Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-01

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lowing advertisement:
A YOUNG genilemsn. who has acquired BY
n pee tlati < adveltufesa handsome otM-
peteuce, wishes to fad his par1n's. ( itviiF
from wa m be, wi IL an inf mt, was stpH-
rted in sTeAt overly A etm.or.hbie hone
Is Il their disposal. address or cal IN
NUN HAUSEN,
Fishball Hotel. Vinv.nn 8, Ind.
Ia about three days after The notice
appeared, letters began to flow in uptn
me, nine tenths of them from New
York City, and an occasional spplica
ton was mada in person. | give only
Q specimen or two;
INV YORK, October IA. lt69.
Mr.. MUNoHAUsEN- Your advel-
tisement 10 the Vlncennes Blow Con
has attracted my attention and, from
alem ukable coincidence, | am led to
b lieve you are my long lost brother.
You bear the family name and hsv,
an acQuisitiveness wnicn has always
characteriz, d the youtger member Of
the family. That valuable gu ,lity ha,
already S, cured me q support OF FIVE
years at the expense oil the State, aud
at the State capitol, though. | wasn't
just 10 the Legislature. My lawyer
Informs me that it you should d.
without ISSUE, and leaving no parents
your estate goes to our brothers aud
sisters. This will inform you tha,
father was hung, and mother died IN
the po%Orhouse and | sm your only
brother. II you will send me a CHECK
Tor $4,000 in advance | will relln
quish al further claims as your he'll
at law, aud you may b,queath the re
mliuder OF your large estate to charts
table institutions
AffectiOnately,
PARLY w MUNcHAUsEN.
Address care of Commissioners Of
Charities aud Correction, New York.
70 "Munchausen," Hotel de Fish.
ball, Vincennes, lnd.
New YORK, Oct. q, 1869
WIN. K MUNCHAUsEN: | am your
loving father. Your sainted mother
heve gone to her rest. Hev found
you, o my son. my sOnl How m,
hart bleeded for you ever SEM you was
stolen away from our busems. Pleas
send me a deed for the comfortable
h me, and a check for $500 so | can
20 TO it. AS ever, your affectionate
father, ALBION DoBBs.
About two weeks after the adVer
tisement appeared an intensely fpren
sic looking individual was ushered
into my presence. A pair Of
gold mounted eye glasses clutched
the lower end OF an eagle beak nose,
over the top of which two
piercing black eyes seemed to be
searching the recesses Of my soul Hls
hair was a confusion OF uncombed
ringlets, and his accent betrayed for.
eign-perhaps German origin. He
presented his card Max Splitenstein
attorney, etc.-snd represented him.
I; self TO he member Of the eminent
legal firm OF Blkheimer Il Splitter
stein, New York. Alters short pref
atory ooloqpy. which satisfied him that
| was available, he produced a packag,
Of mustv aud worn documents, prov.
ing beyond doubt that Bilkheimer 4
%Splitenstein's client 10 this matter wa
my paternal progenitor, and had com.
TO present the prOofand obtain a checl
J 'or the small sum oil $1,000, which
would enable nay father to clear SON,
mortgages off his little homestead il
! New York State, etc, etc.
! unqualified deeply with tn
old gentleman, aud the attorne.
/ was generous ia a fault; he dined m
and viDed me and filtered me. ant
: saw a striking family lesembl, nce be
tween me and The old man. At length
. in the plen,itude OF my satisfaction.
l Informed him that | was not the lon.
= lost San myself, but only his agent, an
tat | would endeavor to find ont il
: what part Of Europe, Asia or Alric
: he was in, aud promptly communicat
y with him, and that the eminent legs
:. firm OF Bilkenstein 4 Splittenstei
should be advised Of the result with
, out del,y Dir. S%plittenstein locke
> embarrassed, disappointed. He sal
= something like G rot BY" and wen
lOEard the railroad depot with hi
u valise.
Betlre one month had passed, | ba
. reason to believe that every mar
woman aud child in New York cit
- had lost an infant son about twenty
u FIVE years ago They all have m
Y heartfelt sympathy,