Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-03-04
A STRANGE STORY.

From tho Chicago Post

From tho Chicsgo Post.
There now resides in the city of Chicago
a geutmeman we'll known in business cir.
cles, aud whose paper is good on change
for very respectable sum, whose lot it
was in the early portion of his career to
reside in the city Of New Orleans. This
was mauy years ego away back in the
half decade of 1880 to 1885 lie had
gone lhtber from the Norlh penniless, to
earn livelihood for himself, and in. pur.
suit of that fo tune which all Young men
hope to. reach, but which few ever attain.
Shortly after his arrival in the Crescent
City he succeeded in securing a situation
iu an old snd well established mercaRtis
house, where by his industry and pniform
Trustworthy conduct he secured the conf.
dence of his employers and was promoted
up through the several departments of tie
house to the counting room. ga
For the purpose OF this narrative we are
called upou to select q cognomcn for the
gentleman before proceeding further. And
since this skelch is published vii ilhout con.
sultauon with him, we feel obligated TO
give him name other than that by which
he is known in the commercial walks of
life, and with the title of Mr.. S---our
readers must be satisfied. Ie
| Mr.-- had been scarcely two years
engaged in dishargng the duties Of his pos
tion in New Orleans when he became
euamou ed OF a daughter Of one of the
members of Lte IN. Deeply engrossed as
he was in the affairs of every day business
life the tread Of all absorbing trade failed
to crush out the gentler sentiments Of his
heart, and the giugle of dollars could not
d own the sweet music of interchanging
VOWS of constuucy and plghted faith. His
affections were reciprocated, but though
Balks was willing, the psreuts were not.
With oil the pride of aristocracy, and con-
tempto honest, lubor, whichf ormerly & does
still characserize the weGlthy of the South,
they sneered at the loves of the young
couple interposed objection, aud forbads
intercourse between them.
As o natural consequence, clsndestne
meetings were held and an elopemeIt pre-
] iec,ed aud cousummaied. The parties re
turned to New Orleans one day man, and
wife, but 10 receive no blessing or forgive
ness from the parents of the lady. Mr..
was dismissed from the service of the firm
and for more than month struggled hare
to maintain himself and the siie now de
pendent upon his exertions. His effort
were not crowned by the most perfect sue
cess, and his life was continual struggl
p for existence, poor and cherries at that, =
! One son was the result oflhe marriage, an
a with his wife aud child, Mr. struggled o
most every hand by the prosecutions {
j the father. Unable longer to reeoncil
himself TO such lie, separation wa
mutually agreed upon, the lady retuFne
with her child TO her fat, ers roof and NJ
S returned TO his home 10 the Easter
g States. ..l rrs 0..flr 7as4. tear
J. Six months after is arrival at th
{; North, Mr. S received q N Nv Orleans p,
ls per containing the AMI on ,cement Of Il
70 death of his wife and infant child. A
er tached TO them as he was, though compel
"a "a ed by adverse circumstances TO leave then
Ass he mourned for them sincerely, and belle
: cd them dead. A few years afterwards
3. me. With lady whose good qualities ofmir
and heart attracted him and whom hssu