The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-06
VASSAR GRADUATE PREFERRED
TO WORKING OUT AS
FAMILY DOMESTIC.
FORTUNE COMES TO HER
Miss Catherine Gray is to Come Into
Possession of Possibly Five
Hundred Thousand
Dollars.

pittsburg, January 3.--MlSS CalneF-
inc Gray, daughter OF the late State
Senator Asburk Gray, Of Virginia, grad
nate Gf the Young Ladies seminary al
Hollidaysburg and Of Vassar College,
talented 10 wonderful degree IN mu'
sic and who has for the last seven
months zen working as domestic
at the home OF T.. w Bausman, secre-
tary OF the Vesta Coal company, yes
terday resigned her position She VIII
leave next Monday for Washington,
where she will come into possession
Of fortune estimated at from $500,
900 to 100000, which was left TO
her by her father
Miss Gray was reared in the lap OF
luxury until she reached her seventh
year. Then her father, Senator Gray
died, leaving her an orphan. That was
twentyseven years ago, and she ana
her brother went to live with Their
uncle Col. John Gray, of RichmondT
1ne Of the most gallant men that
fought for the Lost Cause. Soon after
Wafu neF DFOtneI ultu'
At that lime it was discovered thai
the entire fortune1 of her father
amounting to between 100000 and
$500 000 in government bonds, had d.s'
appeared and the child was left PENN.
less with tlse exception of the OLD
homestead in Norfosk. where she was
born and spent heS early days. But
her uncle was wealthy and childless
and declared that she should never
want anu that she(should have his for
time when he died. Miss Gray had ev'
prything thar chiid's heart could
desire. When she was still little gir'
she was sent to Holidaysbnrg, where
she entered a preparatory school. She
developed great talent for music, and
her uncle decided that she should have
The best masters. After she had been
graduated from the school there she
went TO Vassar, from which institution
she was also graduated with high
!. hnnnIsa v. sG l
She had grown to womanhood thel
and returned to her uncle's home In
Richmond. It was there that she me
a friend of her uncle who had been
major in the Confederate army and
who sought her hand. Her uncle plead
ed with her to marry his friend but
she steadfastly refused. Her only OBJ
lection was that he was old enough
to be my father,
So persistent did her uncle become
that she was finally forced to leave
his home That was seven years ago
She went to Philadelphia, where she
had distant relatives. She tried to pro.
cure employment but could not. Until
four months ago she visited first one
then another, Of her relatives, her on
~ income being small sum from tbs
rent of her old home in Norfolk, which
was insufficient to keep her.
Four months ago she learned that
her uncle was looking for her, still
with the intention cf having her wed
his friend. Tired of depending on the
charity of her relatives, she came to
Pittsburg. The only employment she
could procure was as a domestic and
she entered the employment of Mrs
Bausman II was not long until they
discovered her identity and reatted
her with more consideration than IS
usually received by servants.
Miss Gray yesterday received a let.
ter from her uncle in which he wrote
that the long lost bonds had been
found and that the fortune which now
amounts to half a million dollars
awaits her The old man whom she
would not wed has died. her uncle is
lonely and wants her to come to him
and comfort him in his remaining days
and receive his fortune when he dies
She will meet her uncle and his attor
ney next week, gain possession of her
fortune and then make trip south
probably to Cuba. She declares that
the Bausmans have treated her So
well that she viii eventually return tc
them.
"Yes. you can say have been en-
ployed here as a servant girl" she said
this afternoon; its something am
proud of"