The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-08
Trying a New Man. Nell Hubbard
Takes a New Hubble.

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Our readers recollect tn elopement OF
Nellie Hubbard, daughter OF the Cover
nor Of Connecticut, with her fathers
coachuan. 4. telegram says
Miss Nellie was the flower OF the fami-
", and had every accomplishments A
fine linguist, a clever musician aud vC-
caIlst, she was tall, of shsyely figure,
apn Of blond . As the youngest OF
the family she had been petted, and her
wbims had been rratIfied ~ every way.
She had but lust made her debut IN The
society of the capital city when Frederick
Shepard was engaged By Gov. Hubbard
as coachman. He was a gO~od-!ooking
man Of about Is, and was an Amerie aD
For a few years previous to his entering
the employ of Gov. Hubbard be was a
hackman in Hartford, and his associates
had always been of common class, and
he was sadly illiterate. One oi his duties
a. a coachman Was TO TAKE the three
Misses II hubbard for drive every pleas
ant afternoon. Miss Nellie being the
Youngest, always sat on the seat with
Shepard aud it was during these daily
uIls - IIdi IL bNEah ~ AohS gu htCiNF
ia the good-looking coachman. After a
tim. she began 10 improve the young
coachman's mind By giving him easy
lessons in reading aud arithmetic, and
she seemed to have more pleasure III
helping him IN his studies thar receiving
callers in the parlOr. She had a large
ca!lirg list, and every evening the pariors
of the Hubbard residence swarmed with
Young gentlemen callers, among whom
Trinity College students figured very
prominently. But Miss Nellie was Indli-
fcreut to their Establishments and she
a. last realized that she had lost her
heart to the coachman. Finally she told
him of her love for him, aud on March
H.. 1879, during the absence OF her
family. she went TO Westfeld, Mass,
where she and Shepard we're married by
a village clergyman. They returned lm
mcdiatelv to Hartford. Their absence
had not been noticed.
The fact Of the marriage waS carefully
guarded butte inevitable explosion came
While Miss Nellie or Mrs. Shepard, as
she really vas was IN her apartments
secretly planning to fly with her husband
a messenger rang the door bell. He had
an envelope addressed to the ex Cover
nor who, when it reached his hands, he
opened it. little realizing the shock that
WAS to follow, The envelope contained
the marriage certificate. sent BY the "a
rents Of the groom. The heart broken
father vent to his daughter room, and
she candidiy declared that the certificate
was genuine. and with the enthusiasm OF
a woman in love. -he proclaimed that
her husband W ) fully worthy of her.
She at once left the house and Joined her
husband at the home of his parents in a
back street. From that time N%ellie's
name was a forbidden word with Gov.
Hubbard. His heart wa> turned to srone,
and he disowncd the girl who had been
his f~avorite child aud the sunshine Of his
home. lie positively refused to receive
any communication from either her or
her husband.
After the sensation caused by her mar
riage lad died away Mrs. Shepard fill
| quietly out of Sig t Of her former aristo-
cratic friends. She remained III Hart
ford a year or more with her husband.
who had found employment in the shoe
store OF an eDterprlslng merchant, who
saw a good advertisement in the sou-in-
law of the ex Governor. Mrs. Shepard
had plenty OF money at this time, some
that was hers In her own right. and more.
it is said, from the purses of her heart
broken mother and two sisters. who
could not suppress all love for her. even
If the stern eX Governor commanded ii.
Two years after the marriage a daugh.
ter was born to tie Shepards. About
that time they moved to New Haven
nnlfl .nafnl rn, 70 hnrpn. nni hn
was uneasy unless he lad something to
purchased. The business ~prospercd and
the Shepards lived IN a coy cottage on a
pleasant street, and for a time all went
well. Bat the domestic peace was to be
shattered. Mrr. Shepard became tired
of her unlettered husband, and they be-
gan TO find that their tastes were diamet-
REALLY opposite. Shepard attended close
" To business, and his wife, chatting IN
der her oStraciSm FROM gay society, in
which she had been a belle. soon BEGAN
to drive about New Haven in a gaudy
village cart drawn by a stylish cob. She
naturally attracted many admirers, among
wi ON were two plutocratic students at
Vale, a wealthy manufacturer of New
Haven and a scion Of well known New
FORK family whose pame Is familiar in
club and runnine-horse circles Shepard
became jealous of his wife and IA crara
ton was the result.
When the breach came Shepard went
to live at a hotel and Mrs. Shepard cDn-
tinuei to live with her child in the cot
tage. He called frequently to see the
child. aud on such occasions his wife al
ways left them alone. The breach be
tween husband and wife constantly in
creased, although it was apparent that
he had lost none of his love for her. FL
nallv Mr.. Shepard went to board ut the
Selden House. and applied for a divorce
Shepard could hardly realize that hi,
vile was IN earnest in the application
and when friends spoke with him on the
subject he would give way to tears. lr
Tue time the divorce was granted, the
charge being abandonment, Shepard
making no counter charges. Great ef.
forts were made to keep the fact that a
divorce had been granted a secret, and
the Judge and LAWYERS did ALA their
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