The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-12-03
A Brother and Sister Marry.

A Brother and Sister Marry.
There passed through this city
yesterday, en- rout to Chicago, a
lady whose historyis one of the most
remarkable ever brought to public
notice.
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 merchant vessel in
the East India trade. They landed
in New York, when, 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 Foundlings,
Home, where she remained some
time, when she was finally adopted
by lady and gentleman, who then
resided in Elmira, New York. OF
course she knew nothing of her sail
or brother, and abe grew up ii the
belief that she was really the child
of her foster parents. At the age
of eighteen she married an indus
trious young mechanic, and set out
for the greai West.
After travelling in various States
they finally settled in Missouri,
where they continued prosperous
and happy until the storm Of war
burst upon the country. Then her
husband, in common with the thous-
ands of his misguided countrymen,
enlisted in the rebellion, and was
assigned to General Prices army.
He served faithfully during the first
eighteen months of the war, bet was
finally killed in one Of the south
western engagements. From the
breaking out of the war. the lady
of whom we write had lost all trace
of her foster parents, owing to the
disturbed condition of that portion
of the country in which she resided,
and after her husbands death re-
moved to st. Louis, where she
sought to maintain herself by sew
ing.
In 1868 she again married, and her
husband embarked in business in
St. Louis. This last marriage was
a thoroughly happy one, and in the
course of time two children were
born unto them. The husband
gradually extended his business op-
erations, so that much of his time
was necessarily spent in travelling
about the country, and during one
of his business tours he visited
Chicago, where he became acquain
ted with lady and gentleman, who
by a fortunate train of circumstan-
ces, he ascertained were the long lost
foster parents Of his wife. Delight
ed at the discovery he had made
and pleased no doubt with anticipa,
tions of the joyful surprise 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 pur-
pose of reuniting herwith her friends,
without having firs5Tr pared either
party for such an event.
On the night before his contem-
plated departure for home, while
conversing with Mr.. and hrs.7,
it happened that he was led into a
recital Of his adventures 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.
Horrified beyond expression, the
wretched man fled from the house,
aud from that hour no tidings of
him have ever reached his friends.
This was in March last, and few
months 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 strick-
en- friends, their letters never reached
her, and a few weeks since she start
ed for Elmira her early home.
Upon her arrival there she learned
the address of her foster-parenis,
with whom she at once communica-
ted, giving them full details of her
experience since she first bade them
farewell upon setting out for her
| Western home Their answer to
her letter contained a 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.
Heart broken and nearly crazed
by this strange denouement of her
happy married life, the wretche'l
woman fastened to accept the offer,
and this morning will doubtless see
her reunited With her earliest and
dearest friends.-Detrou Free Press,
| NoU. .21st.
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