Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-09-19
A BIT OF A SERIOUS RO-
NANCE.

The following intestlng article we copy from
the New York Police Gazette
An extraordinary and mysterious affair has,
during the past week, occurred at Brooklyn, and
is at pres Mt exciting the most intense curiosity,
particularly of the male part Of the community,
as is always the case when the fate Of 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,
several small children and grown up daughter,
not quite twenty-ono years old. THIS one SEEM
ed not to have am equal share of her parents af
fecton with the smaller children. She was badly
ueated and sometimes had to submit to indigni-
ties 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
90 into the country, to brother of his, who re-
sided at Plainfeld, Otsego county, N. Y. She
cheeruIly gave her ascent and i'll the beginning
of last week the uncle came to take her away
with him. After his arrival she found hun fire.
quently in confidential conversation with her pa
rents, and also observed that Immediately when
she happened to come into the room where they
were sitting, the conversation was suddenly dis
continued, and some other unimportant subject
spoken about. This of course reused her curl
osity, and she determined to try and overhear
what was said the next time that the parties sat in
council. The opportunity soon offered. Her ia
ther having ordered her to retire to her room, a
bout noon on Friday week last, she knew that
another consultation was to be held, and came
stealthily down stairs again to know what 1t was
about. Listening eagerly she heard that instead
of going to PanfeId, as had been intimated to
her, she was to be taken to Virginia, for some
purpose best known to themselves. They also
spoke about her getting of age, and alluded to
box which stood in the front parlor, and which
had never been opened in her presence. Amaz'
ed and frightened beyond CONTROL the poor girl
could hardly muster strength to reach her small
garret chamber where sle had leisure to rehec t
on what step she was to take in this crisis
On the following day her parents and uncle
cane to this city for the purpose of transacting
some business. Eneline was therefore left alone,
and being resolved to examine the contents ofthe
box which had been myterously alluded to dur
ing .he conversation, she at once sat to work TO
open il. After long search, she found a bunch
of keys in the pocket of the dress which her
mother generally wore. Trying one after the
other, she at last hit upon the right one-the lid
opened, and the contents of the box land before
her. Several bundles of letters were the first
objects she beheld they were partly written in
English and partly in French, but as she did not
understand the latter language she had to
content herself with perusing the others, which
she eagerly did. These letters, written many
years ago, informed her that she did not belong
to Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart, and that she was the