The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-14
AFORTUNATE Artistic.
Miss Annle Pixley's Australian Hs
mance-Wantod, a Daug ghter!

mance-Wantod, a Daughter!
From to-day's indianapolis SentineLl
From hint received from a party ap-
parently well advised as to the facts, a
Sentinel representative interviewed Mr..
Frank J. Pilling, agent for the beauti-
full California actress. The rumor was
that Miss Annie has, or was about to
come into possession of an immense for
tune in Australia. At first Mr.. Pilling
seemed inclined to entire reticence con.
cerning the matter, but at last he waived
his objections, and furnished the follow,
ing details concerning this report:
During very successful ten months
engagement in Sidney, Australia, to each
and every performance there came mid.
dle-aged lady, who had secured the best
stage box for that purpose. After the
third performance she, through the man.
ager, obtained an introduction TO Miss
Pixley, and expressed her great pleasure
in the drama, and her extreme interest
in the fair performer herself. During
the remainder of the engagement this
new-found friend was lavish in her gifts
to Miss PixIey and insisted upon
entertaining her frequently at her
own magnificent residence, she being
immensely wealthy. Thus an intimate
and mutually pleasant acquaintance
arose, the elder lady seeming only happy
when in the society of her new found
friend. As the time drew nigh for the
departure of the troupe The lady felt and
expressed great sorrow for the loss of her
young favorite, Shis regret seeming to
deepen as the hour of parting drew nigh
Liberal offers were made to cancel all
professional engagements that the young
lady might remain with her wealthy
friend. But this course was at the time
impracticable, and the new found friends
parted with reiterated assurances of mu.
tual remembrance. The elder lady de-
sired and received promise that in the
hour of need her young friend would
apply to her.
A day or two ago (since her arrival in
this city, Miss Pixley received a much
stamped letter which had been sent first
to her home in San Francisco, thence tc
Philadelphia, and subsequently to othel
localities, until it finally reached her here
1t was from her aged friend in Sidney
telling of her grief at the absence of one
she had learned to love so well, picturing
pathetcally her love, childless condition
wretched, though surrounded with all the
luxuries Of unboundcd wealth, and beg
ging her loved friend to return to her
and be, indeed, her daughter and heires>
in fact as she so truly is in heart. Much
that the letter contains is so tearfully
written as to command the deepest sym
pathy of any, even the most indifferent
reader. 1t is needless to say that the
warm heart of Miss Pixley was deeply
moved by the distress of her loving friend
and her impulses prompted to an imme
diate compliance with the request so pa
thetically set forth. But few moments
reflection presented to her mind the
numberless impcdiments in the way oI
such a disposition OF the question. anC
therefore the matter is still under ad
visemcnt. To inherit a fortune truly
princely in extent is an experience that
comes into the lot of but few people, and
it is somewhat yexing that the colder
opportunity must be lost, for several rea
sons. In the first place Miss Pixley has
a father and mother in comfortable cir
cumstances, who might object to giving
up their daughter; and last, but by nc
means least, the American public would
enter a most vehement protest against
this summary transplanting of their ia
vorite. Other objections also intervene
and so the matter remains at present
How it will terminate eventually time
must tell.