The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-01


TKs told the tale to my grandmother,
ana she TO my mother and from her l
hrst heard it-as a child in the cradle, al
most.
IN an address given in 1873 by Col.
=. n. wheeler before the North Carolina
historical society he made the statement
tnat ne had recently seen a portrait of a
paihtlng owned by DR.. Pool of Elizabeth
Guy N. c., which purported to represent
aaron Burr's daughter
resolved to see this portrait, and sec
1t I did.
L went to the plantation of the Pools
.fhe original Pool mansion had been
burned previously, and 1 found the fam
lily living In smaller dwelling, with one
OF those old-fashioned Railways and hos
pltable rooms on either side. Passing into
tne mouse and having presented letter
OF introduction to Miss Pool, daughter Of
the doctor, she invited me into the par
LOT. AS turned to go through the door
saw upon the wall above the mantle
piece portrait of young woman in
white.
That is the picturev I exclaimed T
know it because it bears "a strong re-
semblance to my sister, Miss Pool lis
tened In amaZement, fer she had not yet
pointed the portrait out to me- while I
related that my sisters who is now Mrs.
catherine D. Herbert of Idaho Falls, Ia,
pore striking resemblance to the pic
ture above the mantel.9 The moment I
looked upon that portrait I felt certain
II was Of Theodosia Burr Why? Q
Because of our blood relationship. She
was my fourth cousin and you know it
has been proven more than once that re-
mote kindred genera tons often produce
the same face. It does not appear that
any others in the Edwards family re-
senbled the picture Of Theodosia save
my sister.
THE PORTRAIT Of Theodos;a is on wood,
beautifully executed, and quite evidently
by master. It shows her in a white
empire gown-such gown, unGeniably,
as woman of Theodosia's cast would
wear-and with her hair dressed in style
most common a hundred years ago.
"The portrait may be 12x1S inches
square. As the photograph shows, it had
been damaged by fire at the time I saw it
by the fire which destroyed the mansion
Of the Pools at Eyre.
81 told Miss Pool in detail the story I
have told you of the dying pirate in the
Michigan poor house.
She listened with growing wonder to
the end. Then she said: Let me tell you
now my story Of how that portrait came
into our possession And then she told
me most extraordinary tale-but be-
lieve it.
My father was VIC. Pool, a physl-
cian,' Miss Pool said. In the course Of
his career he was called some eight or
ten years ago Qn 1868 or 1S70) to visit in
his professional capacity family near
what is known as Nagss Head. or Kitty
hawk, not far from Elizabeth City, on
Cape Hatteras.
" I was small child then went with
him. The woman, a Mrs. Mann, was very
sick. She had no faithin doctors ani did
not believe father could do her any good,
though she had consented to call him.
When he and I entered the little house
for the first time I was struck by a pi.-
ture or beautiful young woman hanging
on the wall. For moments at time :
stared at the portrait. saying again and
again that 1t was the most beautiful pic
ture had ever seen,
Whenever father went to attend the
sick woman begged to be taken along
that might gaze at the portrait, and
many times my wish was granted.
AT last father tried to buy the pi,-
ture, but the woman refused to sell It AZ
any price. She told. however. startling
story. Years before. she said she was
wooed by youth who was a fisherman.
lone Day no brorg ht her number Of
gifts, among which was the ptrtrait,
There were also two silk dresses, ons
black and the other white. and q lace