Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-04-27

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narrative:
Eight years ago, Ellen. the daughter oil
Philip Cronin, Esq, of Welbeck, married
claEdestinely the son of her fathers gard
ner, fine looking young fellow, named
Oakes. As is usual in such cases, Ellen
and her husband was turned out of doors.
and told TO go and beg their bread. il they
could not get 1t any other way. Ellen was
then not quite sixteen years of age. but a
girl of unusual spirit and irmness. She
therefore induced her husband to go to
London, and they arrived, amos, friendess
in that metropolis. After staying here sew
eral weeks, they were enabled To do but
lite. Ellen had procured some scholars,
Though the influence of former school
mate, who was married and settled. but this
little income would but little more than pa Y
the rent of their own room. Young Oakes,
who was now for the first time struggling
with the world, almos. gave up in despair.
Finally he shipped as hand before the
mast Oh board an East India trading vessel.
and not daring TO take formal leave Of his
young wife, he wrote her a note the day the
ship sailed, advising her to return To her
parents, and declaring solemny that neces-
slIy had compelled him to the course he
had resolved on. He said that in three
years he would positively return, and hop
ed he should then be in condition to mer-
II her love and esteem. Poor Ellen felt ter.
ribly This loss of her husband, and from a
ieelIng OF resentment towards her father,
who had been the cause OF the loss of her
husband, she determined not to go home,
but TO continue to support herself by teach.
ing. In This she was successful. In vain
did her father, who had found out how
matters stood, eRdeavor to pursuade her to
return. She declared she would not re-
ceive penny OF his bounty, unless she re.
celved it in company with her husband
In eight months time she received tidings
of her husbands death. The ship in
which he sailed was wrecked, and all on
board, except the second mate and two sea-
men, persisted.
Her father tried to reclaim his child, bu.
now she was more resoluiely prejudiced
against her family than ever. BY her i'll
dustry, skill and attention, she had secnred
The good graces of two noble families, and
win her patronage she was far above want.
Oh the 10Th of December, 1919, Mrs.
Oakes was married 10 James Gelston West
VI, Esq Bart, gentleman of large landed
estate IN Norfolk. She had no intercourse
with her family up TO the time of her sec
ond marriage, and even after that event, she
received the visits of her father and brolh>
ers coolly. She has since lived very hap
ply with her second husband, by whom
she has had two children.
On the Odd of September, lS47, her
husband returned to London, and learning
OF her marriage, he wrote her letter an~
nouncing his return and escape from the
wreck nearly eight wears before. The feel
lngs of Mrs. Wesley may be better mag-
Ined than described. With her eyes bath
ed in tears, she handed the letter 10 Sir
James her husband. Very soon this un-
happy couple were on the way to London,
and then The wife rushed itio the arms of
her first' love. But the feeling of the
mother finally prevailed. Mr.. Cakes was
still in indifferent circumstances, but yet he
was far from wishing TO influence his wife
to abandon her two children to Ilegitimacy.
1t was therefore resolved that all three
should petition the Court for a divorce from
Cakes, and for an act legitimatizing the
children OF the second marriage. Sir J.
Wesley has procured Mr.. Cakes governs
ment Office in the Customs, and until the
divorce is carried through, the lady will re-
side al her fathers house, in Welbeck,-
The London Dispatch says that an &C. Of
Parliament will have to be passed in onler
10 legitimatize the children of ibis singular
marriage.