Dodge City times., 1884-04-03

SON In Difference to her rank. a fex
years ago some jealous Episcopalians
! claimed her as member of the church.
ana cut cross on her monument in
: the old cemetery at Saybfook. Their, is
pathetic romance in both the cases mem
toned, but :hey were not Anglo amer.
lean Unions. Fenwick and Johnson
alike married IN England, and brouphht
their wives to America ollv to die
There are. however,, two examr' IL =
marriage between Americo- es o'
tbe ana fnsSn hasInaraS a,$ntareS which illustrate
strannarrh.S .nage that truth is
the s,6r.. VII" action. The first of these,
o. - ofSlr Charles Henry Ffankland.
generally called Sir Harry, and Agnes
Surria9e, has been related in verse by
Holmes, and is also the subject of a
very elaborate essay BY the Rev. Elias
Mason. Sir Harry was a customs Off
cal at Boston during the reign of
George Ii. Agnes was waiting maid
at an inn near Salem. The Knight saw
her and took her away With him to his
country seat at Hopkinton, Mass. omit
ting legal ceremonies. The case oc-
caslOned so much scandal that tour
throngh Europe was resolved on. In
october, 1856. the guilty pair were in
Lisbon. Sunday, November ? l., All
Saints Day. Sir Harry had gone o,lt to.
witness the gorgeous religious cere-
inoniess Agnes remaining at their house.
1t was then the memorable earthquake
occurred. Agnes escaped alive and her
.hrst thoughts We're for the safety. of her
lover. She few to the church whittier
he had gone and found him alive. but
covered with slab of rock which
weighed ton or more, and imprisoned.
without crushing him. Her anguish
gave her supcrhuman strength, and
with her unaided hands she lifted the
rock, a task which ordinarily several
men could not have achieved Sir Har-
ry would have been more than migrate
ful If he had not recognized the debt he
owed her He made her his lawful
wife, took her to England, and, as
Lady Frankland. she became the an
cestress of a long lin9 her early mis-
ccndnct being forgotten or condoned
in view of her wondrous exploit. r
The case Of Glorlanna Folsam daugh-
ter of a farmer and blacksmith at STRAIT
ford, Conn, is less generally known.
She was remarkable for her beauty. and
was the belle of the village. About
1853 the only son of Sir John Stirling.
of Scotland, visited the West Indies on
family business. Hewes. to write home
for money if he shonld need it, putting
a private mark upon his letter. He |
was taken sick with fever, and on his
recovery forgot about the mark, and so
received no answer to his application
fox funds. A charitable sea Captain |
took him to Connecticut, where he |
opened school, Glorianna being one
of his pupils. In a year Or two he mar
ried her. A candidate for Episcopal
orders, who was going to Scotland to be
ordained, offered to hunt up Strings
relatives. He found that the Strings
were mourning their son as dead.
When convinced that he was still alive,
they sent for him to return at once.
This he did, taking the first vessel. with
out waiting for his wife and child to get
ready. In due time he sent for them, /
and they dwelt long and happily to-
eether. They had eighteen children,
Of whom sixteen lived to be old enough
10 attend the parish church with their
parents.
There is another tradition of what
may be termed an international mar
rage, but it is more anocryphal than
hose Just decribed. The Parkers, of
New England, claim to be allied to the
Earl of Derby through Zeniah Stanley,
who fed with William Parker to Ports
mouth, n. H., 1908, pursued by her
'elatives. srhey were so much fright
'ned that they kept as obscure as pos
'ible, the husband supporting himself
oy working in lanyard. Unfort-
lnatelv the records of the Derby's do
lot contain Zeniah's name. a. The
nelanchoiy'fate of the daughter of the
Earl of Gainesborough, Lady Blanche
Murphy, who married her music
eaeher and came to our shores to sup
bort herself and her spouse, is much
more recent and authentic example in
points On the whole, it may be con-
'luded from our resume that matr-
Americans will gen.
rally do better by looking for partners
lear at home.--N.s I. Itnses. ...--,