The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-18

years before when she attended the Oak
land Seminary. But in May, 1875, the
hand of death removed Mrs. Smith from
this world. 1t was at this time that
Emma learned for the first time the Sc
cret of her life.
Il had always noticed,'' she said last
night, that MIR. Booth, III his visits to
my mother, was fond of caressing me and
! speaking words Of endedrment. / knew,
too. that he was supplying Iny mother
+ with money, and that i, from the first
day that can remember, appeared to be
better off than other children in the good
things and money with which / was pro-
ylded, but until two days before my
mothers death l did not know the truth.
She called me TO her bedside and told
me that she desired me to write letter at
her dictation to Governor Booth. l did
as was requested, and my mother then
made known her dying request. She
said that the end was near and that soon
/ ali would be over. II leaving the world
she said she was leaving daughter for
whom her love was unmeasnred. In do
/ ing SO she felt some relief, | was made TO
say III the letter, in the consciousness
that her daughter would be provided for
and protected by him. For you know
the letter read, 1t IS your legal as well as
your moral duty to protect Emma
HER EYES OPENED.
sit was this that opened my eyes. l
turned to my mother and said to her:
/ Mother, this is all very strange to me.
" bat does it mean? 1 ana no longer
cblld. II there IS anything that l should
know tell me-
Then my mother related to me the
story OF many years ago. She said that
| she loved Mr.. Booth once and that he was
! my father. She told me the story of her
weaknesses and temptations. and it
/ seemed to relieve her. Overwhelmed
with the history of my life, | felt that |
could not live ii my mother died, for all
/ the happenings Of the past in which my
/ father figured were revealed in all their
! significance TO me. And while | Wept
1 my mother passed away
/ At this time Emma Fowler had two
young children, i son and daughter, but
I theSe cares did not bring her husband to
] 4 proper sense OF his duty, and three
1 years later, III 1873, the young wife Sc
! cured divorce on the grounds OF failure
to provide.
/ l5ut neither the mother nor the children
wanted Tor anything, for Newton Booth
/ tnen United states Senator never forgot
! them. lie made freuuent visits to the
] mouse ana would take the little ones upon
/ MS knee and caress them. and the way he
! used to press their little heads to his
/ breast and hold them there WAS different
altogether from what strangers generally
! do.
SEE 4 RESEMBLANCE.
Once the daughter said to her mother
How fond Mr.. Booth is of US He is so
different from any one else. And how
! much you are like him-is he any rela-
/ tive Of ours ?''
The answer that the child got was that
! MT. Booth loved them because they loved
! their mother, and the little one was sat
! iSiied
When the mother Of Mrs. Fowler died.
/ Senator Booth, or Governor Booth, as he
Was still called, sought the good services
! OF Mrs Pleasant. The Governor had an
abiding faith in this woman, for long be-
/ fore that he had lived in her house and
knew her well. Mrs. Pleasant also knew
/ Mrs. Putnam, for the latter brought
many coIored people from the South who
/ YOU'D NOT always stop with her, 50 as
! Mrs. Pleasant lived only half a block
away size would send for her to assist in
! their recovery. To this faithful colored
/ woman Booth trusted the ekeepinr OF
/ his daughter. She was instructed to see
/ Chat the young woman wanted for moth
ing, and from that time till up to within
a short period of his death he sent money
/ 10 be used IN some way Tor the benefit of
| Emma.
AGAIN CHANGES HER NAME.
/ 1t was in 1852 that Mrs. Fowler again
| changed her name, this time marrying
William Sterrett, a son of the Clay street
photographer, vino died short time ago
! from gas inhalation. Like her first mar
rage, this, toe, was an unhappy one, and
/ IN 1887 they were divorced.
1t was il this year that long confer
/ ence is said TO have taken place between
Booth and Mrs. Sterrett. She went to see
him In Sacramento in relation to her di-
Vorce proceedings. He met her at the
Golden Eagle Hotel and in a CONVERSE
ton which lasted over three hours, Booth
told much of his early history and re-
peated the deathbed story OF Mrs. Smith.
At this time, too, Governor Booth
brought into the sunlight the golden
wedding present he purchased in 1856.
| In parting with Mrs. Sterrett he said to
her:
you are mine-you are my own
daughter; there is nothing you want you
cannot have; come to me at all times:
Mrs. Pleasant has taken good care OF
you, and want you to take to her this
present. Tell her to wear these things
and remember that l am grateful to herr