Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-03-09
From, the Delaware Blue Hens Chicken.
Romance in Real Life...Mrs. Gaines

people OF this country, we think it will not be
unin,eresiing to give our readers Sigh, sketch
of her early life Myra Clark, (now Mrs
Gaines.) who is well known to our citizens,
having in early life resided here, was born in
New-Orleans, her father, Daniel Clark, (well
known in the political and commercial history
OF Louisiana,) being partner OF Col. Davis, Of
this county. Her father died, and when only
a few months old, she was adopted BY Colonel
Davis, and brought up as his own child. A
man by the name Of Relph destroyed her fah-
et's will, and obtained possession of The whole
of the immense properly of her father, consist
ing of nearly the whole of The new par, of New
Orleans, (ai that lime worth fue millions Of dol
lars, and now worth much more.) She lived
in entire ignorance of her pareniage for a long
time. The frs, idea she had Of her parenrage,
was being launied by girl al school with the
fact that Col. Davis was lot her father After
wards she discovered il from some papers which
she found, while looking for some documents
which she was 10 send to the Colonel at Har-
rsburg, they a, that time living in Pennsylva.
MIA. Some time afterwards she visited the Sui
phur Springs. Virginia, and while there, on
account of her carriage breaking, she became
acquainted with young man named Wm.
Whitney, son OF Gen. Whitney, Of New York.
Soon afterwards he visited her in Philadelphia,
bu. the Colonel not approving of the match, he
4 fprhi tha leavJ a(i
moved TO Delamore place near Wilmington,
and Miss Clark no, being permitted to see her
lover she corresponded with him.
TO prevent detection, her letters were direct
ed TO Miss Mary Ann Williamson, (now 'he
wife of Rev. Cory Chambers, of this ci'y,)
daughter of our late Mayor and Postmaster,
she carefully keeping the secret, and puncual-
/ Iy delivering The letters into the hands of Miss
Clark, aud sending hers 10 Mr.. Whitney in re-
rurn. Miss Clark was by this time fully &C.
quainied with her paren'age and the immense
estate of her father. AT last she received a
letter from Mr. Whitney, urging her by all she
held true and The love she bore him, 20 elope
with him. The plan was laid and the time
fixed. Mr.. Whitney was TO be al New Castle,
where she was TO join him. None was lei into
lhe secret bu, Miss williamson. To prevent
detection, Miss Clark called all the dogs to-
gelher about Col. Davis's place that evening,
put them in one of the ouibuidngs, and lock ed
lone il was TOO /, The wind howled, The rain
poured in torrents, and The darkness was only
now and then illuminated by fearful flashes OF
lightning. Undaunled by the raging elements,
Miss Clark stepped from her bed room on the
balcony, and by means of pillar of The ba'co-
ny or a rope, managed 10 reach the ground in
safety. and Immediately ran as fast as she could
TO Wilmington. II was fearful nigh, for a
girl so small, so young and delicate, 10 venture
abroad alone, and unattended. On her way. II
possible, the rain became heavier, and The flash
es of lightning more vivid.
AT iasl she reached the residence OF Mr.
" ilIiamson drenched wih rain, and the 'op OF
her bandbox beaten in by The Storm. Miss
Williamson was waiting alone in the passage
TO receive ueI the 10 J" kUoCh d. VIC uooi "dS
given, The key softly turned, the door opened
and Mss Clark, pulling off her little kid Slippers
WHICH were wei ihroush, softly ascended the
stairs, so as not TO alarm the rest Of the family
The ladies employed themselves until morning
IN drying, as well as they were able, Miss
IClatk's clo,hes At the frs, dawn Of morning
hey stepped ou', and a hack being procured
she departed for Newcastle. Miss William
son gave her all the money she had, $5-a'
at The lime she left Colonel Davis's she hat
not dollar.
Al New Castle, Miss Clark met her hove
and they started for Baltimore, where they
were net by Miss Williamson, who acted a.
brides maid on The occasion OF their marriage
Immediately after her marriage. Miss Clark
W hon We shall now call Mrs. Whitney. se
aboal hunting up facts in relation 10 her tirth