The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-23
DIED CONTENT AT HONE.
The Pathetic Ending of q Sad
Marriage Of Many Years Ago.

few days ago in a little house on
church avenue, Allegheny. one whose
life was as full of romance as the
heroine of the average novel. 1t was
Mrs. Henry Pickersgill, q descendant
of the pioneer Erwin family, of this
county. After q cladestine marriage,
social ostracism and years of wander
ing in the company of the man of her
choice, over America and Europe,
aged, feeble, and with q mind that
lived in the past, when the poor old
creature, looking like wretched en-
migrant, tottered through the station
gates ten days ago, not even the lynx
eyed reporter discerned beauty, line
age and romance in the Drowned face,
bound with an old red handkerchief,
nor could guess the story told BY the
old marriage certificate, the ancient
watch and the family letters, her only
relics, secreted in her bosom.
Over thirty years ago, in the days
Uf tue vid Pouusy lvauia Sanal, NJ.
PickersgiIl was the pride of Q we'll
known ladies' seminary in this city
and the light of her wealthy fathers
mansion. She was Is, . great beauty
and q fine scholar. Among her class
mates was Mrs. Mary Scherley, the
millionaire. now living in London,
and many . grandma" the present
leading families. It was at this period
that the pretty school girl became en-
emored Of an octoroon, who had been
part Of the dowry Of one Of her school
mates brothers southern bride. One
of his duties was to bring his mis-
tresses's young sister daily to school.
He was handsome, educated and pol.
ished, having been body-servant and
. fellow-student of young Pickersgill,
the eldest son of q proud Charleston,
S. c., family. He adopted the old
name and rose to q position of conf
dence.
The story of the schoolgirls infatu-
alton WAS whispered about, and soon
ali the Fourth avenue aristocracy
knew it-everybody except the girl's
family. Othello's owners decided to
send him back to the Pickeregille and
Desdemona's parents entered her at q
ladies' school in New York. The
these plans were to 20 into
effect both the schoolgirl and her
1usky lover were missing. They had
left on a canal freight packet the
night before. All efforts to find them
we're vain. Several years after friends
discovered Pickersgill driving q dray
Tor the canal. They had come back
% make their peace with the family.
But neither marriage certificate nor
he double strain of aristocratic Pick
.rsgill blood in the groom's veins
,ould soften parental ire, and the un.
Happy pair disappeared again,
Now and then letters reached
friends telling Of the vile treatment
he girls husband subjected her to on
hiding his marriage q financial and
ocial failure; of his frequent deser-
ions and continuous wanderings and
Ter own shifts to make a living as
eacher, actress, and even domestic.
While in Europe she many times was
he recipient Of Mrs. Scherley's
county.
The worthless Othello died years
20 in France. Since then the one
ime beauty's sole aim has been to
ONE back and die in her childhood's
ome, but all was changed. The old
ouss whose Propristts r ..,t thought !. her her
asst, and only took her in from social
everence for the relics she showed.
was q miserable Mecca for her wan.
erings, but it was enough and she
led content