The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-29
Romanoe OF the steerage.


Two years ago John Powell, a young
Englishmcn, left his native land to seek
his fortune with a view of marrying
pretty Elizabeth Bayliss, for whom he
promised to send as soon as prospects in
the New World looked encouraging.
John got work on a farm at Fayyille and
was so diligent and ~perseyering that he
was able to send for Elizebeth early last
month, and with the ticket purchased
out of the money mailed to her by John
the young woman sailed in the steam
ship Roman for Boston.
On board ship was a dark-eyed young
American named John Gray, a cattleman
returning TO the States after a successful
trade in Liverpool. The pretty figure
aud flaxen hair Of the English girl at
tracted his fancy, and he managed to
make her acquaintance, and eased the
r~oughness Of a steerage voyage by proyi-
ding her with little luxuries from the
cabin table. Finally he proposed mar
rsige to her, but she treated his offer as a
joke. The Roman arrived at her port a
day earlier than John Powell expected,
consequently Elizabeth found herself
alone on the wharf and with only two
dollars in her pocket.
John Gray offered to find her a lodg-
ing and from that date, June p, to the
Sunday following, Elizabeth claims to
have been under the influence of drugs
She cannot remember what tr%anspired
after meeting Gray, but three days after
ward she awoke in a bedroom and found
Gray with her, who asserted that they
were man and wife" and had been mar
ried on he night of her arrival at Bos-
ton. Elizabeth wept and implored, but
as she had no money or friends she did
o know what to do, so she renamed
with Gray until Tuesday last, when,
having discovered the whereabouts OF
Fayville, she escaped from her self-al-
legged husband and walked several miles
to the farm in search of her English
lover.
John Powell was hard at work and
full OF words Of bitter reproach when
Elizabeth Bayliss appeared with fearful
face before him and told her story. He
showed her a dispatch signed John
Gray" which read Mr.. Powell-Upon
the arrival of the steamer Roman yester-
day afternoon l was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth BayIiss. l am rsques-
ted by her to inform you Of this matter.
We leave for the West tonight
Poor John Powell had received this
bad news with a sinking heart. but re-
turned to his work c~onsoling himself
with the thought that a woman who had
acted like Elizabeth would make but a
sorry wife, and 50 when she suddenly
appeared at Fayville he had nothing but
stern words for her. She insisted, how
ever, that she had been betrayed BY
means which she could not resist, and
declared positively that that she had no
memory Of ever having been married to
Gray and threatened to commit suicide If
John would not take pity on her. FL
naIly John did relent and obtained lodg-
ing for Elizabeth on the farm. and on
Thursday a letter came from john Gray
at Boston, asking Powell 10 meet him.
To-day the two men met, and alters
stormy meeting, at which Gray produced
complete legal evidenceof his marriage
to Elizabeth, an agreement was effected
BY which Gray consented to a divorce,
and John says if he can only get Eliza
beth back he viii ch~eerfnlly forgive her
everything and even invite Gray to the
wedding, which he intends shall take
place on tie day following the courts
occasion of her freedom from her present
unwilling bonds. A lawyer has been
engaged and he seems to be confident
that he ian u~nravel this ease of tangled
lives-PkiIadelphia Times.
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