The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-05
A Romance.

The Canton en- Register gives the tolr
lowing bit of personal history, which comes
nm to the status of romance
II often falls within the scope OF cur du-
ties to record some strange at'venture' mar
yelous tale, Or thrilling romance which Is
borne to us upon the lips OF others, but We
have this week a genuine romance 10 ten
about which has been developed III the his
torv of the family of the junior editor OF
this nnpcr. We shall not use any of the
adiectiyes, expletives or highiy-wroughe
nhrases common to the sensational writers
of the dav, but will tell our story III the sill-
ple language Of the truth.
Some twenty years ago, or therea9outS'
there lived in the city OF Milwaukee man
named Edward Richie, who followed the
arr and occupation of house, sign and orna-
mental painter. He had formerly lived III
New York state, where he married ayounS
ladv with whom he did not live happily.
He had moved to Milwaukee, ard haf
MANAGED TO secure the custody OF their only
child, little girl while the girl sohsiIt q
home with her relatives in New jersey.
Afler separation of four. Or i've years
| Richie married again bet Whether nc hat
| ehtaired : divorce IN the meantilnc Is hot
now known. A son was born OF TINS Secohi
marriage, and Ritchic, his wife, ana iittie
! daughter who was now twelve or ioufteeh
wears of age-liycd happily together
| When the California gold excitement broke
out, in lS49, Rtchie was taken with the
! gold fever and started for the auriterouS
land. His little son was at TINS time Iou'-
| teen months old In less than year news
was received that Eitche was dead: The
DAUGHTER received then an invitation I"
wish her eastern relatives, which she ac-.
| ceptcd. and was again united with her mo,
thtr. fiom whom she had been separated
some twelve years. The widow in Mllwau-'
kee moved away, it was not known where,
taking. of course, her little son with her.,
| The daughter remained in New jersey, ,and
grew to Womanhood, fair, fresh and rosy
Uirl. who uossessed such uncommon atuac
tions as to charm the writer hereof, aud in
! due course OF time she assumed the naule or
Mrs. J. x. Maggie At this time MFs. VI
from letters which had been received some
wears before, believed her little brother had
died soon after leaving Milwaukee,. buS
some six ur eight years ago our curiosity
had led US to examine pile OF papers be,
longing to Mrs NJ. which had been received
some wears before, but carefully preserved
From these letters we formed the theorE
that her brother might be yet living, but
whore he was, or what name be might be
bearing. we had no basis, even for conlec~
ture. But by dllligent and perseVerins
inquiry and correspondence the iact was ce-
veIoped that the boy was still hvlng, pu0
his wherea bouts was a mystery. ActlhG
iunon imperfect clues and the weakest NUTS,
we succeeded at length in locating hlm III
a small town in Michigan, where he was
living with his mother 2nd step-tather, e
Mr.. Hurlburt, and was known by the namy.
Of Thomas +. Hurlburt. We succeeded IN
opening a correspondence with him. anu
learned that be had never supposed but
that Mr.. IIurlburt was his father. Ills mo
ther had never seen fit to communicate I"
him the history of his parentage anu Fer
5 former marriage with Mr.. Rltchie MI.
Hurburt, it appears, was very KIND nus
. band and affcctionate father, and was ever
! as kind and indulgent to Thomas as to his
, other children On Saturday last young
Mr. Hurlburt-who Is now a young nF'ii
in his twentieth ycar-arrlved III this CITY;
, and for the first time in his memory !noke,i
upon the face of his sister, who parted VIII!
? him when he was but eighteen months r'
S age. These facts are all new and strang'
to Thomas. lie can scarcely realize their
, truth. But the meeting was happy Que,
and the brother and sister rejoice IN the re,
: union, and we have been enabled to add
another item illustrating the fact that truth
is STRANGER than Ectioa.