The daily gazette., 1876-01-31
A Touching Story.

1t may not be generally known, yet
it is probably true. that the famous
novel of "East Lynne" although writ
ten in England, had the groundwork
of its story in a singular marriage
which took place in this city, the no.
tice and attending circumstances at the
time being copied by almost every pa
per in the country. The matter was
about as follows:
A Mr.. J. NJ, a clerk in down town
house, fell in love with young lady,
whose father was we'll to do Second
street merchant, and after proper
season of attention the couple were
married.
Both soon found out that they were
not happily mated and after marriage
of seven years, during which time
they had three children (two boys
and ono girD they mutually agreed to
the husband applying for a divorce,
merely on the ground of incompata'
bility of temper. The divorce was
granted, and the wife went home to
her father, who through indorsing lost
his business and all his property. The
daughters and his mlsfortunes weigh
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that during moment of mental alie-
nation he took his own life, leaving
his daughter penniless, and to rough
1t with the cold charity of the world
as best she could. The woman, a
brave little creature, tried every way
| she knew how to gain an honest liveli-
hood. 10 fact working 80 hard giving
music lessons and doing embroidery
for old school-mates that her health
gave way, and having no money to
pay her board, must beg, starve or 60
to the poor house.
To turn to the other side of the pic
ture, his husband, after months re
}lease from the marital bands, again
married, and at the time of which we
speak had not only the children by
the first wife, bat also in addition
thereto little two year old girl by his
second wife. The latter lady being
ill, the hush I'd advertised for a nurse
and housekeeper, which notice reach.
ed the eye of the first wife, and she, in
her trouble, went to the former part
ner of her heart, told him of her sad
condition and then applied for the po-
sition in his household, The husband
L SiNlhS hCl lOl dll
ate wants asked her again to call at
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, as was the husband, and
from there they went to reside where
the two wives had their first conversa.
ton, ending in their agreement for the
first wife to come and accept the vacant
place, which she did, seemingly delight
ed 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 house-keeper treated as any
other help; that she must care for the
children-her own offsprings-and the
other child, as any hired nurse would do;
that she must eat at the second table to
care for her charges. All these things
land even more humility did the poor
woman show, never by sign, word or
look, exhibiting the least evidence of
discomfort. What, however, must have
been the true feeling of her heart, when
seeing another filling the place she had
once tried, as she thought, SO hard to
ill.
The above is from the files of an old
Cincinnati paper, but the sequel, as told
us by one conversant with the facts, is
stranger than that we have already mar.
rated. When the cholera was raging ir
our city in 1856 the secend wife wa.
taken very i'll with it, and being inform
ed by the physician that she could live
but few hours at the most, as she wa.
then taken in collapsed condition, sht
asked that all go out of the room except
ing her husband and housekeeper, wher
she told how much she dreaded leaving
5 her little child among strangers, and a.
a dying wife entreated them to marry
again. The proposition was strange
one, but both promised, and in a few
l months afterward, whom the second wife
: had been dead sufficient length of time
not to cause remarks, the two were agair
married, brought together after crue
j separation of SO many years, and we be-
/ lieve, are now living happily together il
cosy West End house.-Cinctanat
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