The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-07

forming him that he (the writer) had
married the recipients niece, were COM
ing to England to pay her friends visit.
Knowing nothing of his CORES spondent, +,
and not being at all satisfied that this
story was a genuine one, the farmer did
not take the trouble to acknowledge the
letter or to make any communication
whatever to Mr.. Morton in reply.
Four III lnths, however, had scarcely
elapsed before he received another lel-
ter from the husband Of the supposed
niece, dated from London, stating that
the writer and his wife had arrived
from India, aud naming the day that
they might be eXpecled IN the country
to see their friends. AS the man had
offered references to several well-known
Anglc-Indian officers in Bath, the visit
was not forbidden, and accordingly the
travellers came down and spent few
pleasant days in the neighborhUud.
Within a week of tueir departure for
the metropolis they again returned,
bringing with them an inlant-their
''Only child"-which they Obtained per-
mission to leave behind while they went
to visit some friends in Scotland. They
promised to come back for their of
spring, but they did not do so, and the
farmer ami his family never heard any
thing more OF them.
Alter waiting some time in the hope
OF hearing from them, lie told some OF
his friends what had occurred, and
found tnat another person oil the same
name (but not related to him) at Dun
kerton had been duped in the same man
ner, with this exception, that "Mr. and
Mrs. Morton" generously "agreed" to
pay i've shlliings week tor the support
OF the second child While they were
away. The police authorities were COM
munlcated with and the Inquiries set on
foot in London showed, according to the
Information that was subsequently re-
ceIVed, that the man Morton had de-
camped. The later particulars of his
career are few, but it is said that ne re.
turned TO Madras, and soon after, be-
coming Immersed i'll debt, lett again.
Inc farmer, being unable to satisfy
himself that the cnlld which had been so
scanualously deserted had any calm 10
be considered Il relative Of mis-, sent it to
the Clinton Work-house, and the other
infant was brought from Dunkerton to
the Bath Work-Aouse.
Years passed by, nothing was heard OF
the parents, and, Ill course of time, one
of the children was sent to fill a situa-
ton as domestic servant, the other re-
naming i'll the WOrk-lOuse. Recently.
however, a letter, bearing the BangaloI g
pOst-lnark, reached The Bath Post flee
directed 10 "The Protestant Minister OF
the Circuit of BaLh." The missiye
which was delivered to the Rev. Canon
Brooke, as tue principal clergyman in
the Guy, purporteu 10 come from the
grandmother of the deserted children.
The writer stated that, in looking over
the papers of her late son, sne learned
that he had left two children In the.
neIghbOrhood OF Bath, and sue was anx-
lOus, II possible, to nave their where
aDouts discovered. She ked "tAe Prot
estant Minister OF the Circuit oil Batu'
| 70 undertake the search for her, and in
case he should be successful IN tracing
uer grandchlldren sue asked whether
lie would ADVISE their being brought up
| in some respectable position in England,
| lOr wulch she was Wiling to bear the
expense, or sent out W ner in India,
| Canon Brooke having Instituted in
quries, found, as stated above, tuaL one
| VI Lue glrjs was Uut lu service, and the
other was i'll the BaGn WUrk-Iouse, He
lost no time IN replying To The letter o.
Lue grandmothef, and by tue next mail
received second communication from
BanSalOre, Wrltten by uer husband, re-
quesunS tnat the children should he
| sent Lo India, andluclosing relnitLanc
Oh 4'0, Win Which 10 pay Tor the out.
Ward passage and the necessary oulHl
| ILe gTis we're made acquainted WIN
the Wish of their grandmother, and botu
| leauily expressed their desire to 20 oul
| TO her. Iue one Ill service Was perfect
Iy ut liberty TO do as she pleased, in the
matter, DuL in The case OF the other il
was found necessary W obtain the con-
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