The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-02-26


wick. and congratulated him on his ex-
cellent choice. Two of his sisters took
up their residence in Fenwick Hall, and
while pretending unbounded affection for
their victim, were daily and hourly en-
gagged, by malicious and artful tales. in
poisoning Lord Fenwick's mind against
his wife. Poor Clara, all this time, being
unaware of the cruel, unrelenting and
treacherous course pursued toward her
Lord F. becoming more and more mo-
rose and odd to her every day, and she
unaware of the true cause, attributed it
to the seeming fact that he regretted hav-
ing united with one as humble as she.
In the meanwhile the boy reached the
age Of seventeen.
Suddenly, one day, these female fiends
threw off the mask, and in presence of
Sir John accused her of the most horri-
BILE crimes, and alleged that his wife con-
fessed that her son was the fruit of an H.
licit amour between herself and certain
French Count, to whom she was intro
duced by her husband, whilst they were
sojourning in Venice during the honey
moon. = = The lightning does
not lift the tallest oak quicker than did
this rude shock PROSTATE Lady Clara.
She swooned And Sir John strobe
madly from the Hall, his heart and brain
on fire. He gave directions to his heart
less sisters TO have her and " the accurs-
ed brat" expelled Immediately from the
Hall. He then threw himself upon his
horse and galloped madly TO the neares,
seaport, where he Immediately embarked
for the Continent.
Of course, the unfeeling sisters were
not long in executing their brothers 5
command. She and her son were i'm
media:ely driven forth, although suffer
ing from delirium. and were conveyed
by the servants to the nearest inn. These
yillainous women had at length accom-.
plshed their vile purpose, which was TO
keep the magnificent property within their
grasp for they could not brook the idea
that one whom they regarded as the off.
spring of an humby born young female,
for whom their brother had conceived an
affection, should ever succeed TO the
proud title and broad lands of their ia.
ther. Thus it will be seen that yilla;nv
and treachery triumphed for the time be-
ing.
Poor Clara lay at the village inn, raw
ing from the effect Of brain fever, where
she was daily visited by Captain Edward
O'Neil-a gallant and warm hearted Irish
gentleman-oft the Ennisskillen dragons,
who was at that time quartered in that
vicinity. He became acquainted with
Lady Clara at Fenwick Hall
When she became sufficiently recov-
cred. he importuned her with burning
eloquence to go with him to his estate In
Galway. Ireland. Alter many imporiu-
mites she at length yielded, for her hus-
bands cold and harsh treatment had ut.
terly obliterated all the love she had ever
felt for him. She would not, however,
consent that her boy should accompany
them. Luckily, she had in her possess.
ion. besides her jewels, two thousand
pounds. Accompanied by Captain O'Neil,
she proceeded to Liverpool, where she
placed her son on board the steamer
Adriatic, which was about to sail for New
York, giving him directions to seek a
cousin of hers, named Somervile, n
wealthy planter in the interior of Texas.
She gave him one thousand poands. and
bidding him an aifectionate and fearful
farewell, they parted-forever
She accompanied the captain to his es-
tate on the coast of Galway, where they
were privately married. Her health fail
ing, hei husband took her to the south Of
France in order TO reeuperale her shat
tered nerves. Captain O'Neil dearly
loved the yet beautiful Clara.
After short aud prosperous voyage,
our young hero arrived in the Empire
City, where he Immediately took passage
in steamer bound for Galveston, Texas.
On arriving there he pure hased beauti-
ful Indian pony. and by adhering TO the
directions given him BY merchant Of
that place, who was acquainted with his
relative, he reached his cousins rancho
on the ninth day of his journey. On
discovering who he was. and hearing
his strange and eventful history, his cou-
sin received him with unbounded kind.
ness and affection His relative was the
owner of two thousand acres of excellent
land, fifty negroes, and numerous herds
Of cattle he was married to an amiable
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