Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-08
A Brother and Sister Marry, Not Knowing
~. J. their Ralationahin.

There passed through this oity yesterday,
on route to Chicago, alady, whose history is
one Of tho most remarkable ever brought to
public notice. 1t has been we'll said, that
truth is stranger than fiction, and tho details
Of this lady's history abundantly verify the
adage. For reasons which all will 500 the
propfiety Of, wo withhold her namo, merely
relating the facts as thoy woro communicated
to our reporter by ono who had hoard her
" strange, true story" from her own lips.
In 1888, her parents cmigratcd to this
country from England, leaving behind them
an only son, some ten years Of ago, who had
engaged as cabin boy on merchant vessel in
the East India trade. They landed in New
York, when, o few mouths later, the subject
Of this skctoh was born. Whilc she was yet
helpless infant, both her parents died, and
she was scnt to tho Foundings Homo, whcro
she remained some time, whom she was final
ly adopted by lady and gentleman, who then
resided in Elmira, New York Of course,
she know nothing of her sailor brother, and
she grew up in the belief that she was really
the child Of her foster parents at tho ago
of eighteen, she married an industrious young
mechanic, and set out for tho great Wcst-
After travelling 10 various States, they finally
settled in. Missouri, wherc they continued
prosperous and happy until the storr Of war
burst upon the country. Then, her husband,
in COMMON with the thousands Of his mis-.
guided countrymcn, enlisted in tho service OF
tho rebellion, and was assigned to General
| Prices army. lie served faithfully during
the first eighteen montl of tho war, but was
finally killed in ono Of tho South v estern en-
S"gements. From tho breaking out of the
war, tho lady of whom We write had lost all
trace of her foster parents, owing to the dis.
turbed condition Of the country in which she
| resided, and after her husbands DEATH sho
removed to st. Louis, where she sought to
maintain herself by sewing.
In 1868, she again married., and her hus.
band embarked in business in St. Louis
The last marriage was thoroughly happy
one, and in the course of time two children
were born unto them. The h. gradu.
ally extended his businesss opcrati IS, 80 that
much of his timc was necessarily spent 10
travelling about tho country, and during ono
of his business tours he visited Chicago
where he became acquainted with lady and
gentleman, who, by a fortunate chain of cir.
cumstanccs, he ascertsined were the long lost
foster parents of his wife. Delighted at tho
discovery he had made, ,santl pleased, no doubt,
with anticpations Of the joyful surprise he
should give his wife, the husband at once
| concluded his business, with the intontion Of
returning to St. Louis and bringing her to,
Chicago for the purpose Of re-uniting her with
her friends, without having 6rst prepared
either party for such an event.
On the night before his contemplated do.
parture for homo, while convcrsing With Mr..
and Mrs -, it ithappcnod that he was led
into saeisal Of his adventures about the.
world, andBcfore the narrative was finished
his listeners knew that their adopted daughter
had married her own brother, who, before sho
was born, had sailed for East India. IIorri.
fed beyond expression, the wretchcd man fled
from the house, and from that hour no tidings
of him have ever reached his friends.
This was in March last, and few weeks
later the wretched sistcr-wifc was rendered
comparatively poor by the destruction of
large portion Of the property left in her hand,
by fire..
Although written to by her stricken friends,
their letters never reached her, and fow
weeks since she started for Elmira, her enry
home. Upon her arrival there, she learned
the address of her foster parents, with whom
sho at onoo communicated, giving them full
details of hor experience since she had fiat
bade them farewell, upon setting out for hor
Western hong. Their answer to her letter
| contained atatcmont of tho terrible discoyc
| ry of the identity of her husband and broth.
er, together with an affection.te invitation to
comet to them with her children and share their
home.
Hcart-broken, and nearly crazod by tho
strange denoacnsent Of her happy married
life, the wretchcd woman hastoncd to accept
tho offer, and this morning will doubtless SEQ
| her reunited with hor earliest and dearest
friends.-Dctroit Free Pren.
A SocrADLE KENrUoKrAs.-In 1868.
General Nagrudor had oampod at comfort.
| able place and mado his headquarters at a
country house with broad cool ya.,,a