The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-23

RoAAsTrt FACT. -A1n the winter of iS4o, a
lady who had lately been deprived by death OLA
daughter, was on a visit TO New Orleans.
Amongst other places of curiosity and interest,
she was induced by feelings of the tenderest
compassion to look in at the room appropriated
to the reception Of those destitute children, to
be examined as to their fitness for the charity of
the Orphan Asylum. Immediately on her en-
tering the room, a little girl of about the same
age of her own lost child sprang into her arms,
called her mother, and by endearing carresses,
evincedher joy Mt being restored as she believed,
to her lost parent. On inquiry, the following
facts were elected lative to her previous his
tory
A few hours after the dreadful tornado, a
steam boat landed at Natchez, when a 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 i'm every direction
and had almost arrived at the painful conviction
that she was buried beneath the ruins.
| The chaimbermaid of the boat offered to take
charge of the child, whilst the girl returned to
make n further search and during her absence
the boat started from Orleans-the child
remaining on board.
On the return trip every inquiry was made at
Nachez for the family or servant, but nothing
could be heard of them. The child continued
on the boat, under the charge of the chamber
maid, until the captain objected to her remain
ing on board. Then she was placed at an infant
sahool in New-Oreans the chambermaid visit
ing her and defraying her expenses on each ar
rival of the boat, until the yellow fever deprived
the little outcast of her last friend, the good
| chambermad
The woman who kept the infant school then
turned the child into the street, from which she
was taken to the room where she had the happi-
ness of finding 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 family. So careful
of her happiness has this truly charitable lady
been, though the little child is now Il fine intel
ligent girl Of between twelve and thirteen years
ofage, and associated with the lady's own chill
dren, both older and younger than herself, she
has not the faintest suspicion of her real posi-
ton. She was, Mt the time of her being adopt
ed, about two years DID, very beautiful and in
teligent child, with uncommonly fair complex
ion, brown hair, blue eyes, with long black eye
lashes. She had forgotten her own name and
that other parents, but from her knowing the
names and uses of various articles of luxury,
and speaking of her fathers carriage, and from
| her entire freedom from any vulgarism in man.
ner or thought, it is presumed that her family
were respectable If any reliance could be
placed on the conversation of 50 young child,
it might be supposed that her parents were
neutrality-suspicious. Scottish, perhaps Catholic.
1t was supposed that her own parents were
dead, but from facts lately ELECTED such is prob
ably not the case and it is for the purpose of
gaining Information that the little that is known
other history is made public. Any one knowing
anything likely to lead to discovery of the Or
phan's relations is requested to address box 1926
Mobile, Ala.
And as giving publicity to the subject may be
The means of restoring child to bereaved mo-
ther, the writer hopes that editors throughout
the Union will give it u place in their col
umns especially in the Nachez and Philadelphia
papers.--M o. Picayune, Slh inst.