Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
fAfE OH. Old STORY.
a HAPPY h1snss Abansesed 20 Lead =
Lsfo ~ shame.

minded person, and he received more
than the usual amount of sympathy !:
His daughter, married woman, o
beautiful blonde, who for several
years has been living happily with her
husband in Burlington, in an evil
hour listened to the seductive attrac-
tons of life Of shame, as related by
q woman Of the town, with whom she
accidentally became acquainted. She
listened to the tempter's stories with
Indignation at first, but as they were
repeated and regilded she became in
terested, then hesitated, finally infat-
uated, and fell. She left one child at
home with her parents in Burlington,
left her husband, without word, and
seemingly without regret. After
making up her mind, she deliberately
made her preparations, gathered to-
gether her wardrobe, some necessary
clothing for her child, and stealthily
left what, until that time, had been a
happy home. She left no word of OK
PLANTATION for her husband, the child
she left behind, or her parents, but
made feeble effort to conceal her
tracks by assuming partial disguise
when she bought her ticket at the
ticket Office in that city. The husband,
IL appears. is a laboring man in one
Of the lumber mills, and after the
close of his lahors for the day, rs Gus
tomary, he made his way to his home,
which he found deserted. cold and
cherries. "A visit to the pare ntal roof
discovered that she was not there.
The neighbors were visited. and il
was found from one Of them thai the
runaway had left the house early in
the afternoon, taking with her bum
die Of clothing and one child and he
also ascertained the fact that she had
declared her intention of remaining
away forever. The railroad tickle,
Offices were visited. and il was found
that she had taken passage on west
bound train. The nearly distracted
husband, fearing his own influence
| implored the aged father to follow
his child and bring her back to hel
home, that she might possibly be re.
claimed, or if not, the child might be
saved. The old gentleman sorrowful
ly followed his erring daughter te
this city, and from one of the frs,
persons he met got clew to hel
whereabouts
| He was interviewed by our report
er, to whom the story, substantial,
as given above, was told, and by hin
the old gentleman was referred t.
Marshal VanKaman. The tear drops
chased each other in quick succession
down the old mans cheeks as he re
lated the story of his daughters fall
and begged the marshal for God
sake to save her if it was in his pow
CT TO do so. lie said she had AWAY
been good girl, was warm hearted
and when at herself, was true 10 he
friends, and that she must be insane
Vannaman told the old man that h
would find the woman if possible, ant
Immediately commenced the search
Sometime during the night he learne,
where the woman was stopping, AM
early the next morning he called at tn
hotel with carriage for the old mar
and the two made call on the in
mates of the "Villa on the HILL" abou
a mile below town, which, by III
way. the Marshal describes rs bein
about as near hell as a man can con-
: fortably drive in carriage. The fra
! sisters having been called upon befor
/. by the Marshal in an official capacit,
2 concluded at once that the object {
, his search was the Burlington woman
) and hid her in one of the back room
!, The Marshal asked TO see all the il
e mates together, but was refused thu
e pleasure. The baby in the meantim
a was getting tired Of the close, coll
!, dark quarters. and set up squa
! that led the Marshal straight {
G The hiding place. He brought Il
3 woman ont and called the father, WI
: in the most piteous tones begged
q his daughter, with tears in his eye
J. that for his sake, for her mothers SAX
+ her child's sake, for her husbands al
I her own, to return with him to Il
It blighted home in Burlington. 81
0 disdainfully refused, and the Marsh
e firing of the scene, amid the praye
y Of the old man, the threats and ours
q Of the inmates, ordered her to 2
Is ready TO travel AT once. She final
n concluded that TO acquiesce would
p the best plan, gathered her goods ,
81 gether, and left her guilty associa,
N behind. lei ~ hope forever. She W
j brought to this city, passage proeur
- on n freight train, and the father Al
lie daughter left for their homes in Bt
= lington Christmas morning.