The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-08
A LOVERS REVENGE.
Cut Out the Tongue of His Faithless
Sweetheart.
Bon the PhiIadelphia Times

New Braunsfels. Tex, Sept. IA we'll
known figure in the streets of this place is
that of a raw-boned old horse drawing a
cart in which is seated a man and a wo-
man of strange, and even romantic his
tory, in spite of their shabby unpictur-
esqueness to-day. They are both of them
over 80 years old, and have been in this
country now for nearly thirty years.
Their tellow-cOuntrymen who knew them
in Germany say that at the time of the
Franco-Prussian war the man, who was
young lawyer of considerable talent, was
consccipted and obliged to serve IN the
German army, although he was just
about TO be married
He returned home after the war to hear
that his fiance was on the eve of marriage
with a former lover, and without pausing
to inquire into the truth OF the report
made his way at once to the girls home
and found his rival with her. The man,
whose guilty conscience did not eXonerate
him of an attempt to win the girls favor,
broke and ran at the sight of the infuri-
ated lover, leaving the girl to face him
alone
She was so frightened that she could
only stammer out excuses, and maddened
at this seeming confession of treachery
the soldier rushed at the girl, and, Selling
his sword, forced open her mouth, and
saying that he would cut out the tongue
that betrayed and lied to him did so, and
ttinging the discovered tongue at her feet
went home to await the consequences, of
his deed. The girl tainted, and her
parents, who had been out, coming in and
finding her tins, cried out that she was
dead. This brought the police and doc
tor. The former being told the name of
the culprit by the rival, went to take him
into custody, while the doctor brought
ba cr7r-I and laa rr1iU NsTb the
matter was, tried to stop the flow of
blood This was almost a work of deS
pair, but finally her strength and the ply
sicians skill prevailed.
When the poor creature learned that
her lover had been arrested and that they
| wished her to testify against him, she
not only refused to do the first, but went
to the police of the city in person and
offered to take an oath that her lover had
| not committed the crime. He had already,
| however, admitted it, and his trial took
| place
But the faithful sweetheart demanded
to be taken to the Judge who was to try
| the case, and submitted to him state
| ment that her lover had acted on Jealous
! impulse, and that he had been justified in
| believing her false. This, together with
| the fact that he had been cruelty torn away
| from his bride almost on the eve of mar
| riage. and that he had served bravely all
through the war, rising through courage
| alone from the rank of sergeant to that of
| lieutenant, served to mitigate the severity
| of his punishment, and he was sentenced
| to three years Imprisonment.
The colonel of his regiment, also fell
low citizen, knowing fully the circum-
stances of the case, and touched by the
| sufferings of the faithful girl and hot
Drained, though brave lover, made still
| further efforts in his behalf, and he was
pardoned by the emperor after month S
Imprisonment. They were married at
once and came to this country, where
they have little farm, adding to their
meager income by selling milk and vege-
| tables.
neighbors to think that she was born a
mute, though many suspected her silence
as being mere sulkiness as she could evi
IDENTIFY hear distinctly, but not long age
some emigrants from their native place
saw and recognized them and told their
sad history to the community.