The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06
A Fiction Founded on Fact.

IL may not be generally known. vet II IA
probably true, Asserts a writer In Cincin-
nati journal, that the famous novel of
" East Lynne" although written In Eng
land, had the ground work OF IT, story In
singular marriage which took place in this
city, the notice and attending circum-
stances az the time being copied bv almost
every paper in the country. The matter
was about as follows; A Mr.. j. NJ,
clerk in a downtown house. fell in love
with a young lady whose father was
well-to-dO Second-street merchant. and af-
ter proper season OF attention the couple
married Both soon found out that they
were not happily mated, and after a mar
rage OF seven years. during which time
they had three children. two boys and
girl. they mutually agreed TO the husband
applying for bill of divorce, on the
ground OF incompatibility of tempers.
The divorce was granted, and the wife
went home 10 her fathers, who had
through indorsing lost has business and all
bis property. The daughters and his
own misfortunes weighed so heavily upon
the fathers mind that during a moment
Of mental alienation he took his own life,
leaving his daughter peRniless, and 10
rough il with the cold charity of the world
ar bes. she could. The woman. brave
little creature, tried every way she knew
how to gain an honest livelihood in fact
working so hard giving music lessons and
doing embroidery for her schoolmaies that
her health gave wav, and. having no mon
ey 10 pay her board. Il beg. starve. or
go TO the Door-house. To turn 70 the 9TH
er side Of the picture. the husband, after a
few months release from the marital
bonds, again married. and at the time of
which we speak had net only the three
children BY his first wife. but also an adj
jition thereto, little two-year-old girl by
his second wife. The latter lady being i'll,
the husband advertised for nurse and
housekeeper. which notice reached the eye
of his first wife. and she, in her trouble.
went TO the former partner OF her heart.
told him Of her sad condition and applied
for the position in his household. The
husband knew not wha- 10 say, but after
giving ner ample funds for ali immediate
wants, asked her 10 call again az his office
on the following morning. promising TO
consult his wife about the matter in the
meantime.
Promptly as per agreement wife No.
was on time. a. was tho husband. and
from there they went 10 the residence,
whore the two wives had their first con-
versation, ending In Their agreement for
the first wife TO come and accept the va
cant place. which she did, seemingly de-
lighted AT having peaceful home over
her head. notwithstanding the very strange
circumstances under which such shelter
was given. Necessity demanded that the
entire past should be obliterated. and the
new housekeeper trcated As any other
help: that she must care for the children
her own ofspring-and the other child
tire same as any hired nurse would do;
that she must eat al the second table 70
care for her charges. All these things and
even more humility did the poor woman
show. never by sign. word. or look. ex-
h.hitiDg the least evidence Of discomfort.
What. however. must have been the true
feelings OF her heart, when seeing another
filling the place that she had once tried. as
she thought. 30 hard 10 fill. The above is
from the files Of an old Cincinnati paper.
but rhe sequel. a. told US by one cOnvers-
ant with the whole facts. Is stranger than
what we have already narrated. When
the cholera was raging In our city in 1868,
the second wife was taken very i'll with il,
and being informed by the physician that
she could not live but few hours AT most.
"a she was then i'm a collapsed condition.
she asked that all go ont of the room. ex-
ccpting her husband and her houSekeeper.
when she told how she dreaded leaving
her little child among strangers. and, as
dying wife. entreated them both 10 marry
together again. The proposition was a
strange one. but both promised. and in
few months afterward, when the second
wife had been dead a sufficient length of
time not 10 cause remarks, the two were
again married, brought together after
cruel separation Of so many years, and, we
believe. are now living happily together in
a coy West-end home.