Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-11-16

> physiciin-who told US this story. an
who shall be nlmeless-it Is doubtful
she would have liveI.
A short time ago. rs Mrs. Morgan wa
wrapping upa dress for customer in
portion OF the NV York .rald, 81,
saw an advertisement that arrestel be
attention. The notice read that if Mrs
Elizabeth Rodman. formerly oil Portland
Maine, would address the undersigned
lawyers 10 New York. } ,ae wolld hear
of something to her advantage. The
paper bore date oi the week previous. =
Mrs. R)dman took it at once TO her med
ical friend for advice, and, at his sugges
ton, started at once for new York with
her daughter Mary. There she learned
that her husband had failed TO receive heI
letters Tor some time before she ceased 10
hear from him. 1t appears that hcl had
gono with Myer5-wc think that il the
name OF the great railroad king of Peru,
or Ecuador. or somo OF the South
American States; the man, in fact, who
has made such a fortune and created such
sensation within q year or two by build
ing railroads in that conntry-and had
but Just returned to Valparaiso. after
years of hard work. having INA 10 his
pile" lie feared that mis- family were all
dead but had written 10 II lrlcm TO his
brothers address. Receiving no answer,
and dot being able to leave Valparaiso a,
once without considerable sacrifice, he
then corrcsponded with the firm Of New
York lawyers, who. ascertaining the
brother was dead, and the family gone.
no one knew where, had inserted the al.
vertisemeDt in the hope it might reach
the eyes OF soma Of them.
The New York lawyers told Mrs. Rod
man that her husband intended 10 sail for
New Orleans and hoped 10 meet her ard
the children there il they were found to
reach that city at the same time he did.
She Immediately started with Mary for
New Odcans, and letter received from
her the other day gives her medical adj
wiser an opportunity TO conclude the
story. II seems the mother and daughter
arrived in New Orleans q lew days in
advance OF the vessel by which Mr.. Rod
man was expected. They remained
very quietly at their hotel. but on the day
the ship arrived they were crossing one
OF the principal thoroughlares. when q
young. dandy ish looking fellow they had
seen in the hotel dining groom. and who
had annoyed Miss Rodman very much by
his inn inent staring, stepped up and
made himself very disagreeablo, to put
it mildly. The ladies tried TO hurry on
and get rid OF him, bat he stuck like
burr. Mrs Rodman was about TO invoke
the assistance Of the police, whom young
lad. about eighteen years old, dressed
like sailor, stepped up and bit the dandy
clip that knocked him into the street.
As the ladies turned TO thank him, each
gave q scream, for there stood the sup
posed dead son and brother, Charles
Rodman. His vessel had been wrecked
but he and two others were saved by a
passing vessel bound to Norwegian
port. From thence he shipped to Cal.
cuita. hoping to find passage in a vessel
iron there 10 New York. hut instead was
forced 10 content himself with berth in
one bound for Southampton and from
there shipped for New Orleans where he
had arrived only The day before. Whether
he had written his mother we do not
know. but, boy.ike, probably not. The
JOY OF his mother and sister at meeting
him can be more easily imagined than
described. and when Mr. Rodman himself
was restored to them their happiness was
complete.
Mrs. Rodman hopes TO return 10 Port.
land. eventually, although her husband
thinks there is no place like South
America. At all events Portland has lost
q good dressmaker, and o very sterling
woman.