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he pitied the woman, about to be deserted & bereft by stealing of her child, he told the plan. So it was that the woman fled to the woods & hid. She heard the bell ring, the splash of the wheels which bore this heartless man away, & until the boat had been gone some time she did not venture out. When the boat returned the Capt. told her this Dr Sale had died in the passing down the river. 4 years she remained a widow, the respectable time for a well born woman & then married a Mr Sarpé, a French trader. He died very wealthy but left his wife only $200 per year.  He had willed her $1000 [[ditto marks for per year]] but in a quarrel she burnt the will.