The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-04-27


made known to her friends here, who learned |
Tor the first time to day that Mrs Shepard
had secured a divorce from her husband |
The story of Miss Hubbards hasty action, in
deceivng her father and marrying a man
so far beneath her, not only in the social
but in the intellectual scale, has had the
ending which such stories generally do have
Repentance at leisure for what was done
in haste Miss Hubbard, who was at the
time young girl scarcely Is years of age
was secretly married to Shepard at West
field, Mass, on March II, 1879 while her
fathers family were absent from Hartford.
Shepard, who was about 80 years old, had
! acted ar ecae., Tor cx :Governor Hubbard
Tor about year and half So Gar as his
character went, very little could be urgcl
against him, except that he had formerly
been hackman, fact from which it was
argued that he must have been accustomed
to associate with characters of doubtful
morality. He was young fellow of good
address, and did not drink or swear, but
he was very illtcrate. Miss Nellie urdcr
took to teach him to read aud write. ant
while engaged in this laudablc effort to bcnc
tit his condition she lost, or imagined tha,
she lost her heart. The fact of the marriar,
was not made known to cx Governor Hub
bard until March %, eleven days after tn,
ceremony, when the marriage certi6cat,
was sent to him by the groom's parents
His daughter was preparing to leave tn
house to join her husband when the docr
mcnts was placed in bis hands. The hear:
broken father confronted her with the &C.
tifcate, AMI she then canddly acknowledged
that she WAS married to Shepard, declared
with the enthusiasm of woman in love
that her husband was fully worthy of her
and left the house to join him despite the at
tempts of the grief stricken father to retail,
her. From that time to this Nellic's namt
1t is said, has been forbidden word in tn
household Of cx Governor Hubbard. Th
old gentleman disowncd the girl who ha
hitherto been his iavoritc child, and pos
from either her or her husband
After the sensation created by hc-,, ",e,
riage had died away, Mrs Shepas0
quietly out Of sight of her former aristo,.
tic friends, and she would have been alaos
forgotten but for her proceedings to secure
divorce, which have once more rcvivc
the memory of her romantic MARRIAGE
After the wedding the couple remained
in this city for about two years. For
few days they kept themselves pcrfectl,
secluded, and Shepard feared to show himsel
In public lest he should be assaulted by HI
former master and now father.in-law b,
finding that the cx. Governor took
more notice of him than if he were dead,
secured clcrkship i2 Hartford shoe stor
where he worked faithfully. His youn.
wife had plenty Of money at this time
some that was hers in her own right, ant
more, it is said, from the ready purse OF he
heartbroken mother, who, while bowir
mceky to the will Of her husband, co,
not suppress all love for her darling chi
The couple lived very happily for q time, ana
child was born to them, girl, to cement
their union. About two years ago they re-
moved to New Havcp where Shepard star.
ted large livery stable in State street with
money furnished by his wife and her friends.
The stable is connected with a large hotel,
and yields quite revenue to Shepard, who
is still running it, They engaged cosy
cottage in n pleasant street, and here Cor |
time all went well. But the domestic pence |
was to be shattered in New Haven. Mrs |
Shepard became tired of her unlettered |
husband, and they began to find that their
tastes in almost everything ran in counter
directions. Shepard attended strictly to
his business, and Mrs. Shepard who was not
received with open arms by New Haven
society. showed her contempt of the fash,
ionablc world, of which she had formerly
been belle, by purchasing a dog cart and
a handsome pony, with which she appeared
in the streets, elegantly attired, on every
pleasant day. The beautiful woman natu.
rally attracted admirers, and among them
one is said to be an aged and wealthy mans
ufacturer Cf New Haven, and another
millionaire of New York, who frequents
the Turf Club in that city Shepard be-
came jealous Of his wife, with or without
cause, and the result was that the two sep>
arated several months ago aud have not
lived together since. +