The weekly Butte record., 1861-03-16
[From the Chicago Democrat, Jan. 22d.l
Extraordinary Adventures of an Englisl
Lord.

EDITS A NEWSPAPER, AND ACTS As COUNTY
CLERK.
We have just been furnished with the par
ticulars of one of the most extraordinary histo-
ries Of real life ever written, confirming, in a
very remarkable manner tie trite adage that
truth is stranger than fiction. The most re-
markable portion of the history we are about
to relate is, that it is entirely true
In the year 1887 or 1888, Sir John Fen
wick, of Fenwick Hall, England, wealthy
nobleman, married Clara Seymour, the daugh-
ter of poor clergyman, who lived on the
Cumberland Hills, and at whose house Sir
John had been detained for some weeks by an
accident received while on a hunting excursion.
The father of Clara Seymour died short time
before her marriage, and she brought TO her
husband no dover but her beatty and her love.
The welded pair made the tour of the CONT
nent, and soon after their return to England,
Lady Fenwick presented her lord with a son
and heir who was named John North Fen
wick, and who became the heir presumptive to
his fathers title and wealth.
Sir John had no other relatives save two
sisters, who resided with him. and who, while
pretending to approve of the match he had
made, and TO love aud esteem his beautiful
young wife, were in reality scheming against
her and determined upon running her. But
MOI oh ol,,o
occasionally render Sir John morose and cold
towards his wife, until the boy had reached the
age of seventeen years. Then suddenly, one
day, these two sisters, in the presence of Sir
John and Lady Clara, accused the latter of
the most horrible crimes, and declared that
she had herself confessed that her son was the
fruit of an Illicit amour between herself and a
certain French Count to whom Sir John had
introduced her at Venice, during the honey
moon.
Stunned by these terrible and unexpected
accusations, Lady Clara swooned and her
husband completely carried away by passion,
and convinced that the story told him by his
sisters was true ordered her and the boy to be
expelled from the Hall, and Immediately hur-
ried to the aboard aud embarked for the
continent.
The shock had rendered the unhappy wife
and mother insane; and in This condition her
sister-in-aw caused her to be removed from
the hall and conveyed TO a neighboring village,
where she remained for some time on the very
brink of the grave. Her only friend, during
this sad period, was certain Captain Edward
O'Ncil, of the Enniskillen Dragons, at that
time quartered near Feawitk Hall, and who
had seen Lady Clara often enough TO love her,
He nursed her through her illness, and when
her health and reason had returned besought
her to accompany him to his home in ireland,
and share it with him. For long time she
resisted his appeal, but finally, ascertainng
that her husband had taken steps to obtain a
divorce from her, and that Captain O'Nel
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 meantime, manifested a desire to
travel, and his mother furnished him with five
thousand pounds, which she obtained by the
sale Of her Jewels, and placed him on board the
steamer " Adriatic,' with instructions to sail
to New ork and from thence to Texas, 10
visit cousin of hers named Somervie, who
resided there as a wealthy planter
Without any misfortune our youth arrived
at his cousins ranch, situated on The frontier
of Texas, where he was cordially received and
made welcome. His cousin had a daughter
named Estee, of about his own age, and very
handsome, with whom he fell in love, and in
whose society he remained six months. But
on one fatal night the ranch was attacked by
party of Comanche Indians his cousin and
Estele were murdered, and he carried off into
captivity. He remained captive for three
months, when, seizing favorable opportunity
and tomahawk, he killed the Indian with
whom he was, and made his escape to Browns
vile, Texas.
Here he met three Texan drovers, who were
about TO start with an immense drove of cattle
for Carlinvine, Macoupin county, in this State.
Being short of hands they offered to hire him
to go with them and help them drive. Rem
dered destitute by being deprived of every
thing by the marauders, he gladly accepted
their offer and went
Arriving at Carlinville, he determined to
return to England and boldly proclaim his
rights. Accordingly he took the cars for the
East. While travelling on the New York and
Erie Railroad, he fell in with nobe-hearted
farmer, named Preston F. Sappiugton, Of Point
Isabel, Clinton county, who induced him 10
return with him to Clinton, for the purpose of
studying law with Mr. L. Weldon Our hero,
however, dislked the profession, and was en-
ployed in the Office Of the Clinton Herald by
Mr.. Sackett, and lately by Mr.. Stansburry.-
While here during the October term of the
Circuit Court, he stated bis case to Hon
Abraham Lincoln, who Immediately wrote to
the British Consul at Chicago.
Two days afterwards, the British Consul,
Hon. Mr. Wilkins arrived in Clinton After
listening to Fenwick's story, and having a
long consultation with Messrs Lincoln and