Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-24
AN ocroRooN WIPE.
Real Romance with Romantic Termina-
tfons

AN ocroRooH WIFE
A Real Romance with Romantic Termina-
tons.
Many years back Scot named Dewar
settled in the South. He was seafaring
man, and thought be knew how fortune
could be made. Once he sailed to the
Guinea coast, took cargo of slaves on
board, and escaped, as he thought all the
inshore dangers but when few days out
of port, struggling with adverse winds, he
was captured BY cruiser. He and his
crew escaped in the boats, and Dewar
found his way back to Guinea. 1t was one
thing for slave captain to appear off the
coast with fine vessel and plentiful sup.
ply of money or merchandise, and another
for him to return as shipwrecked outcast
Dewar knew this, and hit upon a plan to
make his very misfortunes tell in his favor.
Having landed, Dewar and his companions
went to the village of 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
full cargo some days before. Dewar,
however, put bold front on it, and said
that he had seen his vessel safely on her
way, and that then he and some of his
chosen men had returned, as he had fallen
desperately in love with the princes
daughter, and wished to marry her. His
vessel, ne said. would return in due time,
and then, with the princes permission, he
would return home and carry his bride
with him. The prince consented to the
marriage, and it was solemnized with all
the honors and ceremonies suitable to such
an event. The prince gave his daughter
several hundred slaves and other things of
value. Dewar boarded the next SLAYER
gem, seized her, putting the captain to
death. Then he rapidly put his slaves on
board, added various articles of value to
his cargo, and put to sea, taking his wife
with him, and on reaching Florida he sold
all his cargo to great advantage, retaining
only few slaves for his own use.
He built a magnificent house on the bank
of the st. Johns river, and there two chill
dren, girl and hey, were born to him.
He gave both good education, and SO ar.
ranged his properly 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., gentle
man whose family were formerly residents
at Islep, Long Island. Soon afterward
her mother died, and her father
did not long survive. In accordance with
carefully prepared plan, all his es.
tate went to her. Her husband managed
affairs with skill and judgment, and they
grew Weather every year. They had two
sons and daughter. The latter was fair
and very lovely, and the former were fine,
strong youths. The younger was acct.
dentaily drowned in his seventeenth year,
and the elder, after he reached manhood,
was appointed to a diplomatic position.
Here he lived gay life, and drew upon his
father largely for the means to pay his
debts.
When the daughter was about nineteen,
there came to Washington Prussian gen.
tleman who had served in the German
army as lieutenant of dragons. His
name;was Koppel, and he speedily made
the acquaintance OF young G. The latter
invited him to visit his home in Florida.
Thither he went, and of course saw Miss
G. An affection sprang up between them,
and they were married. The elder c.,
fearful lest the family secret should be dis.
closed, kept the engagement secret and
sent the newly married couple north, with
handsome provision. This, however, was so
fixed that the husband could not handle one
cent without his wife's consent. A short time
after the birth of son, Koppel grew discon-
tended with his lot and wanted to use his
wife's income without let. To this she
would not consent. Koppel, having by
chance met Southerner who knew his
wifes father, learned from him that his
wifes grandmother was negress. Kop-
pei appropriated all the property he could
claim and abandoned his wife and child.
In the meantime the life led by her
brother had closed as might have been ex-
peoted 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 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 the last year her
son followed her, four months after he had
attained full age.
Not long ago Brooklyn gentleman
spending afew weeks down South, STUN.
bled over a record in which the name
Koppel appeared. Years ago he had known
Prussian gentleman of that name in
Washington. On inquiry he found that
large estate, left by a young man of that
name, was without a claimant. He
made inquiries, but found no
reason to believe that the Koppel
whom he knew was interested in it. 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, he made Inquiries in that
locality and discovered his man. He found
him broken down and poor. The gentle
man told his discovery, and to his amaze.
ment the above story was disclosed. Kop.
pei asked the gentleman to act as his agent
in the matter, and the gentleman
called on counselor Mirabaugh 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 Jud9 Towns by which three RESPONSE
BILE persons in the South undertake to re.
cover the estate for the father. Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Cincinnati Netcs has this from Lex
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