The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
STRANGER rHAN A NOVEL.
The Story of an Octoroon Who Is Now
Living In Chicago.
From the Chicago Tribune.

from the chicago tribune.
She was born in the south Her father
was an Englishman, and spent his time
in travelling. He brought his daughter
to be educated, and placed her in an ex-
elusive north-side boarding house. She
was bright, pretty, and intelligent, and
was well liked by all with whom she
came in contact. As she progressed in
her studies she increased in popularity,
and socially was a great success.
Her bills were all paid by her father,
who stinted her in nothing. She was
well supplied with pocket money; when
ever she needed anything she asked him
for it; there was never a complaint that
she was spending too much money. One
day the girl received a letter from her
father, telling her to prepare at once for
a long European tour. He asked her to
hurry and inclosed a large check for her
to use in securing the necessary outfit.
She got ready and was waiting the arrl-
val OF her father, when one morning she
was handed a telegram which announced
that her father had died suddenly when
about to take the train for this city.
Overcome with grief at the sad end of
her parent, the girl abandoned all
thoughts of her European tour, and again
settled down to her old life on the north
side.
Several weeks passed without anything
being made known to the girl about the
arrangements her father had made for
her support. Finally she needed money
and wrote a letter for a remittance.
After some delay she received a letter
which offered her big sum of money and
home for life, provided she would never
again attempt to communicate with n
brother she had discovered during the
correspondence concerning her fathers
death, and of whose existence she had be-
fore been in ignorance.
Suspecting something wrong, but not
dreaming of the truth, the girl answered
the peculiar request, declining to agree to
any such proposition. and asking for the
brothers reasons for debating such
terms. Then came the crushing and hui
initiating truth. She was told that she
had negro blood in her viens, that her
mother was negress, and in fact was
even at that time living on Dearborn
street, in Chicago. The letter which
turned the life's story of this girl into a
new channel carried also the information
that if she needed proof she might go to
prominent Chicago pastor who knew the
facts and would advise her what to do.
The girl, stricken and heartbroken.
could not believe at first that she had
negro blood in her veins, but she went to
the pastor, who, when she insisted. told
her the truth. He had no advice to give
for the girl had decided at once what she
would do.
If l am a negress," she said. ''mv
place is with the colored race. / have no
business to associate longer with nv
friends. / will leave them and take nv
place where belong.
The girl at once wrote to her supposed
brother, accepting his terms She got
the money, and then she found her
mother and fitted up home for her. She
took up her life with her negro relatives,
and no word of regret was ever heard
from her She bore. her blow in silence
and her humiliation with fortitude.
One day there came to Chicago a
young Englishman who had known the
girl when she was happier and her spirit
had not been crushed. He went to her
old north side home and was referred to
a friend for an explanation of the reason
why he should not see her. The Young
Briton was quietly told that his girl
friend was negress, and was living with
her mother. He declared at once that
whatever position she was in would
make no change in the feeling he held to-
ward her, and he Immediately went to
her home, and after few days made her
a proposal of marriage, telling her he
loved her and the story of her life was
nothing to MIN. She accepted him, thev
were married, and went to England
where they lived several years.
Then came another blow. The husband
died The mother and a young child were
left without means, and after some strug-
CLING managed to reach Chicago. where
the woman entered business life and is
making a success