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real facts in the case. They chose the
latter, and at once dispatched a letter
to the address given by the informant
but no answer came. A second and 9
third was written with the same result
Many long and anxious days and sleep.
less nights were passed in vain.
Now that all efforts to communicate
with him by letter were of no avail, an.
other plan was concocted to carry oui
their purpose. The mother was grow.
ing old and feeble and unable to un.
dergo the hardship and fatigue incident
to a sea voyage, this being the only me.
dunn through which the proof of the
young mans story could be ascer.
tained. Not to be baffied, the daugh.
ter, who was only in her teens, made
the sensational assertion that she would
dispense with petticoats and don the
pantaloonS. This was accomplished,
and she at once set out on her long and
perilous journey, leaving the feeble
mother to take care of herself, the other
two children having died in the mean
time. As she presented more of a mas.
culine than feminine appearance hel
plan was very successful. but she ven.
tured no familiarity with any of hel
'.fellow men," although she dined and
made her toilet in the same rooms a.
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 endeayor 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 OBJ
tanned, she at once appeared at the
office, wearing male attire. Her appli.
cation for a clerkship was made to ar
intelligent-looking gentleman, appar,
emily thirty-iive years old, who politely
informed her that good recommenda.
ton would be necessary before she
could be employed, and adding that ii
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 strange city. She
wandered several DAYS about the streets
and suburbs, and at last was inspired
with a hopeful thought, and called upon q
clergyman, to whom she told the entire
story of her experience, etc., since leav-
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
ther! father! I'm your daughter and
came from America to look for You"
The scene will never be forgotten by
the few who chanced 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 a 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
dispatched to her mother
in Dubuque, and for the first time in
almost quarter of century, commu-
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 OF
his death he was immensely rich, and
willed a 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 to 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
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 happiest
life of woman, IAN old maid" and at
tributes this happiness to the panta-
Cor. Minneapolis Irib.
lne.