Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-21
SKETCHES tHOu IssAl. LIFE.
The Late Gorr-tior Is bbarsi pisinhc,
its Ills Daughter.

Late Ex-Governor Hubbard of Connecticut
had three daughters, says u New Haven
letter. In his will, jus; published, he makes
provisions for two only. Nellie Hubbard.
the dis'pherited daughter, wss belle in
Hartford. She was beautiful, well educated
and great :avoite in society. She was
young and susceptible of fattqry. She could
not rtsIst the silent pIeadings which daily
scin'lIlateh from the bright eycs OF a young
man in her fathers employ.
This young nan was Oniy A coscLm.n
He fell in love with Nellie, He Improved
every opportunity offered Cor being alone
with her. Miss Nellie piied him because
he was poor. She soon became ar
IDENTITY attaci ed to him. At last he
confessed his love. They were married.
The people who knew Nellie Hubbard beet
were struck dumb with establishment. 1t
vas The talk Of the town for months. The
blow fell with crushing force on the ex-
Governor. He was a proud man and very
jealous OF his family honor. He determined
| to retire from active life.
The governor remained steadlast to his
resolve Tor year or more, but al last re-
Tented de died with honors thick upon
inn but even i'll death he could not forget
me compromising step his beloved daughter
had taken. He made no mention of her In
inc ending; Nellie, happy with her bus
band, left Hartford. She made her home
here. Her husband had naved little meney,
with this he started livery stable. He
prospered With the influx of dollars he en-.
deaVorcd 10 smel0rate the condition of his
"lte. lie knew that she had been deicately
reared, and il was his wish that she
should be delica,cly sustained. He
bought her a dog-cart. Any 1ne day she
could have been seen riding through the
! shady streets - the Embroidered civ.
lheirs va. d happy life, everybody SAID.
nha every body sympathized with the pair
that had deied the scorn of society,"
A short year, however, ended the dream.
= chi!d wac born. Domestic infcioty fol.
lowed, The husband obtained divorce.
he VIE lived In the city FOR many months
no one knew Row. Rumor had it that
The mo.hei, who did not share the fathers
auce.
short time before the Governors death
Mrs. Nellie removed 10 Merlden. There She
| llVed when death turned the State into
mourning for her illustrious father. In the
simple document, by which he disposed of
all ms falth!y possessions, there was not
one word for her, by her ha.ty and i'll con.
.lcered scion She lost $4,000.
Mr.. Kinsclla and nj. Two Wive.
| Thomas Kinsclla, editor Of the BROOKLYN
Eagle, lived eingular life, says New York
corFesp'ndent, some of the strangesl eccen-
'ricl'les Of which have not come to light in
the papers hereawNy. His plucky fight for
recognition, his climb from a common
case OF the type-setter in Tie office through
all The Intermediate positions to that OF
edltor-in-chlef and managerial this ha.
been dwelt on-Sut his matrimonial and
theological versatility the local papers have
dropped veil over. Kinsella was an
lrishman aud a Catholic, as was his
hrst wife, who bore him five daughters
All went well till he fell in with the wife
or politician and Office holder of local
celebrity, known as Tom Fields. OF her he
became deeply ensmored and aftef d ehorl
courtshlp as u were, divorces were obtained
at his mitigation all around, and MIR. Kin.
sella and Mrs, Fields were duly married by
Henry Ward Beecher. Fields brought! sui
Against klnsell a for alternating lhe affection,
OF his wife end won the suit, the Jury award.
Ing MN soO, 700. He declared that he didn't
want .he money Tor himself, but wanted IL
deposit 1t In the name OF his erring spouse,
Tor her to use whenever her new admirer
should desert her. This be did, and the
800, 600 has been on interest ever since
I'll last week, Mr.. Elnselas daueh4
tiers abandoned him and followed The
mlstorlunes Of their cast off mother
while he and Mrs. Fields. Kinsells;" a.
she has always been called In BROOKLYN, took
nigh. priced pew In Mr.. Beecher's church
OF which, they became members This ali
happened some years ago, and Mr.. Kinsells
was an ardent supporter of the great Ply.
mouth pastor during his trials. When Mr.
hlnsella was brought face to face with death
10 his last illness he sent for Mr.. Beecber
VINO came and prayed with him, and talked
with him, but 1t did not seem TO $50 to The
spot" be said. The old menaces Of the life
TO come which had been instilled into him
by the Catholic church when child rose
lmperalively before him. He was afraid tc
die, and he admitted It. His latest wife
guarded bis haunted bedside, bat be
Induced some friend to carry note
to a Catholic priest with whom be
was well acquainted. The priest came, but
could not get in. Mrs. Fields, Kiusel Ia
assured him that ii she wanted him she
would send for him but that ~ ,.y.s..,