The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-02-19

real facts in the case They chose the
latter, and at once dispatched letter
to the address given by the informant,
bat no answer came. A second and
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 eoncocted to carry cut
their purpose. The mother was grow
ing old and feeble and unable to un-
dergo the hardship and fatigue incident
to sea voyage, this being the only me.
.dium through which the proof of the
young mans story could be ascer-
tanned. 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 mas
culine than feminine appearance her
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 az
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 OBJ.
tanned, she at once appeared at the
office, wearing male attire. Her appli.
cation for clerkship was made to ar
intelligent-looking gentleman, appar.
emily thirty-fiye years old, who politely
informed her that a good recommends
ton would be necessary before she
could be employed, and adding that il
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 4
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 fol-
several weeks before she gained sight
of her father The meeting was an af-
| fecting one. She ran to him, threw her
| self at his feet, and cried out: 20, fa-
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 dayto comment and criti-
cism on the male-female clerk. The ille.
gal wife was now beyond all doubt a:
to her position, and Immediately applied
for divorce, which was granted after
considerable difficulty. The three
children who were the fruits of theil
married life were claimed by her anC
granted by the court with the exception
of the boy, who immigrated to America
who was given to the father. The glat
tidings of the finding of the father were
Immediately dispatched to her mother
in Dubuque, and for the first time il
almost quarter of a century, commu
nication was opened between the lega
husband and wife, which resulted in hel
emigration to the city of Dublin. where
a few years of happy life were spent
when she died.. and was shortly aftel
| followed to the shores of the unknown
beyond by our hero. At the time O
his death he was immensely rich, anC
willed handsome fortune to our LITTLE
heroine (his daughter). also half of hi.
entire estate to his son who was th.
means of bringing about the happy end
But to the sons loss, he has nevel
been heard of since. Should he be il
existence still this little communication
we hope will be the agent to establish
some clue to his whereabouts, and con
yey to him the news of his good luck.
OF the wronged woman and her twt
daughters we have nothing to tell, for th,
reason that their lives from the time 0
our last sight of them here arc entirel,
unknown to our Informant, and as t
the heroine, she is living that happies
life of woman, "an old maid," and at
tributes this happiness to the panta
loons.-Dubaque Cor. Minneapolis 1rib
U2e.