The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-03

member my mother, and can recall that a
well-dressed gentleman used to accompany
her whenever she visited me at the Trig-
ons. Mrs. Trgon has since told me that
the man was my father, and that be acted
as my mothers agent in business. He
paid Mrs. Trigon SIS q month for my sup
port and supplied me with plenty of
clothing. They visited me nearly every
day, and when my mother kissed me she
would press me to her bosom and weep"
After staying with Mrs. Trigon three
years. the child was placed in the Catholic
Orphan Asylum, where she remained until
1889, when Mrs. Trigon again took her to
her home. Mrs. Trigon had in the mean
time gone to France with funds given her
by the child's mother.
GAS soon as | was with Mrs. Trigon, -
resumed Miss Dellville, 81 began to ques-
ton her as to the whereabouts of my
mother. She would give me no satisfac-
tory answer, and her refusal only rendered
me more stubborn. She knows, vet she
will not tell me. All she admitted to me
was that my mother lived in Washington,
up north. She has told me all sorts of
stories about her, and once told me never
to think OF her as she was bad womun.
Could [ have caught her then, | would
have torn her eyes out in my anger at what
l deemed to be calumny."
Miss Dellville's life at Mrs. Trigon's
house was not happy. The girls whole
soul was wrapped up in the idea of seeing
that mother, whose cherished love fate had
denied her. She knew that Mrs. Trigon
was receiving letters from some one regu-
larry, all of which were safely slowed away
in trunk and thus kept from her gaze.
II wanted to see those letters very
much" said Miss Delville, "but / never
enjoyed that satisfaction. l felt that I
could not get along happily with Mrs.
Trigon, who sometimes beat me cruelty
One day she put me to work in a restau-
rant on the Barbary Coast which was fire.
quented by Chinese. | could not stand
this and so I ran away"
The girl found protector in Mrs.
Dugan, living on Powell street, with whom
she lived amicably for some time. About
this time she received hint that her
mother was an actress at the time of her
birth in Paris. She therefore resolved to
mix up with theatrical people in the hope
of securing some information concerning
with an actress known as Clara Edwards
and accepted position with her as lady's
maid. That Miss Edwards knew nothing
about the girls mother was soon made
evident and in a short time she returned
to Mrs. Dugan's house.
For the past year Miss Dellville has
been engaged at dressmaking and for
time worked in store. She visited Mrs.
Trigon frequently and implored her to
give her the address of her mother, SO that
she might rejoin her.
"All l could ascertain" said Miss Dell
vile, was that she is now living some
where in Washington. I'm going there
shortly and renew my search. | also
know that my mother is rich, but that
does not affect me particle All | want
is my mother. l want to put my arms
about her and call her mother. Her name,
as | have been told, is Dellville-Emily
Dellville. / have written to some post
masters in Washington asking them to adj
vertise in some way that am looking for
my mother. They will not refuse me this,
will thew"