Show I A XirngLoat Daughter Found CABMI Ill February 12George W Chism a povertystricken and intemperate intem-perate exsoldier living at Centreville ten miles north of this city was a few days ago made happy by receiving 2300 for disabilities receiv d during thp late wir with a monthly alowance of 24 to be paul during his life t has long been known as a wdrtHless shiftless fellow and those who knew him bet on bearing of his luck remarked re-marked tnat the money would soon be I inatidered and the prophesy bore the mark of tiitilineit when it was known thai Tobe as he is familiarly called had spent not less than 1000 of the sum today The gossips were surprised to learn that the money had been spent by Chism in the loving search of a long lost daughter who had been the pride of his heart and lie object oj long years of yearning Ten years ago when Chism was very poor and confined to his bed by sickness his daughter Annie aged 7 years was placed in the care or Ben Johnson a more fortunate well todo neighbor Johnson concluded togo I to-go west and lett for Kansas taking with Jiiin the little girl When Chism t had recovered alf trace of Johnsons residence was lost and unaided the I father did all his limited means would allow to find thelost child but in vain THE SEABCH RENEW D J On receiving the pension money he declared he would find his daughter if it took every cent The search was renewed re-newed and this week he heard that the girl had I been working in a qbtton factory in Evansville Ind He went to that city but c uld ear nothing of the girl and after doing everything possible to obtain some clew was about to give up in despair when he heard that a girl named Annie Chism had been an inmate in-mate of the Catholic Sisters Asylum The present matron could give no information in-formation Her predecessor was found and from her it was learned that the girl had been placed with the family of a German farmer twelve miles in the country The farmer ws sought and stated that the girl had left his house to live with the family of his brother but had left him Several other changes of residence were made and the girl was finally located as a servant in an Kvausville hotel where tue father ana daughter were reunited The latner was here tpday after more money returned re-turned to Evansville and wil bring the daughter back tomprrow The father can speak only English while the daughter has a German edneaion and can not conyerse in her mother tongue I |