The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-30
FORGOT HIS MOTHER TONGUE.
How Minnesota Man Almost Lost a
Large inheritance.
From, the Ne1c York World

HOW MlcneSOJa MAN almost Lost a
Large Inheritance.
From, the Netc York World.
ST. VINCENT, MIMI. Sept. 25-Michael
Wagner, who lives here, has lately learned
that lie is heir to 100000 from his sisters
estate. He is a cousin of Wagner, the cele-
DRAFTED German composer, and takes great
pflae IN telling how he and his cousin went
age.
Michael was Of rowing disposition. and
not having any particular liking for the
army started for Canada in 1862. He was
tuen II years old. He landed at Quebec
anu made his way to Manitoba, where he
az a once ente ed the service of the Hudson
pHy company. he was trading agent for
.iie company there for number of wears.
uuElhg which time he saved considerable
money mo, and started out for himself to deal
WIN the Indians and Scotch half breeds.
>, IL was while be was doing business with
vle people that he met and married his
bHne, VINO IS Scotch half breed. In 1861
10 10 was appointed guard at Stonewall peni-
SIenVery' which position he held for num-
Der u years. When he left StonewalI he
resumed trading with the Indians. and at
riaue' acted as scout for them. As there was
No railroads in Manitoba at that time the
dogs in winter 40 sAiei anu
bitaeneT dld not correspond often with
tbo9 liner LINERS and sisters in Germany, and
Icy Sns! soon lost track of him. In fact it was
IIr ~ Io5o Tor long time that he was dead
i au Io'o ne came to st. Vincent, and. hav-
o ~ c1IsiqeFable money, bought l 800 acres
So -aau az lacent to the present town site.
taga tao VI 'ulS land he sold to good advan-
pb Aoout this time he began to think of
oro o,ne ana mother" and he wrote to his ac-
/ tetwao1-li Yes IN Germany. Communication
was s" ecu MN and his brothers aud sisters
horo Poneu 10 again, and in 1888 he learned
ssre "as some money due him from nc
~ .4ei estate. The next mail brought him
nc.j'' s5sssaFy papers to sign, for which he
sm ,a' " eI@OOO. Hearing that there was
CsGo Money coming to him from his sister
In ines estate, he left for Germany in
st. "neh ne arrived there he learned that his
Va, YOU'D be nearly 81, 900, 900, but what
bin -, VS. - prise when his relatives informed
ttsr V ,- ne was not the Michael Wagner
va Nv "e 4[ looking for at eli. 50 changed
What AZ NAY they did not know him, and
eNd r ~ W 10 his dilemma was that he
nctsnol oo Va ~ nls mother tongue. He had
aI had oIu ertnan Tor twenty-five years,
lS au almost entirely forgotten it.
ns aiter doing what be could To satisfy his
turSsd5 mat ne was not an impostor, he re-
ViceHn W america, and on his way to st.
Pan " called on the German consul in St
aud ss. 20 MN he related his family history
case SEQ Ne MIN to take an interest in his
ag1 tbo ! ne consul did so. and short time
jlse5 TIole matter was satisfactorily ad-
I00 NJ ne VIII soon receive about $500 :
l4RBpy for life. ''eiA anu ms lamiiy
chidroro 20 years old and has family of
and g o;. 1wo OF his daughters are married
ap1gs with their husbands in Mime
pairsr Joseph Genevy, en- umbrella re-
10 Job,r married ~ one, aud the other is married
WaSnan. q. pasterlne, car repairer. MIR.
goo1 Iua, las notlted his sons-in-law of his
when L;s and has promised them that
BEN AOi'ey comes ne viii divide with