The Portland daily press., 1899-09-12
FOUND HER SISTER.
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Happily.

A young lady, well dressed and Of
gracious demeanor, says the Lewiston
Journal. came into the Lewiston police
station the other day--on one Of the busy
days Of the State fair--and asked for an
audience, Her name was Mary Hurieys OF
Portland, she stated
IL want TO find my sister," said she.
TIT has been eleven years since 1 have
seen her and then only for a little while.
Now l have made up my mind to ind
her II IL is possible
Officer SNOW was in the station ct the
time and to him the woman told her
story.
Briefly 1t was to the effect that her
family had been broken up by circuK
stances and that when her SIS ter Kate
was only four weeks old the baby had
been adopted By an Ayotts family of
Lewiston. She. Mary. the elder sister,
and her brother, were also separated.
Soon after the breaking up of the family
the mother died and tive years ago the
father disappeared and his family has
heard nothing from him since.
Mary, the elder, girl about 20 ysars
old, is at work 10 Portland on Neal street
as houss maid. In the past few years she
has written many letters to Lewiston and
other PLACES, endeavoring TO place her sis.
ter. But all to no avail Last Wednesday
she secured three days of and came 10
Lewiston. She thought that even IL her
s's'er had left Lewiston she would be
back mcss likely during State fair
week.
After the young lady explained her
mission Officer Snow took down the d.
rectory and commenced to hunt for the
name of Kats Hurley. Several of that
name were found. Miss Mary Hurley
started out to lookup some Of these par
tics. She called on Kate Hurley who
lives on Blake street. But this was not
the Kate hurley who YVES wanted. Yet
the stranger took a great interest in the
matter and advised her visitor to make q
house to house. canvass of Park street.
Mary remembered that 1t was In horse
on this street that she had seen her ster
eleven years ago.
She Started out. There were any d'sap
pointments. 1t was discouraging work.
For a long time there Was no Glue. At
last she fond a woman who knew of a
cAss of adoption that seemed to ans 9er
to the one in question. She referred the
ssarchers to a certain number on Park
street and the two young women went
there.
A little girl came TO tie door. They
explained their mission and described as
best they could the person whom they
were seeking.
"Why, you mean my auntie," cried the
little girl. 'She has just come back to
town from down east. Today she is down
in the country with some friends, but
she is coming back tonight"
Elated with the news, Mary posted back
to the police station and related her sue
cess to Officer Snow and to the others,
all of whom were taking a most lively In
terest in the strange case. And mingled
with Ter raptures were fearful thanks for
the assistance and the sympathy and tine
advice rendered her by the police.
81 am going to bring my sister around
in the morning and show her to you, !"
she cried enthusiastically. az am going
to see her in the morning."
And she did bring her around. She
came into the deputy marshars room
with eyes brimming with laughter and
tears. Behind her in the corridor bash
fully fingered her younger sister. The
other went out and danced her in.
"Here we are" cried Mary. ''and we
are the happiest two people ON EARTH
"They certainly looked every bit of it."
says on Ger Snow.
Kate. the younger sister, hss not been
in good health for year. Her sister
wants her to go with her to Portland
and take service in the same family
where she is employed. The Ayottes of
Lewiston have brought Kate up like one
of their own. They have given her good
education both in the schools and In
music, and the elder sister Is delighted to
discover the progress she has made. She
DOESN'T wish to wound the kind d eople
who have reared her In this tender man
ner but she remains very anxious to have
her sister with her FROM this time on.