Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
Romantic Fact.

lately been deprived by death Of a daugh-
ter, was on visit to New Orleans. A
rnongst other places of curiosity and in
terest, she was induced by feelings of
the tenderest compassion to look il, at
the rooms appropriated to the reception
of those destitute children, to be exam
ined as to their fitness for the charity of
the Orphan Asylum. immediately on
entering the room, little girl of about
the same age of her own lost child
sprang into her arms, called her mother,
and by endearing caresses evinced her
Joy at being restored, as she believed, TO
her lost parent. On inquiry, the follow
ing facts were elected relative to her
previous history: ds
A few hours after the dreadful lorna
do, steamboat landed at Natchez, when
servant girl brought little girl on
board, stating that she had walked out
with the child just before the storm
commenced, and that on her return she
found the house entirely demolished
she had been looking for her mistress in
every direction, and had almost arrived
at the painful conviction that she was
buried beneath the ruins. s4.seassszs
The chambermaid of the boat offered
to take charge of the child, whilst the
girl returned to make further search !;
and during her absence the boat started
for New Orleans-thes child remaining
on board.
On the return trip'every enquiry was
made at Natchez for the family or ser
eant, but nothing could be heard of
them. The child continued on the boat,
under the charge of the chambermaid,
until the captain objected to her remain
ing on board. Then she was placed at
an infant school in New Orleans, the
chambermSid visiting her and defraying
her expenses on each arrival of the boat,
until the yellow fever deprived the little
outcast of her last friend, the good cham
bermaid. 81 eag @t1 fe asf3 sai1ass
The woman who keep the infant school
then turned the child into the street,
from whence she was taken to the room
where she had the happiness to find a
second mother. The lady whom she
believed to be her mother determined to
adopt her, and since then she has been
treated in all respects as one of the fam
lily. So careful of her happiness has
this truly charitable lady been, though
the little child is now fine intelligent
girl of between IL and 13 years of age,
and associated with the lady's own chill
Idren, both older and younger than herself,
she hes not the faintest suspicion OF her
real position. hisa @ssii sniad a
i She was at the time of her being a
Idopted, about two years old, a very
beautiful and intelligent child, with un-
commonly fair complexion, brown hair,
blue eyes, with long black eyelashes.- -
She had forgotten her own name and
that of her parents, but from her know
ling the names and uses Of various arti-
ticles of luxury, and speaking of her
fathers carriage, and from her entire
freedom from any vulgarism in manner
or thought, it is presumed that her fami-
ly were respectable. If any reliance
could be placed on the conversation OF
t SO young a child, it might be supposed
l that her parents were foreigners-per-
: haps Scottish-perhaps Catholic. 1850
: 1t was supposed that her own parents
were dead, but from facts lately elected
such is probably not the case; and it is
. for the porpose of gaining information
that the little that is known Of her his
tory is made public. Any one knowing
anything likely to lead toa discovery Of
the orphans relations, is requested tt
address box 1926, Mobile, Ala.
' And as giving publicity to this notice
may be the means of restoring child t.
bereaved mother, the writer hopes thai
editors throughout the Union will give
lit place in their columns, especially II
: the Natchez and Philadelphia papers.
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