, 1861-01-17
SINGULAR AND THRILLING RIO.
NANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Adventures OF an English Lord--Ttuth
Stranger than FictfuIi.

Adventures Of an English Lord--Truth
Stranger than Fiction.
[From tho Clinton (1ll.) Transcript
Many Of Our readers Will doubtless recollect
4 yolInr nllu named John N. FellwicE, who
resided III tais place during the year 1893, anu
WHO, 1T different times, was employed by TIC
editor Of this paper, Mr, Sackctt, druggist, ailG
lastly By Mr.. james f. Stansbury, our Count,
Clerk, who Lad him engaged writing IN bia
Office. He was smart, active, Intelligent Eld*
md gave unnlistaknhlc token Of one who had
hccn wcll-rc,rcd He told several persons that
he WAS tue SOD Of a lo.d-tlat he had bceu kid
mapped from England sud sent to this country,
and that If lc lad his just rights, he would lt
enjoying life and ffincnce iu his ancestral halls
in northumberland, England. His statement,
however, was generally disbeliere't--altbou2h
everybody with whom le WAS acqn2lntt d, gave
it rs their opinion that there was something
singular connected with the lsd aad his p<st
history.
The facts in the case, which We have since
| learned lroln undisputed authority, arc about
as follows:
wick, the father Of the lad alluded to, while en-
| gagged in shooting expedition on The Cum
| ocrIanl Hills, was thrown by his horse, and
conv.S cd to hcliunblc cottage Of n poor cls r
.syman near by, with q shattered ankle Th.:
clergyman was a wilower, with an ouly child
1 ~ DEstutl4ul A..-AtC4, Ju9I 1AAAI1s. AAt0 W.
manhood, who attended to the household
duties Of their humble home, and checrcd the
| declining years Of Arr venerable parent She
was unrcmittin. III her Kind attentions to the
| noble guest, aud seldom left his bedside till hC
WIS entirely recovered 10 make the matter
dy, and proposed to her. In reply, Clara {fol
! that was her namc) told her noble suffer Thai
-lc loved him in return, but that she *ou|l
not leave her father, but would remain Will
icr kind parent aud lend solacc to his decal
ming years. They parted. after exchanging th'
usEal lovers tokens.
With many vow and locked embrace,
Their parting Way full tcudcr,
| And piclyin. oft 10 meet again,
| They turt themselves c+unlcr.
/ In the autumn OF tho same yeAr-the r.i|s
and mellow English uutumn-it time, indeed
| for the Kit Of SO pure ! soul from its carth!
c:,sl;et, the spirit Of the venerable pasto
winged its flight to the eternal realms pt Bills
beyond the skiss. : =
The marriage was simple and unostcntatiol1
| the ceremony being performed in private y
/ young curatc, in order to escape the ridicu!
Vi the bri.lcSTonm's naughty rclatiyes-an
| Clara Seymour becGnlc tli. bride Of Sir job
North Fcn"ict of Fcnwick Hall. They mad
| the tour of the Continent, and III the spring +
turned 10 England, when she presented IL
husband with i boy {thc subject of our preset
sketcl) Sir Johns relatives instead Of col
tumely and IcITuaah, pretended to greatly d
mire LAZY Fenwick, and conGr,t uIa' ed Alnl q
lis excellent choice: Two os lis sisters too
| mp their residence in Eenwick Hall, aud viii
pretending unbounded affection for their Vi
! | lin, were daily and hourly engaged by ma
ciolis and artful tales in poisoning Lord Fe
wick's mind against his wife. Poor Clara,
> this time, bcin, unaware # the cruel, uul
ientiny aud trcache1ou5 course pursued
- ward hcr-lord F. becoming more ADd mo
: lnorosc and odd to her every day, and she ur
ware Of the true cause, attributed 1t to +
seeming fact that he regretted having INIT
With one d. humble Ra ehe, u s..e :::..eauwh
the boy rctcllca the age Of seventeen
i Suddenly, one day, these female tscnds thr'
| off the mask and III presence OF Sir John
cuscd her of the most horrible crimes, and
legged that his wife confessed TINT her son n
liz fruit Of an illicit amour between hers
~: ~ aud ccrtain French Count, to whom she
to introduced by her husband, whilst they vi
\; SO The lightning does not rift the t
ri est oak quicker than did this rude shock pr
Ii tratc Lady Clara Sue ewooned! Aud
~ ~ john strodc maaly from the Hall, his h.
ia and brain on ilrc. Tic gave directions to
ny | h,artlees sisters to l2:c her and "thc accur
!. brat" expelled Immediately from thc Hall
q, then threw himself on his horse and :sailol
1nadly TO the nearest seaport, where hc im'
= diattly embarked for the Continent
"a OF course, tho unfetling sisters were
long in executing their brothers comma
Sue and her son we're immediately driven TO-
- although suffering from dclirium, and
y conveyed By the servants TO the nearest
~ These yillainous women had Mt length acc
p!islcd their vile purpose, which was to K
I'LL. the magnificent property within their Ers
sith for they could not brook the Idea that
I. Z whom they regarded Us tue offspring O.
~ brother had conceived m affection, she
~ ever succeed to the proud title and brad ID
n Of thlir flther. Thus it will be eetn ttat
!ainy and t1caeAc1y triumphc1 for tho |
0S being.
Rs's Poor Clan iay as tne vi!nSe IN Ia rav!ng ng
- visited. by Captain Edward O'Neil-a
af Int aud worm-hcaTtcd Irish gentleman
- the Enuisskillen dragouns, who was ut
time quagtercd In that vicinity. He bee
:. acquainted with Lady Clara at Fenwick HI
65 When she became sufficiently recovered
ta1s importuncd her with burning eloquenec Il
-. with him to his estate in Galway, 1rel
Attcrinnny opportunities she at length yicl
for her husband cold md harsh treatment
. utterly ub1iteratea oil the lore she ever fci
her boy should accompany them. Luckily
lad in her possession, b2sidcs her jewels,
sroe, thousand pounds. Accompanied BY Cal
,o,,, O'Ncil, she proceeded to Liverpool, where
s4sI. placed her son OH board the steamer Adri
which was about to sal for New York-gi
y
Somervillc, 4 wealthy planter In the iptc1i
Texas. She gave him one thousand poi
aud bidding him an afEectionate and tc
RAJ farewell, they parted-foreyer!
She accompanied the captain to his e*ta1
the coast OF Galway, where they were priv
married. Her healthi falling. her husband
n;o her to the south Of France In order to rec
'As' ate her shattered nerves: Captain O'Neil d
loved the get beautiful Clara
t. A After d short and prosperous voyage
~ young hero azriyed l., the Empire City, =
o1 Ult he Immediately took passage In ste
sniid. bound for Galveston, Texas. On arriving
= tse lie purclaeeda beautiful 1ndian pony, :.
2 2@ fs adhcrius 70 the directions given him by
ew Of CnanL OIL 1naL pace, WQo HA5 acquainted
:cam, lis relative, he reached his cousins rdne
] tan; IN the ninth day Of lis journey, On discoy
Farm who he was, and learning his stsans
lso4 lso4 evcntful history. his cousin received
'1e IL with unbouadcd kindness and affection,
II tho rclative was the owner Of two tho,
;s;a ssdn acres Of excellent land, fifty negroes,