New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-23
After Many, Years.
Lewiston Journal.

Lewiston Journal -
$40 you see that lady looking into
a shop window just across the street,"
said Lisbon street merchant to the
Journal scribe. The scribe looked in
the direction referred to, and saw a
well-dressed lady ofrather distinguished
appearance, OF perhaps forty-fve
years, admiring one Of; the show win
dows in dry goods store.
''The history OF that woman's life is
stranger than fiction" said the iner-
chant. "She lives in Portland. When I
a young girl she fell desperately in love
with a poor fellow, who returned her
affections, but didn't have money
enough to pay the parson fog marry
ing them. After a deal of considera-
ton by both of them, it was decided
that he should start. for China, tn
seek his fortune, and that she shoulR
remain behind and wait for his return
She made a vow that she should not
marry for three years, and if, at the
expiration of that time, he had not
returned, she would beatperfect liber-
ty to act at her own pleasure about
nlatrimony.
Accordingly the lover boarded the
first ship he could find that was bound
for that port, and the lovers parted.
Six months passed and the girl heard
not word from her lover. A year
went by and no letter. The girl grew
almost distracted, for she came to
the conclusion that he haGeither gomez
back on her or was dead A second
year went by and nothing was heard
from him. At this time another GEN
tleman began paying his attentions to
the lady and finally. asked for her
hand in marriage. The girl thought
OF her vow and said no, not until -
three years is past. The second man
urged her with all his, power to mar
ry him. He offered! her wealth and
every luxury that money could buy,
but she was true to,her vow, and said
that she wouldinot marry till the ex-
piration OF the three. years. Long be-
fore-this she had supposed her lover
dead.
The end OF the third year was draw
ing to a close, and she had promised
the ardent sutton, who had been pay
Ing her every: honor In his power for
year and a half. that when the time
was up She would: marry him On the
following day., if her former lover did
not RETURN. The day came, and the
man didn't retnrn from China.
On that very. day the wedding
bells were rung, and they were
united Ina marriage. Hardly had tn
marriage. ceremony been psrformeS.
when ship. came into the. bay from
CHINA, and on board was, her lover.
who had left her three years ago to.
gain a, fortune FOR them bcsh-resupn,
ed. Imagine, Il you can, hsr grief, when
she saw him. He came back, abund-.
antly rlch,toelalm her as his bride and
she had three days before married an
otner. The blow nearly crushed them
o0th. Rot SIX years wore away, and
In the meantime the @an married: and
Went out west to live, In a few veaacs
his wife died. He had not heard one
word from his Old love for many
years, and one day merely from cnri-
osity, he addressed letter to her
brother, inquiring if she was alive, and
fso, where she resided. He received
letter shortly after that she had be.
:. widow for several years, and y
living near Portland. The gentlemen
lott for Portland On the next train,
and IN less than a weeks time thew
We're married, aad to-day thew are
LIVING happily together in the suburbs
OF P Cortland.