The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-01-27
VOL. 8 NO. 2, WHOLE NO. los
her miraculous escape from the bold attack Of
mIdnigbt assassin.

story s told by the Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser, which Shove not only how much
stranger, but mOte interesting truth sometimes
Is than 6cIior. The facts are these; t
Wolshman named Evans, about year
ago, migrated and settled in Jackson county.
Ohio. He was tailor by trade, and worked
Industriously until he had laid up 30 dollars.
for the passage money, of his wife and two
children, whom hS unable to bnng over
with him. This he remit;ed 10 her, with di-
recllons to tvke the route by way of Liverpool
and New York. But she was persuededl bv
the mercenary captain OF a trading vessel 10
take passage in his ship by way Of LIVERPOOL
and New York. But che was persuaded BY
the merconary captain OF a trading vessel to
take passage in his ship by way Of Quebec. 1t
was two months before his tardy craft made
that poEt In the mssn,imo her provisions had
become exhausted and the captain compeIed
her lopay him his own extoriiona,e prices for
bread to supply herself and children. Whom
she reached Buffalo the last shilling was gone
and she was literally stranger in strange
land, with her lntla chlSren-oxhsusted and
impoverished, aud yet msny hundred miles
from their natural protector.
But the energies Of woman's heart, go
strIkingly developed by necessity, and with
the affection Of the wife aud the mother for
their impulse, did no. desert Aher. She
procured lodgings for her children; took in
sewing for subsistence, and wrote Immediately
10 her husGsnd. Time wore heavily op; At
length she riight expect an answer: she called
daily at the Post Office but he, answer was
still the Ssme--no letter. She wrote again
and again, and apprehension began 10
work fearful inroads upon her mind aud health
ana there was presan, al last more mmedi-
ste IT not ksener evil-wANT. Her emplover
could give her no moro work; rent was 10 be
paid and sus,enancc provided: and how should
It be provided She was obliged 10 pawn.
several artielcs Of clothing for food. and still
the cankerIng care OF want was only postponed
10 come the moro certain and distressing.
In this condition Providence raised her up7a
friend.ln countryman, who procured by sub
scrlptIon the money needlul 10 carry her home
to her husband. She was accompanied by ,his
KIND friend to the steamboat; her passage talk.
en- and.Pald TO Cleveland; when she reoolled-
ted that her shawl was in pledge, and returned
10 get It. While absent on this errand the boat
'cast off, and on her return was under wav.
Bitterly amentlng this disappointment of her
renewed hopes, she turned away, aud--
her Husband stood before her! He had been in
the city ten days in search Of her-had board.
eda The United States Hotel, Just over the low
and squaId apartment in which bis little fami-
y were s'aying--he, comfortably lodged and
living upon !he luxuries of we'll served tnblc.
while they were famshing but few feet die.
tanl! He had started Immediately on the ra,
cePt of her letter, and since her arrival had
been assdously seeking TO find her. Happeu-
ing to be upon The wharf, his attention was a,-
tracted by the sorrowful little group ofthe wo-
man and her children, and thus he found and
embraced them. 1t was joyful meeting
and after returning to the charitable donors
the money which had been contributed. the re-.
united and happy family took boa. the next
day Tor their Western home.
There is moro touching incident and true
feeling in this little unpretendiug statement Of
facts, than any half dozen fashionable novels
Of the day. Gin Enquirer.