, 1880-07-21
A HORRIBLE HERITAGE.

Two Illcgltln,nte Children Pay the
Pcnn1ty Of Tlse1r PnroNts' sins-A
Drotller and Sistor in tho Divorce
Court m NInn and Wife. ::
NEW York, July 10.-A divorce suit, with
very peculiar circumstances, hns Just been
decided In tho Brooklyn courts. hlanyycar
ago Ill Irish girl named Connor came to tliis
country. by her industry she acquired somo
means, and might no doubt have done well
In tor own sphere In life. Sho fofIucd the
acquaintance Of Il Swede named Peterson,
and was persuaded to live with lin Ms his
wife without the sanction Of the church.
About the snmo time Peterson's brothermar-
r1ed sister Of tho girl Connor, who was
tten likely to become O mother. III due time
a hoy WAS born, ard to hide tho disgrace tho
child was handed over to Mrs. Peterson, the
| mothers sister. 1ienccfnrth ho was cared for
and treated rs tho child of the woman WHO
had adopted him, and took hor husbands
mine. Two years later tho girl Connor glvo
brit. to girl. Soon aftcrwnrd tho father Of
the two children disappeared, and was not
heard Of. Subsequently ttlB girl took the
name Of her mother, and wns called Annie
nae of lis osor pares Ind
known rs Potter Peterson. Tho mother Of
the girl and the adopted motller Of the boy
being sisters, the children RreWnp rs cousins,
/ &AlA SUCH LlCf AlHAta oAphDoEN tA4EAloG!fCo ~
10. The boy was strong, manly. and well:
behaved. 1le attended the common school
In New York, and made satisfactory progress
In due time. lie went to work, md soon after,
her to bel furnished the money md put him
into business OH his own account. The girl
n1so throve, and received . go1d education.
eaeesa hsea viii me sh %s ss nSSe
dclicato. She grew exceedingly attrnettye,
however, in person and manner, and had
mnny admirers.
She nnu her cousin ronped and played to-
getler us children, aud attended sport to-
Eether rs boy and girl aud youth md maiden.
No one eyor suspected, however, that there
was more than cousinly affection between
were allowed to associate Without restraint.
It Is not known, It may be said, that there
WIS any !oye.maktnE between ten f9r or + tlle
ann ad oxG ays Ht onco Mea1s
to check It. The probability Is that beyond d
little sparkling and filtration nothing ever
passed between Annie aud Peter, until tho
happened. Peter, as las already been said,
was in business for himself, and was doing q
thriving trade Ile was old enough and
suf1cfently comfortable to to think Of marry; Y
years OF agc, and rs sweet as q rosg and az
pretty ns a picture. Annte's mother Last
summer resolved to visit her frienus III the
On On her return she went straight to the house
whore her son, supposed to DO her nephew
resided. There she found her daughter All
brother. The horror-stricken woman immo
diately disclosed tbs truth. Aa one Of TIT
! parties who tells this story. snys, She h9d
not been In the house two minutes hcfore t'e
shsne appeared ssSaSi where Viz ali aG bcs't app
: TIa young couple, believing them
sssss Esss to sson sS s0dista' ion es sS hsS'e Sas4
J Based on lifelong acquaintance, agreed I!
!, gct married, without saying i word to .asoul
, Preparations were 1nade during the absence
5 ali sas ready Tie knot was lied. Wrsus
: oun thelr Honeymoon. entlelpat!nE 4 lifo 9
1nTsa st Aanss othsr ad 9ss eafetuy as1 Ra
bstweqn @ mehs hes ausHor sds snd soi, IT, and tat he
absence from the cnnntry, was Enquiry scize
Intercourse. and hnalIy to tho marriage Q
9. the supposed cousins.
= rhe announcement, made by the mothe
fell Ike thHnder6olt s upon the ,yo'pn yy,'
IS IN Instant. Their love was suddenly tran!
l.. formed inta crime, and tho bonds tllat mad
= them one grow into dreadful barriers tht
VIII WSiel is tsy ha @ bs!lt tosser s were 81 tumSEe
i and dispersed, and visions Of domestic Joy
]. to come were blotted out by. the awf'
"a reality. There Was only ono thing to /
u ii Is doubtful whether brother md slstt
~ ~ will over meet again. Tho utmost aecrec
y llas boon uselesly thrown around tho Log
q Tic repsrt of the rcferce has been handle
I: IN, and Is in favor ct annulllng the marrlaR
N n tbs believed that tho report was duly Go
~ ttrlned by ChtelJudRo Nelson, on satnrdaa
=. At all events, 1t was presented to Him Il
y | chnftrnnttnn nud n dGrren lssuDd to b0 al