Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-11
ELO4NG WITH A NEGRu.
Strange lnfatuation OF Wealthy Farmers
AdODted Daughter.

An open wagon drew up before Kings
ton On. Y.,) furniture store on Monday
afternoon, and its two occupants alighted.
One was white woman, good looking and
quite young. She was we'll dressed, and
evidently had moved in respectable circles.
Her companion was negro man Of coal
tar complexion and countenancc amazingly
devoid OF every suspicion Of intellectual
brightness. The couple entered the store
together, and when the dealer came for
ward the colored man remarked:
My wife wants some furniture
''All right in minute. Just let me
attend to this lady first" was the mer-
chants response.
"Well, this here's her, it is" retortcd
the customer.
The merchant was surprised, but the
young woman promptly said that she was
the negro's wife. They purchased some
| articles of household furniture, and left
town together.
john Deyo is one of the wcalthiest farm
crs in the town Of Gardiner. His farm is
near the village of New Paltz, ON the Wall
kill Valley railroad. The Deyo family is
one of the largest in Ulster county. 1t is
also one of the most respected ard int!u-
entail, 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 dozen years ago to adopt an
orphan niece. The wee mite ola girl took
his name, and was rea,ed as tender!y as he
would nave raised his own child. Every
advantage that social position and cash
eighteen Ada Deyo became an ackDowl-
| o6r ho1,o g., buvnpl ha limits of hnr
immediate neighborhood. The negro, John
Wesley Sampson. was employed on Mr..
Deyo's farm. Wcsley's duties were chief
ly confined to 4 superintendent of the
half hundred cattle on the place.
Until quite recently Ada Deyo had been
receiving the address Of . young farmer OF
New Paltz. and it was generally believed
that she had promised to become his wife.
Says John Deyo: "Rufus was likely lad.
She could have married him and had my
blessing. He is sober and industrious,
and will get along all right. would have
done the square thing by them But in
October Rufus ceased to visit Ada. she
representing that they had chad a little
quarrel" About this time tie uncle S
suspicious we're aroused. and 10 decided
upon prompt action.
"You will pack up your clothes and &c
down to New York with me tomorrow, .
he said in firm tone. 81 am going tc
place you in boarding school,
She declared no opposition, but when he
arose next morning ii was to find that the
waywar1 girl had fled i'll the night time,
and with her was gone John Wesley Samp
son. Pursuit was made without effect.
The couple went to ROnlout. A minister
was called upon.
I've want to get married. - hastily ex-
planned Sampson.
"Get marricd:'
Eyes, quick; do it up right away, fur
we're in a awful hurry"
els this your Gesire??' the preacher
asked the girl.
YES" she answered.
81 can't accommodate you,' said the
minister. Now, don't you think you arc
doing an iil-advised and
"Now, never mind yer sermon. boss.
Will ye marry us, 0: Won't you: That s
what we are Il waaiil' to know"
Il will not. That girl is not ofagc. The
marriage would be Illegal
The preacher was about to attempt to
persuade Miss Deyo to abandon her pur-
pose. but before lie could proceed the door
slammed in his face and the couple were
in the street. Otlier ministers in RondOut
and Kingston, in fact, nearly all in the
city, were visited, with the same result.
From Kingston the couple went to the
Office of. Squire Hector Iibeci, all old
politician and justice Of the peace Of Mar
bletown. 1t appears that they did not
long remain in the presence of that gen
t!eman, however, for as soon rs the negro
made known his business Squire Hector
ordered him cut of his Office.
Sampson then went to q friend named
Jim Cantinc, in the wilds of tine town OF
Marbletown. Cantnc is negro as black
and full blooded as any that ever breathed,
but his better half is white. Moreover,
Mrs. Cantinc is red-haired and quick-wit-
ted. \ half dozen or more muiatto chill
dren have resulted from her union with
Jim Cantine, and these gathered about
and applaudcd their mothers labors rs she
having declared that she would ''tix
things,' proceeded to burn all the corks
found in the Cantine mansion. Ada Deyo
sat down, and Mrs. Cantine completely
disguised the girls fair face and hands by
smearing them with burnt cork. Her hair
was put up in 4 net, and thus changed in
appearance. Ada Dcyo again started on a.
journey with Sampson. This time they
went to the Reformed parsonage at Stone
Ridge, and the Rev. DR.. Hulburt was
asked to make them man and wife. Not
suspectinS that the girl was not Il negress.
the preacher married them.
Next day Sampson took his wife to her
new home in Lapala. Lapala consists ofa
colony of negroes. and all OF its surround
ings are low and dcbased. The Sampson
home is hut it would be great mis-
homer to call it ausht else. 1t is little su
perior to the average Ldpala habitation,
where scores of families have 40 doors to
their rudc homes save a hole near the
ground, through which only are Ngress
and egrcss possible,
A gentleman from New Paltz, 4 friend
of John Deyo, was seen yesterday by
Sun reporter. He said that Mr.. Deyo was
uEcommunicative as to his plans :; ''but, -
added the gentleman, cit is very plain
that John is all broken down by the action
of Ada. He tries to hide his grief, but he
fails. lie fairly wOrshiped that girl. and
of course he can't give her up to such
| 4 fate without a struggle
Will he take any action looking to her
separation from Sampson :''
Il don't know but / do know that 9.
Deyo is desperate when he gets excited"
There is story current to the effect that
Kingston lawyer has prepared legal
document, which is to. he served on the
negro and his wife, making them defend
ants in a civil suit, which, if decided against
them, will subject them to a pecuniary
penalty which their means would prevent
them paying, and open the jail as al alter
native. 1t is also alleged, seemingly upon
good authority, that a warrant is out for
SIMPSONS arrest. charging him with hav-