Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-12-03

An A5ducled Daughter DiscovrreM after
lo r Iicsnty seccn Years-Am Heirsss
The Taunton Mass )RepubIican is response
BILE for the following story:
A romance in real life has just come to
liz Ut, and is at present the chief gossip of
ibis CITY. The facts, as related by an init
mate acquaintance of the fortunate family,
are as fobws:
II appears that about twenty seven years
ago, Captain Brown, whose family resid.
ed in Mattupoisett was the overseer of the
estate of M. Henry e. Clifton. wealthy
gentleman Of Richmond, Va. From some
cause which still remains secret, q d I'll
Guilty arose between Captain Brown and
Mr. Clifton, in which tie former considered
himself the sggrieved party. To revenge
himself = the supposed wrong, he stole
Mr.. Clifton's infant daughter (then but
six weeks old) on the day she was chris
tened The child was brought to Malta
poisett, and secretly adopted by Brown and
his wife as their own. She was Dsmed
Julia, and grew to be q woman. When
only sixteen years old, she married Mr..
Isaac o. Pierce, a printer, who learned his
III 0StStoi yCo'o % "
they moved to Taunton, living for while
at East Taunton, but more recently at the
Green. Two children have been horn TO
them, one of whom is now living.
During this long period Mrs Pierce has
lived in blissful ignorance of her high par
entage, and Mr.. Pierce, who took her for
better or worse, had never imagined him
self the husband of an heiress. He
abandoned the printers trade, shortly af.
ter learning il, and for several years has
earned his bread by the sweat Of his brow
at Mr.. Mason's works in this city. This
is their history until within very short
time. Now comes the denOunment
Last summer while Rev. Mr.. Talbot, OF
this city, was at Saratoga. be became &C.
quainted with Mr.. Clifton and wife, who,
it appears, at the breaking out OF the re.
bellion, converted their Richmond proper
ty iAto cash and moved TO Baltimore. 10
the course of conversation with them Mr..
Talbot remarked upon the striking resem-
blsnce OF Mrs. Clifton to lady parshon.
er of his 10 Taunton, Nothing particular
was thought of tat FIRST but on his re,
pestiDg the remark, Mrs Clifton inquired
the age of the lady. On being informed
that she was about 81, Mrs. Clifton i'm
media,ely said to her husband, Why, that
would be just the ags Of our daughter that
was stolen. L r-H .R .t
The matter then received their serious
attention. Mr Talbot was taken into
their confidence, and inquiry instituted as
to the reported parents Of the young lady
He returned to Taunton had converse
tion with Mrs Pierce 10 regard to her pa.
reDtage Informed her of the Saratoga
oaversstion. which led her to ask Mrs.
Brown. who. she had never doubted, WAS
her own mother. If she really was such. at
the same time telling her the reason of the
inquiry. Mrs. Brown. who had kept the
secret of the cbild's parentage for 21 years,
was SO overcome by the question and the
Developments OF facts, that she immediate.
ly became III and died with the heart dis.
ease Before her death. however, she &C.
kuowledged that Mrs. Pierce was not her
own daughter. Captain Bsown died q
number Of years ago Within few weeks
the sffair has developed itsslf rsPidly,