The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-02-12
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it was difficult to determine to what nation
atty he belonged, as hens ter Communicated
even to his most intimate acquaintance.
anything in, regard to his history. Flo va
soon overtaken by ill-health, aud was SO Il.
liduced financially that he was compelled t
seek an asylum in the county infrmary
where he died in 1857, unknown, and sine
THAT time unth ought.of. But recently it ha
TRANSFERRED that at the time of Macke's dealt
hewas entitled to an estate worth 1888, 600,
600, which makes his previous history q
matter OF some consequence. The name b.
which ne was known in Dayton and at th;
lufrmary was an assumed one His rea
name 10 said to have been Alfonso Barrano
andahe.was a native Of one Of the Basou,
provinces Of Spain, where every native con
sidcrs himself nobieman, and whers th,
proud spirit of the people has never ye
been subdued BY their conauerors. Barrant
married 10 his native country, and soou af
ter the birth Of his first child the young
wife and mother died, leaving the bereayea
husband and father but one object to. love
and that was his daughter. Il is To be sup.
posed that he loved her most tenderly, for
although he was parativelya poor man,
IN a country where there were but few edu.
eating facilities, yet he gave her q finished
education, sending her to foreign parts for
that purpose. j. She grew up to womauhood,
when she, with her father, came to America.
landing at New Orleans, where they stopped
and opened a fruit stand. The beauty and
~, ri v.t Al n, mere a fpea X d,,,.xht.
ted good share Of the custom, and, among
Others, whose attention was directed to the
pretty fruit girl of Carondeles street was q
rich planter Of Louisiana by the name of
Giroud, who spent his winter in the city.-
AS the readerby this time suspects, o Giroud
made the humble fruit;deales's daughter his
wife. These, are the facts Of the. previous
historyo Of Macke, or Barrano, as We. gather
them from a gentleman of this city who has
been employed 1bYa member of the Spanish
legation at Washington to alngestigate the
acknowledgements his residence and death in
this city aud county, with "a view to estab,
fishing the fact that Benjamin Macke, who
died int the infrmary of this county, in 1867.
is the same Baranoswho came from Biscsy to
New Orleans, where his daughter married,
as above related. But to return to the sto,
ry.al The poor fruitsdealers was destined
to realize the ingFatitude sharper than q ser
pent's tooth. 5aa aad "a as8ssj i85asiy Il; 48a
After his daughter married rat the instance
u. her proud and wealthy husband, she vir-
,ually renowned her father, and sought to
'ettls al annuity upon him which would Be i
IMPLY Sufficient toskeepahim in comfortable
circumstances for the rest'of his aMfe. But
IS one Of the i'm Piled conditions Of this gen.
,rosisy was that Barrano should mot be
Snowh or publicly recognized as the father
# his daughter, he indignantly spurned it,.
md with desolate and heavy heart he left
New Orleans and vent to Louisville, KY,
rom which peint he wrote2to his daughter,
Yrs. Gireud, requesting her toawrite and
by the name Of Benjamin Make. !
This gave her Che elew by which she has since
probably tarced him TO his miserable graves
From Louisville Mr.. Barrana cameta Day.
90, where he lived and died as has been
'elated. But as time wore apace there was
, change IN fortune with Mfs. y Ground
Her husband entered ths Southern army,
vas killed, and his property, which consisted
,hiefy in slaves. was swepft away .s opa Of
he results Of tie sIruorls Il which Ia ,ost
liz life. The widow d 1s of thc Man.
alton for Confederate mpnay 40 that when
he var ~ closed she was a, verv moor Her M
ition as fruit-dealsr's daughter would have
,een iuxury in comparison with her position, !
,urdened a. she was bv iba care 81 ri Two chill
rem t6e fgnits Of her marriaya = .,vzit,b l,ifE
oud. She turned g New Orleans and aoain
named little fruit Stand and ~ wrota md
dyertised for her father At everv poiinl
There she thouoht commnn;cat,nna wo,p,ld |
each him bus nothinnpg could Be heard from
III from anv nv so,,rca Sba Ia aal;fa ,nonot
nous enouoi. nntil one dav. scannioo over
he list Of advertised letters her ave fall M
!, lattser advert;sed ~ her 4 her m,;da,
anne She Went II q the 'n,ost-offdce and when
h. letter was ae1;veraedd = her sh.a fornd ~,
was frop, . school-ata who had oona =
ehool vitbs Re. il J France. The commun;.
at;or conta;ned some ;ntelisance ahnpt a.
: 49, ,,nele ana !. nr;n,IcelS estate Il 5sb;oh
ha Rarrano- family Of Biscay we're we're eenrtitled
Md a. he reader 81 this time has becun q 7
nou;re n 81, mind where the estate q which
NJ Nv ,ar 70 t;tlaa
omas = u w;lI q bacE q the 4, stE IA rras
ate how ' e came about. It seems that AZ
nnso Rarranlo had an slider b,r.othar vho ran
var from boumue. 20 Z hen ! mere, nav and we,t I
ass. ~ W.T. III = ,sntrrs. voys - bow
: ! '' ~ L. stsrt Il tba rorldi !, MI nown
~ Il 1ees e hasS has,en aacertained. hc died
- ! an - a M ph;l;nn;ne islands 4 noyt;on