The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-12-15
A Romance In nal Life.

responsible tor the f0ll0Wng:
A romance in real life has just come
to light, and is at present the chief gos-
sip Of this city. The facts, as related
BY an intimate acquaintance Of the for.
tunate family, are as follows:
1t appears that about tweutr-scveu
years ago, Capt. Brown, whose family
resided in Mattapoisett, was the overseer
Of the estate Of Mr.. Henry Z Clifton, a
wealthy gentleman of Richmond, Va
From some cause which still remains a
secret, a difficulty arose between Capt.
Brown aud Mr. Clifton. wherein the for.
mer considered himself the aggrieved
party. To revenge himself for the sup.
posed wrong, he stole Mr.. Clifton's in
iaut dsuc hrer (then but six weeks oldD,
on the day she was christened. The
child was brought to Mattapoisett, and
secretly adopted by Brown aud his wife
as their own. She was named Julia aud
grew to be a woman. When only six.
teen years old she married Mr.. Isaac O..
Pierce, printer, who learned his trade
10 Fall River. Several years ago they
moved to Taunton, living for while at
East Taunton, but more recently at the
Green. Two children have been born to
them, ono of when is now living.
During this long period Mrs Pierce
has lived in blissfuI ignorance Of her high
parentsge, and Mr.. Pierce, who took her
for better or worse, had never imagined
himse + the husband Of an heiress. He
abandoned the printers trade, shortly af,
ter learning it, aud for several years has
earned his daily bread by the sweat of lis
brow ut Mr.. Mason's works in this city.
This is their history until within a very
short time. Now comes the denouement
List summer while the Rev Mr.. Tai
bot, of this city, was at Saratoga, he be
came acquainted with Mr.. Clifton and
of the rebellion, converted sheir property
into cash and moved to Blltimorc. In
the course of conversation with them Mr.
la bot remarked upon the striking re-
scmblance Of Mrs Clifton to lady par.
ishioner of his in Taunton. Nothing
particular was thought Of it ut first; bu,
on his repeating the remark, Mrs. Cliff
ton inquired the age of the lady. Ga be-
ing Informed that she was about twenty
seven, Mrs. Clifton immediatly y said te
her husband, "Why, that would be jus,
the age Of our daughter that was stolen"
The matter then received their serious
attention. Mr.. Talbot was taken into
their confidence and inquiry Instituted
as to the reputcd parents of the young
lady. He returned to Tauntou; has Z
conversation with Mrs. Fierce iu regard
to her parentage: informed her of the
Saratoga conversation, which led her te
ask Mrs. Brown, who she had ncve,
doubted was her own mother, it she rea
ly were such, ut the same time telling hel
the reason of her Inquiry. Mrs Brown
who had kept the secret Of the child's
parantage for twenty seven years, was SC
overcome by the question and develop
ment Of facts, that she immediatly becam.
i'll and died Of the heart disease Before
her death, however, she acknowledged
that Mrs Pierce was not her own daugh
ter. Captain Brown died number O
years ago. Within few weeks the
affair has developed itself rapidly. Mr.
and Mrs Clifton and Mrs. Pierce hav,
met each other; and tho old colored wo
man, who the sbduced infant, has recog
nized Mrs. Pierce as their real child b,
mole on. her shoulder! The iudentit,
of their long lost daughter having bee,
fully established. Mrs. Pierce aud he,
husband havo been invited to live with
the Cliftons and share 10 their wealth
and this they are preparing to do, having
broken up house keeping and disposed o
their furniture.
The cream Of the affair is that Mrs
Pierce is an only child, and thersore soil
heircss to an estate said to be worth hun
dreds Of thousands if not millions Of dol
lars, or as On old lady friend of Mrs
Pierce expresses it, "a triae less thar
two millions" It having been rumored
that Mrs. Pierce had applied for di
vorce from her husband, she has pu ublish
ed card denying the slandcr.