Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-07-11
a BIS Of seriou. Ronanes.

An extraordinary and mysteriou.
affair has, during the past week, oc.
Cured at Brooklyn, and is at present
exciting the most intense curiosity
particularly of the male part of the
community, as is always the case
when the fate of young and pret.
ty girl is involved.
| For many years past, a family
named Stewart has resided in that
city, and were respected by ALL
| The family consisted Of Mr.. and Mrs
Stewart, and several small children,
and grown up daughter, not quite
twenty-one years old. This one
seemed not to have an equal share ol
her parents affection with the small
er children. She was badly treated,
and sometimes had to submit to in.
dignities which she had not the pow
er to resent. What then was her
| Joy, when, some short time ago, her
father announced to her that she was
TO 60 into the country, TO a brother
Of his, who resided at Plainfeld, OF
sego-county, N. Y. She cheerfulIy
gave her assent and in the beginning
of last week the uncle came to take
her away with him. After his arri-
val, she found him frequently in con-
fdential conversation with her pa
rents, and also observed, that imme-
diately when she happened to come
into the room where they were sit
ting, the conversation was suddenly
discontinued, and some other unim-
portant subject spoken about. This,
Of course, reused her curiosity, and
she determined to try and overhear
what was said the mex; time that the
parties sat in council. The oppor-
tunity soon offered. Her father hav-
ing ordered her to retire to her room,
about noon on Friday week last, she
knew that another consultation was
10 be held, and came stealthily down
stairs again to know what it "
about. Listening eagerly, she he5
that, instead Of going to Plainfe
as had been intimated to her, she "
TO be taken 10 Virginia, for some pu. +.
pose best known to themselves
They also spoke about her getting OF
age, and alluded TO a box which
stood in the front parlor, and which
had never been opened in her pres
ence. Amazed and frightened be-
yond control, the poor girl could
hardly muster strength TO reach her
small garret chamber, where she had
leisure 10 reflect on what steps she
was to take in this crisis.
On the following day her parents
and uncle cameto this city for the pur-
pose of tIansacting some business.
Emeline therefore was left alone, and
being resolved to examine the con-
tents of the box, which had been
mysteriously alluded to during the
conversation, she at once set to work
TO open it. After long search, she
found a bunch of keys in the pocket
of the dress which her mother gene
rally wore. TRYING one after the
other, she at last hit upon the right
one-the lid opened, and the con-
tents Of the box laid before her,
Several bundles of letters were the
first objects she beheld; they were
written partly in English and partly
in French, but as she did not under
stand the latter language she had to
content herself with perusing the
others, which she eagerly did. These
letters, written many years ago, in
formed her that she did not belong
to the family Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
art and that she was the child of
French parents, who had left this
country when she was still an in fant.
The letters also mentioned the
amount which was to be paid for her
board, and Others advised the SEN
ding Of drafts in payment for same.
Next came some documents, and
amongst them a will, setting forth
that Emeline on getting of age was
entitled to property situated in
Brooklyn, worth about 81 ,S00a year,
and from the fact that this document
was dated several years back, she
came to the conclusion that her real
parents were dead, and thus left her
in the power OF those who now had
control over her. She laid the pa
pers carefully aside, and examined
the remainder of the contents of the
box. There was valuable gold
watch and chain, many trinkets, in
fant dresses, and sundry other arti-
cles, which, no doubt, rightfully be-
longed to her. These, however, she
left untouched, but the letters and
documents she took and left the house
in search of a friend, who might ad-
wise her how to proceed. 1t so hap
pened that she met lawyer, Mr.
Vt****+, whom she had several
times seen at her supposed fathers
house, and who had evinced great
faai;noc If friandshin foxuor1 bar