National Republican., 1883-03-14
AN ocroRooN,s WIFE.
A storr wlth Materlnl for NovelL.t.

illAu buO bldNt NIuutt ullN ulu uuolhboo VII viz
African coast. He dealt fairly, and won the
good will of the natives who had slaves to SELL
lie made three voyages, bringing home
small number Of slaves each time. Having,
as he imagined, got thorough insight into
the work, he made up his mind to throw all
that he had gained into one venture, by
which he hoped to reap n very large profit.
He reached tho Guinea coast, took his cargo
on board, and escaped, as he thought, all the
inshore dangers but, when q few days out Of
port, struggling with adverse winds, he was
captured by n cruiser. He and his crew es-
capped in the boats, and Dewar found his
way back to Guinea. 1t was one thing for
u slave captain to appear of tho coast with
fine vessel and plentiful supply of money or
merchandise, and another for him to return
as a shipwrecked outcast Dewar knew this,
and hit upon plan TO make his very misior-
tunes tell in his favor. His companions
readily fell into his views aud, as only one
boats crew out of the three which quilted tho
vessel had reached land IL was all the more
easy to carry out the scheme.
Having landed, Dewar and his companions
made their way to the village of n friendly
prince with whom he had done most of his
traffic in human flesh. The prince was, of
course, surprised to see him. knowing that
he had sailed with a full cargo some days be-
fore. Dewar, however, put u bold face on il,
and said that ho had seen his vessel safely on
her way, and that then he and some Of his
chosen men had returned, as he had fallendc
pcratcly in love with the princes daughter
and wished to marry her. His vessel, he said,
would return in due time, and then, with the
princes permission, he would return homo
and carry his bride with him. The prince
consented to the marriage, aud IL was sOlem-
nized with all the honors and ceremonies
suitable TO such an event. Tho prince gave
his daughter several hundred slaves and
other things of value. Dewar secured for
his companion many comforts and privi-
logcs, and they awaited as patiently as
they could the arrival of another SLAYER. In
the course of a few months one was seen in
tho ofiing. Dcwar and some of his associates
boarded her and let tho captain, who was u
Spaniard, into their secret. Dewar promised
the captain u full cargo of slaves and one-half
of the profits, provided he would represent
that his vessel was the property of Dewari and
that the latters former cargo of slaves had
reached home all right.
The captain would not agree to this, and
after the vessel had entered the lagoon, the
captain and crew, in coming ashore, We're
seized and summarily disposed Of by Dewar
and his companions. Dewar represented to
tho prince that the SLAYER was his vessel, and
that those in charge of her must have seized
her and perhaps put the crew to death, and
then disposed of the cargo. Thus the prince
was induced to aid Dewar, and placed over
the captain and his crewa guard of armed
men to prevent their interfering with Dewar.
Dewar rapidly put his slaves on board,
added various articles of value to his cargo
and put to sea, takinglhis wife with him, and,
on reaching Florida, he sold all his cargo to
great advantage, retaining only u few slaves
for his own use. He built u magnificent
house on the banks of the St. Johns
river, and there two children, girl
and boy, were born to him. He gave
both good education, and so ar
ranged his property, that in case of
his death they would receive the whole
of it. The son died before he became of age,
and the daughter married Mr.. c., a gentle
man whose family were formerly residents
at Islip, Long Island. Soon afterward her
mother died, and her father did not long
survive. In accordance with q carefully pre-
pared plan, all his estate went to her. Her
husband managed affairs with skill and
judgment, and they grew wealthier every
year. They had two sons and daughter.
The latter was fair and very lovely, aud
the former were fine, strong youths.
The younger was accidentally drowned
in his seventeenth year, and the elder, after he
reached manhood, was appointed to diplo-
matte position. Here he lived gay life
and drew upon his father largely fof
the means to pay his debts When
INC udupnlcT WIS uDOuu UncTe
came to Washington Prussian gentleman,
who had served in the German army as
lieutenant of dragons. His name was
Koppel, and he speedily made the ac-
quaintance of young c. The latter
invited him to visit his homo in Flor
ida. Thither he went, and, of course, saw
Miss Q. An affection sprang up between them
and they were married. The elder c., fearful
lest the family secret of miscegenation should
1,o 1fgnlnual bn ,n,,tg n1
sent the newly married couple north, with a
handsome provision. This, however, was so
fixed that the husband could handle not one
cent without his wife's consent. A short
time after the birth of n son, Koppel
grew discontentcd with his lot and
wanted to use his wife's income without
let. TO this she would not Connset. Koppel,
having by chance met n southerner who knew
his wifes father learned from him that his
wifc's grandmother was negress. Koppel
appropriated all the property he could claim,
and abandoned his wife and child. In the
mean time the life led by her brother had
closed, us might have been expected. He died
prematurely, and the old man was alone, and
to him his daughter went with her child, and
was received with open arms, For years they
lived together in great happiness. The son
grew up and became comfort to his mother,
whom no tidings of her husband ever reached
The old man having bestowed all he had on
his daughter, and after her on his grandson,
died. In the fall of 1881 the daughter died,
and at the close of last year her son followed
her, four months after he had attained full
age. Not long ago Brooklyn gentleman,
spending few weeks down south, stumbled
over record in which the name Koppel
appeared. Years ago he had known a Prus-
sian gentleman Of that name in Washington.
On inquiry he found that large estate left
by young man of that name was without d
claimant. He made inquiries, but found no
reason to believe that the Koppel whom he
knew was interested in il. On returning
north, however, the matter dwelt in his
mind. Having once within the last ten years
met Koppel in New York and been informed
by him that he was living in Harlem,
ho made inquiries in that locality and
discovered b Is man. He found him broken
down and poor. The gentleman told his dis
COvery, and, to his amazement, the above
story was disclosed. Koppel asked the gentle
man 10 act us his agent in the matter, and the
gentleman called ON Counselor Mirabeau l..
Towns and consulted him. Koppel is heir TO
all the property left by his discarded son. and
an agreement has been drawn up by Judge
Towns by which three responsible persons. in
the south undertake to recover the estate for
the father. f
. At the WhRrves. .
Harbormastor Sutton has reported the.fol-
lowing recent arrivals at the river front