The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-11-10
Ncthsr and Son Reunited Attsr . Ms
understanding Of Twenty
three Years.

and craphic in its details has just
reached an interesting climax at
Camp Meade, where more than 25,,
600 of Uncle Sans soldiers art
awaiting orders to proceed to Cubs
and Puerto Rico. Twenty-Five years
ago Marie Hoefier, daughter Of 0
thrifty miller, was the belle of a lit.
tie village on the outskirts of Vienna
in Austria. Her beanty attracted
many suitors, some of whom wert
above her station in life. She had
been given liberal education at
convent and was quite skilled in the
use of a needle. One of her suitors
was Carl Audroste, an under cham
berlain of Emperor Josef.
After years courtship the mil
ler's daughter was married to An
droste, and for while they lived
happily together. Carl was of a
jealous disposition and after the birth
of their first child, a beautiful boy,
he falsely accused his bride. a duel
followed and Androste killed his
suspected rival. Frightened by the
threats of her jealous husband the
woman left her babe locked maroon
and fled for Vienna. The husband,
more frcnzied than ever, made SOL
emn VOW that he would kill his
young wife. He disposed of his
property and started in search OF her.
For eighteen years he travelled up
and down Europe, with murder in
his heart, and with no thought, save
the destruction of the woman who
was the mother of his child.
FLED TO THE UNITED STATES.
The hunted wife hurried from
post to pillar as the chase became too
warm, and managed to elude her
husband whenever capture seemed
imminent. She came to the United
States, thinking this country would
afford her better opportunity to es-
cape the relcntless pursuit of her
husband. But he followed her.
Death, however, wasa passenger ON
the same ship with him. He was
stricken with fever while on the
ocean, and died as the vessel entered
the New York harbor. AS he was
diving Androste, in all the bitterness
of hate called his son, Sigismund tc
his side. The boy was now hand.
some youth of Is, and the revenge.
tul parent induced him to swear thai
lie would continue the search for hi:
mother and execute his murderou'
design.
After the burial of his father tn,
fresh-taccdand kindly disposed Aus
trian boy began to hunt for her wh'
had given him birth. With him i
was a duty, and he did not realiz'
the awful character of his quest
For five years he roamed up ant
down the country, running out ever,
clue, but 70 no purpose. One da,
while in Shamoliin he learned tha
his mother was living in Danville
this state. She had taken her made,
name and was earning a LIVELIHOOD
making fine laccs and beautiful EN-
broidcrv. Sigismund went to Dan
Vile and called on his mother, nov
a handsome matron of II. He tolC
her that he was her son, and that h
had come to kill her for the allege,
wrong she had done his father. Thi
alarmed her, and she proiessed no
TO know him, even after Reproduce,
documentary and other evidences q
his kin,hip. She told him he wa
mistaken; that she had never bee
married, and knew nothing about tn
youth or his father. Through al
lthis the love in the mothers brca.
was struggling for expression. Sh
icould hardly refrain from THROWN
! her arms around the handsome an
manly Y young man. But the instinc
of selt-preservation was strongerth tina
the maternal love.
MOTHER AND son REUNITED.
The young man left her home dc
claring that he would send to Nienr
and get additional proof Of his ider
, tity, which would convince her b,
r yond question that he was her so,
the babe whom she left when she fit