The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-12-10
A Remarkable Story-A Widow Married
to Her Own Brother, Who She had
Never Seen in His Youth.

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/ Never Seen in His Youth.
From the Detroit Free Press, Nov 25
4 There passed through this city yester
day, en- route to Chicago, a lady who's
history Is one of the most remarkable
ever brought to public notice For rea
sons which all will see the propriety of
we withhold her name, merely relating
the facts as they were communicated tt
our reporter by one who had heard heI
strange, true story" from her own lips
In 1888 her parents emigrated to this
country from England, leaving behind
them an only son some ten years of age
who had engaged as cabin boy on a mer-
chant vessel in the East India trade-they
landing in New York, where, a few
months later, the subject of this sketch
was born. While she was yet 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 lady and gentleman
who then resided in Elmra, New York
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
parents. At the age of eighteen she
married an industrious young mechanic,
and set out for the great West After trav-
cling in various States, they finally settled
IN Missouri, where they continued pros
porous and happy until the storm of war
burst upon the country. Then her hus-
baud, in common with the thousands Of
his countrymen, enlisted in the service
of the rebellion, and was assigned to Gen
eral Prices army. He served faithfully
during the first eighteen months Of the
war, but was finally killed in one Of the
southern engagements. From the break
ing out of the war, the lady of whom we
write had lost all trace of her foster par
ents, owing 10 the disturbed condition Of
that part of the country in which she re
sided, and after her husbands death she
removed to st. Louis, where she sought
to maintain herself by serving. In 1868,
she again married, and her husband en-
barked in business in St. Louis. This
last marriage was thoroughly happy
one, and in the course of time two child
ren were born unto them The husband
gradually extended his business opera
tions, so that much of his time was ne
cessarily spent in travelling about the
country, aud during one of his business
tours visited Chicago, where he became
acquainted with lady, and gentleman,
who, by fortunate chain of circumstan-
ces, 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 joy
full surprise he should give his wife, the
husband at once concluded his business
with the intention 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
for such an event. On the night of his
cont emplated departure for home, while
convesring with Mr. and Mrs, it
happened that he was led into reel
tai Of his adventures about the world
and before the narrative was finished his
listeners knew that their adopted daugh-
ter had married her own brother, who
before, she was born, had sailed for East
India. 1orriied beyond expression, the
wretched man fed from the house, since
when no tidings of him have ever reach
ed his friends. This was in March last,
and few weeks later the wretched sis.
terwiic was rendered paratively 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 few weeks since the started for
Elmira, her early home, Upon her arri-
val here she learned the address of her
foster parents, with whom she at once
giving them full details of
her experience since she first bad them
farewell upon setting out for her western
home. Their answer to her letter con-
tanned statement of the terrible discov-
cry Of the Identity of her husband an
brother, together with an affectionate in
vltalion to come to them with her child.
rem and STARE their home. Heal lt5roken
and nearly crlzed by the strange demon
meat OF her happy married lite, the
wrctcheI woman hastend to accept the of
fer and this morning will doubtless see
her reunited to her earliest and dearest
friends =
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