New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-04
4 ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
ADVENTURE OF AN ENGLISH LoRD-
.TpI1TH STRANGER THAN FICTION"
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Sackett druggist, and last by MI james SIah0u'y y
CIerk of our County Court, who had him engaged IN
writing in his Office. He was smart, active, in'eil-
gent lad and gave unmisakable evidence OF one VINO
adbeen wen reared He told several persons that be
WAS son of a lori-tbat he had been kidnapped from
England and sent to this country, and that If be had
bis ius rights be would be enjoying HE and siuence
IN bis own ancestral Iasi Norihun be- land, Eng and
His statement, however, was geDerally disbeleYed,
although everybody with whom be was acquainted
gave it as their opinion that there something Sill
suar connected with the lad and his past history.
The acts in the case which have been since learned
hom undispued authority are about as follows:
Some time in tie year 1887, Sin John n. Fenwiek
hhe father OF tie lad alluded to-, while engaged in
shooting expedition on the Cumberland Hills, was
thrown from his horse, and was conveyed to The hum
bic cottage of q poor clergy man near by, with
shattered ankle The clergyman was wIdower, with
al only chda beautiful young Gauge Just pu0Glng
into ,onanbood who ate ded to the dutie Of their
hunhl- home and cheered the declining years OF
Kind vsuer bic parent. She was unrennttIng IL Der
kind atieniRs IL the noble guess, ana S~iSom ltt bis
beside uutil lie was eaitIy recovered. To make the
Hster short ST. John fell in love With the young 10y
spd proposed to her. In reply, Clara flor that WIS
her Daluel told eI bic st0r that size loved him In
return, bni tcat the would not leave 5e' ialher but
woad remain With her Hld parent, and lena soIace
10 his deeh in years. They parted, and after eX-
CHANGING tue love- usual tOkeu-
VITA ms,y and locked embrace
Their ysglit was fsli tender,
AID peigng Of TO ne tse IN
In the Aut.mn OF tn same yeai-the mild aud mel
law Epelih auimnft tine indeed Tor The exit Of 90
pare soul from it, cart Is casket, the spirit Of the
venerable pftor via ged its way 10 the realms Of bliss
beyond the skies.
The marriage was simple and unostenta'iOus-the
ceremony being performed in private by young
eurate II order TO escape tie ridleule OF the bde-
gOOm,s naughty IeL5ives-sGd Clara seymore %, be-
came the bride f Sir james Norh Fenwlck OF Fen.
wick Hall. They made the tour OF the Continent, and
Ia due time returned TO Englund when she presented
her husband with boy, the subject Of our present
sketcs Sir Johns friends, instead OF eontumely ana
reprcach pretended TO greatly ADMIRE Lady tenwiek,
and cOngra uied him his choice Two of his sisters
tOOs tiir residence in Fenwick Hall, and while pre-,
daily aud hourly engaged by malicious talent IN
poisoning Lord Fenwi ks mind against bis wife, Poor
Cara al this time unaware OF the cruel unreientiog
eourse pursued toward her-L0rd Fenwiek becoming
more and uOrs and cold 10 Der every day, and
abe unaware of the true cause, attributed II TO the
seeming &c that be regretted having united blmsef
with one as humble ss she. Ii the mean while the
boy reached the are Of seventeen.
Suddenly one day these female fends threw of the
mask In u ID e.enee OF Sir John, accused her Of the
mos, horrible ccimes aud alleged that his wife con-
q ssed thai Ler was the frnit OF an illicit amour
between berseh ard u certain French Count, TO whom
ube was Introduced by her husband when they were
sojourhi x in Venice during the honeymoon.
The rgbniug DIES not more surely rift the tallest
oak thsn did tiis rude shock PROSTATE Lady Clara.
sle swooned and Sir john strobe madly from the
Hall his heart aud brain fire. He gave directions
10 pis bearess sisters have her AID her accursed
brat expellrd Immediately from the Hall. He teen
threw himselfupon his horse and gailoped nadly 20
the nearest seaport ana Immediately embarked fol- the
Continent.
