The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-04-25

..fellow men," although she dined and
made her toilet in the same rooms as
those occupied by the other male pas
sengers. After long and tedious voy-
age she arrived in the beautiful and
home-like city of Dublin. Her next ex-
plot was to endeavor TO procure EN-.
ployment at the establishment where
her father was supposed to be employed.
To this end many shrewd and ingenious
inquiries were made relative to the firm.
The desired information being oh.
tanned, she at once appeared at the
Office, wearing male attire. Her appli.
cation for clerkship was made to an
intelligent-looking gentleman, appar-
emily thirty-five years old, who politely
informed her that good recommends
ton would be necessary before she
could be employed, and adding that if
such could be obtained he would be
most happy to employ her. She de-
parted discouraged and down-hearted,
knowing that the required document
could not be had in a strange city. She
wandered several days about the streets
and suburbs, and at last was inspired
with a hopeful thought, and called upon \
clergyman, to whom she told the entire
story of her experience, etc., since leay-
ing Dubuque. After due hesitation. he
gave her letter of recommendation.
Returning with this, she was at once
employed and worked faithfully for
several weeks before she gained sight
of her father. The meeting was an al
fecting one. She ran to him, threw her.
self at his feet, and cried out: 20, IA
therl father! I'm your daughter and
came from America to look for you. "
The scene will never be forgotten by
the few who CHANGED to be present. A
great sensation followed; the entire
press of Dublin devoting several col
umns each day to comment and criti-
cism on the male-female clerk. The ille-
gal wife was now beyond all doubt as
to her position, and Immediately applied
for divorce. which was granted after
considerable difficulty. The three
children who were the fruits of their
married life were claimed by her and
granted by the court with the exception
of the boy, who immigrated to America,
who was given to the father. The glad
tidings of the finding of the father were
Immediately dispatched to her mother
in Dubuque, and for the first time in
almost quar- ter of a century, commu.
nication was opened between the legal
husband and wife, which resulted in her
emigration to the city of Dublin. where
a few years of happy life were spent,
when she died, and was shortly after
followed to the shores of the unknown
beyond by our hero. At the time oil
his death he was immensely rich, and
willed handsome fortune to our little
heroine (his daughter), also half of his
entire estate to his son who was the
means of bringing about the happy end
But 70 the sons loss, he has never
been heard of since. Should he be in
existence still this little communication
we hope will be the agent to establish
some clue to his whereabouts, and con-
vey to him the news of his good luck.
Of the wronged woman and her two
daughters we have nothing to tell, for the
reason that their lives from the time OF
our last sight of them here are entirely
unknown to our informant, and as to
the heroine, she is living that happiesi
life of woman, IAN old maid" and at.
tributes this happiness to the panta-
loons.-Dubuque Cor. Minneapolis Trib.
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