Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-12-19


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"n" eou'a 20 VIC cause o' my ""'' 'e'e''
Nv. 'e''"'"s '"''
! presume your guardian couii explain all
were he 80 minded, yet II would be ol little con
sequence now.
ND ,he become acquainted win 'he paftic-
niars o' my shua'oh III N.Y. Lsns'ey' 'ah'-
y'
she learned thi, !n'ic!i' thai you were regard
cd as poor bound girl, and treated rs such ty
Tue !a'hiiyj ou' 'he Nat. not even "teaheu 'ha'
the iil'le properly ith by Your i"htr hau IN
creased III value until " worm 'nI"san."--
Sne khow only I" 10" ao'es u. ia"u 'yhs
aaJaceit 10 thr'Vins vii"Re. one "au no con.
eeP Ion OF CITY, wh'ch had p,ahea ihhuhera-
Die walls ol Dick ana mortar IN 'he very must
VI your 'o'neF' corn ne'a'' an" consequent!
ha ht'ie iarm "hlcn ne hau Pu'enaseu 'oine
twenty years ago. LOT b" lew Luhure" oo''ars'
now worm 'lon'ahdsi !e' sue" proves ~ DC ."e
|'ae'' ealein'y eNa"'neu 'ne '.e'''' anu "''"
lhere VIII oe ou' I''Ie d'"hcu''y III e''"o'''h'"e
your eiaitn.
i have no knowledge Of my parentagc or ear
lly history, said Louisa. yet have faint re-
collection Of an old lady taking me IN her arms
and kissing the, and going away in carriage.
Did she tell you OF ever visiting this placer
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try with your parents before you were born.--
She explained to the oil the particulars Of her
niourn here, together with your history until
she LETT; you were then about four years Of age.
The facts, as she told the, are these: Your fa,h-
er, whose name was John Williams, was among
the first settlers Of this place. lie was farm.
er in moderate circumstances, and Oh his reno
val here from Pennsy vanla, he brought
Mrs. Dennis, your mothers aunt. and the only
relative they had living. They had been here
but II lew years. when u fever carried them oil
within u few weeks OF each other Y"l, their
only oh,ld, was left to the care Of your mother.
aunt. who was then Tar advanced III l,te. Mr..
Langluy, then thriving mechanic, WA uure-
m,tllng IN ms k,ndncs, and attention 10 her, anI
con.eqnenly deemed IL r best tr. nd Through
her, un va, appointed ynur guardian lonr
property at that time dad Lo, yield al Inc "ns
.uiliciunt for your naintsnaucr; your aUut was
therefore prevailed upon ~ have you pouni 10
hun until you were oi age THIS was cnly NC
com pI,shed by solemn PROMISE that ynu Shouts
pa raised, and educated as HI. oNn u.uslte', he
bang cm!diess. need not explain To !"u no"
,ua, p,o!nl.e has been hep,. Your aunts hrai'h
Was rapQ,, giving way IN iii. new conulrS;
she was therefore persuaded to return to PniI-
adel phia, where she resided until her Gcah,
con,inued 10 receive the mOst hilterirg &c.
counts OF you from your guari,a uLtl You b. :
came old enough to write, when she had her let.
,ers addressed I" you. ior she had beco:ne too
,niirm to write herself; but after this she recsi.
we'd no more letters, either from you or your
guardian. AZ length, thinking herself forgot
ten, she discontinued writing altogether. A few
weeks before her death. gentleman with whom
she was slightly acqusiuted, and who had spent
several years IN ihIs city, returned to Ph'adcl-
iphia, and from him she learned that Mr.. Lang
ley had a servant, bound girl, he believed.
which an.w cred to her description Of YOU
This aroused her uspicion that there va, some
foul play, when she sent for me and rela
, ted " hat have now told you. liaewise drew
Iup new will, which gave you her little prop
er.y, and promised her to visit Cincinnati on her
demise TO lock after you should you be living;
yet lit,lo Thought what would be the result. -
The course which have pursued IN resarc u
: ourself since camo here, was entirely unprs
meditated, although 1t may seem other""a tt
, YOU On my first enquiry concerning you,
was SO completely taken 10y surprise on learn
ing your situation, that l was determined l'
, probe this matter to the bottom befors any
persan should become acquainted VIII
the nature Of my business here. l procured
boarding at a private house, and fortunate
ily received an Introduction to yon, an'
under this disguise Of home spun clothing wa
;, enabled to cultivate an acqna ntance with yo'
- without suspicion, until your guardian became
aroused. a sympathy for your hare l. and
= hope !ha, might be OF service to You IN som
+, way, before could thoroughly explain my mis-
" sion, made me desrons Of obtaining your friend
: ship; hu, will not speak now OF the lmpres