A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7341, 30 May 1885, Page 2 (Supplement)

A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

A tyiosT romantic tale reaches us (Jewish World) from Wilna. About 20 years ago a Christian gentleman of property became the father of a little girl, and without any scruple commissioned one of his farmers, a Jew, to put the child out of the way. As tbe man saw that his own life was endangered, he only pretended to commit the crime. Instead of murdering, he hid the little one, and, on the advice of the Rabbi of Kowno, gave her to a Jewish saurse, who brought her up at the farmer's expense. The child grew into a beautiful girl, and the farmer adopted her, saying she was the daughtejr of a relation of his. The farmer's son, however, fell in love with bit adopted sister, and wished to marry her. In deep perplexity, bis father again applied to the Rabbi of Kowno, who counselled him to tell the girl the secret of her birth, and then, allow her to act as she thought best. The marriage took place in due course, and two children have increased the joy of ;the happy pair. The family prospered, and all was going well, when a 00-religioniafc of the farmer, who had quarreled with him, revenged himself by informing the girl's father of the'state of affairs. Furious at the deception whioh had been practised upon him, he claimed his daughter ; but the girl, in spite of threats of disinheritance, refused to leave her husband to go to him,, Her father then sought the help of the law, and the farmer was accused of abduction ; but t2ie> ."iabbi of Kowno appeared as a witness, ami Cα his statement of the case the following decision was given—The girl is in the child of * man of property, and she mast inherit it, m< he has no other children; the farmer muaS be paid all the expenses incurred in the 'briuging-up of the child ; the informer is sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Hera ktk story for the dramatist; to work upon.*