The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-01-31
SINGULAR AND THRILLING RO.
NANCE IN real. LIFE.
Adventures Of an English Lord. Truth
Stranger than Fiction.
From the Clinton Ul.) Transcrip


Many Of our readers will doubtless rec
ollect "a young nIan named John \ Fen
wick, who resided 10 this place during
the year 1850, and who, at different
tunes, Was employed by the editor OF this
paper, Mr.. Sacke,t, druggist, aud lastly
by Mr.. james + Stausbury. our County
Clerk. who had him engaged writing in
telligeut lad, a, d gave un,nistakab!e token
of one who had been well reared. lie
tod several persons that he was the :, n
OF a lurd-that he had b en- kidnapped
from England aud sent to this country,
aud tha, it he had his just rights, he
would be enjoying life aud aliiuerce in
his ancestral halls ia Northumberland.
England. Ills statement, however, was
generally sbrlieveI-al,hough every
body with whom he was acquainted. gave
it rs their opinion that there was some
thing singular connected with the lad
and his past history.
The facts in the case, which we have
since learned from undisputed authority,
are about as follows:
Some time in the year 1897. Sir John
n Frnwick. the father Of the lad allud 4
to, while engaged in shooting eXprdi
ton on the Cumberland ILLS was thrown
by his horse, and conveyed to the humble
cottage OF Il p,or clergyman near by. with
Il shattered ancle The clergyman was
widowcr, with an only child ii beautiful
daughter, just budding into womanhood,
who attended to the household du,i, 5 Of
the humble home. and chetred the dc
clining years Of her venerable parent
tions t" the nrbie guest, aud seldom left
his bed>ide till be WAS entirely recovered
10 make the matter short. SIR john fell
in love with the young lady, aud pr"po> :
ed to her. In reply. Clara for that WIS
her nam") told her noble suitor that she
not leave her father, but ""uld rmain
witt her kind print Il d lend IA sniace to
his declining years They parted, after
exchanging the usual lovers tukrus.
With many row and locked embrace.
Their carting was full tender.
And pied gin. oft to meet again;
They tore the emseiy@s asunder,
In the autumn of the same year-the
mild aud mellow English au,umn-ht
time, indeed, for the exit ot 80 pure
soul from its earthly casket. the spirit OF
the venerable pastor winged its figh. to
the eterpal realms Of bliss beyond the
skies.
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The marriage was simple and unosten-
tatious-the ceremony being performed
10 private by young curate, io order to
escape the ridcuIe OF the young bride.
groom's naughty relatives and Clara
Seymour became the bride of Sir John
North Feuwick, Of Fenwick Hall. They
made the tour of the Continent. aud in
the spring r,turned to England, when
she presented her husband with boy
(the subject of our present sketch Sir
Johns relatives instead Of contumeIy and
proach, pretended to greatly admire
Lady Fe, wick, and congratulated him on
his excellent choice. Two of his sisters
took up their residence in Fenw;ck Hall,
aud while pretending unbounded affec.
tion for their victim, were lily and
hourly engaged by malicious aud artful
tales in poisoning Lord Fenwick's mind
against his wife Poor Clara, all this
time, being unaware of the cruel, unre
lenting aud treacherous course pursued
against hcr-Lo,d f. became more and
more mnrose and odd to her every day,
and she unaware Of the true cause, at
tributed it to the seeming fact that he
regretted having united with one az hum.
bic as she In the meanwhile the boy
reached the age of seventeen.
Suddenly, one day, these female fiends
threw offrhe mask and in presence Of Sir
John. accused her OF the most no, rble
crimes, and alleged that his wife confess
ed that her son was the fruit Of an illicit
amour between herself and a certain
French Count. to whom she was intro.
duced BY her husband, whilst they were
s"journing in Venice during the honey
moon. The lightning does
not rift the tallest o K quicker than did
this rud" shock PROSTATE Lady Clara
She swooncd! And Sir John strobe
ma''ly from the Hall, his heart and brain
on fire He gave directions to his heart
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