, 1891-06-17

PrTTsBURG, Pa. June IG.-Tnere died
a few DAYS ago, in a little house on Church
avenue, Allegheny. one whose life was as
full Of romance as the heroine of the aver.
age novel. 1t was Mrs. Henry Pickers.
gull. a descendant Of the pioneer Irwin
family Of this country. After 4 clandes'
tine marriage, social Ostracism aud year,
Of wandering in the company of the man
OF her choice, over America and Europe,
ages, feeble, aud with a mind that lived
In the past. when the poor old creature
looking ike 4 wretched emigraut, tottered
through the station gates ten days ago,
not even the lyux-eyed reporter dlsccrned
beauty. lineage and romance Ia the
Drowned face bound with an old haudker'
chief. nor could guess b story told by
the old marriage certificate, the ancient
watch and the family letters-hcr only
relic--secretcd IN her bosom. Over fifty
years ago. IN the days of the Psnnsylvania
canal. Mrs Pickersgll was the pride OF a
we'll known ladies seminary in this city,
and the light Of her father's mansion.
She was -, a great beauty and a fine
scholar Among her classmates was Mrs.
Mary Schcnley. the millionaire, now
living IN London, and many a grandma
of the present leading families. 1t was
at this period the pretty little school girl
became enamored Of an %octoroOn, who
bad been part Of the dowry OF ont Of her
schoOlmates brothers Southern bride
One Of his duties vas 70 bring his
mistress young sister daily 20 school. lie
was handsome. educated and polished,
having been BODY servant and fellow
student Of young PlckcrsCill, the eldest
son OF a proud Charleston Is. C. family.
Tie adopted their name and arose to a
position Of confidence. The story oi the
school girl i~nlatuation was whispered
about, ana soon all the Fourth avenue
aristocracy knew Of it-everybOdy except
the girl : family. Othcllo'- owners de
cided to send him back to the Pickcrs-
gills, and, their eyes suddenly opened,
Dcsdcmonas parents entered her At a
ladies school in New York. The morn
ing these plans were TO 60 into effect both
the school girl and the dusky lover were
missing They had lett on a canal freight
packet the night before. All efforts to
find them were ~ vain. Several Years
after trends discovered Pickersgill driving
a draY for the canal company. They bad
come back 70 make their peace with the
family. but neither marriage certificate
nor the double strain Of aristocratic
Pickcrsgill blood in the groom veins
could soften p~arcntel ire, aud the unhappy
patr were disowucd. Now and then letters
reached friends telling of the vile treatment
the girls husband subjected her to on find
ing his marriage a financial and sogia!
failure; OF his frequent desertions and
continuous wanderings. und her oWn shire
20 make a living as teacher. actress and
even domestic. While IN Europe she
many times was the recipient of Mrs
Schcnley's bounty, The worthless Othello
died years ago in France. Since then the
wife one sole ann has been to come back
TO dc in her childhood home. But all
was changed. The old homestead was
replaced by a boarding house, whose
Hebrew propretrcss thuuht her demented
when she talked of the past, and only
took her in from racial reverence Tor the
relics she showed. 1t was a miserable
Mecca for her wandcrings, but It was
enough aud she died content