Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-06-14


met a young man, whom lie
knew to be very bashful and
much afraid Of the gentler sex
driving strange woncl III a
buggy towards Mrs. Poole's resi-
dence In a letter written to
Mrs. Poole shortly aftcrward lie
| good -llaturedly referred to tho
incident and to the young fell
lows evident en- Embarrassment
THE STORY OF THE PORTRAIT.
This brought from Mrs. Poole
another chapter in the history OF
the beautiful picture. The
strange woman was a descendant
Of the Burr family, who resides
in Detroit, Mich. Her name has
temporarily escaped the clergy
mans memory. She had been
visiting at Virginia Beach, Va,
where she had first heard OF Mrs.
Poole's mysterious painting from
a North Carolina gentleman Her
visit to Elizabeth City was sole
ly for the purpose Of seeing the
painting, and 10 sooner had she
set eyes on it than she offered
Mrs. Poole $500 spot cash for the
same, besides any other addition
al sum she might require. Mrs.
Poole refused to part with the
treasure.-She told the visitor
that there was strong family
likeness between the latter and
the subject of the picture, who
ever that subject might have
been; and further informed her
of the facts, already given here,
as to how the painting came into
her possession.
This elected from the Detroit
woman another remarkable re
nliniscence, and one which,
taken i'll connection with the
foregoing facts, proves that the
painting is that of Aaron Burr's,
daughter-the one destined as a
present to her father-and that
the unfortunate young woman
was drowned by pirates. This,
in substance is the Detroit's
woman S story:
With her mother, in Detroit,
formerly resided her mothers
aged aunt, a humane woman,
who gave up much time to visit
ing the poor and sick. One
evening, in one Of the wards of
the Marine Hospital, of that city,
was a dying sailor, who seemed
terribly startled as the aunt, in
company with others, approach
ed his bedside. He beckoned
her to him, however, and after
begging that she alone Of the |
visitors might hear what he had |
to say-a request which the
others granted by retiring to the
next ward-he stated that as a
young man he had one Summer
been Oh a pirate vessel off the
North Carolina coast. He then
went OH to say that he had then
helped to overhaul a north bound !
coasting schooner.
FACED HER DEATH CALMLY.
On the vessel was a beautiful |
young feminine passenger,
dressed all in white. He had as
sisted i'll dragging her from her
cabin. i'll which was hanging up
a painting of herself. While the
pirates were engaged i'll throw
ing the crew overheard he stated
that this beautiful young lady
paced the deck, with magnificent
courage and dignity, her hands
folded Oh her breast and her eyes
raised to heaven She made no
remonstranCe whatever, and he
steadied the plank upon which
she walked to the vessels side,
thence to be plunged headlong
into the ocean. He wanted to
take away her picture and her
dog-a little black-aud-tan fell
low-but dreaded to touch eth
er. After kthe pirates had plum
1ered the schooner of money and
other treasures they abandoned
the vessel, having set it under
full sail, to drift to its doom with
The picture and the dog aboard. I
The dying sailor said that the
'oung wonan's sweet face had
haunted him throu 5hout life, and .
lis confession was prompted by
striking resemblance between
Ter and his elderly listener.
Mrs. Poole's visitor stated that
he sailors story had been for
ears a current tradition of the
descendants of Burr's family,
hough they had hitherto paid
cry little attention to it. Its ex-
raord1nary confederation by the
occidental meeting of these two
women appears to settle forever
he recent mystery as to the death
If Mrs. Aston. The Detroit
woman says that the subject of
he painting is beyond doubt