Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-08-20

I have no hesitation in isyinc before
You 4 matter which is occas. rn-nr me
vcry great anxiety. and in doing 50 /
refrain from Insisting upon the impov-
tance. AT least for the present. OF a nso-
lutte secrecy. FOR yon must. am sure.
81 once nerccive the necessity for Be-.
The enclosed letter from your grand /
father reached me the day before yes /
.criay. Read % carefully. ana retain I
g IN your possession until you see nc |
or course. am anxious 10 Go any |
thing IN my power 20 help your grand |
father IN his trouble. but whac Is there |
7 can Go that is of any use in the err
cumstanccSs This is what ! wsn- vou
70 consider. and you can either write /
20 me 20 return 10 Hoi1enlursr e.
once. II only Tor q day. 1 would ccne
10 London myself and talk the matter
over with You. but. rs YOU know. 81
large STAFF OF wo-kmcn Is present err
sased about The place. and enc or
other % rs ought 20 be hcre Poor i.t-
lie Annie, Ny heart blccds for hcr
unfortunate father. and I fail alto
cether 10 understand the case for 20
me she seemed always a most aGcc-
tionate child. I would ask The advice
OF my brother how best 20 proceed
were Il not for his former affection for
your mother. which disinclines me 20
talk with him OF the Woiscys. he is
50 much cleverer than I. and would 80
sure 70 think AZ once OF what was best
20 be done. Don't Ter this matter
wor-y YOU overmuch. for that more
than anything would Increase thc al-
ready great anxiety OF voar affection
ote father. ROBERT TRUMAN.
Enclosed IN the above was a letter
which bore the postmark ~ sydney.
y. 5. ". recognized my grand
fathers handwriting az q glance. and.
taking the letter from Us envelope.
reed:
sydney. New South Wales.
4th March. Is
Dear Robert hope yor won't think
hardly OF me for neglectinr 20 write
10 You such 4 long while. but I am
nigh 10 being out OF nv mind with
trouble condition have 20 the pres
ent done my best 90 conceal from
. every one. especially you. My affairs
are now az such q pass THAI not only
IS il 10 longer possible % conceal
trom you the particulars OF the anxiety
which is wearing my lie away. but I
am compelled 70 solicit your aid ln re-
spect o. H.
You must know that when a lttie
more than four years ago. placed my
only surviving child. my dear little An
ME. IN the great draQery establs hmeni
OF Mlllken 4 Burton. Oxford street
London. acted IA accordance with
her wishes and my own best Judgment
Looking az the slendcrness OF my ne
sources. the Increasing Improbable
ness OF farming ia England. and The
insecurity OF a young person depend
eut entirely upon such Z life as mine
/ decided that I should DO well In s.
placing her. and she went 70 LOndoi
accordingly AL went well Tor a year
and ny poor girl made good progress
in her business. ] received a letre
from her regularly every week. and OF
three OF four occasions when 1 was d
London I saw her FOR an hour or 81
and was satisfied as 10 her position
[ But ore day a communication reache
. me from Messrs. Milliken a Burton IN
D forming ne that ny daughter had lei
2 their service without notice or q.
) signed reason under circumstance
r which induced them TO entertain grav
S fears for her safety. The intelligence
5 dlsmayed me. and ! al once prepare
q FOR a journey 10 London that I nigh
o II possible. recover my daughter. bt
l. ere ! could begin my journey / 2
= ceived a letter from my child. hear
= breaking 10 IT'S expressions OF ale
& tlon FOR me-. yet begging me 10 iorg
q her as one utterly unworthy. As
that were possible. and she the on
q one living OF all ny children.
e In London could learn little 4
nothing OF ny child beyond that 81
< had left her situation Ia the mann
r described. and that she appeared We
q provided with money, having give
y such small possessions as she had q
y well as other present which she pu
chased 20 some Of the young wOm'
p employed in the same establlshm -nt
u You who know 80 well how deep
IL loved my chiid-you who are al
In the father OF an only chiid-will r.
a. lie as perhaps 10 third person cOu
d how complete vas my desOlatiOn- /
30 solved 10 cease my efforts TO recov
- my child from the villain who las
81 trayed her only when my life shl
= cease. and ] accordingly left Hoide
ut hurst as you know. ] have traced .
w u Liverpool. but TOO late % see nel
he TO Brighton. 10 bennington. Der
IN and other places ia England. but "
70 deeoyed by clever stratagem No Il
IL er1ful into coming To Ausfrai