Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-30

ing IN a smaller dwelling, with one of
those old-fashioned Railways and
hospitable rooms on either side. Pass
ing into the house and having present
ed my letter of introduction to Miss
Pool, daughter Of the Doctor, she invit-
ed me into the parlor. AS l turned to
go through the door Iysaw upon. the
wall above the mantlepiece a portrait
OF a young woman in white.
. That IS the picture 1 exclaimed.
I know it is because. it bears strong
resemblance to my sisteri' Miss Pool
listened in amazement, for she had not
vet pointed the portrait out to me,
while | related that my sister, who is
now Mrs Catherine D. Herhert Of
Idaho Falls, Ia., bore q striking ne
selnblance TO the picture above the
mantle. The moment | looked upon
that portrait | felt certain it was OF
Theodosia Burr. Why? Es
Because OF our blood relationship.
She was my fourth e0usiR, and you know
it has been proven more than once that
remote kindred carnations often produce
the same face. 1t does not appear that
any others in theE edwards. fsInailyA- re-
senbIsd the picture of t'heedosia save m '
sister, although Mr.. Greasy. the efito.s
with whom l eonyersed. said that ne
noted look ABOUT che eyes and an esS-
preston upon my lace al times as { con-
versed that was Enthusiastically like that
in the picture though. he had not seen il
for twenty years, .-..
eI'his Picture ef my sister, banding
theEJournal writer the photograph which
| is reproduced on this page. was posed
| in Initiation of Theodosia some years ago.
Do you note the striking resemblance
Isn't it rennarlxa bler Do YOU see any rea-
son why should disbelieve that the orig
| inel picture is really of Theodosia Burr?
| OF course, 4 have no other evidence 10
| convince me save that of the law Of con-
sanguinity, but to me that is amply suf-
| ficient. &
"The portrait Of Theodosia IS on wood,
beautifully executed, and quite evidently
| by q master. 1t shows her in a white
empire gown-such a gown. undenably.
| as a woman of Theodosia's cast would
wear-and with her hair dressed in style
most common hundred years ago. The
portrait may be L by is inches square.
| AS the photograph shows. it had been
! damaged by fire at the time I saw it-4by
| the fire which destroyed the mansion OF
the Pools at Eyrie. Fl es4 ftsi2efs2
| However, lind myself diVerging. Let
| rs 20 back to my first meeting with the
| portrait. After | had recovered myself
| turned to Miss Pool and related in de-
| tail the story / have told you Of the dy-
| ing pirate in the Michigan poorheuse.
| She listened with growing wonder to the
| end. Then she said: Let me tell you
| now my story Oh now lildl portrait came
| into our possession And then she told
me a most extraordinary tale-but / be-
| lievc 1t.
Ny father was w. G. Pool, physi-
| cian' Miss Pool said. Tn the course OF
| his career he was called some eight OF
| ten years ago Qn 1868 or 1870 to visit in
his professional capacity family neal
what is known as Nag's Head or Kitty
| hawk, not far from Elizabeth City, on
| Cape Hatteras. Then a small child.
| went with him. The woman, a Mrs
! Mann, was very sick. She had no fa5 II
/ in docturs, and did not Relieve father
could do her any good, though she had
! consented TO call him. When he and
entered the little house for the first limo
4 was struck by a picture Of beautiful
| young woman hanging on the wall. For
| moments at a tina | stared a the pbr-
| trait, saying again and again that it was
| the most beautiful picture i had ever
seen. .s
! Whenever fathersYent to attend tbs
| sick woman l begged, to be taken along
| that | might gaze at the portrait. ana
/ many timessmy wish. was granted Al
| last father tried TO buy the picture, but
the woman refused to sell II at any price
| She told however, q startling story
| Years before, She said, she had been
wooed by q youth who was a fisherman.
| "'One day he brought her a number OF
I gifts among which was the portrait
Il There were also two silk dresses, ore
| black and the other white. and a Lace
head covering. such ms Southern women
wear. The dresses were made of beauti