The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-05-24
REAL LIFE ROMANCE.
Victim OF CircumsfantiaI Evil
Gcnce--HOnan's Faith and CoDsfaney.

FIre years ago, Ire +. Holland, q
yeGUg and energetic man, settled
down i'll the county Of Calhoun.
Michigan. near the city of Marshall,
and applied himself 10 farming.
Young Holland was Industrious and
economical, end seemed on the fair
road TO cOmpt tence, il not wealth.
l. was the habit Of Ira 10 visit a Mr..
Bingiey, WHO resided in tie city of
Marshall, and who was one OF its
wealthiest residents, aud to deposit
with him all his surplus money. In
this manner, after couple of years,
you1g Holland had accumulated some
three thousand dollars, which amount
remained in the hands of Mr.. Bing-
ley.
During the visits Holland paid to
the house of Mr. Blngley ne met the
daughter of the latter, young and
very beautiful girl, who was mos,
favorably impressed with his manly
bearing. Young Holland fell deeply
in love with the fair Alice almost at
the first meeting. With every sub
seqnent meeting his passion increas-
ed, and, after about three months
acquaintance, he received the assur-
ance from the maiden's lips that bis
passion were returned. But his
hopes were doomed 10 o terrible
disappointment. The young couple
returned home from q delightful
ramblc one dag. As they entered the
house of Miss Bingley they were met
by the father, who was in high state
of excitement. de ordered young
Holland from the houEe, placing IN
his hands the Gilouns OF money left |
with him, AID sternly forbade further
intercourse with the family
On the following day Holland was
arrested on the charge of horse steal
ing, and the trial elected sufficient
proof to sentence lin to the State
Penitentiary- 1t appeared that valu-
able span OF horses lad been stolen
from the barn of Mr.. Bingley, aad
had been sold in the city of Grand
Rapids by Z young man who answer
ed exactly TO the appearance of young
who had been absent from
home 81 the time OF the the!t--on
business OF his owD, as he stated it,
but winch, OF cOarae, vas not credit
ed by the court. In consideration of
bis excellent character before the
crime, tie court was.lenisnt, and re-
turned sentence Of three years i'm
Holland wac hssteaed away TO
prison, amid his protestations OF iIo-
cence, and without an opportunity of
speaking q word 10 his betrothed.
Wearily dragged on the months to
he convict, but at last his term of
sentence expired, and he issued forth /,
rom the priscl doors bowed down
Ind broken hearted man, bis hair
shitened before lis time by The great )
mental anguish he had endured. He +,
,ame to Cleveland, and there met !
Alice Birgley. She had become an
orphan during the Imprisonment of
Ter lover, and, tired Of the scenes
mid which she had suffered SO much,
emoved to Cleveland, and wss living
With her mothers sister. She had
.ahered with all o woman's devoted
less to the memory Of her convicted
over, and had never deemed him
guilty OF the crime charged to him
The long separated couple we're mar
led, and Immediately took their way
o Kansas, intending to commence 7
Ife together in that section. They '
topped in Marion day or two ago \
nd from them we have obtained the q
bove recital.-Mdrion Mirror. Il