The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-07
GOV. HUBBARD,S DAUGHTER.

How the Girl Who Eloped With a Coach
man is Getting Along.
Hartford Letter.
The romantic story of the elor ement Of
Miss Nellie Hubbard, daughter of ex- Gov.
Hubbard, with the family coachman, Frank
Shepard, which went the rounds of the
press two years ago, should be supplement.
ed now by the true story of the life of the
young married couple, in order that they
may have the benefit, rather than that il
should go abroad that Shepard himself
could not provide for the support of q
wife.
Soon after the marriage Shepard and
his wife went to board with his brother in
this city, and Nellie occasionally went to
her fathers to see her mother and sisters
but it was understood that under no con-
sideration would her husband ever be al
lowed to darken the doors of the Hubbard
mansion. Meantime Shepard obtained
employmentas SALESMAN in retail boot
and shoe house, and there he remained fol
about three months, and then both himself
and wife disappeared, and all sorts Of
rumOrs became current as to their where
abouts. One was that Nellie had left him
and was going to Europe with her father
and sisters, and that she had eft her hus-
band for good. None of these stories rose
above the dignity of pure invention.
Shepard has an uncle living in Middle
town, this state, named John Williams,
who has for many years been connected
with a fourishlng manufacturing concern
and has made large amount of money,
which he has carefully sailed away. He is
worth certainly clean 100000 More
over. he married rich maiden lady few
years ago, who has enough to take care of
herself for many long years if death should
remove her husband and all his cash.
Williams became interested in Shepard
after the elopement to much greater ex-
tent than ever, being good deal put out
over the stories that Fred was not good
enough for the young lady, and to show
that his sympathy was practical he made a
tender of financial support. Shepard then
set about finding business to suit him, and
found that he could form a CO. partnership
with o well established livery establishment
in New Haven, and at once the ready uncle
at Middletown made the necessary deposit
and the business relation was formed and
still goes along prosperously. It was this
move which led to Shepard's sudden de-
parture from Hartford after he retired
from the shoe business
Not only is the former coachman doing
we'll in his business, but he is conducting
himself like man in other ways, and his
wife is reported to be happy. She is seen
frequently driving in her phaeton through
the shady city of elms, and it is understood
is kindly received by very many of her old
friends in New Haven, among whom are
some of the first young ladies in the place.
Once in a while she comes to Hartford and
is noticed as being in perfect health and
looking prettier than ever. She keeps up
thoroughly stylish appearance, and has
money enough from her husband to warrant
it, all of..which proves that she is not living
in poverty" as thousands of people all over
the country, who have become interested
in her welfare, will be happy to learn.
Ex- Gov. Hubbard intends going to Eu
rope with his family this summer, but Mel
lie will enjoy herself at the watering places
along the shore close to New Haven, and
possibly by-and-by, will accompany her
husband, when he gets rich enough, to for
eign lands. When Uncle John dies and
leaves Shepard fortune, the coachman
may like to travel as we'll as his father-in-