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FICTION OUTDONE. /,
From he Boston Traveller of Friidav

IRON Me boston lrdVeHer. 0f FTzd1y.
The following little narrative of facts
Iverifies the saying, "Truth is stranger than
fiction" About six years ago, an Irish girl
left her friends in the old country to try her
fortune in the Estates" She came to Bos-
ton, and has been for some time past en-
Iployed as a ''help" in the family Of Mr.. n.
at the North End. She has repeatedly sent
letters, and in several instances money, to
her parents in Ireland; but during all this
time she has received no answer to her let
ters, or heard from her folks, until quite
recently, she received an answer to the last
letter sent, that being the only one which
lever reached its destination! By this epis-
tie she was informed that her sister had
followed her to this country, and had been
in New York nearly four years.
On learning this fact, she determined at
once to inform her sister of her wherea-
bouts, and to extend an invitation to her to
come to Boston. Being unable to write,
she engaged the services Of female ac-
quaintance to write the letter for her, and
gave her ten dollars to enclose in the letter,
for her sister, to defray her expenses. The
acquaintance wrote the letter; but instead
of sending the money, and with it the invi-
tation to visit this city, she pocketed the
$40 and wrote word that Ann 1.-THE sister
residing here) was some time since, very
sick, and had to be sent to the hospital,
where as no one had ever been permitted
to see her, she had doubtles died! She ad.
ded, furthermore, that theslast' place Ann
he'd worked at was Mr.. N-'s, naming
the place and number, and offering if the
sister desired it, to get her things and send
them to her parents. The New York glrl
was sadly grieved on receiving this letter
she had sent letters TO Boston, and other
places, in hopes Ann would get one ofthem,
but none had ever reached her. But now
considering her sister dead, she wrote di-
rectly to N, requesting him to forward
to her such things as had belonged to her
sister. This letter W ssduly received, and
caused some surprise in the family OF Mr.
N, but owing to little misunderstand-
ing between him and the girl. as to which
should return an answer, delay Of few
days was occasioned. g.
In the mean time AnI.'s sister began to
have strong desire to come 10 Boston and
see If she could not learn some of the par
ticulars relative 10 the sickness and death
of Ann, or at least to see her grave. Ac-
icordingly, day'or two after she had sen,
her letter TO MIR. N, she left New York
and came here, and went directly to his
house and rang the door bell. 1t so hap
pened thst her sister did not go to the door.
She enquired Of the person who opened the
door, ''DOes Mr.. N--live here?' The
individual replied in the affirmative, and
noticing the strong resemblance existing
between the two girls, asked herif she as
AIMS sister. "Yes. where is shep" s'She
is up stairs-plesse coma in." "But is she
aiire?-is she dedd2-tell me is she dead.9''
cried the excited girl, as she came into the
house; and while the attendant went in
search Of Ann, the. sister was compelled to
yield to the severe shock she had received
in being so suddenly Informed that Ann was
alive, and sank fainting to the floor, where
Mrs. N, who heard her groans, found
her as she came down to enquire the cause.
The meeting of the sisters may be better
imagined than described. The one from
New York returned home last Tuesday.
A word of advice:-When persons who
cannot write wish to send letters and mo-
,ney TO their friends across the Atlantic they
should see the letters written, the money
enclosed, and then deposit them in the post
office themselves.