The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-25
PATHETIC STRUGGLE
OF a Well Known lIinerva Girl
Alone in the Metropolis.
Found lna Convent byn'fA Attending
PhyfIelan,
Ths Daily Work OF Marion Foster, tho
Artist Given by Now York Daily,

Artift, Given by New York Daily
The New York World has written up
tho LlIlputianR Of New York and
among the number Is included Marion
Foster ot Minerva, aud we'll known In
this Cl.y aud Vicinity,
In i0i5ll ling tho article on the
this 3 ing liy tho World says; What
e0u.aa. . no career Of tho success.
tul ANA aly active man about
town Is o." lhe pale aud gifte1, yet
heplefa, % row lies In aprlyato
hospital O ',pi street aud paints
picture W..,, nave made her friends
among the richest and most fashionable
womru OF New York. which have made
her a reputation which have raised up
admirers of and believers in her genius,
yot which have proved 80 far insult.
Client 10 keep tho wolf from her dOoFl
Marion Foster tho artist, reIt on her
wheel chair tur l03OmOti0n, sAe, too,
has NO control over the lower half ot
N'i N"ANt AfN'
4 ORuEL ACCIDENT
A0d cruel treatment for II well intend-
ed though N was shave deprived New
York OF what might have been one Of
ita most active, gifted female peraoutli-
ties. Nature did her no wrong, sgG
was born aa are others, 10 health yUd
strength. Her father Ia u brOll,r OF
Ex-Governor Charl6a Foster, OF GAn,
and lives at Minerva, o., with hey
mother, on q farm which has not long
since been freed from enGumbftr rrH
and conveyed 10 her ldOther by MliiuUH
patient and brilliant Efforts. The ntllG
painter weighs only about eighty
pounds. She In often seen, ilnedlis, on
Broadway In her wheel chair, nom
which she is carried into h6r doctors
or into q shop or picture gdlery, She
has learned ~ b0 quite independent.
She goes 10 washington, 70 ) sraloga,
and even no far ~ Florida all alone.
She does not hesitate 10 aek assistance
from strangers when II ~ necessary.
After giving view OF Aligd Foster
In her chair and the well known details
OF how she came under the eye OF Fan
ny Davenport, sent by her ~ . famous
doctor In New York whore she was
taken from n plaster icEot by
thoughtloss nurse during tho doctors
absence, and OF how her spinal cord was
ruptured, tho World continues That
Marion Foster has something
VERY NEAR AKIN 10 GENIUS,
And paints and draws with wonderful
ease and akin, many well known New
Workers know. Mrs. AstOr, Mn.
Schermerhon, Mrs. Terhune and Mrs.
Bodine are among her fashionable pa
tronesses. About II year ago she came
TO New York, having been nursed dur
Ing particularly agoniElng attack by
two sisters from convent IN the city.
She formed the resolution TO abjuro the
Episcopal religion and become q nun.
She wanted TO so TO the convent and
have q home where she could always
be cared for, One day Dr. Sayre got a
note from Vicar General Quinn author.
iZlug him TO Visit an inmn.o of such
and such a convent nr, sayre went
ord found, io hls 'ntnge0gJuuishment,
lnut his uuluuw. ru.ru. WAS Marion
Foster, Ihupus gu
Utb w."yg H OUTRAGED.
She burst oU' e. .nrHl confessed that
penug hud IHrlu Ng, TO this step, Dr.
SnrI. quickly ,Hd her wants, lie
uVHF sue had boon forced TO pawn end
uy iD per cent interest on her watch,
rug AVID uguNWgo aud had IN. hing loft
uu Which 90 rl3e funds, SN" aud, huw-
t'... not even In her Gl ytremty
con Ulyd TO enter the convent unless
ur slyre could visit her there. And
the result Of her application for leave
for her doctor lu como and see her
after ghe became % nun was the letter
from Vicr.GeueWl Quinn, 10 was
after this revelation ut her wretChed.
ness that DR.. Sayre went with the case
TO Dr. Houghton, Of the Little Church
Around the Corner who helped raise
u subscription for her ana secured her
many influential frie On,
THE CRIPPLE AND MRS. Aston,
One day when q friend called on
Marion Foster she sad "Ohl such
strange woman has been here When
she went away she picked up q little
card had painted and laid dowp u $50
gold piece to pay for It, 81 just want
this TO remember you by" she said.
"But," said Marion, "that isn't worth
$50. Take this oil painting" mo"
replied the strange woman with
kindly smile, "this viii do. And
/ shall come TO see you again"
well, you will tell me Your name,
please, returned Marion. e. have to
be very strict here about whom 7 sep,
and very particular about the company
keep. You must tell mo your name
II you wish to call again.
MY dear child" replied the visitor
with q sweeter smile than ever my
is Mrs. John JN"--.-
"Astorp almost ghrieked the little
cripple, as pale as death, "0h, Mrs.
Astor, can you forgive meY' And the
forgiveness followed readily enough,
and Mrs. John Jacob Astor used often
to 20 and pray with the p'or girl and
leave always substantial reminders Of
the friendship which never failed after
the first meeting. Mrs Astor Is dead
now. Her little protege still lives and