The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-20

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Inspiring footstool d the angels-has
been IN = constant state of hope and
despair The news received night be-
fore last from the wandering Jeanette
has sent gladness and SORROW 10 many 4
breast. but 70 the young lady in qucs-
ton Il has created the most anxious
fears. Yesterday, just before The San
francisco train pulled out. 4 matronly
old lady might have been seen support
Ing q heavily yelled young woman.
They Were evidently mother and
daughter from the tender EMO notherly
manner IN which the elder lady i,oked
after the slightest want u her cornpan-
lon. A Times reporter. noticing the
couple, surmiscd that the young lady
was laboring under some great mental
sorrow. He looked toward the coach
from which the ladies had just alighted
and saw that il was : private carriage.
His curiosity was aroused. He ap-
preached and cautiously Intercepted
the driver. The old coachman was very
reticent, and the news gatherer was
about 70 give up in despair when an
idea struck him. He put It into execu-
ton ~ once by telling the old man that
his interest in the two ladies' had been
aroused from the fact that he believed
he saw . family resemblance between
himself and them.
~ just arrived here the other day.
said the reporter. "and l have every
reason % believe that the elder lady Is q
very near relation u mine.'
This had the desired effect and the
poor old man unfoldcd 4 story Of ro-
s..... =. ~..I I:I- 49, .-.-L- .-.-L
more than once in a century. Il seems
that Miss - was visiting friends in
San Francisco during the winter Of
1872. She met Lieutenant Danen-
hover. Of the United States Navy. d
noble specimen Of manhood. The Lieu
tenant was smitten with the fair daugh-
ter Of Lo~ Angeles. They met often.
md the sequel was soon evident III q
desperate love affair. But the old. old
saying that true love never ran smooth
was never more plainly Illustrated than
IN this case. For several months there
was not a happier pair in all San Fran
cisco. This earthly bliss could not last
long. however. The Lieutenant was
then under orders to sail with the III
fafcd Jeanette. As the time drew near
the sweet girl became sal and pensive
and II was a common thing for her 10
meet her lover with fearful eyes. She
told him her fears. and pleaded with all
the cloquence only known to a lovely
maiden. but her lover had been ordered
BY his country 20 90 10 almost certain
death. and his honor would not permit
him 10 break his word. even for the
being he worshippcd. The sad day Of
separation finally arrived and the two
devoted lovers parted. possibly never 10
meet again In this world.
This Is the sad story told in brief by
the old coachman who related his tale
with tears in his eyes.
Yes. sir said the old fellow. ..she
has been q different girl eve since.
They hal only known one another !
short time, but / don't believe two peo-
pie ever loved n did this devoted
couple. Why. sir, her mother said that
when the Lieutenant came to bid her
good-by II took TWO Of his brother Off
eers 70 separate them when the mo
ment Of parting came. She tainted a.
most rs soon a. he was out Of the house.
When she revived she ordered q car
riage and Immediately repaired u the
Cliff House. As soon rs she arrived
there she took a stand where she could
get q good view Of the Golden Gate.
Neither commands nor coaxing could
move her until she WAS satisfied the
vessel had passed out To sea. After re-
turning 20 Los Angeles she led 4 re-
tired life. having been convinced from
the first that she would never see her
lover again. She has never failed a. be
up BY daylight since the Jeanette
sailed in order 70 read the telegraph
news. That. sir. has been the only thing
that has ever interested her. When she
got the Times this morning and read
the news from the Jeannette you might
have heard her screams almost
q mile Of. The whole family
were in bed at the time. When
they reached her she was In 4 faint and
everybody thought she was dead. Hut
God wa not Kind enough 20 put the
poor girl out 81 her misery. The first
thing she said was: Mamma. take me
70 San Francisco at once. She don't
seem 70 know what she wants. but her
mother would start for the spot where
the Jeannette was lost II her daughter
would ask it,
How old is shc?r
"She was nineteen last October. but
20 look at her now yosi would think she
was at least thirty
The young lady i well known IN this
city, and up 70 within the past two
years was one If the brightest and most
beautiful Of los Angeles bellies. Her
name Is suppressed for the present. and
her unfortunate love affair Is known BY
but few, rs the family has made every
effort 10 keep il quiet.
For the sake of the girl. II for no
other reason. il il most dcycutly hoped
that the third boat with the gallant