The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-18
A Strange but True Story.

one morning young, beautiful and
decently dressed woman came tripping
down 10 the vessel and inquired OF
Tudor for the captain. She was told be
was not risen, but she insisted on seeing
him without delay. Tudor called him
up, aud she addressed him with:
"Good morning, captain l have
called to see if you will marry me ~
"Marry yot1 f"-belieying her to be q
suspicious character-"leave my vessel
instantly, if you know what is for your
good |" She next went to the mate and
received similar answer she then went
to where Tudor was, being engaged in
handling ship-tacks, and put the same
question to him. "With all my heart" +"
answered Tudor, in jocular manner.
"Then," said she, "come along NTH
me-" Tudor left his work and followed
her. By the time the principal shops
were opened the lady entered BARRIERS
shop followed by Tudor. She ordered
knight of the razor to clip his beard
and hair, both of which he stood in need.
She paid the bills and entered hat
store. She requested the best of beavers
in the store, and told Tudor to select one,
and he did so, the price being paid by
the lady. Tudor threw his ole tarpaulin
aside. They next visited a shoe store
and selected a pair of boots, the lady
also paying for them. Tudor by this
time, was puzzled to devise the object
the lady had Id tiew. He solicited an
explanation, but she told him TO be
silent. She led the way into clothing
store. Here Tudor was told to get the
best suit of clothes in the store. The
man of tar bedaubed pants and check
cred shirt was in q few minutes meta
morphosed into as fine a gentleman as
walks the streets, the bill, as before being
paid by the lay. Tudor's amazement
was now complete. He again and again
earnestly insisted ON an explanation i;
the only answer he received was: "Fol-
low me and be not afraid; all will be
explained to your satisfaction" He,
therefore, resolved to ask no more cues.
tions. Next she conducted him into q
magistrates Office and politely requested
the minister of the law to unite her and
her companion in matrimony. This was
rather denpsr to Tudor, but he yielded.
The ceremony over, the couple were
pronounced man and wife. Without
uttering q word or exchanging kiss,
Tudor and his wife left the office, not
however, until she had paid the magis-
trate his fec. The couple walked in
silence, Tudor hardly knowing what he
was doing or what he had done. Turn
ing the corner, he saw splendid house,
toward which the vife directed her steps
and into which they entered, passing
into room that was furnished in mag
nifcent style. She told him to sit down
and make himself contented while she
went into another room. The frat one
who addressed her was her uncle, who
asked how she escaped from her room
and where she had been. Her only
answer was: "Thou fend in human
shape; allow you just one hour to re-
move your effects from this house. You
have long deprived me of my property,
and meant to through life; but you are
frustrated. I am mistress OF my own
house. I am married, and my husband
is here p
We must leave the newly married
couple for the purpose of giving the his
tory 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
education, 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 all his property until
bis daughter was married, when it was
to be given up to her husband, but ii
she died without marrying, the property
was to 70 to her uncle and his family.
After the death of Mr.. A., his brother
removed into his house and Eliza board.
ed in his family. She soon discovered
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 telling them
when they called that she had gone on a
Journey. The unfortunate girl was thus
Shut off from the world for three years.
Her scanty breakfast happened to be
carried to her one morning by her old
servant, Juan. Seeing the face of her
old friend and servant, Eliza burst into
tears. Juan we'll understood the mean
aHush, Eliza! Some of your old
servants have long been planning means
for your escape"
"What!m exclaimed Eliza, eff it pos
sible that l am to be delivered from this
vile placer" :,
1t is unnecessary to detail all the
minutia 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 immedi-
ateiy bent her steps to the wharf where
the Boston vessel lay.
The amazement 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 alter
the marriage the crew of the Boston
vessels attention was drawn to splendid
carriage approaching the wharf, The
driver let down the steps and q gentleman
and lady elegantly dressed alighted.
The gentleman asked the captain what
port he was from, and many other ques-
tions-all the time avoiding his scrutiny.
At last, turning to the captain and call
ing him by name, be said: Captain,
before leaving your vessel, permit me to
make you acquainted with Mrs. Tudor" !"
The captain and those about him had
not recognized him to be their old friend
and shipmate Tudor, whom they sup.
posed some fatal accident had befallen.
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
a married man he was spared the added
modification of the latter that he had
spurncd even to consider so fortunate an
offer of marriage.
This remarkable marriage, the bride
being snatched from prison walls, as it
were. and the groom called from the hard