The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-01-12
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A ROMANTIC STORY.


ROMANTIC STORY.
More About the Young DuLKe OF Aber-
deen-HIstOry or IHis Strange Career.
The Commissioners sent out by the
Court of Chancery, of Scotland, TO take tes-
timony as to the death of the late Earl of
Aberdeen, who was washed overheard from
the ship Hebra, of which he was the mate
have concluded their labors, and are about
to return home. Harry Smith, ESQ, Of
the Edinburgh bar, Special Commissioner
by appointment of the Sheriff of Ghaneery
in Scotland to take the testimony in the
case, and l.. g. MeLaren, Esq, of the
Scotch bar, attorney for the Gordon family,
have completed their labors in this country,
BRINGING to light and establishing by pos
tive testimony every step in the Earl's
case, from his time of leaving Scotland un-
til his untimely death by drowning from
the deck of the ship Hebra. They are now
resting for a few days, and will take the
steamer from San Francisco on the lst of
February for China, to conclude their mis-
sion in those waters by securing the testi-
mony of the captain and crew OF the Hebra
as 10 the Earls death. E1c1a-a --
. The late Earl was but lad of twenty
three, fresh fron. the University, when. he
came into possession of his wealth and
honors He had been literally and
thoroughly educated and was in all re-
spect promising yonng man., BE was
urged to take his scat IN the House of
Lords, but steadily declined on the ground
of his youth He early declared his inten-
ton to see the world before settling down
in life, and his expressed purpose Of going
to sea vas encouraged by some of his friends
and discouraged by others AT last the
time approached when he was.to leave
home. 1t was understood that he was GO
ing to New Brunswick to visit his uncle,
the then Lieutenant Governor ofthat Prov
ince, and from there would follow hisnn-
clinations. He had engaged his passage in
sailing ship, and the eve of his departure
had arrived His old tutor, the Rev. Ar.
Alexander, sought him at that time, and
in an interview of several hours duration,
attempted to wean him from his deteruiin-
alton, but all to no purpose. Half way
across the Atlantic sailor who had been
sent aloft for some purpose missed his foot
ing and fell on the deck, sustaining frac-
tGre of his thigh. the young Earl, who
spent two years In medical college in the
course of his education, stepped forward
and administered to the sufferer. After
|
/ limb, the aristocratic passenger reported to
the mate for a substitute for the disabled
| sailor. and from that time until the vessel
reached port he continued to discharge the
double duty Of ships surgeon and ordinary
seaman. -.--.r. -Cs
In New Brunswick the Earl fell in with
two Young Englishmen, Gosford and Pc
| tachin, who were making the tour of the
country, and a mutual arrangement was
made to travel in company. The party
visited Boston and New York together
when the Earl civilly withdrew from the
other two and returned to Boston, when
he assumed the ineoG7tto Of Osborne
While in Boston, and between voyages, he
studied seamanship in the Boston Nautical
Club and graduated from that institution
with certificate of competency as navi-
gator
When the Rev Mr.. Alexander arrived
in this country eighteen months ago, tc
prosecute the search for the wandering
Earl, he had no clue to guide him bat the
Earl's letters home OF these the last was
written from Pensacola and therefore that
was the starting point of the jealous clergy
mans labors But here he was met with
an obstacle that for a long time thwartec
all his efTerts. The Earl's incognito wa:
| unknown, as well as the names OF EesSeLs
in which he had sailed at various times
but the ahect;onate old tutor persevered
despite all obstacles, and at last was re-
warded by a reasonable Identification o
the Earl with q sailor named George II
Osborne '.s's''a'-s
Having satisfied himself that Osborne
was the man he wanted, MIR, Alexander
made inquiries for that person, and sue
ceeded in tracing HIM on board a norther2
bound eoasting vessel The hunt now be
came exciting and interesting, leading NJ
and down the coast from Florida to Novs
Scotia, and from St. Johns through th'
different coast cities to Baltimore. Thu
every step of the young mans wandering
was faithfully followed, the laborious un
dertaking consuming nine months OF unre
mitting labor, varied by alternate encour
] agements and -discouragements. For I