Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-30
etrnnaeIy Homnntio story.

John North Fenwiok, BART. now Of Fem
wick Hail. England, is the subject Of a
strangely romantic story in the Chicago
Democrat from which we condense an ac-
count of the fortunes and misfortunes con-
nected with his wanderings throughout he
world. He is the child Of Sir John N. Fem
wick, who, in 1887, married Clara Seymour,
poor clergyman's daughter, against the
wishes of his sisters. The latter avenged
themselves by falsely accusing Lady Fem
wick Of inidelity with o certain French
count, whom Sir John had introduced to
her at Venice, during the honeymoon.
Lady Clara swooned at the charge, and her
husband, completely carried away by pas
sion, and convinced that the story told him
by his sisters was true ordered her and the
boy to be expelled from the Hall, and i'm
mediately hurried to the sea board and en-
barked for the continent.
The unfortunate wife became insane,
passed some time in an asylum, ultimately
recovering under the careful kindness Of O
Captain ONeil, who had long loved her,
and now besought her to leave her cruel bus-
band and share his fortunes. For q long
time she resisted his appeals, but finally,
ascertaining that her husband had taken
steps to obtain divorce from her and that
Captain ONeil was her only friend, she
consented. They went to Galway, Ireland,
where they were married privately, and
took up their residence. Her son, in the
mean time, manifested desire to travel,
and his mother furnished him with Ell 900,
which she obtained by the sale of her jewels,
and placed him on board the steamer Adri-
ATTIC, with instructions to sail to New York,
and from thence to Texas, to visit q cousin
of hers, named Somerville, who resided
there as q wealthy planter. Without any
misfortune our youth arrived ut his cousin S
ranch, situated on the frontier Of Texas,
where he received a cordial welcome. His
cousin had daughter, named Estelle, OF
about his own age, and very handsome,
| with whom he fell in love, and in whose So
ciety he passed six months. But on one
fatal night the ranch was attacked by a
| party of Camanche Indians, his cousin and
Estelle were murde red, and he carried of
| into captivity. He remained captive
three months, when, seizing favorable op-
| portunity and q tomahawk, he killed the
| Indian with whom he was, and made his
escape to Brownsville, Texas. After many
subsequent adventures, he determined to
return to Fenwick Hall and claim his rights
as son and heir to its lordly occupant. BY
| the aid of the British Consul at Chicago, he
became introduced to the Prince of Wales
during the latters stay in that city. The
Prince took an interest in young Fenwick,
allowed him to accompany him through the
States, and to return with him to England
The wanderer returned home at a most op
porture time, just as one of his aunts, seize(
with remorse, had made a death-bed &C
acknowledgement of his mothers innocence
thus establishing his legitimacy. Sir Johl
folded his long lost son to his heart, shedding
tears of JOY over him. The health of Lad,
Clara greatly failed after the departure 0
her son for America, and Captain O'Nei
took her to the south of France, in the hop
of restoring it. But she soon died, and no
long afterward the captain was killed in
duel By will he bequeathed his prop
erty, which was of great value, to his wife
son, John N. Fenwick. The young man
now in Fenwick Hall, whence he has wri
ten to his American friends, thanking theT
for their many kindnesses, and sending re
membranes to his former companions an
: sweetheart. With such varied experienc
of life, aristocratc and democratic, Sir Joh
North Fenwick, BART, may yet be a man {
mark among his oompeers.