The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-25

happy family, aud which perhaps
has no parallel in the history of any
other family in this or any other
christian country Rarely have bright
talents, rich gifts Of intellectual AID
/ phy~'qal superiority, proved of SO lit.
/ tle avail to shield their possessed rs
from misfortune, the III viii Of their
! fellow men, and some dire calamity
as in the eases of the several children
Of Major Richard Pollard, Of Alta
7 Vista, Nelson county, Virginia. lie
was a gallant gentlemen who had
served with distinction in the navy,
and had Glled Offices Of responsible.
ty ia the Government Marrying a
dauyhter Of old Mr. l,ises, the father
Of those eminent Nireipiaus, William
! {. Rives and Alexander Riyes, Major
Pollard settled at a beautiful place IN
the Green Mountains, 10 Nelson
county, Va, and in the progress Of
time, aided by the ,nsie, intelligence
and energy of his lady, surrounded
himself with every comfort aud lax
ury heart or taste could desire
There was in the days Of old Major
Pollard no plcasauter place OF resort,
where the hospitality was more genial
and moro graceful, than at Ala Wis
Ia. 4 large family Of uncommonly
bright, handsome and precoeious
children grew up around Mrs. Pol
lard, who devoted her exclusive at
tcntion and fine intelligence 20 their
education. In this, too, she was a..
sisted by the Rev Nj Brown clcr'
pymnn from Massachusetts, and q
profound scholar, who, being without
a church, accepted the Office of tutor
in the family The young Pollardsi
therefore, enjoyed peculiar adyan
taees of education of both intclloc
,ual and moral training They were
all endowed with remarkably quick
and bright faculties, and learned
everything to which their minds worc
applied with wonderful rapidity
And yet It was obvious 20 the asso
cia,cs of the younger foliafds that
there was screw loose 10 their moral
organization that . certain wilinl
ness, aud ressionatene's, . contempt
for popular opinion mud disregard OF
the rights and feelings oil Others ana
an excessive esotisini were character
isties Of their intercourse with their
fellows.
Such qualities as these were rem
dered tho more dangerous when
blended with such bright talents aud
personal attractions. when, there
fore, tho young foliards were re-
lea ed from the control and yigi'ant
care of their parents and loit TO de.
pend upon their own Judgment ana
self direction, the weak points 10
their characters were displayed IN
many forms and acts which drew
upon them much oensure, eondemna
ton and popular disiavor
The first of them to suffer the pen
atty of his quick and domlnoorlng
temper and ogoiism, was Henry Pol
lard, who was a lieutenant IN the
army. At the age oil twenty i've he
was stationed at one OF the posts IN
tbs western part of this State. One
day it happened that a violent DIS
cnssioa occurred NJ .ho mss .ao'p VI
young PoilaraS regiment, oe'"oe"
captain, WHO was Noicho'" man
and Pollard, VINO was a merry o'a"
plon OF southern i"s','a''onS' 10
lent language was "sYu ny 'ne .'o''u
crn officer to when ro''ara TOOK rs'
cepuon, demanding tha' tue Hp,'"
orner shonli fctrac' 'nu woru' ne ''u
uttered, aud 10 the presence q ~
before whom 'hey were spohuh' "'s
was refused, ana a iheoun was uAeu
for the next morning "o uu' ~
his Antagonist plefeed younS ! o'Afu >
neck. lie tel ana d.eo III th' Urn, arms
Of his-urseg"' i"iS WE :" ~ a.,
The no&t unhappy inc'uen' IA i've
history OF the iaih''y was 'na' 'tasi'
eal and scandaions ana,r o' , ,'ts, W ~.
GINA Myers VINO was ,ho e''ef OF 'ho
Misses Fo'iards' ana mao married ~
an early age gentlemen OF very "'sn
standing and "chi'h III tho o''y VI
Richmond virginia
Miss Pollard was a young woman
Of brilliant beauty intelligence, gfucc
and elegance. singularly enough,
shortly after her marriage, she was
detected in an intrigue with a vulgar
suob aud yender Of iottefy ;ie-sts'
named iioyt The letters which
passed between them and hers wero
exceedingly brilliant and fsrYent ~
style and IDEAS leit no doubts a. 70
The character Of their relations. Nj
I MYERS her husband, deemed II hl'