Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-12-10

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AsteHsusaeIs gstahs.
4 REMARKAsIE sToRY. :"
, There passed through this city yesterday,
en- route to Chicago, 8 lady whose history
is one of the most remarkable ever brought
to public notice. It has been well said that
truth is stranger than fiction, and the de-
tails of this lady's history abundantly veri.
fy the sdsge. For reasons which 81 VIII
see the propriety of, we withhold her name,
merely relating the facts as theywere COM
municated to our reporter by one who had
heard her ''strange, true story" from her
own lips. In 1888 her parents spigrated
to this country from England, leaving them
an only son some ten years Of age, who had
engaged as cabin boy on 9 merchant vessel
in the East India trade-they landing in
New York when, few months later, the
subject Of this sketch Was born, While she
was yet q helpless infant, both her parents
died, and she was sent to the Founding
Home, where she remained some time, when
she was finally adopted BY Q lady and gen
tleman who then resided in Elmirs, NJ Y.
OF course she knew nothing Of her sailor
brother, and she grew up in the belief that
she was really the child Of her foster pa
rents. At tho age of sighteent she married
an Industrious young chanic, End net ont
for the great West.5 tertrsveling in va
rious States, they finally settled in Missou-
ri, where they continued prosperous and
happy until the storm of war burst upon
the country. Then, her husband, in com.
mon with thousands of his conntrymen, en-
listed in General Prices army. he served
faithfully during the first eighteen months
of the war, but was finally killed in one Of
the Southwestern engagements. From the
breaking ont of the, war, the Lady of whom
we write had lost all trace of her foster pa
rents, owing to, the disturbed condition; Of
that portion Of the country in. which shere-
sided, and after her husband 3 death she re-
moved to St. Louis. In 1863, she again
married, and her husband embarked in bu-
siness in St. Louis. This last marriage
was thoroughly happy one, and in the
course of time two children were born unto
them. The husband gradually extended
his business operations, SO that much Of his
time was necessarily spent in traversing O.
bout the country, and during; one Of his bu.
siness tours, he visited Chicago, where he
became acquainted with lady and gentle.
man, who, by fortune chain Of circum-
stances, he ascertained were the long.lost
foster parents of his wife. Delighted at
the discovery he had made, and pleased no
doubt with anticipations of the. joyful sur
prise he should give his wife, the husband
at once concluded his business with the in
tention of returning to St. Louis, and
bringing her to Chicago for the purpose Of
reuniting her with her friends, without
having first prepared either party fo1
such an event. On the night of his con,
templated departure for home, while con.
versing with Mr.. and Mrs. -, it happen.
ed that he was led into recital of his, ad,
ventures about the world, and before the
narrative was finished his listeners knew
that their adopted daughter had married
her own brother, who, before she was born,
had sailed for East India. Horrifed be-
yond expression, the wretched man fled
from the house, and from that hour no ii.
dings of him has ever reached his friends.
This was in March last, and a few weeks
later the wretched sister-wife was rendered
comparatively poor by the destruction Of a
large portion of the property left in her
hands, by fire. Although written to by her
stricken friends, their letters never reached
her, and a few weeks ago she started for
Elmira, her early home. Upon her arrival
here she learned the address of her foster
parents, with whom she at once communi-
Gated, giving them full details Of her expe-
rience since she had first bade them fare
we'll, upon setting out for her Western
home. Their answer to her letter contain
ed statement of the terrible discovery of
the identity of her husband and brother,
together with an affectionate invitation to
come to them with her children and share
their home. Heartbroken, and nearly crazed
by the strange denouement of her happy
married life, the wretched woman hastened
to accept the offer, and this morning will
doubtless see her reunited to her earliest
and dearest friends. Detroit Free Press.
THE WORKING MAN.
He is the noblest man of whom our free
country can boast; whether in the work.
shop or at the plow, you find the same no.
BILE hearted, free and independent being.
And if there is man in society upon whom
we look with esteem and admiration, it is
the independent, sober workingman. We
care not whether he be farmer, mechanic