Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-25
Real Life Romance.
A VICTIM OF CIRCUMsTANTIAL EvI
DENCE-wOMAN'S FAITH AND
CONSTANCY.

CONSTANCY.
Five years ago Ira F. Holland, a.
young and energetic man, settled
down in the country of Calhoun, Mich |
igan, near the city of Marshall, and
applied himself to farming. Young
Holland was industrious and ecOnomi.
cal, and seemed on the fair road to
competence, if not wealth. 1t was the
habit of Ira to visit a Mr.. Bingley,
who resided in the city OF Marshall,
aud who was one of the wealthiest
residents, and to deposit with him all
his surplus money. In this manner,
after a couple of years, young Holland
had accumulated some $4,000, which
amount remained in the hands Of Mr..
Bingley.
During the visits Holland paid to
the house of Mr.. Bingley he met the
daughter of the latter, young and
very beautiful girl, who was most ia
vOrably impressed with his manly
bearing. Young Holland fell deeply
in love with the fair Alice almost at
the first meeting. With every subse.
quent meeting his passion increased,
and, after three months acquaint
ance, he received the assurance from
maiden's lips that his passion was re
turned. But his hopes were dOOmed
to terrible disappointment. TIT
young couple returned home from 6
delightful ramble one day. AS they
entered the house oil. Miss Bingie.
they were met by the father, who wa
!, i'm high state of excitement. He OF
dered young Holland from the hous
placing in his hand the amount o
money left with him, and sternly for
babe further intercourse with tn
|. family.
a The following day Holland was al
a rested on the charge of horse.stealins
u and the trial elected sufficient proc
!. to sentence him to the State Penitei
8. tiary. 1t appeared that a saluab
lie span of horses had been stolen frOl
the baru OF Mr.. Bingley, and had bee
- sold in the city of Grand Rapids, by
er IN who answered exactly to the q
ID pearance OF young Holland, who ha
N been away from home at the time
I, saie-on business Of his own, as
= stated, but which, of course, was M
t, credited by the court. In consider
n. ton of his excellent character befO
ne the crime, the court was lenient, al
" returned a sentence Of three years il
~ prisonment.
ID Holland was fastened away to pr
y OH amid his prstestatiOn of innOcene
he and without an opportunity OF spea
NC ing a word to his betrothed. Wearl
dragged the months to the cOnvi'
NC but at last his term of sentence
~ pired, and he issued forth from &
q. prison doors a bowed down al
Ne broken-hearted man, his hair vhiten
ne before it's time by the great ment
.n anguish he had endured. He cal
to Cleveland, and there met Ali
u Bingley. She had ~ecome an orpb
o. during the imprisonment of her low.
and tired Of the scenes amid viii
she had suffered so much, removed
Cleveland, and was living with !
A, mothers sister. She had adher
with all a woman's devotedness to
memory of her convict lorer, and b
%, never deemed him guilty OF the eri
! . charged to him. The long separai
col couple were married, and immediate
sc took their way to Kansas, intendl
-. to commence life together in that 4
-; ton. They stopped in Marion a q
,st or two ago, and from them we III
;"r obtained the above recital.