The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-04
A COMPLICATED CASE.
How q Brother and Sister Meet as
Strangers in st. Louis and are
Married-A Strange Discovery
Distroys q Happy Home.

81 Louis Journal
In the year 1850. in the magnificent
city of Brussels, known all over the
world a. tie depository oi many works
OF ART I; AMI where education, refine
menr, and culture are every where
noticed, there lived burgher. Il
jewcIcr by trade. named Johann F"o-.
who was considered 4 mo>t worthy
citizen, an accomplished artisan, aE'l
CHE whose veraciIy and honesty wa-
umquesiioned. Ii family consisted
of !, good frau" aud two interesting
kinder" named Morris, boy of four,
and Birbara. Il child oi one. although
a sood mechanic. his means were small,
ami it WAS only by constant eisnr: that
house rent. food and c!nihing were
provided Tor ;he..iiilc household. II
WAS "A happy family. mutual love made
the humble hoarthstone one of c",.'
ju.al love aud constant comfort. The
little treasures. in the form of bcauti
iul children which Goi had given Il
the honest couple, were tcn'ler'y
nour:Shed and almost worshIp-i,
Every Childish accomplishment, whic.I
they exhibited WAS hailed with delight
by their parents, and manv tales al
their precoci.y were related la tn
nciyhbor>. Ga the i,h day Of April,
1850, the dark angel Of death entered
into this happy h"useholi and t"';'
from il Il loving wife ani ten,!o,
mother. Ii waS sorrowiui pariin.
Tor the little family, AMI it WIS ma:y
,iavs before the honest jcwcler c"ul.l
become al ail r,cvnciied Ia hi. icrrib!,
loss. Friends appeare.: by the scn..
10 pour the oii of sympathy ou the
wounded heart of ihe afflicted man,
but the husband never seemed 10 rc
cover from his loss. The following
9TH of August the weary spirit ii III,
honest old barsher took IL flight from
this world o: care aad trouble To tax,
up lis abode with that Of his loved
companion who had preceded lin
by only four months.
Kind hand and charitable heart
who knew and appreciated the worth
of the departed ;eweier ans! his wife,
now appeared up"n the scene aS ihc
friend, al their orphan children.
When the e>::.:e WAS settled up il w.
found iha; after rIyiug The :nne,al
expenses AID debts. h;.: very little re.
manned for the waits now cast upon
Tho worlds charity.
After grr.:, deal of consultation
anon. friends il WAS icci.ird io give
the children io some a.! the nei.h!IOr.
ing farmers who would promise ;o
raise an. educate them in Il proper
manner. and wncn they became q:
age make provisions for Ihsui - settle
down - ."me honorable position in
life. Morris Mas placed la the FAMILY
of a farmer nani,i Fi,chhein. wlu
throughout his childhood, ,cndcrIy
nur>e,i Aid care. :nr him. ~ Ia,
little arms aud limbs game! strength.
and his mind intelligence hy c,luc,Iiou
he was taught al the modes of ri.iin-
the Snii. AMI In time becaue an
efficient farm iabo!cr.
Barbara WAS conii,!ed 10 the care q:
a Mr.. Heinrich Mann. whcn. with hi-
good wife, had charge of Il iar.e an,I
ilouri>hin.. dairy. where the yeiluwe>i
III butler AMI the sweetest brands -.
cheese were made and sid ut .oo.i
profit 10 the wealthy families III the
great city. As she advanced in year,
she WAS educated To b- uf service in
the labar> %; the household ai.d b.-
came proficient in The manufacture u:
tooih>one IL Me d,licac;,-s and In the
care "f the COWS and goats under her
Occasionally the brother and sister
met, on the scc;>i1n OF sune fest" l.,
the city, but IL WAS not frequently.
When they were adopted by these
'iitiercn, families they Dropped their
original surnames ana assumed those
Is: their foster parents. Ia 1850 when
Barbara was eleven wears old. MIR. aud
Mrs. Mann, fascinated by the golden
stories that they had heard Of America.
decided 10 come To this country, an!
selling cut ali of their stock. they
made the long VOYAGE and settled IN
the vicinity of ~. Charles, Mo,
where their German gold purchased
for them a pleasant home, and enough
boviaes Ia recommcnce their Old trade.
Prosperity attended their venture.
ind each year iouni the old gray
beaded farmer with Il larger Number
If Uncle Sans greenbacks in his pos
session.
October -. 1871, Morris Fi.clibein
eft his home hear Brussels. Il strong.
we'll developed n.in o: twenty-five, 10
ry his fortunes in the United States.
Possessed of healthy body. an active
brain and fair education, he felt that
n this land of promise he would NEE;
With success. 1t had been MANY years
iBce he had seen his sister, and the
ineameu;s Of her formerly familiar
features had almost entirely failed
lway from his memory. He knew
hat she had gone TO America, but had
10 other idea of her whereabouts. Up
N his arrival at Castle Garden i'm
>ew York he endeavored TO get en-
'loyment in the Metropolis. but WAS
ot unsuccessful and was advised bv :
he agent vi the German Emigrant's
association TO try Missouri or Kansas
: place of settlement. Being con-
inced that this was good advice, he I
ought an emigrants ticket and was
BON safely landed on the ives, bank of
ne Mississippi at the foot of Carr
'reet. He soon afterwards procured
position as gardner at a gen,leman's
,sidence west of the city, where he
about two years and then