The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-01-22
A Romantic History of one of Fen.
toms Daughters.

toms Daughters.
[San Francisco Correspondence Chicago Tribune, J
Let me tell you sometsing about one Of
the school teachers of San francisco, by
way of illustrating the manner in which
fortune frolics with human nature and
makes shuttlecocks ot poor humanity.
Among the tcacaers is an elderly lady
the mother of live interesting children.
She was born in one of the Western
States, and was the first-born OF one of the
most distinguished Senators who ever sat
in legislative halls of the United States
ose who for more than thirty years repre-.
scnted one of the great States Of the mighty
West, and who was the peer of Clay, Cal
houn and Webster. In ber yonng days she
was the belle OF Washington city, carrying
away the palm from the dark-syed daugh-
ters Of tho South, and the rosy checked
damsels Of the North.
All were anxious TO receive smile from
the fair lilly Of the west. Noble men rep
rssenting their country at Washington laid
their cornets ut her feet in vain. She
was a true republican; and gave her love to
a young gentleman-then clerk in one of
tho Offices at Washington. Her father
knew the youth and recognized his great
abilities, and when he solicited his daugh-
wedding was brilliant one, many of the
great men of the country being present to
wish them joy and cheer them at the COM
mencement of their domestic voHAge.
Tho young husband was shortly after
wards admitted to the bnr OF the United
States Supreme Court, and was soon recog.
nized as one of the most promising members
For number Of years he practiced his pro-
feesion with snccess, and was on the high
roud to wealth and fame.
Then came an event In the his. ory. OF
our country which altered the course of
many.
refer to tho discovery of gold in Cali
fornia, and the consequent rush OF emf
grants to the new Ell Dorado. Among
those who determined upon going To Cali
fornin was tie young husband. He con-
suited his wife. and she, like a true woman,
declared her intention TO accompany him
lie sho. ell her the harlships thai sts must
necessarily en- lure. AMI mr. red her to re-
man vita her parents until he had home
lr her, but she, iu the Language Of Ruth,
said:
"Entreat me not to leave thee or to rr-
turn from following after thee, ior whittier
tbou lodsest will lodge; thy people shall
bp 10Y propi-, and thy God my Gud, where
thon diest will die, and there viii | he
buried
He urged her no more. but together they
came to California, whers the husband tpok
a leading position at the bar. The people
he associated with were fr.m the souib.
and like many others he began to drink 10
excess.
When the rebellion broke out he cast hia
synralh'es es withtth- South. His brother in
law went with the North and WAS made a
Major General. He had TO give up his pro.
fcssiOn, becanse h- could not take the oath
required by our legislature. Out Of blsi.
ness. be drank heavily and soon began 10
mortgage his property. Six years prasrd
away. and he died. leaving his widow with
five children without dollar. tor his credit
tors foreclosed oven TO the homestead.
Tho noble woman Immediately took sew
ing to earn her living but found that she
could hardly keep soul and body together
by this means.
Some friends Of her father and husband
offered to assist her. hut she would receive
nothing 20 long as she could support her
self. She, however, would be thankful for
assistance in procuring her a position as
teacher in one Of the public schools. APP
plication was made, and--would you be-
lieve it?-sOme Of tho school directors up.
posed her appointment heca se' her dead
husband had been a secrssionist. They
cared not that her father was the peer OF
Clay and Webster, that her broiher-in-aw
wore TIE straps Of Major Gereral. They
knew her husband in his lifetime, and had
felt the lash of hisshi. tongue, and there
fore desired to harm his widow.
Their efforts were unavailing. however
She was appointed and ia now engaged in
the public school department Of this city,
teaching primary class. Il sad change 'ia
the fortunes'of one who started lifo with
such brilliant prospects, She is a true and
noble woman. however, and every one who
reads this paragraph will praise her for her
hcroism and devotion.