Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-15
LIKE A ROMANCE.
THE STORY OF A BROOKLYN BOY
WHO RAN AWAY.
How 1t Happens That He VIII Fulfill the
Wishes of His Dead Mother and share a
Fortune with His wife.
From, the Bro0kJun Ea0le.

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Wishes of His Dead Mother and Share
Fortune with His Wife.
From, the BFook5ua Ea0le.
For several years prior to 1871, Mr.
Joseph w. Walters, a member Of the pro
duce exchange, residing on Greene avenue,
near st James place, made money rapidly
and lived with his wife and son in good
style. In that year he died, leaving his
fortune Of nearly 800 900 TO his widow I'M
conditionally Mrs Walters was at that
time about 4S years of age, and her son,
Lester, nearly Is He was high spirited
and educated beyond bis years. His mother
intended him for one OF the professions the
law being her first choice. But young Les
ter demurred and pleaded for more active
life. To this Mr.. Walters could not be
brought to agree and he secretly saved up
small sums OF money until he had accumu-
lated a certain sum. He finally disappeared
without any explanation. After mourning
him dead for two years, having in the
meantime spent much money in a vain
search for him, Mrs Walters advertised in
The Eagle and Herald for young lady
companion.
A HANDSOME HEROINE.
Among the ladies who responded was Miss
Marie de Lasalle Tor DeLacy as she was
called a French girl, whose parents were
dead. She was very handsome we'll edu-
Gated and had been brought M in
good society in Paris and New York.
Mrs. Walters engaged her For sew
eral years Mrs Walters and her
young companion continued to reside in
Greene avenue, and then they started for
Europe, where they passed several years
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country. In 1881 they returned to the
United States and took up their residence
near Fifty-seventh street, In New York
city. EThe young companion had in those
years spent in travel so endeared herself to
Mrs. Walters that she was treated as a
daughter
In The summer Of 1884 Mrs Walters died
After her interment in Green ood cemetery
her will was opened and then it was found
she had disposed of her fortune in a singular
manner The estate was valued at q little
over $50, 900. and this was devised to Marie
DeLacy entirely, with several conditions.
She was enjoined TO continue the search Of
Lester Walters, and on proof of his death
the fortune was to become Marie's abso-
lutely. If she found him to be alive the
fortune was to be divided equally among
them, and if either of them refused to
marry the other he or she was to forfeit the
entire half Of the fortune to the other. If
Lester was married when he should be
found then Marie, who was appointed sole
executrix of the will, was to receive the
$50 900. Miss DeTacy was introduced to
Lawyer John s. Griffiths, of the Garfield
building, and he took the necessary steps to
prove the win in the office of the surrogate
of New York county. Miss DsLacy also
commissioned Mr. Grffiths to advertise for
Lester Walters
ONE OF THE SILVER KINGS.
In a few months the attorney received q
hint from a former school fellow of Lester's
that he had, when a boy, often expressed
his intention Of running away to Mexico
Advertisements were inserted in Mexican
and South American papers for some time,
but at last, about a year ago, all hope OF
finding young Walters was abandoned.
Some months ago a sunburned gentleman,
we'll known 10 New York city as one of the
silver kings of Mexico. called on Mr.. Crit
flths in his office Mr. Griflths asked him
if he had ever heard Of Le7ter W. Walter
81 should say had" was the reply. "He
owns considerable share in a silver mine
at Niavis and is quite wealthy man"
Then Mr.. Grifiths learned that young
Walters had lived in Mexico since he ran
away from his home in Greene avenue He
had been engaged in the cattle business, the
lumber business, had worked in a silver
D mine as a sort of deputy superintendent
and finally acquired large share in the
property. But the most interesting news to
6 Mr. Griffiths was that he remained un-
, married. Not many weeks later Lester w.
g Walters returned to Brooklyn and called
! upon Mr. Grifiths He inquired about his
q mother and the property, and was told that
, the necessary legal steps were being taken
. to settle the estate. Walters has grown
into a handsome man, half Mexican half
, American. 81 could see that he was not the
! sort of fellow to have woman thrown at
him." said Mr. Grffiths to a friend.
5 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
; The lawyer invited Mr.. Walters, who is
staying at the New York hotel, to go to the
D Park theatre with him, and secured two
orchestra seats the same day. The
] seats were close to a handsome young
q woman sitting in the stage box. She was
9 in full dress, and, being a pronounced bru-
nette, not unlike a Mexican, attracted gen
3 eral attention and admiration.
. At the enl matters had beeu so excel
3 lantly managed that Mr. Walters found
} himself escortng the lady out OF the the
2 atre to a carriage, Messrs. Grifflths and
J his Mexican friend walking along behind
5 comparing notes The result of it all was
that he made love with such tropical
erdor and proposed, and was accented.
They are 10 be married in few days,
and will pass their HONEYMOON in Mexico
and afterward return to Brooklyn to live.
"How did he take itl' said Mr.. Grialths,
IS he concluded relating the above facts,
"Why. we did not tell him anything about
Miss DeLacy being his mothers companion
until after they were engaged. And then
when he learned all thu facts he thanked us
for the tricksry we had resortad to make
him obey his dead mothers wishes"
Couldn't Turn.
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