OF co7rse the uneelng sisters were not long in exc
cutting their brolher'S command Lady Clara and her
son were i'm nediately driven forth, although sofennR
frOm dslIium and were conveyed by the servants 70
III nearest nn. These yillainous women had at length
scOmpli' he'd their vile purpose, which was to keep
Ne magnificent property within their grskp; for they
sold brook the idea that one whom they regarded
the offspring Of an humbly born young female, for
whom their brother had conceived affection, should
ever succeed 10 ter proud title and the broad lands Of
tsir father Thus it will be seen that villsiny ane
tssche-y triunphed for TIE time being.
Poor Clara lay at the village inn raving from the
tnecs OF brain fever where she daily visited By
Captain ON-il-a gjlant, wafm-hearted Irish gentle
han-oi Enniskiilil Diagroons, WHO was at the time
guar cred in the vicinity. He became acquainted
with Lady Clara at Fenwiek Hall.
WheD abe became sufficiently recovered, be impor-
tuned Der with moch eoquence to 60 with bin to his
estate in lway Ireland. After many i'm portunities
she at length yielded for her husband cold and harrh
teaReRt had utterly obiterated all love sbe ever fet
for him. Luckily, she had possession beside her jew
els, Of two thousand pounds. ACCOMPANIED by Cspt.
pKe, she proceed 10 Live pool, where she placed
her son on the steamer Adriatc, which was about TO
sail for New-York, giving him directions to seek 4
s1ufin Of LeTs, named Summerville wealthy planter
n the interior OF Texas. She gave him thousand
poubds, and bidding him an siectionate and fearful
farewell, they parted-fofever.
she accompanied the captain 10 his estate OH the
eosst II galway, where they were privately married.
heT health ihog Der husband took her to the south
OF France, IN order 10 recuperate her saered neryes
Capt U Nell dearly loved toe yet beautiful ClaIa.
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After short and pleasant voyage, our Young hero
arrived Ia the Empire City, where he i,nmediafelv
took pSseee In Steamer bound for Galveston Texas.
On bis arriving there ne purchased beautiful Iudlsn
pony, and BY adbeng 70 the directions given him by
merchant Of that place who was acquainted with b;s
relatives he reached his oousns raiche on tie ninth
Gay Of his journey. On discovering who he was, and
learning hls strange and eyentful history his cousin
received him with unboupded affection AID kindness'
fis relative was the of two thousand acres Of
sana and my negroes, and numerous herds Of cattle;
ne was married 20 an aDable aud intelligent Ameri.
can lady, and his household was giaadeed by the
Presence Of his beautiful daughter EsIelle. +
de sient bis time most happily and agreeably
~ VIC rancho Tor about six mOnths devotipR his
eDe TO burning fishing, and rambling over the flower.
eesangied pFsines with nscharmin relative Estee,
en- Won = almost unnecessary to say, our hero
de was spddenly awakened from bis dreams of han.
Sess aod pleasure one night by the startling and M
welcome Intelligence that tue Com inches and large
EW % Mexican gOefIinas were tearing down TO a.
~ De raLche. All hands Were inmedia,ely mus
vel " fepet The bloodtLirty uarsudert the defend.
M; hamDsred seven whie moi (in1ading our hero and
oy.1Ll and twenty negfOes. Tie attacking party
T.o..te over ak hundred guerrillas and Indans.
80 nelsI was conuepced alnos, illmodistelv--tbe
~ ells discharged showers oi grows and escoOet
e, defenders, who were stationed In th, build.
AZ wascn. however, did liile or no oxscution--the
csa,;0s Fsplylns with their deatb-dsaling rifles,
sa s Voc aus Bat WY prslsng this fearful seeae
sxees v s.y The rslohe was cafrisd by storm after