Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

/ Relative TO tbs mysterious disap-
pearance Of Mary Churchill from the
home of her parents in 81, Louis, and
+ her subsequent discovery EMPLOYED in
the laundry Of an insane asylum, an
/ Eastern exchange has the following:
/ Sore three months ago a beautiful,
talented yolnG lady. belonging to ole
o: the best families OF 81. Louis, rnvs-
terioasly disappeared. As she was a
glrl a. good a. she Vas beautiful, very
Reserved aud of domestic nature. with
no lovers ana receiving the attentions
of no gentlemen, ant WAS SURF 1unC..d
by all the comforts Of an eleg ant home.
no such thought IS that of elop-rneat
entered into the minds of her parents
or acQ1aIntances. 1t was either abduc-
ton or murder. or both. Rewards were
Offered, detectives employed, her photo
graphs sent - all the principal agents
III the country. Then the enterpri5inc
newspaper man was assigned 10 discover
her. Every sensational journalist in
the country SO about the vast scheme.
Special reporters were whirled all over
Tue States III her search. she vas dis
covered III ne.riy every section Of the
Cniou and twice in Canada She was
IN dozen different places under as
many different aliases AZ the same time.
ana the sensational sheets advised the
pablo under flaming headlines; each.
81 course, locating her elsewhere from
the other. She had talent" for music,
hence she Was At the same time IN opera
in New York city, III variety sheater IN
Chicago, and singing in concert in Can
h. t.-. s,,E
ways OF the world: hence some more vuI-
gar, and ergo more sensational, newspa-
pers discover her living the life of an
unfortunate woman In San Antonio,
N@u Orleans and San Francisco. She
was Of shrinking, religious disp9si-
ton, and other }t.erati of our national
journals consigned her to a convent.
She. although never having disclosed it.
bat like the Spartan youth, had hidden
the fierce fanged being III her breast,
had been In love, and being disappoint
ed, had committed suicide, etc, al iati,.-
Ha0i. 81 for three months, and then
after every failure, both AS To research
and speculation, the young lady dis |
covers herself To her parents through |
the medium Of the mails, and her pur- |
suit at that tIme-the unromantic but |
very commendable business of assistant |
1aSherwoman In an insane asylum. The |
cause of her mysterious departure was |
the terrible ukase of her mother, who |
desired that her daughter should be !
proficient ia music; that she should |
spend four hours day In music lessons. |
10 this exaclou she coald not subsnit, |
and preferred. after brief trial as |
chambermaid in a hotel, the dull thud |
of the suds In the wasatub and the |
graceful manipulation of the polls ed |
nand-lr over insane underwear. And |
this Is the girl over whom gallons of |
printers ink have been wasted. the SEN |
sational sympathy of thous.M EN-
ployed, and the able editors and gifted |
reporters of a nation been for 3 months |
on the verge of Mysteries. She Is now
safely ensconced within her paternal
mansion, has been received with IAN
ovation" by the citizens of st. Louis.
and il Is To be trusted that her mamma
will let her OFF IN future with only two
no irs musical study per diem.