The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-12-16

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.cSsrenz.he BeroieFrcs Press, November 81. :.
'''"'' A ARemafkabie Story. :
A WIDOW MARRIED. re Her Own
BRorHER WHOM She Had )
9gA1i ENrvnn SEEN. :. =. :
There passed through this city
yesteretay, en- route to Chicago, a
lahy whose ,history;is ,onc-of the
most remarkable ever brought Ito
sppblic notice. 1t has been we'll
said that truth is stranger than
fctien, and the details of this lady's
ghsstpry j :atna aApaly verify. ;the.
adage.y Eag reasons which au will
see the propriety Of, we withhold
her name, merely relating the facts
as they were communicated to our
reporter by one who Had heard
her sstrange, true story" from her
own lips. In 1888 her parents
.emigrated tothis country from
England, leaving behind them an
sealy son ten years of age, who had
eagaged, as cabin-boy ona mer-
chant vessel in the East India
trade-they landing in New York,
whsH, q few months later the sub
ject ofthis sketch was born. While
she was yet a helpless infant,
shSth9her parents died; and she was
sent TO the Founding Homo, where
she Remained some time, when she
was finally adopted by a lady and
gentleman who then resided in
ElmirarN. Y OF course she knew
nothing of her sailor brother, and
She grew up in the belief that she
! realty the child of her foster
parents. At the age. of eighteen
sksspsasried an industrious young
mechanic, and set out for the great
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 coun-
try Then her husband in com.
non Eiththousands ofhis country
men, enlisted in General Prices
army. Heserved faithfully during
the first eighteen months OF the
war, but was finally killed in one
Of the Southwestern engagem ents.
From the breaking out of the war,
the lady Of whom We write had
lost her trace other foster parents,
owing to the disturbed condition
of that portion of the country in
which She resided, and after her
husbands death she removed to
astLeRfis. In 1863, she again mar
.,riied, and her husband embarked
in basiness;in st. Louis. This last
marriage was a thoroughly happy
ones4andineth 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 about the ,cou' B.
try, and during one of his business
tours he visited Chicago, where he
became acquainted with alsdy and
gentleman, who, by fortunate
chain of circumstances. he ascer-
tanned were the long lost foster
parents of has wife. Delighted at
the discovery he had made, and
pleased no doubt with. anticipa-
otions ofthe joyfulsurpriSe heshould
give his wife, the husband at
Eonee. concluded his business with
the intention Of returning to
St, Louis, and bringing her to
Chicago for the epurpose ofreuniting
her with her friends, without hav:
ing first prepared either party for
such q antevent. On the night of
his contemplated departure for
home, while conversing with Mr..
and Mrs, it happened that he
was led into a a recital; of his, ad-
ventures about the world, and be-
fore the narrative, was finished
his listeners knew that their
adopted daughter had married her
owa brother, who before she was
born, had sailed for East. India:
Horrifed beyond expression, the
wretched man fed from the horse.
and from that hour no tiedinas of
him have ever reached his friends.