Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-14
Il Very Romantic Story


Who is Alonzo Halves, of st. Adams?
Whoever he may be, 1t is safe to say
that he is n genius, and rare one at
that. The town of st. Adams, the State
of Vermont, the United States of Amer
lea, owe him great debt of gratitude,
in comparison with which the national
debt sinks into insigEificance. Mr..
Halves has communicated to the world,
through the columns of the New York
San, very startling, but nevertheless,
very gratifying news. There lives in a
town in our glorious little State, poet,
son of the late poetess, Mrs. j.. II. Sig
Quincy. Fortunate town, fortunate
State! In time past we boasted of an
Eastman, now dead of a Sake, now
re ident of another State, and of Cher
poets of minor fame nOO we can boast
with pride-just pride-of another po-
ct, risen, as it were, from the dead, Maj.
Sigourney, surnamed Andrew. Read
Mr.. Halves romantic epistle to the Sun:
A STARTLING REPORT!
The Son Of the tate Mrs. SigOMney >fhce,
He ,Uas Changed in infancy.
TO the Editor of the San:
What I now write you may
seem to you very strange, and hardly to
be believed, but nevertheless it is slrict-
~ true. 1t is this:
1t well-known fact that the late
Mrs. Sigourney, of Hartford, Conn, had
cd fn haVn hnnn
drowned in the East River, New York,
in 1851 believe that is the year-but
late confessions and documents of dy-
ing woman prove the contrary. The
leo innate son of the Ia Mrs. Lydia
III. Sigourney is still living. He is a
perfect image of his mother, and he al
so possesses his mothers talent, that OF
writing poetry ard prose. His name is
Andrew.
The person that was drowned, and
was supposed to oe her son, was not
hers, but had been exchanged in infan-
CIV for ger legitimate child, according to
the confessions OF Il lady who lately
died. This confession, with other letters
and documents, will soon be given 10 tne
public through the press, and they. are
such that they will startle the whole
community. They are in the possession
of clergyman VINO is well known.
If you wish you can give these partlc-
ulars in your paper. Mrs. Sigourney' $
son served in the late war, and returned
home Major. He is now in town III
this State, loved and respected by all
who know him, and it is rumOred that
he will receive a lucrative appointment
under tn administration of Gec Grant.
These are facts and as he is pretty well
known in your city, it may be OF inter,
est to many of your readers. You are al
liberty to use my name II you see III &c
make this public.
Truly yours,
ALONZO HALVES,
Late of Hartford, CT.
Address, box so, st. AlbaIs, VT.
Thinking possibly that st. Adams
might be the fortunate possessor OF this
gifted son of gifted mother we have
spent some time in investigating the
matter, but are compelled to say thai
we have locked in vain for the "perfcc
image and the mothers talent
They are not in st. Adams, we fear
Some other town must lay claim tt
these precious treasures which ado
greatly to its grandeur and Importance
in the eyes OF inc ent.re poeticni "oii"
But whatever town in the State enjoys
the distinguished honor of the residence
of this modern Goldsmith or Shelley
who "is loved and respected by all wh'
know him." as Vermonter we rejoic
with exceeding great joy that his 10
is cast in our State. The confession
of the diving woman" and all the Othe
documents which fare in the possession
of clergyman who is well known
will be spread before the readers of tn
TRANs sRIPT as soon as we can obtai
them. We close this article by agai
asking the all-important question, VIII
is AlonZO Halves? Come forward, AloI
70, and receive the great reward
ju fly your due.