Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-13
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IN :l,,v:.e <,:tra2a"t q Facts from
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head,
Z tsl2 Dqsq@css a. ij@ Lifto: a TiI'aia.
-~-T'ns 'aAo~.r 'ac.s arc spread b':orr;'c
cornmu:n;y wtt' tie mop" ;ha' tn"y may
prove a s,Iularv adnonton % the thought
less, who otherwise might bs taken M the
tolls Of The artful seducer, bv whom the
peace o. families aad the earthly prospects
ofo,h2r innocent females, might be ruined
forever
Sonatino in he month Of August. S5',
young ply ysIcl1n calling himself 'J"hA
Herset, made stop in the village OF Frank:
fort, Hcrkim co., ~ Y, and commenced
boarding at the house of Judge Dygert, and
entertained upon the prac ice Of medicine.
He was quit successful and bade fi,lr to BE-.
come eminent III his profe SION. In about
Que mont, rom the tim" Of bis first arrival
ut Frankfort, DR.. Herse; took occasion TO
80 to the city of ica, and when he return.
e1 he was accompanied by a young lady of
about Is or II years of age, whom he call.
ed uis cousin whose board he hired al JUDI ge
Dygerl's AMI she attend scho 'l in the VII.
lage. They spent the winter IN this man.
ner.
The Doctor pursued his professional du.
ties, while his cousin was pursuing her
sudies al school. la he same village there
resided brother Of Judge Dyger'. Capt.
Wm. w. Dygcr,. His family consisted OF
himself, son, wife, and his daughter. Eliza.
be h. girl of about lS The circun stance
ce of Dr.. H., aud his cousin boarding at The
house ofJujgc Dyger', and the perfect init
macy which existed between the families,
gave the young people frequent opportunl-
ties 10 be in each others company. Du-
ring the early part of the summer of 1888.
Capt. D became apprehensve that the
Decor was paying rather marked atten.
lion to his daughter, which was anything bu
satisfac ory to him-not that he had any
objection to his persoa, or his prospects, in
pecuniary point Of vlew-but he was a
stranger, OF whose history he knew nothing,
but from his own story; aud he might
or he might not, be man of worth
but of that he had no knowledge. He,
therefore, suggested to the Doctor, tha.
further Intimacy with his daugh er
would be displeasing on his part
He accordingly suspended his visits. until,
in an evil hour, Cap. Dyygert and lady left
home for short time on Il visit to some
friends, when his attentions were again re.
newed, and an ciopemcnt was agreed upon.
Here We might sop and moral;ze upon the
evil consequences Of injudicious ofiiciouS
ness by .triends, under such circumstances :;
but we for5ear, as every discerning mind
will readily award 10 such .nci. mertcd con.
demnaiion.
A short time after the return Of Cap. D..
young lady ofthc village asked his perm:S-
sion for Eliza beth to accompany her 10
Utica, on particular day, 20 which nc rcadi
iy gave his consent. At Utica they We're me-
by DR.. Hersc', aid h, WIS lhrrc narr,ed 10
Elizabeth. He wrote TO Judge Dygen,
stating the facr, and also that he was then
on his way to M!dIcbury, Portage co :.
Ohio where Capt. D. had auothcr daughter
residing.
The news Of the runaway marriage
spread apace and produced no snail excl e.
ment in the village. The abandoned cousin
OF DR.. Herset became an object of interes',
aud the most inqu,s;'iye in:er tga 'ries VIC c
propou .ded 10 her, for the pup - Of aScer.
tai:i'g his previous history. She appeared
much rlieced by lha step nc had taken,
and remarked 10 gentleman, That if she
thought she had friend on earth, she
would like TO aek one question, if she was
sure she should obtain correct answer"
The gentleman assured her she might rely
on correct answer to any inquiries she
should make, provided he had a correct
knowledge ofthcn himself.' She accord
ing asked Inc following question wv ould
q female who should marry man who had
another wife living, but without knowled re
of the fact, be impl Gated in the crime, and
have sulIer with hin the consequent pen
ally Of the law?' She was assured that she
would no'. She then observed that she
was the wife Of Dr.. Herset, and he had an
olh'r~iti. living in Vernon. Hr s'orv
~: -. II r..#y - i.ses~a...
-.. { .u",U i II Yr,,.c' at .,ri "..:-.
som" .in,e ~ 1886. AID tnai IN June, 1887
she became his wife. Soon after they were
married a letter was received by aphysician
in that village, stating that Dr.. iIerset was
4 ~ a.