The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-28


| am mistress of my own house. l am
married, and my husband is here!''
We must leave the newly married cou-
| pie for the purpose of giving the history
of Mrs. Tudor. She was the only child
of wealthy gentleman. Mr.. A. -,
| his daughters name being Eliza. He
had been at great expense in her ednca'
tion, she being the only object OF his
care, his wife dying when she was quite
| young. A short time before his death
he made will by which his brother
| was to have possession of all his property
until his daughter was married, when It
was to be given up to her husband, but
if she died without marrying, the prop
erty was to 90 to her uncle and his fami-
ly. After the death of Mr. A, his broth
er removed into his house and Eliza
boarded in his family. She soon discoy-
cred that her uncle did not intend she
should ever marry. He shut her up in
one Of the centre rooms in the third
story and refused her associates by tel
ling them when they called that she was
gone on journey. The unfortunate
! girl was thus shut out from the world
for three years Her scanty breakfast
| happened one morning to be carried to
| lGi oIiC Ilotu uIHS Wy HeI Olu SCi FttH1
| Juan. Seeing the face of her old friend
and servant, Eliza burst into tears. Juan
| we'll understood the meaning.
''Iush, Eliza? Some of your old ser
wants have long been planning means for
your escape"
''What?" exclaimed Eliza, ''is it pos
sible that l am to he delivered from this
vile placc?'
1t is unnecessary to detail all the min
utia of the escape. Suffice it to say that
on the morning of the fourth day after
the interview she made her escape. This
was about daylight. She Immediately
bent her steps to the wharf where tho
Boston vessel lay.
The amazcment of Tudor and trans
port of his wife at the sudden change Of
fortune may possibly be conceived but
cannot be expressed.
One pleasant morning some days after
the marriage the crew of the Boston yes.
sails attention was drawn to splendid
carriage approaching the wharf. The
driver let down the steps aud gentle
man and lady elegantly dressed alighted.
The gentleman asked the captain
what port he was from, and
many other questions all the time
avoiding his scrutiny; at last,
turning to the captain and calling him
by name, he said: Captain, before leav.
ing your vessel, permit me to make yop
acquainted with Mrs. Tudor" The
captain and those about him had not
recognized hi.. to be their old friend and
shipmate Tudor, whom they supposed
some fatal accident had befallcn. You
may judge..of the congratulations that
followed.
The captain regretted the harsh judg,
ment he had at first passed upon the
young lady, but unlike the mate, being
married man, he was spared the added
modification of the latter that he had
spurned even to consider SO fortunate ap
offer of marriage.
This remarkable marriage, the bride
being snatched from prison walls, as il
were, and the groom called from the
hard acd humble lot of n common sailor
both brought suddenly and unexpectedly
to positions of freedom and al1ucnce-
has hardly parallel in all history. The
union thus formed proved to be a very
happy one. The large fortune that then
! fell under the active management OF
Frecerlck Tudor was wisely handled and
largely increased. In due time Mr.. and
Mrs. Tudor transferred their residence
to Boston
With shrewd foresight, Mr.. Tudor en-
tered largely into the ice business, being
the first person to make shipments of ice
bv sea- His venture was made in 1905,
when he sailed himself with cargo of
1870 tons, IN his own brig to Martinique,
West Indies In 1915 Mr.. Tudor OBJ
tanned the monopoly of the Havana ice
business, and important privileges from
the Cuban government. In 1877 he
introduced the business in Charleston,
S. c., the next year in Savannah, and
in 1920 into New Orleans. In May,
1888. he seut the first cargo of ice to
the East Indies, which was delivered at
Calcutta in the autumn of that year.
OF the 1SO tons, nearly e-half was
wasted in the voyage and in going up
the Ganges. The ice was sold imme-
diately, at no more than half the cost of
/ that prepared by the natives. In 1884
/ the first cargo of ice was shipped to
Brazil by Mr.. Tudor, and until 1886 he
had monopoly of the shipment Of ice,
I but it finally became SO large and profit
! able that others entered into the busi-
ness from various ports.
/ Mr.. Tudor's foresight secured to Bos
ton the chief position of the Calcutta
trade, and gave her ships cargoes for
Southern ports, thus reducing the costs
of freighting southern products to the
North. The extensive and valuable Tu-
dor estates in Boston and vicinity, where
representatives Of the family still reside,
arc we'll known. The Tudors have al
ways been noted for public spirit, in
telligence and refinement, and it was a
streak of good luck for more than two
that about the establishment of the fam.
iIy in America. Boston Common naoealth.
Nine Stories High.