Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-15
MARRIED HIS MOTHER

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certain phase in life in the southern
states is furnished the Sunday Times
by a gentlemen who learned the facts
some three years ago. He was at that
time in Raleigh, n. c., Oh government
business Chicago Times
A number of years before that date,
there lived, few miles from Raleigh,
Capt. Hill, and his only child, beau
tiful daughter, called Allie The cap
tain was a widower, and immensely
rich He had many household ser
wants, most of whom he had raised
himself, and his care for them was
such that ali loved him His own
| body servant, fine ectorOOn, was
sail to be his own son by a quadroon
| girl, that had been his wife's maid
This young man was educated qui te
well, having picked up knowledge, as
it were, that fell from his MASTER
! There were few books in the large Ii
brary Of the captain that he had not
read, and it was not unfreauently that
master and servant colversed together
concerning them.
Steve-for that was the slaves name
used to attend Allie whenever she
went ont riding, and indeed he seemed
to be required by her, almost as much
| in the house, so that often his master
had to wait while he was executing
some command of his mistress.
Allie did not see muca company. as
she was only fifteen, and her father
intended, in year or two, to give her
sight of the great world, so she spent
| her time as well as she could in teasing
her governess and visiting her young
friends 1t was not to be woCdele Ell
at, then, if she fell in love with Steve.
and he with her. The slaves all knew
the facts, and the father and teacher
could not see, until too late, and then
who can describe the wrath of that
parent against the slave-his son-and
his sorrow for his daughter! In his
anger he shot the former dead, and
sent Allie off with the housekeeper, to
distant plantation, SO that none of
bis friends might hear of the disgrace,
and went himself to the north, to be
as far away as possible from the hor-
rid scene. The old housekeeper had
orders to give tne child, if it should
live, to some freed slaves, and furnish
them with a round sum TO move into
some distant state, and rear it as their
own. This the faithful old woman
did Her brother and his wife were
without children, and wishing to do
them good turn, she gave the child,
as soon as it was born, into their keep
ing, and quickly as possible sent them
away.
The old man died with grief away
from home, and Allie, beautiful as
ever, returned to her fathers mansion,
its absolute mistress. Youth soon for
got sorrow, so it is not strange that in
two years after she became the bride
of a young northern officer, with whom
she had become acquainted while visit
ing some friends at Wilmington.
With him she went to frontier
post and lived several years, when she
became a widow, her husband having
been killed in q battle with some in.
dians.
Her immense property had been
somewhat impaired by her husband,
who was an inveterate gambler, but
there was still sufficient left to bring
in handsome income
She came back into the state, and
settled in beautiful Ohio village,
which she had passed through years
before, and whose quiet beauty seem
ed to haunt her all the time. Here
she built a comfortable building, and
by her lady like manners soon won
many friends.
Though she never refused to go in
to society, she seemed determined to
remain a widow, as many brilliant of
| fers were made her, and she refused
them all, prefering her independence
| Her nature seemed impervious to
trouble, for at the age Of thirty eight
| she seemed to be no more than twenty
five, and none imagined her to be any
older.
She had been residing here over a
year, when q new actor appeared upon
the scene, young man from the
Queen City, named Robert Brecken-
ridge He was visiting a young col
lege chum, and in his horror were
| given a number of parties. At the
first meeting, the young man of vo
and twenty was deeply smitten VITA the
ripe, full beauty of the widow, who
must have been nearly seventeen wears
his elder, but did not appear quite as
old, for his luxuriant, black moustache,
and care worn face, gave him the ap-
! pearance of being much older man
than he really was.
The widow on her part, seemed to
be very much interested in him, and
| thew soon bpcama uraat friondc
There was not a day he was not in her
company, and before he left they had
become engaged. He told her before
leaving, that during his absence he
would write and inform her of cne
thing concerning himself, which he
could not do verbally, and if she wish
ed then he would give her back her
VOW, even should it break his heart
The letter soon came, and the dread
ful secret was revealed. He was not of
pure Caucasian blood, and though he
kept the secret from others, he did not
wish to deceive her. lest she might
come to loathe him, whom she now
professed to love- Further he told
her not of his parentage, but said he
was wealthy, and in all other respects
he felt he was not unworthy of even
her love.
The blow was n terrible one to the
naughty woman not withstanding her
former experience, but love conquer
ed, and she consented to become his
wife, on condition that they should
be privately married, and Immediately
retire to her home in the south, where
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