Great Falls tribune., 1885-06-25

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cess of a long investigation developed
that the name upon the handkerchief
was the name Of the manufacturers S
wife and the girls mother. The girl
was several months ago confronted
with her father and mother. A settle
ment by the payment of several thou
sand dollars for back board. and dam
ages, SO the story goes, and au annui
ty Of $1,000 for the daughter, now a
young lady, was effected, it is said.
When the child was abandoned the
husband of the lady was a poor book
keeper. It was feared, it is said, that
the birth of the baby would anger a
relative of the mother, who was pos
sessed of means. and SO the child was
given up. To-day the book-keepor is
a wealthy manufacturer He has a
family who have grown up in entire
ignorance Of the existence Of their
eldest sister-Boston Journal
GETTING ALEXANDER HIS SIG
NATURE.
It happened in the first year Of Al
exander Ills reign, to a Samara no
bleman Of the name of K. He wanted
Governmental allowance Of 100000
rubles to start his leather manufac-
tory. Many big Russian manufactu-
rers had got considerable sums of
State money ''as an encouragement Of
national industry All was arranged
well. Everybody who had to be bribed
was bribed. Mr. K was quite sure Of
success, SO far that, returning to Sa-
mara, he did not choose to wait the
few weeks that remained before the
Elnperor's de1initiye confirmation, and
borrowed from a Tartar merchant the
sum promised him, and set to work at
once. Great was his disappointment
and despair when he received tele
gram stating blalntly that the Empe
ror did not confirm the allowance. He
rushes to ST. Petersburg to his pro-
tectors. How? What is it? Nobody
know All was done right as promis-
ed. But the Emperor refused. A
whim took him. Il is quite incompre-
hensible. We cannot help it." Mr..
K deemed himself a ruined man. But
one fine morning, when he left the
Minister of the Interior he was fol
lowed by Holonatchalink, head clerk
of one Of the numerous Offices. The
man asked him plainly il he consent
ed to give him the sum Of 10000 ru
bles if the thing was put right. Mr..
K. exclaimed he would be happy to
give even 10000. The clerk refused
to give any explanation and they part
ed. The next month Mr. K. received
a telegram stating the allowance was
granted by the Emperor. Full of e1-
ultation, he rushed once more to st.
Petersburg, received his 100000,
found the clerk his benefactor and
presented him the 10000 rubles prom
ised Touched by such an act Of
honesty and faithfulness to promise
escaped in momentary excitement,
the clerk said he wanted to tranquil
ize the conscience Of Mr.. X. by ex-
planning to him that in obtaining for
him the allowance no underhand
means were employed, and all was
done with complete honesty and fair
ness. He,then told him the small de-
vice which he used to make the En-
peror change his mind. I'VE have,n
he said, always a great number Of
things to present for the Emperor's
examination. And we know before
hand what he will be pleased to read
and what will be unpleasant. Now,
all depends on the order in which a
petition such as yours is placed. If
before it we put four or five things
which will be unpleasant to the En-
peror, arriving at your petition he will
be in bad humor and viii refuse it.
II, on the contrary, we put before it
one after another five things that will
be agreeable to him to read, on reach
ing your petition he will be put in
good humor and will grant it at once =
Nothing more simple, indeed. The
fact is perfectly authentic and would
be difficult to invent. J
A HEALTHY PROFESSION.