Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-29
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The Tsunton Mass Republican is RESPONSE
ole for the following story:
A romance ia real life has jnst come 70 light
ard l. at present the chief gossip OF this city
The facts, as related by an ihtimste scqaaini-
ance OF the fortunate family. are a. follow:
IL appears thai about twenty seven yeas ago
Captain Brown. whose family resided ~ Malta
poisett. the overseer OF the estate of Mr.
Henry l.. Clifton, wealthy gentleman Of Rich
mOBd. Va From some cause which still re
-msins a secret. difficulty arose between Capt
Brown and Dir Clifton ~ which the former con
sidered himself the aggrieyed party. To revenge
himself for the supposed wrong. he stole Mir.
Cliito0s infant daughter Chen about SIX weeks
old) on the day she was christened. The chile
Brought to Mattapoisett, and secretly adopt
Ell By Brown and his wife as their Own She
was named Julia. and grew to be a woman
W hen only sixteen years old. she married 70
/ Nc. Isaac Pierce, printer, who learned bis
trade IA Fall River. Several years ago they
moved 20 Taunton. living tor a while at East
Taunton. bot more recently at the Green. Two
children have been born TO them, one Of whom
/ j. now living.
During this long period MS Pierce haslved
in peaceful ignorance of her high parentage. aud
Mr. Pierce. who took her for better worse.
hid never imagined himself the husband Of al
heress he abandoned the printers trade shortly
after learning IT, and for several WARS has earned
his bread by the sweat Of his brow at Mr. Ma
sons works in this city. This is their history
until within very short time. Now comes the
| dsR0ufment
Last summer, while Rev Mr. Talbot, OF this
city. was at Saratoga, he became acquainted
With Mr.. Clifton and wife. who. it appears, at
the breaking out of the rebellion. converted their
Richmond property into cash aud moved to Bal
I tmOre. In the course of conversation with
them Mr.. Talbot remarked upon the striking
semblance of Mrs Clifton TO a lady parishoner
of his at Taunton. Nothing particular was
though, of it at FIRST, but, on his repeating the
remark, Mrs Clifton inquired the age of the
lady. On being informed that she was about
twenty seven, Immediately said to her husband
why. that would be Just the age of our dsugh-
ter that was stolen"
The matter then received their serious atten.
ton. Mr. Talbot taken into their conf
dence, and inquiry instituted as 10 the reputed
parents of the young lady. He returned to
Taunton. had a conversation with Mrs. Pierce IN
regard 10 her parenlsge; informed her of tbs
Saratoga conyersstion, which led her 10 ask Mrs
Brown. who, Sic had never doubted, was hei
mother, it she really was such. At the same tins
telling her the reason OF the inquiry. Mrs
Brown. who bad kept the secret OF the child:
parentaee for twenty seven years, WAS so over
come by the question and the development Of
facts. that she Immediately became i'll and lllet
of the heart disease Before her death. howev
er. she acknos lodged that Mrs Pierce was 10
her own daughter Captain Brown died nun
tier OF years ago. Within iew weeks the af
lair has developed itself rapidly Dir aud Mrs
Clifton aud Ms Pierce have met each other
a., and the old coored woman. who nGrse1 the sb
Quoted infant. has recognized Mrs. Pierce al
their real child bv mole OF her shoulder. Th'
identity OF their long LOST daughter having beer
iuly established. Mrs Pierce and her husband
have been invited 10 live with the Cliitons anc
share in their wealth. anj this The, preparin.
10 do having bruken up housekeeping aud dis
posed of their furniture
The cream Of the aff,ir is that Mrs. Pierce i
an only child. and therefore soe heiress to ~
estate said be worth hundreds of thousands
II not millions of dollars. old friend o
Mrs Pierce expresses n, "A iife less han tws
millions Ii having been rGmored that Mrs
PIERCE had applied tor divorce from her hus
band. she has published card. indignantly de
nYius the SANDER.