Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-20
INCARCERATION.
YOUNG LADY BLACKKES HIRE FACE IN
oRDRR TO MARRY A NEGRO.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

is one of the wealthiest farmers in the
town of Gardiner. His farm Is near the
village of New Paltz, on the Waikiki !
Valley Railroad. The Deyo family is one
Of the largest in Ulster county. It is also
one Of themost respected and influential,
and John Deyo's reputation has ever
been Of the best. He has never been
blessed with children of his own, and it
was a genuine act of love that induced
him more than a dozen years ago to
adopt an orphan niece. The wee mite
Of q girl took his name, and was reared
as tenderly as he would have reared his
own child. Every advantage that social
position and cash could secure was hers,
and at the age of eighteen Ada Deyo be-
came an acknowledged belle far beyond
the limits Of her immediate neigbbor-
hood
A negro, John Wesley Sampson, was
employed on Mr.. Deyo's farm. Wesley's
duties We're chiefly confined to d super
intendence of the half hundred cattle on
the place Until quite recently Ada had
been receiving the addresses of 81 young
farmer Of New Paltz, and it was gener-
ally believed that she had promised to
become his wife. Mr.. Deyo Gays that
she could have married tho young farm
er, and he would have given them a good
start But for some unknown reason
the visits of the young man ceased, the
girl explaining that they had had quar-
| rel. About this time the girls uncle
suspected that there was another reason,
and decided upon prompt action. He
told the girl that the next day he would
take her to New York and place her in a
boarding school. The girl displayed no
opposition: but when Mr.. Deyo arose the
next morning he discovered that she
was missing-that she had fed in the
night. and that the negro Sampson was
with her.
1t subsequently, transpired that they
had been at Rondout and Kingston,
where they had made several unsuccess-
tnl attempts to get number Of clergy
men to unite them in marriage. They
also visited Kingston, and called upon
a Squire. who ordered them out Of his
office Sampson then went to friend
named CanJine, in the wilds of the town
Of Marbletown. Eantine is negro, as
black and full-blooded as any that ever
breathed, but his better-half is white.
Moreover, Mrs. Cantine is red-haired
and quick-witted. A half-dozen or more
nnlatto children have resulted from her
union with him. and these gathered
about and applauded their mothers Ia
bors, as she, having declared that she
would Xix things" proceeded to burn
all the corks to be found in the Cantne
mansion. Ada Deyo sat down, and Mrs.
Cantine completely disguised the girls
face and hands by Swearing them with
burnt cork. Her hair was put up in q
net, and thus changed in appearance,
Ada Deyo AGAIN started on q Journey
with the negro Sampson. This time
they went to the Reform parsonage at
Stone Ridge, and the Rev. DR.. Hulbnrt
was asked to make them man and wife.
Not suspecting that the girl was not a
negress, he married them.
The next day Sampson took his wife
to her new home in Lapola. Lapola
consists OF q colony Of negroes, and all
of it's surroundings are low aud debased,
The Sampson home is hut, little supe.
rl"r TO the average Lapola habitation
where scores of families have no doors
or windows to their rude homes, save q
hole near the ground, through which
only are ingress and egress possible.
4 gentleman from New Paltz, FRIEND
of John Deyo, was seen Monday by {
reporter. He said that Mr.. Deyo wa'
uncmnmuicative as to his plans; "but,
added the gentleman, sit is very plain
that John is all broken down by tn,
action Of his daughter. He tries to hid,
his griet, but fails. He fairly worship
ped that girl, and OF course he can
give hey up to such Il fate without :
struggle"
In the meantime Sampson does no
seem to fear any legal proceedings.
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