Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-12-22
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Some months age we entered, ell a Sua-
day morning, one OF our ho!a,s and found
there an officer; though 10 stranger he
appeared as an ordinary guest, We know
ulg his occupation, though he pad esae-
eial attention to Tie stairway leading to
he upper portions Of llie house. i, e exc
changed Il nod, asked if there was any
thing in the wind, received an affirmative
nod, and we pass &c Oh. We did not loose
sight oil the affair. Next morning, AID it
was lovely morning. in May, We hap
pened TO be at the same place LILLE BE-
fore the hour Tor the departure Of the Eas-
tern cars. y gentleman passed cut Of the
hotel and entered the omnibus; few mo.
meats after the officer, sallaAtly eseortius
a lady, also entered il, and wishing to
know and see MOTE Of tic parties, y too
entered the vehicle. 1be mornins was a.
we have said, fac oft; it was oae that
a traveller would select as an suspicious
circumstance in his journey; the air wa,
bamy and refreshing, aud soen the lady
removed The vail which had hidden her
features. She was young perhaps tigh-
teen years Of age, with a countcnaGce
slightly dinmed BY sadnest, but the sad
Dess, apparently, OF a. innocent and deep
y injured, yet resi- gned victim Of some un.
just suspician. The man was uneasy; lie
would tutn his gaze from the lady and fix
1t with baiIled or inpet rage upon the
officer; occasionally he would commence
remark TO The lady. but Il glance from the
officer would not oni arrest il abra6;ly.
but would cheek any fespose ii one WAS
Intended. We saw them seated in the
ears. aad turned our steps homewartl, won
dering who the parties were, 9 hat THEFT
selalive position and why this officer, by
the simple silent movement. OF his eye
could. thus control aud direct their
movements, evidently against their will
since then We have, from a hundred diff.
iereht sources, gathered lllile THREADS OF
the affair, and nov, Witi! names AMI loca-
TONS changed, to avoid identity, we bind
these threads of their history together i'll
the following briei stefy:
In the spling Of 1871, the small sem,na-
fY which supplied the educational wants
OF one of the counties in Mary land, Oh the
Eastern Shore Of Chesape AXE Buy, found
itself without a teacher in one of lis
branches of instruction. An advertise
ment describing the place WAS published
in Baltimore paper. and was answered
by young man, about twenty-five years
OF age, who had leita New England State
in search Of some employ lnent.ln land
where teachers as well as pupils were NOT
as numerous as at hone. lie WAS aecpp-
ted, aud enteied upon lis duties. He was
a man 81 ordinary education, but by the
constant display Of what he know, by tie
continued assumption q lar more than he
knaH, and by the unmarked exhibition d
pitty aaa love o. religious exercises, he
soon won the respect Of al prisons, and
became the object Of egtn more than res
Feet amoas iac county maidsas log miles
arunnd
We are net writing romance. w {
regret 10 say that we chronicle III this at.
.iels The sad record al facts alone. Il
would be cut o! place, II we had tbs room
10 sketch even briefly the rita!fY aad coy
ness with which the fair maideHs met, ard
received The atteutions 81 the teaehec,-
He was WeI! yersgti ia al he lie. 5 renlc-
tits lNt ttti tot1s ltsN tiit hfffEi
il!elions Of human nature, aud oi course
was iavofite among tie ladies. lie was
an amateur in ulusle, and led Tie choir,
ana upon al. sae.i i.iaitcil as well Us upon
the fashions, was Supieme authority among
The giils. Qne Of The young lady pupils
#aS Mary IngleiolI, The only child Of the
wealthiest planter in the county. She
was at the tine OF his ADVENT al the semi-
nary, but titteep years Of age. WIKI care
IL, speech and caIeia uaobsefycG manner
he soon taught this lady to love hlm; and,
ere one year, had passed, they were ecrie Y
betrothed. " hea the sprsag OF 1912 ii
rived, Colonel lagieiou and wife visited
Baltimore, aad winnie "a their return the
steamer Oil which they had taken passage
came in collision with vessel in the bav
and soon filing, sunk, carrying ali on
board to waiery tomb. BY tie laws Of
the state the Orphan was entitled to 4
choice OF guardian; size chose h-f lover and
pfeeeptof. Ihree mogths later, She yiei-
9ed 10 his perSuaslons and became his
wife.
Changes soon followed; one by oae the
slaves, whose aneesSuis for 4 hundred
years had been born and had died in that
county, were taken possession Of BY rough,
strange men, and shipped from neigh.
/ boring port 10 more southern chimes TN
til in Ma,, 1913, when his vile reached
her majority, there was bat one len of all
her fathers ''pso ple. That one was til
nurse VINO reared her; who had been her
constant companion; her almost second
mother Graves Ia, WE rnu.t sel,,et enn,p