The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-09-21

In 1913, John Seitz, young Ger
man ell erk In a store in New York
city, was engaged to DO married to a
German girl named Rief. The Calls
forpia gold fever breaking out, Seitz
joined'a party bouod for that region.
The first letter that he received from
home contained the intelligence that
Miss Riof was soon to become the
mother Of his child. Hc wrote back
but for tho distance and lack of
means be woull return at oncs and
marry her Ho plcdged himself to
come back ~ soon as possible and
make Ler bis wife. Soon after the
birth of the child the young woman
came to Honesdole with tho family
of q brother. They board occasion-
ally from Seitz. Ho always renewed
his pledges, md srid he was seeking
fortune alone 10 enable him to come
east and get his wife and child. Then
nothing further was heard from him,
and after two or three years ho was
looked upon rs dead.
Miss Refs brother was q young
blacksmith, named Wendt. This
man had professed great love for
Katherine from her first appearance
10 Honesdalc. Sbo refused all his
offers Of marriage for four o. five
year. At length, believing that her
lover was dead, and wishing TO re.
lievo her brother Of tho burden OF
herself and child, she accepted tho
blacksmith, and they we're married
They went to New York to live.
Weodt turned out to be brute. He
abused and neglected his wife so
shamefulIy, that she soon broke down
in health. ........
A few months after tho marriage
n letter camo TO Honesdalo from
Seiiz. He had been for n long time
in out-oi.the-way diggings, and had
at last made his fortune. Hc was
about to sturt East Atcr his wife ard
child The nows created great son.
sation in the family. Scitz arrived at
Honesdale in due time, and was stun
ned at tho news no was told. He
determined to SEQ once more the wo
man he had loved, and proceeded to
New York for tha. purposc.--He
found her in miserable tenement
dying OF consumption, with no ont
near her but her infant child. Sh'
died lew days aiterward, charging
! Wendt with baving caused her death
Scitz had her remains inferred il
Greenwood Cemetery a week af
terward Wendt, no doubt filed will
remorso, visited the spo. where sh,
was buried aud shot himself through
the heart over her grave.
Sctz returned to California, plac
ing his child 10 charge OF it's mother,
relatives IN Honesdalc. The boy grow
up under the name of John Rief I
was not until after hc was of age tina
he, learned his history and right name
He became jcweler. Six weeks agc
no was prostrated with hcmorrhag
of the lungs, and on Tuesday lw
weeks he died. The night before hi
death letter was received from Sa
Francisco, saying that John Sciiz c
tina: city was lying at tho point .
death. News has since been receive
that he died there an hour or 80 be
] foro his sons death here. Seilz mar
ried in California, and ut the ,imc q
! his death was very wealthy. ii
! owned handsome residence in s.,
Q Francisco, in which ~ is room
furnished elegantly, wLlch SeiIz Call
ed "Jobnny's room" 1t was ftte
up tor his son in llonesdalc, VIII, wa
). to much attached to his childhood
]. friends to 80 there aud occupy it, .
t his father frequently requested hii
= to do In oil his letters Seltz doclal
Cd that his son should share equal
with his other two children III b
g wealth. 1t is supposed that tho youn
man, dying rs Le did subsequently,
b his father, was heir to II handson
property. AS he beqneathcd all b
property to the aunt that reared hin
this will tall to her.