The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-02
The LITTLE MATCH GIRL
TRUE STORY, STRANGER THAN FICTION
From the Louisville Times.

From the Louisville Times
! On one of the most fashionable street.
IN this city there lives o gentleman and
hl+ lady in elegant style surrounded by
shat wealth can procure. They are
plous, G sod peole, never turning those il
search of aims away without relief They
are childess, though they once had a
daughter whom they more than worship
ped. She was of that type so rarely met
with that the painters art could not copy
charms so heavenly She was of a san
gulne temperament, sometimes approach
ling melancholy, with dark eyes and raven
tresseS floating IN graceful folds over her
shoulders, pure and spotless as Parian
marble. She was won bya man, a strang
er il the place where her parents then re-
sided. They opposed the union but the
couple, intent upon carrying out their de-
Sires, planned an elopement which was
carried into effect
This was some fifteen years ago and
since thattilne no tidings of the miss no
ldaughter saveas h rea fter 81 ated has come
to the knowledge of the parents. Soon
after he elopement, hrart-brokcn, they
lei their then place of residence and
travelled all over the country In hopes OF
hearing something of the one they SO
much loved Eight years ago they came
10 TINS city, purchased property, and have
lived here ever since reside here now.
In the month of December last, between
IL and l o'ciock, there was timid ring
of the door bell of the residence tp which
we have REFEREED which was answered
by q servanF girl. In the door stood a
ilttle match girl, IL or II years of age,
pleading 10 sell her wares to purchase
| food. ShyerIng with the cold, she was
asked IN While the mistress OF the house
was summoned, tn see if she would pur-
chase OF the little, almost frozen match
girl The good lady asked her name, to
which the girl replied, : My name is
Garry Ann, after my mother, who died
When was a little child s
L ere was something about the child
which reminded her strongly Of her own
| long lost daughter, that the lady qnes.
toned her more close ly and learned that
she livei inan alley, and that she had
caretuily put away a picture Of her dead
mother. So strongly was the la " i'm
pressed with the child that she sent the
| servant with her to get the picture Of her
mother, with instructions that they
should roturn as soon as possible. They
IS On re armed, and the lady, selzing the
likeness .ottlIe match girls mother, rec
| bguized in IL that of her long lost daught.
or, and then recognized that the poor
wandering match girl was her grand
child, and the lady almost tainted with
JOY that she had been so mlraculously re
turned to her. The poor, shiverlng, al
most starved match girl is now happily
surrounded With all the comforts OF lie
and will never, she trusts, hunger again.
She can be seen at chur h every Sunday
Though bur few who see her know her
history. Her mother followed the de
vious turtunes of the husband she had la
ken against the wish of her parents.
SOM times having the necessarir2 OF life
ut others. suffering the pangs OF poverty
and want, until at last he flied "a degra
,ied grave near this city; and she spot
! followed. him, leaving her little daughter
a waifupon the world. By some dlyiue
providence she was thrown into the hands
Iof those she loved, AMI as we have said 4
now happy We give the above state
lnent from a gentleman who Was well &C
quaiuted with the facts. ata