The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-01
Losr nER LoYEM.
isnt G.ins y FORTUNE of over
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| the man she loved had bee
torn from her side by the cru,
intriguing Of d Jealous riva
| Miss Mary PenlloS. of Greer
lport. r.. II. is /, ls to come in
TO a princily fortune. The ma
she loved is dead, the best year
Of her life have been passed i
humble labor, and now, whej
old age is approaching, sh
finds at last tnat her sacrifice
were not unavailing.
For weeks past there hav
been rumors there that a larg,
sum Of money nearly thre'
Quarters Of d million dollar
was soon to come to Greenport
Now it is known that there i
COOP basis for the rumors. TIL,
president of the bank in Obi,
where the fundsshave been helC
in trust has been visiting Mis'
Pennock, and it is announced
that within a short time the
fortune which she has beer
struggling toget for many year:
will be turned over to her.
During the war Miss Pennock
who was therf young and pre-
possessing, became a nurse in
one of the union hospitals. She
was refined and educated, and
was almost idolized by the sick
and wounded soldiers undtr heI
care. In the same hospital there
was a surgeon named Douglas,
from Ohio. He was young,
handsome, talented and popular,
An attachment sprang up be-
tween them. In course of time
had become affianced lovers.
There were other female nurses
in the hospital who envied Miss
Pennock, and all that jealousy
could suggest was done to sep
arate the lovers.
PIT A BABY IL HER ARMS.
Stories were told to Miss Pen
mock to estrange her from the
Doctor, and rumors affecting
the pretty, young nurse reach
ed the ears of her lnver. The
night before they were to be
married a negress knocked at
the young girls room. When
Miss Pennock opened the door
a mulatto baby was put in her
arms. IF you are going to
marry the Doctor you had bet
ter take care of his child" said
the woman. The girl tainted.
When restored to consciousness
she refused TO see her lover or
listen to explanations. Broken
hoaIted, she left the hospital
and went to her home.
DR.. Douglas tried in every
way to reach her and convince
her that she had wronged him,
but she would not see him.
Within a short time he died,
leaving to her by will all his
property, amounting to 5000, 900.
She was dependent upon her
labor for a livelihood and his
fortune would have made her
rich, but she refused to accept
it. She felt that a cruel wrong
had been done her by the donor
and she would not profit by his
gift.
But the fortune had been left
for this specific purpose and it
could NOT be otherwise applied.
The blood relations Of DIR. Doug
las made every effort to break
the will. They were unsuccess-
full. Administrators had been
appointed and the money was
invested pending the settlement
OF the case.
LEARNED THE TRUTH AT LAST.
Nearly fifteen years went by,
which time she fully be-
lieved the story oi the Doctors
faithlessness to her. About 1880
she came to Greenport, X. l.,
as a nurse in a wealthy family.
Some time later she learned
one of the women who
had been a nurse in the hospital
with her that the mulatto baby
was not the child Of DIR. Douglas.
Jealousy mad prompted another
nurse to this act Of revenge. A
colored woman had been hired
to take the child TO her and tell
the lie that wrecked the lives of
two persons
The knowledge brought both
Joy and pain. How terrible she
had wronged her loverl How
reioiced she was to know he
was not guilty. Henchforth
she would live but TO atone for
her mistake. She revoked her
decision as TO the acceptance Of
81 the terms Of the will, and de-
termined 90 take the fortune
and spend 1t in doing good to
her fellow creatures. But OBJ
staclps were thrown in hgr path
1T every step. / 20 relatives Of
DIR. Douglas were still. struggling
to get the estate. She had no
money TO prosecute iii slight and
was without tile aid Of influen-
tial friends.
FtgHTING FOR THE FORTUNE.