The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26
Yates County Romance.

AYoses County Romance
rur sroey OF CANpAcE BLEvEs.
= r.,n.rv Cir, who Married sn Secret and
r.,, Heir 10 Two Millions OF Dollars
r,v.utr Years or Wcar5 Waiting.
IRON The Eimtra Gazette, August I'll
Not long since there was puo''sneu ~ va
Gazette an ailusion to romance "h'ex u
for i,s home the village OF Dundce, ~ go
comfy. Since that time new ana 'tIpo. IT,,
developments have appeared 10 eo nsh,eT DO
.rit,, Tim, story, and We are no" ehso'eo ~
ra, before our readers something OF con'
s al narrative of the events hintco at.
Tss sto,v in its most barren statement 'ei
x.a,s Ia one OF strange and rare romance'
.,h;cb ,vi,l be followed With the greatest tt-
49,. from The fact that the reai ano0e-
.an, q, the drama took place IN this CITY,
-.,snr. resides q near relative OF theiady who
- ,he chief actor 10 It. Partly from this
-o,at;ve- Mrs. Charles Rowaad-who re.
sises at No. 457 east Water street,'snd VINO
- a sister OF the heroine In this 1--we ro-
nance. and partly from scraps pc bished IN
relation thereto. we gather the story OF Can
dace Talmadse, nee Bliyeu, substantially as
follows:
In 1855 gentleman Of high birth and
great wealth 10 England came TO this coun'
fry to travel for pleasure and 10 STUDY Tue
scenery and people Of the New World. a
lover OF nnture in its most varied ana PIC
tnresaue character. he spent some time IN
Central New York, going about among our
beautiful lakes and taEEyipg upon Their
hiob,y cultivated shores. In these ramoleS
he came 10 the quiet Village of Dundee,
Uhere he made home for some time with
Rarti.t clergyman named Currier. While
there he fell into CON partnership With the
daughter of a wei.to-do gentleman by the
name Of Bliven. The girl was at that time
sixteen years of age, handsome, engaging,
and sensible.
The acquaintance soon ripened into sort
OF romantic friendship, and at last tue lor'
eipper, " hon we may as we'll designate ny
his proper name and fitle-Slr John doroon
Talmadge- offered his mana 10 Cahdice'
which WAS accepted. The direct narrative
ia 10 the effect that the two were united by
Rev. MIR. Currier, who was pledged TO Sc
crecv concerning the marriage for the term
of one year. The parents Of Candace were
not Informed Of the action Of their daugh-
ter. nor did the knowledge OF the secret mar
riace come TO any OF the villagers. Soon at.
ter the wedding, Sir John left his young
bride and returned 10 his home across the
water, having promised to record the mar
riape in due form as soon as be should ar
rive. aud having additionally promised that
ne would return within the year and take
his wife TO England.
The year went past. and Sir John did not
come. Mean time Rev. Dir. Currier, the
only person in America besides the young
wife who knew of the transaction, died,
and his secret died With him. Another year
passed, and five, then ten, almost twenty,
and still the waited-for husband did not re-
turn to make good bis promises, nor did any
tidipgs, we understand, reach the ears OF
Capdace concerning him. At last, in March
last. we believe, through the instrumentalty
of q personal advertisement in one Of the
New York papers, the long silence was
broken, and tIdings for which the Dundee
bride, now grown to almost middle age, had
80 long waited, were received.
It appears that the return Of Sir John to
England without bis American wife was for
the purpose OF arranging matters satistac-
torily with bis parents, who he knew would
be indisposed to receive his bride If she
were taken to them without prior knowledge
OF their sons step. Shortly after bis return
home il happened that while out riding with
his mother one day his horse took fright,
ran away, threw the two out, killing his
mother, and very seriously IDjuring Sir
John. From this afilictiop, however, he re.
covered partially, and in due time set out for
America TO reclaim bis wife. AS if adverse
fate directed his every movement, when be
reached Liverpool he was taken severely i'll,
and for long time be lay vdcllatins, as II
were, between life and death. Though
recovering, his illness had so preycd
on him that he became demented, in
which condition he lived all these
wears, unable 10 make known the object
for " ich be was journeying when sickness
overlook him. In the latter part of last win
ter sanity strangely returned to the afflicted
man, but only for short interval before
death relieved him of that life which bad
been burden. During this lucid Interval
recollection Of his earlier life came back to
him. and the secret wife in Dundee was up
permost in his thoughts. He made known
TO his brother, now Sir Alfred Talnadge, the
frue story of his marriage in THIS country,
willed his immense fortune Of 100000,
half to the brother and a sister, and the other
half to bis wife in case she might be found
alive, he further pledged his brother to
send special messenger to America for the
purpose OF hunting up bis wife.
In pursuance OF these pledges. mesSen-
ger was, as early as possible after the demise
of Sir John. dispatched to this country with
Instructors to find the bride by advertise
ment or by personal search. The advertis-
ing was done, as we have seen, but the mes
senger, following the directions given by
the husband before death, came from New
York to Dundee soon after landing. At the
latter place he found the parents of the lady,
who directed him to Eimira, where she was
then visiting. This was in the latter part OF
Nav last. On arriving in this city the mes
senger inquired for the residence of Charles
Rowland, brother-in-iaw of the lady whom
he sought. He repaired to that gentleman s
residence, No. 457 east Water street, where
he found The loug-waiting and lOng-sought
bride of twenty years ago. The lady hap.
Deped 10 be alone at the time the messenger
called. The commingipg Of establishment,
pleasure, and sorrow which commended for
mastery as the sadly romantic history OF her
long.ago bridegroom was unfOlded, can be
better imagined than told.
Soon aftert this denouement, Mrs. Tatlnadge
went TO Washington, where she is now liy-
ing with another sister. Mrs. Rowland was
at first reluctant to say much about the affair,
but she finally talked freely and interestingly
concerning her sisters romance. She stated
that the messenger from England left with
her sister considerable package, also letters
and documents from her late husband. She
said Candace talked little about the strange
events, and it was probable she had gone
to Washington for the purpose OF avoiding
impertinent Inquiries. Mrs. Talmadge has
expressed herself entirely satisfied with the
result of the strange messengers visit, but
whether or not the documents contained
conveyance Of the half OF Sir JshD's estate.
as it has been said he lett it, Mrs. Rowland
was not prepared to say. Candace has re-