The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-08-17
From the n. Y Poice lia2ette.
a Bit of Serious Romance.

at present exciting the most intense curiosity par
ticularly of the male part Of the community, as
is always the case when the fate Of a young
and pretty girl is involved
For many years past family named Stewart
has resided in that city and was respected by all
The family consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Sc
yeral small children and grown up daughter, not
quite twenty-one years old, This one seemed not
10 have an equal share Of her parents affection
with the smaller children She was badly treat
ed and sometimes had to submit to indgnities
which she had not the power to resent What
then was her Joy, when some short time ago, her
father announced to her that she was to 70 into
the country, to brother of his, who resided at
Plaiuiield, Oswego county, r. y. She cheerlully
gave her ascent and in the beginning OF last week
the pnce came TO take her away with him AZ
ter bis arrival she found him frequently in conf
dental conversation with her parents, and also
Observed that immediately when she happened to
come into the room whe.e they We're sitting, the
conversation WAS suddenly discontinued ard
some other unimportant subject SPOKEN aJOl..
This Of course reused her curiosity, and she de.
termned to try and overhear what was said the
next time tie parties sat in council. The oppOrtu-
nty soon offered. Her father having ordered her
TO retire TO her room. about noon, she knew that
another consultation was to be held, aud came
steelthly down stairs again to know wat Il
was about Listening eagerly she heard that in
stead oigoing 70 Plainfeld, as had been intima;ed
TO her she was to be taken to Virginia, for some
purpose best known to themselves. They also
spoke about Ler getting Of age, alluded to a box
which stood in the front paror and which had ne
yer been open in her presense. Amazed and
frightened beyond CONTROL, the poor girl could
hnrdly muster strength to reach her small gar,
rctt chamber, where she had leisure to reflect
what steps che vGs TO take in this crisis.
Cn the following dag her parents and uncle
came to this city ior the purpose Of transact
iug some business Emeine was therefore left
alone and being resolved TO examine the contents
Of the box, that lad beer tnyste-iously alluded
to during the conversation, she at once set to
work to open t. Alter n lon7 search, she found
n buuch Of keys n the pocket Of the dress which
her mother generally wore. Trying one after the
othe~, she at last hit np5n tie oue-the lid open.
ed, AID the contents Of the box laid before her
Several bundles Of letters were the first objects
She beheld. they were written partly in English
and partly in French, but as she did not under
stand the latter language she had TO content her.
self with perusng the others, which she eagerly
did. These letters, written many years ago in
formed her that She did not belong TO Mr.. and
Mrs Stewart, and that she was the child of French
parents who had left this country when She was
still an infant The letters also mentioned the a.
mount which was to be paid FOR her board, and
Others advised h. senung Ot drafts in paymen,
for same, Next came some documents, and q.
mong them a will setting forth that Emclne, on
getting of age was entitled to property situated
IN BrOokln, worth about $500 year and from
the fact that this document was dated several
years oack' she came 70 tHe conclusion thai her
re'l parents were dead ana mus lett n the pow
~ VI uiose WHO now had eo,l'roi over htr' sue
laid the papers care'dby hs!de' aud examined the
remG'h1er OF me contents q tAe box There was
a rmM'oIe goa Va'eA and chaii many tm6etS
'H'aht d-e,'e.' ara 'und'y 9t''r articles when no
douoI 'ig lIiuhy belonged To- hSr, These, how
ever she ieit rH''ecl'd Out tAe letters ana docn
mems She t'oS ana lett the house IN search o. .
'r'Jnu' VINO h.Snt "dNSe heF no"to proceed 1t
80 huPpchIl una. shi tilel lawyer Mr' v,
w.io sue nae ss'e'I' 'f'SS seen u, her supposed
iH'hci Ho"sc ana VINO VA" eNllGtu great feelings
VI Hit"u'"P '"""'"s her oGe t"id nm her
Iou"g' una 70 prove ,'ie ruin "i h'r almost
ileieu'og sl"ry' showed nm 'he 'eueiS ana Goc,
'l'r''S' '., w n'si' ';''e. lu'Se OF her 'iuca'
PoS'"n, M'' u" "'tr H"t,hS ooIHh,a possess
H' w we p'lNs, e'os 'llI nCF i'a' ne was or
9'vN"'S I""!eI, "''u Si''u'u ieet III G"ty uo.,nu
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l."N,P"' mus tlc l.o- I',eI'Hc was once inoiO
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