The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-05-16
A TOUCHING STORY.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t may not be generally known,
yet il il rlost probably true, that
the famous novel of East Lynne,
although written in England, had
the groundwork of its story in u
singular marriage which took place
in Cincinnati, the notice aud ut.
tending circumstances ut the time
being copied by almost every pa.
per in the cosnty. The matter was
about Ms follows:
AMr.J. NJ, aclerk ina down TOW n
house, tell in love with u young
lady, whose father was n well'to.do
Second street merchant, aud after
a proper season of attention the
couple were married.
They soon found out that they
were not happily mated, and after
Il marriage OF seven y,ars, during
which time hey had three children
two boys aud one girl), they mn.
tually agreed to the husband mp
plying tor n divorce, merely on the
ground of iucompatibility of tenn.
per. The divorce was granted aud
the wife went home TO her father,
who, through iudorsiug, lost his
business aud all his property.
The daughters and his own mis-.
fortune weighed SO heavily on the
fathers mind that, during II mo-
mcnt OF mental alienation, he took
bis own life, leaving his daughter
penniless, aud to rough it with the
cold charity OF the world as best
she could. The woman n brave
little creature, tried every way she
knew how 10 gain an honest live
lihood II fact, working 30 hard,
giving music lessons aud doing
embroidery for her old schoolmates,
that her health gave way, and hav'
ing no money to pay her board,
must beg, starve or go to tue poor
house.
To turn to the other side of the
| picture, tue husband after Il mouths
release from the martial bands,
aaain lnarlied, and ut the time Of
which we speak had not only the
children by bis first wife, bul
also an addition thereto, u
little two.year old girl by his
second wife. The latter lady being
III, the husband advertised for a
nurse aud houskceper, which notice
reached the eye of the first wife
aud she, in her trouble went to tht
former partner OF her heart, tol:
him OF her sad condition, and ap
Piled for the position In his house
hold. The husband, giving hel
ample iuuds tor all immediate
wants, asked her 10 call again a
his Office Oh the following morning
, promising to consult his wife aboa
the matter in the meantime.
Promptly us per agreement, VIII
No. / was on time, rs was the nus
} band, and from there they went t
, the residence, where the two wive
held their first conversation, END
ing in their agreement Tor the firs
wife to come and accept the vacan
, place, which she did, seemingl.
! delighted ut having . peaceful
! Tome over her head, not withstand
ing the very strange circumstance
under which such shelter was given
Necessity demanded that the entlr
past shonld be obliterated, and tn
4 new housekeeper treated as an
help; that she must care for th
children-her own oHspripg--'ll
! the other child as any other hire
nurse would do; that sue must ca
at the second tablet to take cal
OF her charges. All these thing
and even more humility disl tll
poor woman show, never u slSl
: = word, or look exhibiting the less'
y discomfort. What, however, mu'
= have been the true feeling OF b
' heart, when seeing another tlllr