A POLISH ROMANCE

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5178, 27 May 1885, Page 3

A POLISH ROMANCE

A.most romantic tale.comes .froria!Wilna.. Ahout twenty years ago a Christiairgentleman of property-became the father of a little girl who was not the hie wife. He ; was ■: considered 4he T 'ino l iil respectable man in his part of the country, and if thie : aftair ; ha^ ; becom& ,{ klio'wß hie reputation would have; been" He therefore, and " witfi6.ut v any scruple, comufiieeipne'd bne'of a Jewj.to put the,"child: out Aβ the man saw that his en-, dangered, he only pretended to corarait the crime. :inßtead;of murdering, he hid the little one, and, on ; the advice of the Rabbi of Kowno, gave her to a' .Jewißh nurse, who brought her up" at the farmer'e expense. The child grew into a beautiful girl, and the farmer adopted hor, sayingshe was the daughterof a.relation of his, The fanner's son, however, fell in love with hie; adopted 6ister,::and wished to marry her. In deep the father again applied to the 7 Rabbi of. Kowno?who counselled him to tell of her birth, and the'h allow her H (p' i; flct"n9 she Uidught, .The mai i riage' i , l took place in and;two iohildrenrhdvß increased the joy of the happy pairji The family prospered, and allj when a 00-religionist of the iiarmerjVwho had quarrelled with,him, revenged himself by informing tlio girl's fathet;pEithe«Btate of affaire. Furious at the deception which had been practised upon liim, he , clnimed his daughter; but the , girl,-in ipife of threats of disinheritance; refused., to leave her husband to go to him..-.Her;.father then sought the help of the Jaw, rind the farmer was accused of abduction; but the : Rabbi of Kownp; appeared , as ! a • witneee, and on his statement of the cpse : the" following decision was given. THo girl ie the child of a man of property, she rnußt inherit it.'as lie has no bthe|'clnl^ren; the farmer must bepiiid 'all tlKi I'pxpehsee incurred in the bringingiip oE]the'child; the informer is sentenced to : t\vo. month's imprisonment. ;Here;is a etory.-for the work upon.;".;;/;•:;.:^«'<i : ; : -; ; ,