser, and one of the lady
friends before referred to. The military
gentleman met them at the depot, Lake
MRhopaC, with carriage, and the party,
with many cnCumbranccS, Er Mrs. VielC
designed taking long jOurncy-what IN
apt word was the old Roman "impedi.
mcnts"-startCd round the west shore of
the lake to General Vielc's residence
avoiding the village by this detour, and
coming upon q picnic on their road. Ar.
rived ut the Generals the lawyer got down,
rang the door.bell asked for the General,
and he being ont, for Mrs. Viclo number
two. She, rs ii happened, was out driving,
whcrcupon our lawyer, describing himself
US the health officer OF the district, ap.
pointed under recent Imaginary act OF
the Legislature, asked if the lady whom
he was addressing could furnish him with
certificates of the vaccination ofany chill.
drcn there under fourteen years OF age,
and no certificates being forthcoming,
asked to examine the children. Teresa
was brought TO him; he learncdly put on
his spcctacles; the right arm being shown,
said the mark was so faint it must be done
over again. "Oh I've made mistake;
lis the other arm,' said Miss Vlele, tho
oldest sister, and showed the LETT arm,
which our doctor for the noncc described
as very good, that it had taken very well;
jotted down on his tablets the name and
age OF the little girl, said that the mark
was very good, kissed her swcCtly, and
asked to see the other child, said to be
seven years old. She was out with Miss
Ntelc mo. p; would be home in half an
hour. "Well," said the doctor, "Tll make
some other calls, My time is, Of course,
very short, and I'll be back by halt.past
two" Stepping into his carriage, he
drove Nround-rcnlrned in twenty min
utcs. Miss VielC appeared at the door,
leading little Emily by the hand, whom
she took into the parlor 10 uniastCn her
dress and exhibit her arm, Our doctor
made the agreed on sigual-military
friend and Mrs, Niclo rushed out, and tho
moment they reached the door, Mrs,
Vicle," said our dOctor.lawycr, "herc Is
your child" MY darling" said the yearn.
ing mother, and quick as thought she
lifted tho child in her arms and bore her
towards the carriage. But Miss Vcle
though taken by surprise, proved herself
heroine. One can only regret that her
courage and presence OF mind was not dis
played upon tho proper side. She flew
after her mother, but was stopped by the
two gentlemen, on whom she iurlously
turned, tearing the coat of one Il
tatters, and inttcting severe blow on the
forehead Of the other
Thinking Mrs. Vicle had sufficient start
the gentlemen now le! go their hold, and
again Miss ViClc dNrtcd after her mother
aud sister, and would have caught them
had not tho lawyer seized her round the
waist. Miss VioIe's loot tripped, and
she fell heavily on the gravel, bearing
the gentleman above her to the ground
but siCzing his hat--a very peculiar one
borrowed expressly to mislead-she car
ried It of in triumph. The party drove
oil, the mother kissing her child trantical
ly, and for time oil went merry rs 4
marriage bell, except that nothing wOult
induce the driver 10 hasten his horses, Ii
evidently doubling whether all was right
and apparently wishing himself and hi
team well out Of the business. Presently
our lady friend cried out: ave are fol-
lOwcdw Our lawyer looking over thu
carriage saw aman coming on at hard
gallop with revolver in hand, and wills
pered to the military friend to draw hi:
revolver Down came tho pursuer, ant
lcvcling the revolver at the gentleman
demanded the child, The military gen
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