The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-03
other places, where the establishments
of the local furrier are not deemed suf-
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PERIlS OF EDUCATING ABROAD.

PERllS OF EDUCATING ABROAD.
Correspondence Of the Springfield Republic
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HEIDELBERG, Oct. g. Il take up my
pen to inform you, and through you the
American public generally, Of most
gross outrage which has been commit
ted here against an American woman
who has been for three years resident
in this city. Some four years ago, the
husband Of this woman came to Europe,
arriving at Paris just as the Franco
Prussian war broke out, to purchase
machinery for boring artesian wells in
Peru, country in which he had been
living for several years pre-
vious. He brought, also, his
family with him, consisting of his wife
and five children. the eldest now about
20 years old and the youngest nine.
The wife decided to remain here in this
city for the purpose Of educating the
children, and accordingly rented apart
ments and became householder. Her
husband returned to Peru and began
prosecution of his enterprise. He had
made progress to certain extent, ex-
pending large sum Of money when
some financial difficulties ensued in
Peru, thus delaying his payments from
the government, and which resulted in
his disseminating his work entirely, and
leaving him large creditor Of tho
State. He had from time to
time made seasonable and gener-
Gus rcmittances to his wife, which
she had to all appearances expended in
a judicious manner, contracting no
debts Of any account. In November
last, she received a remittance from
MIN, since which time she has received
nothing, also no letters. As month af-
ter month passed away, and no news
| whatever came to hand, she wrote to
the American minister to learn what had
become Of her husband. In due time
for return from such distance, she
received letter written by her husband
himself, who went on to say that he
been up in the mountains upon business
matters, whence he had written to her
by every mail, and enclosed to her a
letter from friend in Lima, who stated
hat he had forwarded her letter by
every mail, which letter he had receiv-
ed from her husband for this purpose.
He further said that he could send her
no money. that affairs in Peru were
very bad, and, as soon as he could ar
ange his business, and could obtain
mnpnv ha would remit her
write these particulars, not because
they necessarily have any connection
with the outrage from which she is now
suffering, but as an explanation of her
financial affairs, by which she became
exposed to the treatment she has re-
ceived. During the past six months she
has not been able to pay her current
expenses, but as she had always paid
her bills before, and was living from
month to month and week to week, as l
may say, in expectation Of money, she
had always stated when bill was pre-
scented that upon receipt Of money she
would pay it. Meantime, she had con.
tractcd all her expenses, going SO far as
to do her own work, even to the family
her from time to time, with various
small sums of money. one loaning
her enough to discharge her bill for
house rent, enabling her to move, last
April, into other apartments. She has
lived also upon the barest necessities Of
life, k eeping her children neat and tidy.
Three days ago. IS was sitting down
to my tea, her little girl came into my
house and asked me to 60 over and see
her mother; | asked her what was the
matter she said two men were there
| with an order Of arrest and were going
to take her to prison. at once went
over to her house and found that it was
even so. Another American getleman
soon came in who speaks the German
better than l do, and, being law
student, could understand the legal
paper also. He used all efforts and de.
wees to stay the execution Of the paper
pleading the suddenness and latcness oil
the hour; but without any avail. The
officer was about to lead her of to pris
on, when, by our united assurance that
she would not run away before morn
ing, and by my depositing my watch
with him IS security, she was permitted
to remain free until . o'clock the mex,
day. At that hour. there being moth
ing further that we could do to stay tn,
proceedings, she was taken to prison
and her Ave children, but for the kind
ness Of the American and English resi-
dents, would have been turned into thu
street. The person 1t whose immedi
ate instance she WAS imprisoned is ,
shoemaker, though her landlady ans
one other creditor are believed to b
] secretly sustaining him in his course
, and the sum for which she is arrestet
. is only some IS guilders, less than $40
The reader will naturally ask, WIZ
was not this sum paid and the woman
released For this reason: had thi
been done, the other parties, who wer
; waiting the result Of this arrest by tn
. shoemaker, wonld 1t once have takel
out papers and she would again hAv'
J been remanded to prison, and thes
bills must then be Iqsidated to FIRE
her from duress. This would have re
quired more money than We could POI
: sibIy collect, and nothing would hav
: remained to support the children,
! condition We must prepare for unit
money can be obtained from her hui
: band in Peru. and 1t least three month
E is the shortest period in which We ca
d hope for any relief from that quartz,
' Now the particular point to which
. would direct Jour attention in thi
4 matter is, the injustice and enormity /