Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-13
A QUEER CASE.


Berlin Correspondence Of st. Louis Globe Democrat
heard a strange story last evening which is
interesting the American legation. 1t was in
the paflors of Consul General Brewer, who has
served here little over year He and Mrs.
Brewer entertain handsomely, and they have
given Michigan a fine reputation. One OF their
guests had Just arrived from StettIn, whence the
tale comes. 1t seems that eleven years ago
AN AMERICAN WIDOW
sent her S-year-oid daughter to Stettin to be
educated in private school for girls She paid
tor two quarters in advance, and FROM that day
on not one word was heard of the mother until
this spring, when she sent to the American con-
sui the passage money for her daughters return
to America. Inquiry for the young woman
brought the following to light At this same
school the two little daughters of very wealthy
citizen were pupils: they became very much at
tached to the young foreigners and she frequent
ly visited their home. When the two quarters
that were paid for had expired there was moth
ing to be done. as no one knew the mothers
address. The child was pennuess and in a
strange country. The managers of the school
could not afford to keep her, and it was
in this guandary that the father of the
two little girls came forward and took charge of
the child. He was the chief financial support Of
an orphan asylum or school, and here he placed
her. However, he soon lost the bulk of his for
tune, and the orphan school, of course, COL
lapsed. He then placed the girl in another
school, where he continued to pay all expenses
notwithstanding his reduced circumstances Re-
Gently she completed the course of study and
won first honors. She had intended hereafter
to support herself by teaching, as it was long
ago taken for granted that her mother had de-
serted her, and would never be heard from
Then, to every ones surprise, the let
ter and money arrived. The young
woman was overwhelmed with grief at
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stanch friend and benefactor's family. The
self-appointed guardian demurred. He rea-
s0ned that no rght-feeling mother could treat
a daughter in this way without some explana-
ton, and he decided that it was unwise to let
the daughter start for America until the
mothers identity was proved, which he for
one doubts The young woman has become en-
deaFed to his family and does not want to re-
turn to America. He sought advice and finally
wrote to the address given, inclOsing bill for
II 600 marks, the sum the young woman's edu-
cation had cost him. If the woman declines
to repay him, and If circumstances continue
suspicious the matter is to be dropped, as there
will be no danger of her attempting to get con-
troll of the daughter under such circumstances.
The girl recOllects but little of her
LIFE IN AMERICA,
and knows nothing Of her family's present cir
cumstances, whether she is an heiress or beg
gar. Another suspicious circumstance is that
shortly after the alleged mothers letter was re-
ceived her attorney in New York wrote to the
young lady offering himself in marriage This
leads to the belief that the girl is entitled to
property which others desire to control and
that there is something wrong in the case OF
course she never knew that such person as the
lawyer existed, and is now more anxious than
sutton. The guardian has not yet received re-
ply to his letter,