The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
A STORY.
Cardinal NItCloslss y's Early Love, who was
the Niece of u Queen.

Cardinal M'Closlkny's Early Love, who was
the Niece of II Queen.
In the death of Mrs. Parmelia Crane,
aged 92, Chicago has lost Il most remark
able character. She was born at Truro,
Mass, and ut the age of Is married Mr..
Charles Adams, a distant connection of
John Quincy Adams. Her husband was
captain and part owner of the Plough
boy, u sailing vessel running between
Boston and Baltimore. In those days a
trip of such n character was considered
a risky undertaking, and much anxiety
was felt for the safety of voyagcrs. At
the age of 10 she wa taken to Baltimore
by her husband and placed in care of an
old family friend, while he was to make
another trip to Boston and back. While
on the way IL terrible gale sprang up,
during which the Ploughboy with its
captain and all hands went to the bot
tom. At the house in which she resided
in Baltimore were qui a number of
young people who were fond of plea
sure, and who made the house resound
with their mcrrymaking. Her great
sorrow at the fate she felt had bcfallcn
her husband moved her to seek q q%uictcr
abode, and the place selected for her by
her, husbands friend was none other
than the residence Of the mother of Car
dinal McCloskLy, who lived n retired
widowed life with her son. The cardi-
mai was then preparing for the priest
hood. The W. women became cndcarcd
to each Other, and the young student, it
is said, looked with favoring eyes upon
the youthful widow. Being one of the
most studious of young men, his attcn-
tions to Mrs. Adams were marked by Il
quiet but most sincere regard. So far
did he forget for the moment his thco-
logical prospects that he proposed for
the hand o. lie widow in marriage. In
speaking OF the affair in after time Mrs.
Crane used to comment upon the depth
of devotion the young student cvinccd
for her. She not being of the same
faith, he intimatcd that their difference
in the matter of religion need be no bar,
as in the event of her consent he would
arrange that matter satisfactorily.
$50, 1.-THE old lady would say, Through
my declination of his proposal the Cath
olic Church gained one of its most not
able dignitaries."
She did not marry for seven years
after the death of Capt. Adams, and
then welded Mr.. Joseph Crane, of
Quincy. Mass. In 1852 the family came
to Illinois and settled on u farm ut Plato
in Kane county. Her second husband,
though an old man ut the time, went on
the call to arms in the Eighth Heavy
Artillery, and during a campaign through
Kentucky in 1862 died Mt Bowling Green
he being GA years of age. The widow
came to Chicago and has lived for the
past % years with her daughter and
son ,in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith,
at No. 292 Fulton street. She had been
sick for about ten weeks before her
death, but to the end retained full use
of all her faculties. Her end was ex-
cccdingly peaceful, the spirit leaving
body with scarcely a perceptible tiutter.
Her death calls to mind the fact that
she was n niece of Queen Fanny Young
Kekclaokalani, of the Sandwich Islands,
Queen Fanny being the mother of Queen
Emma, who died some years ago. Her
uncle, John Young, who was a seafaring
man, ran away from home when young
and took to n sailors life. On one voy-
age the ship was wrecked and the crew
made their way in boats to one of the
islands. Knowing the man-eating ten
dency Of the inhabitants. Young hid
himself in a hogshead that had foated
ashore. and thus saved himself from the
fate of his companions, who were sacri-
feed to tbs appetite of the natives. He
was discovered soon, however, and his
dlscovcrer was the future Queen Fanny,
then a member of tho kings household.
Young aftcrward married her and was
raised to the position of the kings ad-
adviser. Through Young's influence
Christianity was encouraged, he being
the first that was able to do anything in
the direction of civiliZing the people.
He built the first house on the island,
the ruins of which are still sacredly pre-
served. It was made of cocoa wood
and dobey, with the aid of a boat hat
chet saved from the wreck and wooden
trowel, and was whitcwashed with lime
made from coral fished out of the sea by
the natives Young's life was so full of
good works for the people that to this
day they will raise their caps or kncel
in front of his tomb. There are many
interesting relics in the possession OF
the family on Fulton street, among
which are a photograph of Queen Emma
and one of the ruins of the old Young
house.