The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-19
VOLUME ~.
A Sudden Fortune.
From the New York Sun, oct. 6.

a gentleman ana an alien. lie was 4 man
OF portly presence, with light hair, whisk-
ers and moustache, and clear gray eyes.
His coat was edged with costly fur, and
from the diamond rings which sparkled
on has fingers it was to be presumed that
he was wealthy. The other was Younger
man, an American, with dark, curly hair.
and a sharp. hard expression of face.
The first was Herr Graf Won Reischel, a
wealthy resident of the city of Breslau, in
the province of Silesia in Prussia, and
the latter was the manager of a down
town detective agency, The two men en-
tered the saloon and sat down at a table.
The distinguished appearance OF Herr
Rcischel caused three or tour of the wait
cr girls TO come forward to wait on the
party. One Of them was a tine-looking
brunette, with long. purple-blacl hair
falling down over a scarlet silk dress.
She was
EXCEEDINGLY HANDSOME.
She seemed TO attract the attention of the
detective particularly, for he eyed her all
over from head to foot, and finally told
her 10 bring him a bottle of wine. When
the Girl brought the Wine and sat down at
l.Ir table, the detective said, My Young
iriend, what's your name ?" and the girl
III a German accent replied, "Minnie
White.N The detective threw a quick
glance ri his companion, and both rising
from the table went up to the bar and
spoke "A few words to MI Moler, the pro
prietor. Moller at once seemed to treat
Herr Eeischel with the utmost Difference,
and the party went TO private room Off
the saloon, where they remained for about
five minutes, when Mr. Moller put his
head ont ot The door and said .llinnie.
come here" The girl went, thinking The
party probably required another bottle OF
wine The door Of the room was Instant
~ closed behind her, and Herr Reische,
advancing 10 her said, "Nina Pallersbcrg,
| have come all the way from Bresau to
see YOU" The Girl seemed struck with
nm electric shock She almost shrieked
out, "Ach. Gott i'm lIimmel," and sank
into il chair in Il swoon When she rc-
covered She turned on Herr Rrischrl and
said
"Who are You that seem to know so
much about me :"
The answer came quickly, Il was never
in Ellguth, and so You cannot know me;
",
md l ann the administrator Of
YOUR UNCLE ruEpRfcn's Will.
What" said the girl; ..is my uncle
dead9"
Yes" was the reply, and You are his
hcircsS"
The last answer meant that the poor
saloon girl is the possessor by the
death of her uncle ol a fortune Of over
~lO0,O 900.
As told to sun reporter by Herr Won
l,ei>chel yesterday, the story of the affair
Is a very interesting and romantic one.
The girl Wilhelmina Pallersberg is the
daughter of Hermann Pallersberg, one
of three brothers, Friedrich, Hermann
and Christian Pallersberg, who belonged
to the town of Ellguth, 4 few miles from
Breslau. The elder brother, Friedrich.
never married, but went to Breslau. and
there 10y almost miserly habits amassed
the fortune which now falls to his niece
The Younger brother. Christian was Il
larmcr, and was what is known in Ger
many us Il good fellow, possessed of ali
the virtues of a French student, and very
teW OF his vices Neither Friedrich nor
Christian married, but lived bachelors
lives. the one hording his gold, the other
pending his silver freely Mina's father,
Hermann, was 4 carpenter, and was, like
ms brother Christian, generous and un-
thinking. Ills wife died soon after child
birth, and all his lie seemed wrapped up
iu Nina. whom. in the tender German
way, he used to call his little passion
llower. SO life in Ellguth, went on lowly
1y IL.
heaped up wealth. Six years AGO, Mina's
father died, poor as poor could be- and
Us the younger brother could not afford to
keep Nina the all-mportant question
was,
WHAT woI Id BECOME OF THE YOUNG
GIRL.
Al that time wild stories Of American
wealth. the FL Dolados OF the far West,
were in every German village and it was
decided that She should seek her fortune
here. Alter day of begging ard prayer,
thr younger brother, Christian, prevailed
on the lniserly Friedrich to give him the
few dollars requisite to pay Minas pas
sage 10 This country, and She came. She
worked in German families as nursery
goNernrss and had saved some money,
when She met Il man who caused her ruin
Her pride still clung to her, and when she
went to work in the concert saloon she
her name from Nina Pallersberr
20 Minnie White. There she remained
nor writing to her uncle Christian, from
day to day thinking of early home, and
praying that she might be some time able
to return to it, and die there In Ger
many other scenes were transpiring As
he grew old, Friedrich, the miser, found
his wealth cloying, and often thought Of
the little Nina who used to prattle in her
fore. In a moment of human love, tran
STORY but yet enough for the purpose, he
made a will, naming Herr Reischel as adj
of it, in which he left his
property TO his brother Christian and his
niece Nina, somewhere in America This
was three years ago A year ago he had
q quarrel with the brother Christian. ow-
ing to the latter's having enlisted in u
lrussian regiment Of the line, and notified
Herr Reischel that he would make another
will. But before he executed this other
will, one morning, in the house of Fried
rich Pallersberg, in Unfeldt Strassc,
Breslau,
TIE OCCUPANT WAS FOUND DEAD
in his armchair, his night lamp burning
on the table beside him, and some prom
issory notes clutched in his hand OF
course the former will was valid, and
Herr Graf Won Reischel at once sought
tof Christian Pallersberg. But back from
the headquarters of the regiment came
the sorrowtul return of the Adutant,
Christian Pallcrsberg, born in Ellguth,
~ years old, color bearer, dead, killed at
Woerth, buried on the field number 9927"
SO that Nina, whose whereabouts was un-
known, was the sole heiress. How to find
her was the puzzle. Herr Won Reischel
started for this country and arrived here
month ago. He at once employed the de-
tective mentioned, and set to work to un-
lavel the mystery of the girls where
abouts. The detective was furnished with
a picture of the girl taken five years ago.
and his superior power of analysis soon
gave him 4 clue to the whereabouts of the
girl, or, at all events, to her fate. He dis
covered the first place where she had done
service under her own name of Nina
Pallersberg. From this he traced her to