Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-01-24

a Hi-dlihst which - OF my mothers anceS-
Try, When | was last in Washington. ID
G., Mrs, Judge Potter ana myself knelt
IN silent prayer on the mound OF her lat,
father, General John Mcneil. the hero q
Lnndy Lane.
| Notwithstanding that Mcclure,s maya
zlne says, Mary Baker completed her
educated when she finished Smiths gram.
mar and reached long division in arith.
metie." | was called by the Rev. n. :
rust u, u. principal OF the Methodist
conferenee seminary at sanbornton
bridge, to supply the place OF his leading
teacher during her temporary absence.
Regarding my hrst marriage and
the tragic death OF my husband. Me-
Cures Magazine says; eHe (George
Washington Clover took his bride TO
wilmington, South Carolina, and IN
June. 1874, six months after his mar.
riage he died OF yellow fever. He left
his young bride In a miserable plight.
She was far from home and entirely
without money or friends. Glover. how
ever, was freemason. and thus re-
ceived decent burial The masons also
paid Mrs. Glover's fare TO New York
NAfsf Nh'AN SUI was Iitt anu taken 10
her fathers home by her brother
George. Her position was an en-
barrassing one, She was grown wo-
man. with a child. but entirely with
out means OF support. -. Mrs.
Glover made only one effort at self
support or a brief season she taught
school,
My first husband. Major George w
Glover, resided In Charleston, South
Carolina. While on bushes trip 10
Wilmington, North Carolina, he was
suddenly seized with yellow fever and
died in about nine days was with
him on this trip. He took with him the
usual amount OF money he would need
on such an excursion. At his decease,
was surrounded by friends, and
their provisions in my behalf were
most tender. The governor of the State
and his stan. with a long procession.
followed the remains of my beloved
one TO the cemetery.
The Free Masons selected my escort,
who took me TO my fathers home In
Tilton, n. III. My salary for writing
gave me ample support / did open an
infant school, but 1t was for the pur-
pose of starting that educational sys-
TEN In New Hampshire. The rhyme at
tributed to me by McClure's Magazine
Is not mine. but Is. l understand.
paraphrase of silly song of years
ago. Correctly quoted. 1t is as follows.
so have been told:
Go to Jane Glover.
Tell her | love her;
BY the light of the moon
will go 10 her.
The various stories told by Nc
Cures Magazine about my father
Speeding the road in front of his house
with tan-bark and straw. and about
persons being hired to rock me, am
ignorant of. Nor do / remember any
such stun as DIR. Patterson driving into
Franklin, n. H. with couch or cradle
for me i'm his wagon. | only know that
nv father and mother did everything
they could think of to help me when
l was i'll.
I was never given to long and
lonely wanderings, especially at night
as stated by McClure's Magazine.
was always accompanied by some res
individual when 1 took an |
evening walk, but ! seldom took one.
have always consistently declared |
that was not a medium for spirits. l
never was especially interested in the ,
shakers rever ''dabbled in mesmerism,
never was IAN amateur clairvoyant,
nor did "the superstitious country folk
frequently seek my advice. never
went into trance to describe scenes
far away, as McClure's Magazine says
NV oldest sister dearly loved me, /
but | wounded her pride when l adopt
ed Christian Science, and to Baker
that was a sorry offence.
McClure's Magazine calls DIR. Daniel
Patterson, my second husband an
itinerant dentist" 1t says that after
nv marriage we lived for snort
time at Tilton, then moved to Frank
lin. During the following nine
wears the Pattersons led a rowing exis-
tence. The doctor practiced in several
towns. from Tilton to North Groton
and Rumney
when I was married to him, DR..
naniel Patterson was located in
FRANKLIN. N. H. He had the degree d.
d. s., was popular man, and CONSIDER
ed rarely skilful dentist He bougnt
a place in Rumney, which he fancied'
for n summer resort At that time
he owned house in Franklin, N. II.
Although, as McClures Magazine claims,
the court record may state that my d.
vorce from DR.. Patterson was granted on
the ground of desertion, the cause never
theless was adultery. Individuals are mere
today who were present in court when the
decision was given by the judge ana VINO
know the following facts. After the evi-
dence had been submitted that a husband
was about to have DR.. Patterson arrested
for eloping with his wife the court IN
str,,cted the clerk to record the divorce III
my favor
What prevented DR.. Pattersons arrest
wos letter from me to this selfsame nus
band, impioring him not to do It, When
his husband recovered his wife, he Kept
her a prisoner in her home, and was also
The means of reconciling the couple
christian Scientist has told me that with
tears of gratitude the wife OF THIS nus
hand related these facts to her just as |
have stated them. lived with Dr. Patter-
sor peaceably, and he was kind to me up
70 the time of the divorce.
The following affidavit by K d. Roun-
seyel of Littleton, NJ H., proprietor OF the
white Mountain House, Fabyans, N. H.,
The original of which Is in my possession
i Of interest In this connections:
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