Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-13
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY JANUARY. 49, 1881

Shortly after tllis Clara met tho gen.
tleman several times on the. street, and
finally one day he overlook her on the
street, and walking by her side, talked
with her. What was said Oh this .occa-
sioH and at subsequent meetings, Clara
never told her friends. For only Il few
weeks these clandestine meetings Were
kept up, when suddenly ono morning
the family in the Grand Avenue, ,lnilll-
sion awakened and found au untouched
bed aud little pink enveloped note,
containing only the words:
"DEAK FATHER AND MoTllER-Good-
bye for the present. | am married, and
SO happy. am so sorry for Clarence,
but really, really, l could not have
made him atrse wife. lwill write soon
from my new hemes GdE tell gorl all
about 1t. AAectionately ayour .sdaAgll.
ter, CLARA"
The father for the first time learned
Of his daughters strange acquaintance
ship. Among Others, he called ut the
house. of a young lady friend Of ClaYa's,
and there learned the alleged address Of
the man, the number and the street
showing it to be very fashionable
quarter in Brooklyn, N. Y. A telegram
to New York friend soon convinced
the father that his daughters husband
had at least lied about his residence, for
it was found that no such person lived
at the address given. Further investi-
CATION among down town business m.n
brought about the notifying revelation
that the man was travelling agent for
a New York house that made business
of supplying Western dollar stores
with cheap goods The shock to the
mother was so great that having retired
to her bed OH the morning of the dis
covery Of Der daughters e!opement, she
never arose, but within d week died. =
The day after the funeral the stricken
father left for the east. There, from the
house for whom Clara's husband travel
ed, he learned that his daughters de-
ceiver was an EnSlishman, formerly an
officer in the British army, who had been
cashiered for misconduct, and fled to this
country to escape the penalty of some
one of his numerous crimes. fIe had
been some time in this country, and had
been literally taken from the. gutter by
the junior member of the firm and put
on the road. Glover, the name he was
known by in the firm, had suddenly re
turned home about week before, after
u long, and to them unexpected, delay
in St. Louis, lcavinga large portion of
his route uncovered, and appeared at
the store drunk, Dragging that he had
married rich St. Louis woman, and was
done with work. .'1.." .r
In company with amember of the firm
the father proceeded to the miserable
rooms of Glover in q rickety old tene-
ment. Glover was away on spree, but
there was his broken hearted child wife,
for the first time IN her life sitting in the
midst ct poverty, and actually suffering
for want Of food. Together the father
aud daughter left the scene of sdaalor.
Clara carried with her only her marriage
for possible future emer-
,ency. Father and daughter inmedi-
,tely returned to New Orleans. Glover
never sought his wife. He hung around
New York for two years, and then sud-
denly disappeared; a male child has been
born to Clara, and it lives. .p
Now comes the strongest part of the
story. Last Monday evening there call
ID at the house of il lady on the Lucas
place gentleman, the junior partner of
l firm for whom Glover had Travelled.
He obtained Clara's address in New Or
cans, and left the next morning for
hat city. Before going, however, he
stated that Glover had, three years ago,
allen heir to proud English title and
IN immense fortune, and had returned
20 England, where he is now living in
ltluencc. If it can be proven that
Clara is his legal wife, her sou will be
lie heir to one Of the proudest titles aud
inest properties III England. "a !
Mothers, Mothers. Mothers