Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
pLor FOE a NOVEL.
Romance OF q Chicago Beauty With Negro
Blood in Ger Veins.


Blood in Her Veins.
She was born In the South. Her
father was an Englishman and spent
much time in travelling. He brought
his daughter to be educated aud placed
her in an exclusive North side boarding
house. She was bright, pretty and In
telliuent, and was we'll 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
we'll supplied with pocket money, and
whenever she needed anything she
asked him for it, and there was never a
complaint that she was spending too
much money. One day the girl re-
ceived letter from her father, telling
her TO prepare at once for long Euro
pean tour. He asked her to hurry, and
enclosed large check for her to use In
securing the necessary outfit. She got
ready and was waiting the arrival OF her
father, when one morning she was
handed q 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
thought OF her European tour, and
again settled down to her old life on
the North Side, says the Chicago 1rtb-
lIpe.
Several weeks passed without any
thing being made knowo 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 re-
ceived letter which offered her big
sum OF money and o home for life, gro
vided she would never again attempt to
communicate with brother sne had
discovered during the correspondence
concerning her fathers death, and Of
whose existence she had before been
in ignorance.
Suspecting something wrong, but not
dreaming of the truth, the girl answer
ed the peculiar request, decling to agree
to any such proposition, and asking for
the brothers reasons for debating such
terms. Then came the crushing and
humiliating truth. She was told that
she had negro blood in her veins, that
her mother was negreSs, and In fact
was even at that time living on Dear
born street, in Chicago.
The letter which turned the lies
story of this girl into a new channel
carried also the information that II she
needed proof she might go to a promi-
nent Chicago pastor who knew the facts
and would advise her what to do. The
girl. stricken aud heart broken, cauld
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 adxice to give,
for the girl had decided st once what
she would do.
lillian negress," she said, my
place is with the colored race. l have
no business to associate longer with my
friends. l will leave them and take nv
place where belong"
The girl at once wrote to her sup
posed 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 rel
atives, and no word OF regret was ever
heard from her. She bore her blow In
silence and her humiliation with torti-
tude.
One day there came TO Chicago a
Young Erglishman who had known the
girl when she was happier and her spirit
had not heen crushed. he went to her
old Northside home and was referred TO
a friend for az explanation OF the reason
why he should not see her. The young
Brlton was quietly told that his girl
friend was a 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 toward her, and
he Immediately went to her home, ana
after few days made her proposal OF
marriage, telling her ne loved her ana
the story OF her life was nothing to MIN:
She accepted him, they were married
and went to England, where they hVeo
several years.
Then came another blow. Inc nus
band died. The mother and . young
child were left without means. and AFTER
some struggling managed to reach Cni-
cago, where the woman entered ousi-
ness life add is making success.