News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-05
STORY OF A FOUNDING.
HOW THE HEIRESS TO AN ENGLISF
ESTATE WAS DISCOVERED.

HOW THE HEIRESS TO AN ENGLISH
ESTATE WAS DISCOVERED.
The Sst ts siSry for q
The heiress long missing IN Dublin has
been found and curious accounts are given
OF her adventures. 1t seems that in 1857
barOnet, who lived III the midland
counties of England, had two sons, the
elder OF whom became enamOred Of his
fathers cook, and at length secretly
married her ON the 18th of November,
1859. The pair proceeded to Dublin,
where, early IN the following January,
she gave birth to daughter. Being ap-
parentlv desirOus that the fact should
not become known she determined to de
sert the infant, and accordingly on the
oath of that month she went to Kings
town, made inquiries and ascertained the
name of Il person who had the reputation
of being a gOGd-hearted and weIl-to-do
woman. The mother returned to Dublin
and went again to kingstOwn in the
evening, carrying her baby with her, and
at half-past SIN o'clock she left the child
on the doorstep Of the house of the per
son whose address she had previously as
certalned. The infant was well wrapped
up IN two complete outfits of clothing.
and concealed IN one Of its Wrappers was a
purse containing fifty soyereIgnS and
Testament. The mother rang the bell
violently and ram some little distance,
whence she could still see the house door.
She saw the child taken up and carried
into the house. On the following dav
she and her husband crossed over into
England
From that time and during the sue
ceeding twelve years their domgs have
not transpired, but in 1872 they went to
Rome and continued to live there. In
the early part OF 1877 the baronet died
and left his entire possessions TO his heir,
the estate being worth between G13, 900
to e14, 600 q wear. The inheritOr of this
wealth was, however, Of delicate health
and both he and his wife died suddenly
at their residence IN Rome on the 18th of
October, 1877. As it was not then
known whether the deceased had any
issue the disposal of his property was
deferred by the executors. His brother,
who was colonel III cavalry regiment,
having learned from the servants of the
deceased that there was a child of the
marriage whose whereabouts was un-
known, determined to endeavOr to trace
her. He could not, however, obtain any
clew to the missing girl until about four
months ago, when he found among his
brothers books and papers at Rome
diary belonging to his wife, in which |
were entered a number of facts con-
nected with the birth and subsequent |
desertiOn of the child, and of her own ac-
tions subsequently. Among other items |
it contained an entry, dated n, 1860, |
after she had left the child at Kingstown, |
describing the place where she had left |
1t, and her own proceedings on that day, |
besides giving some other important in |
OrmatiOD.
Possessed of this clew, the Colonel, in
December last. placed the matter in the |
hands of a detective. whom he instructed |
TO spare no trouble in the search for the |
missing girl. Ultimately, the whole !
story of the girl's career from the time
of her desertion has been obtained. 1t
appears that after remaining for two
years and seven months in the house Of
the person on whose doorstep she had
been left, the girl was sent to RathdOwn
Union WOrkhOuSe, where she remained
for nearly four years. She was then
sent into the country and placed III the
care of a foster mother, whence, after
being trained in the ordinary duties of
domestic servant, and after receiving a
fair education, she was sent out to ser
vice, and until few days ago she was
as a servant at a gentleman's
house in the neighborhood of Dublin
Immediately upon the proofs of his
liece's identity being forthcoming, the
Colonel hurried to Dublin and brought
all the certificates he had in reference to
he case with him, and he at once took
'teps to have her removed to position
more befitting her new station in life.
To mark her gratitude to the Colonel,
he offered him half her fortune, but
hat gentleman declined the offer.