Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-06
THE EVENING STAR.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Mother Receivers n Long Lost Son.

Prom the Cairo Democrat Jan III
scene occurred at the Virginia Hotel yes-
isroaJ OF more touching character than we
rene II orT 70 have " Itnessed for many wears
E-aTs ago, there lived in the neishborhood
OF Aichison, Kansas. family OF the name OF
. bryant, consisting of the husband, wife, and
one child, boy about eight years old. The
tutnrr was uruuken. worthless charac vsr,
" no treated his wife in a most brutal manner,
never providing anything for the family,
which was supported entirely by the exer-
lions of The wife.
Mrs. Bryant sometimes employed q certain
Young woman TO assist her about the house,
aud IN the course Of time she observed that the
husband paid this girl such marked attention
a. DO wife should allow a husband TO bestow
On any woman, ard she Immediately called
h'm 70 task about it a quarrel ensued and
separation was the consequence. The father
disappeared suddenly from The neig n ber hood
stealing the child away with him, and although
he half dIstraC ted mother made every effort TO
discover his whereabouts IN order 20 recover
her child, no news concerning him could be
Obtained other than that he had started down
she Missouri TIyer. At the time Of separation
tie poor wife was in almost destitute circum-
. s.HIes, bnt, laDorIng faithfully and perseyer-
'Hsly. she enlarged her worldly store slowly,
UtAUreiy, and now she appears upon the scene
q. lady wOr b Sol 100. But through all these
years che has never given up the hopes OF find
ng her lost child or relaxed heI efforts, ard the
scene witnessed yesterday was the Growing of
hose Efforts with a fearful, happy success
A. APPEARS that the father, after taking the
'hud- burI'd himself III the wIlds OF arkan.
u uitG. and fhc bOy, having been taught that
III me her was dead, wandered about through
-H- lev TT country, enduring all manner of
NTGsDlIs and priv atIOns, until he arrived at
NiaTksyIlle, Texas. This was al "a time when
II COufrdeTates Were IN possession OF the
place AND compelling all men old enough TO
iCtn she army, and Rose under age 70 Join the
military academy AZ hat place. y CSnfsder-
ate dIsbursrng officer, who lived IN the neigh
bCrh"CC Of the InIly, Del fore the war, met he
tdG al CiaTksyllle, and, recognizing the name,
cent " ord 70 frIend of has in Montana, DR.
IINaTd, who was aCGuaInt- with the family,
nat ne believed thle boy must be the one 50
ionE lost. The news OF course was a long time
-tittEg IN ObEh, but upon lis reception tn.
doc or started for CIark-viIle When he ar
riVrC. the college hSd been broken up, the lad
sas zone. and the doctors trip a failure So
matters stood until last December. when, by a
GaiH OF tiTCUms tauCvS which seemed almost
M.Ta, ia4uu~, and which we have no room 10
.HUE--Tate. traces Uf the wan derer were AGAIN
ubiHtneC- Tn" doctor agaIH started after hin,
aud ne boy WAS found in The neIEi. bUrnoOd of
The town mentioned.
b here new difficulty arose. The lad
De wing MS mother long since a. All, refused
e. .-ltrNe tn JOvfUl news related to him nv
ne doctCr- ana on being urged 20 accompany
Lfs n ew-. uud friend 10 New Orleans. by sea
utterly refused TO 90 so. and tx pressed his lie.
LeI t4at The whole history was but a plot TO
IHv' Gle him into the imperial army IN Mex
GO After a long time he was induced 10 agree
20 ONE 20 Memphis ny the overland route
SUI MGR tuiOSs, but believing that by this
TCU'e he would be IN no danger Of abduction.
arc HrCV II that when he reached Memphis
~ could not be IN a worse pecuuiarv condition
fbau Ehsre he Was tn IN residing. :Is his WAGES
were 'Ut a Mere pIttan- @. On reaching Mem
IBIS MS mother Wa notified bv telegraph
ana ~ Immediately started for this CITY
where All the parties TO this romance OF reaI
LIE arrived safely yesterday, and the boy was
convinced CT his good fortune.