The Worthington advance., 1879-04-03
HARTFORD'S NEW ROMANCE.
Hartford Special to New York Times.j

Hartford Special to New York Times.
Social circles are much exercised to-day
over the marriage of Miss Nellie, youngest
daughter of ex-Gov. Hubbard, to Frederick
Shepard, the family coachman. It is an
event so uncommon in Connecticut that
only one precedent can be thought of, and
that was the elopement, a few years ago, of
the young and beautiful Miss Mallory, of
New Haven, with an Irish groom, which
shook the foundations of society in that
place; but the marriage has proved
happy one, and to-day the couple are living
contentcdIy in Provieence. Upon Mr.. Nal.
lory's death he left his daughter $25, 900 in
her own right.
In this case tho youth of the girl-she has
not yet passed her eighteenth birthday
largely excuses her conduct, while nothing SO
far explains it. She has had delightful
home, surrounded by all the luxuries Of life,
and there has nothing appeared in her con-
duct to excite tue least suspicion that her af-
fection was being drawn toward the man she
has chosen. When the fact were known
they produced overwhelming astonishmont;
and then, naturally perhaps, it was remem-
bered that she had frequently driven out
alone with the coachman and had taken
Horseback rides with him. The coachman
is about 80 years of age; fellow of uncom-
monty good personal appearance and pleas
ing manners. His parents live in Hartford,
being natives her,, and are respectable peo
pie. The worst that can be said of him
perhaps, is that prior to o year and a
half ago, before he entered
the service of Gov. Hubbard, he was hack
man, and the inference is drawn that his
habits could not have been good, but this is
oin1y cy>oru1of1uo Ho so ~ -
have had many advantages in his school
days, and it is further said that Miss Hubbard
became interested in him at first through a
desire to instruct him in ways of culture by
reading, she being an excellent scholar; and
it is probable that the intimacy was first
formed through the we'll -intentioned and in
nocent designs Of the girl.
The first that was known of the relations
existing was on Saturday last, when the girl
suddenly disappeared from her home IN
Washington street. Since then it has be-
come known that Shepard went to New Ha-
| ven on Friday, and there waited for her to
meet him. Before he left here he told his
parents to break the news to tho Hubbard
| family. and on Saturday forenoon they sent
word to the house, and also sent marriage
certificate showing that the marriage took
/ place in Westfeld, Mass, on March II. The
| absence of both from Hartford on that day
was not observed, because members of the
family were away. and the girl. announced
that she was to visit q young lady friend in
| this city. Both returned the same after
noon, and no suspicion was excited. The
presentation Of the marriage certificate at
thelhouse on Saturday gave an opportunity
to confront Miss Nellie, as she was yet al
home, and sho frankly admitted all and
Fseened to be. perfectly satisfied with the
course she had taken.. An effort was made
70 detain her in the house, but by .praoticine
LP little deception she managed to elude vigi-
and get away in time time to tshe the moor
it is supposed her husband joined
her. She left here in such haste
that she took only the cloth