The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-08
FAlTHLESS MAN.
ROMANCE OF 4 GIFTED FAMILY-n!.E
STORY OF UNA.

ROMANCE OF 4 GIFTED FAMILY-T!!E.
STORY OF UNA.
In his youth, Nathaniel Hawthorne
was engaged 10 Miss Sophia Peabody,
but upon seeipg muchof her sister,
concluded hc liiiei her best, and mar.
ried her, leaving his former fiancee to
mourn the inconstancyrof man. By
this union Hawthorne, had three liv-
ing children, Julian, Una and Rose,
and say what you w.ill.of the missn-
thrope, the cynicism of this gifted
man, he was gentle and devoted and
atlectionate to his family.
While Nathaniel Hawthorne was
consul at Liverpool thcre came to his
house as q frequent visitor young
American, Lathrop by name. 1t was
soon plain 10 all lockers on that the
subject of these visits was IIaw-
thorne's eldest daughter, Miss Una,
u highly accomplished girl, spirituclle
in appearance and intellectual: in ma
turc. An engagement was the result
Of the frequent intercourse, and young
Lathrop returned to America with Il
promise Of marriage among the happy
years to come. After some lapse of
time the lover again stook ship
across the ocean 10 meet his lady
love. In the meantime Rose had
grown 10 womanhood as fair as her
name, and while bound to Una he
married Rose. Una's awakening was
something terrible. 'Else shock was
so great that she lay for days at
deaths door, and for awhile reason
was deemed lost. Thespoor girl was
placed in an asylum temporarily, but
issued thence SO wan, so shadowy, SO
unlike the happy, dimplcd girl that
entered, that her friends thought
hope, health and happiness had for
ever fled her path. Una had display
ed marked literary ability before this
sorrow came upon her, having con-
tributed to some of the English peri
odic9ls very acceptable articles, but
she felt no inclination f6r mental cx-
ertion now. Still she haito do some
thing, and she founded m orphanagc
in the heart of Londons She began
with tIo little Sonass. anl tl,esnumber
quickly increased to thirty-eight, but
her friends soon became interested
and helped her good work along.
Her incame being but 81 900 per an
mum, she could not DO very much her
self, but she wrote most exquisite
ly touching appeal for aid TO one Of
the London dailies, and the charita-
BILE English heart responded in dona-
tions Of solid pounds!
Una was connected with thie insti-
tuition for years, until her health
would no longer permit her personal
ly to superintend it. Later on, her
love for writing came upon her, and
she wrote a charming story just be-
fore her death, two years ago. The
manuscript is in the hands of her
brother Julian, who eventually in
tends giving it to the public. Those
who have read the manuscript declare
it superior to anything which Julian
has yet written. Just year before
her death, Una was engaged to Mr..
Webster, q New York journalist of
brilliant promise. He had loved her
for years, knew all about her early
unhappiness, but finally won her con-
sent to become his wife. The last
year Of her life was happy one, as
her lover Was in every way deserving,
and strove to erase all the clouds
from her past by the sunshine Of the
present. Why the angels Of heaven
went cnvying those two loving MOI tails
| know not, but Mr.. Webster never
returned from sea voyage the ship
went down with all on board, and
Una died shortly afterwa,d, and lies
buried in IN English graveyard!