Love’s Sacrifice

The Reminiscence of a Retired Detective

“Love’s Sacrifice: The Reminiscence of a Retired Detective” (The Long Island Traveler [Cutchogue, NY], July 11, 1878*; The Montclair Times, July 13, 1878*; The Cincinnati [OH] Enquirer, August 10, 1878*; The Watertown [WI] News, August 28, 1878*; Mexico [MO] Weekly Ledger, November 28, 1878; The State Journal [Jefferson City, MO], December 6, 1878) was previously published as “A Woman’s Fidelity” (The Daily Picayune [New Orleans, LA], December 27, 1868).

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All the reprinted versions of this story feature the following introductory paragraph (as opposed to the one featured in the original text):
[The San Francisco Golden Era has this story:] It was the last act of my mission as a detective before leaving New Orleans for San Francisco in the spring of 1849; and I may add that it is the saddest memory connected with my career as a detective.

*These versions of the story credit the San Francisco Golden Era.

This story was part of a series titled “A Detective’s Experience” and featuring detectives Mr. F—— and Mr. I—— that was published in the Sunday Daily Picayune from August 1868 to November 1869. Click here to redirect to a list of the stories in this series.