The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
A N0BLEMAN'S ROMANCE.
LORD DRUMMoND's MARRIAGE TO
HIS NURSERY GovERNEss.
Giving up an EarIdom for his Sweet-
heart-WOr'Sing as n Porter i'm New
YOrk-Faithful TO the End.

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YOrk-Faithfui to the End.
A recent New York letter to the Phila-
delphia Times says: About twelve years
ago Harriet Harrison, a bright, good
looking young nursery governess of nine
teen years, in the service of the Earl and
Countess of Perth and Melfort, engaged
the affections of her charge, the carl's
grandson and heir of his ancient house.
The boy, Lord Drummond, was but four
years younger than herself and was left
almost entirely in the care and company
of his governess, in whom every conf
dence was reposed The household was
suddenly startled one morning by the dis
covery that the young governess had run
away with the heir. The Young couple
q few days afterward returned to Drum
mond castle from London and begged
the earl's forgiveness. but the proud
noble, in storm of indignation at what
he deemed degradation of his honored
name ordered his heir from his presence
and forbade his ever entering the ances-
trail halls again. With romantic ardor
the young lord vowed never to desert his
bride or to return to Scotland until he re-
turned as Earl of Perth, unless his wife
was received as Lady Drummond, and
took at once Storage passage for Ameri
| ca at GLASGOW At the instance Of lady
/ belonging to an old and respected New
| York family, whose name is withheld at
her earnest request, your correspondent
has been engaged in an investigation as
to the whereabouts of Lord Drummond.
This lady has been absent many years
in South and Central America with her
late husband and made the acquaintance
of Lord Drummond's mother, the wild
owed Lady Capel, during her sojourn
at Lima, where she died in 1868 Travel
ing about the world good deal in the
meantime, this lady heard, while in
Mexico last summer, of the romantic
marriage of the son of her old friend
and the abandonment Of his family and
friends. Recently her husband died,
leaving to her rich gold mine in Yucca
tan, now being worked with much
profit. The marriage of her only daughter
! allowed this lady to return to New York
and put into execution a long cherished
design to find and befriend the young
noble, who, despite the motto of his
historic house, "Gang Warily," had loved
not wisely but too well.
Your correspondents investigation re-
suited in the discovery of this scion of
an ancient house and kinsman of Queen
Victoria at work as porter in a whole
sale clothing house in Broadway The
noise of constantly ascending and de-
scending freight elevator and the calls of
half score of clerks and porters nail
ing up boxes and trundling, them hither
and thither made the shipping-room of
Cafhart, Whitford e Co a busy scene
when the reporter descended into the
basement in search OF the longlost heir
to British earldom.
" Is George Drummoud here2' was
asked of perspiring youth. who was
wheeling load to the elevator in
frenzied haste.
{" Drummond?" he repeated without
'stopping or turning his head. Eyes.
George, here s someone who wants 10 see
YOU" And out of the dark, hot and
dusty back ground young man, coat
less, heated and with collar loosened,
came forward and extended big, brown,
toll stained hand
said the reporter.
81 anu" said he, little surprised but
in no wise Disconnected. Fully six feet
tall and splendidly built, the young
scion of nobility leaned back against a
pile of boxes in an attitude of easy grace.
lie has a finely-shaped head and full
regular features, with closely cut light
hair and moustache. There was moth
ing in the expression of his large gray
eyes or in the tones of his voice or his
manner of speaking to suggest the least
discordaRce in his surroundings rs he
chatted freely with the reporter about his
romantic history
His story, as gathered from himself,
Mr. Carhart and other sources, is as fol.
lows: On arriving in Castle Garden, al.
most penniless, the first care of the young
couple was to have the marriage cere-
mony repeated. Then, in order to fully
conceal his identity, the future earl as
sumed the plebian name of George
johnson and went to work as g
shipping clerk in wholesale houl
house in South street. There he re-
manned working steadily for about two
years, until his employers collapsed in
the panic of 1878. The youthful couple
would have Jared hard during the follow
ing months but for timely remttances
from the wife's family, which kept them
above actual want Giving up the city
in disgust they finally took up theil
quarters in hut on Yaphank meadows,
near Brookhaven, Long Island. Here
for about five years they lived misera
BILE, secluded life, George" as the tall
awkward youth was generally called b.
his neighbors, supporting his wife an6
himself by his scanty earnings in fishina
and shooting. The birth of son and
heir in March, 1878, caused a ripple il
this lethargic life, and in the following
summer the young father meeting Mr.
Carhart and some friends, who were
spending a vacation in the vicinity
made himself known and enlisted Mr.
Carhart's interest in his desire to Obtain
employment in the city. Mr.. Carhart
verified the young boatman's story or
his return to town and soon afterwaro
gave him place in the brushing depart
ment, promising to advance him as the