The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-07-16
A NOBLEMAN'S ROMANCE.
lord DRUNTMoNp's MARRIAGE TO
HIS NURSERY GovERNEss.
Giving up an EarldOm FOR mis- sweet
beart--WOrLting nv n Porter i'm New
Eork-Faithful TO the End.


looking young nursery governess of nine
teen years, in the service of the Earl ard
Countess of Perth and Melfort, engaged
the affections of her charge, the earls
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
a few days afterward returned to Drum
mond castle from London and begged
the earl's forgiveness, but the proud
noble, in a 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 OF to return to Scotland until he re-
turned as Earl of PERTH unless his wife
was received as Lady Drummond, and
took at once steerage 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 Drummon6'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 Yuca-
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 we'll
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 shippingroom OF
Carhart, Whitford g. Co busy scene
when the reporter descended into the
basement in search OF the long-lost heiI
to British earldom.
"Is George Drummoud here2" was
asked of perspiring youth, who was
wheeling a load to the elevator IL
frenzied haste.
Drummond2" he repeated, without
stopping or turning his head. eyes
George, here's someone who wants to set
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
toil-stained hand.
"You are Lord Drummond, believer
said the reporter.
"I am" said he, little surprised bu
in no wise Disconnected Fully six fee
tall and splendidly built, the youny
scion of nobility leaned back against
pile of boxes in an attitude of easy grace
He has fnely-shaped head and fu
regular features with closely cut ligh
hair and moustache. There was moth
ing in the expression of his large gra
eyes or in the tones of his voice or hi
manner of speaking to suggest the leas
discordance in his surroundings as b
chatted freely with the reporter about hi
romantic history,
His story, as gathered from himsel
Mr. Carhart and other sources, is as fo
lows: On arriving in Castle Garden, a
most penniless, the first care of the youn
couple was to have the marriage GER
mony repeated. Then, in order to full
conceal his identity the future earl a
sumed the plebian name of Geore
Johnson and went to work as
shipping clerk in a wholesale flol
house in South street. There he r
mained working steadily for about tW
years, until his employers collapsed
the panic OF 1878. The youthful coup
would have Jared hard during the follow
ing months but for timely remittanc
from the wife's family, which kept the
above actual want Giving up the eli
in disgust they finally took up the
quarters in hut on Yaphank meadow
near Brookhayen, Long Island. He
for about five years they lived a miser
Die, Seciuueu lie, 'deOISe, as lne Ia
awkward youth was generally called
his neighbors, supporting his wife al
himself by his scanty earnings in fishil
and shooting. The birth of son al
heir in March, 1878, caused a ripple
this lethargic life, and in the followil
summer the young father meeting N
Carhart and some friends, who we
spending a vacation in the vicinit
made himself known and enlisted N
Carhart's interest in his desire to obta
employment in the city. Mr.. Carha
verified the young boatman's story
his return to town and soon afterwa
gave him place in the brushing depa
ment promising to advance him as t
barnacles which had overgrown his ear
character and cultivation were rubbed o
Except while on voyage to the West