Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-17

\ her passage. She seized upon the first OPP
portunity presented, and 10 June, l8f7, she
| found herself once more upon the ocean,
bound for the land of the free, with her mis-
sion still unaccomplished.
In due time she arrived in New York ci-
ty, where she remained until the civil war
broke out, not having in the meantime
heard one word of her husband, though she
had made every exertion to find his where
abouts. When the war broke out and at
the first call for nurses in the hospitals, she
responded: and until peace was declared
there were none more faithful in the care OF
our wounded than Mrs. Clara Leffingwell
While in one of the hospitals at Washing
ton, she nursed TO life and strength man
who knew her husband in the army, who
had been his messmate and boon compan-
ion, and who, in his delirium, constantly
called upon his comrade to come to his as
sistance. When the crisis was passed and
1t was known that the soldier would live,
she questioned him concerning her husband,
and ascertained that he was in a Pennsylva-
mia regiment, having enlisted from Pitts
burg two years before. She at once address,
ed Leffingwell letter, stating in full her ef-
forts to find him, and detaining at length
her disappointments and troubles. With
the usual perversity of the army mails, that
letter never reached its destination. Mrs.
Lefiingwell waited and watched, but still no
answer came, and at length when the war
was over, she set out once more in search
OF her husband A visit to Pittsburg reveal
ed the fact that her husbands term of en-
listment had expired long before, and his
identity was once more lost She inserted
advertisements in number Of the Pennsyl-
vania papers, calling for information of his
whereabouts, and then sat herself again to
watch and wait. Time crept slowly on and
still no tidings of her absent one.
A week ago, when she had given up all
hope of ever seeing her husband again, she
very Unexpectedly received direct informa-
ton of his place of abode from one who
came across the advertisement of three years
before. The paper containing it had, very
providentally, escaped the destruction which
usually comes upon the dailies of the diff
ferent cities, and now was the means of
uniting two persons who for twenty-eight
years had been separated by q cruel fate.
Our heroine at once made preparations to
go to her husband, who lives in or near Gin
cInnati, and who had been apprised of her
coming. She accordingly left Pittsburg. on
Friday morning, and arrived in Cleveland in
the afternoon of the same day. What was
her surprise and pleasure on alighting from
the cars at the Union Depot to procure some
refreshments, to be confronted by her hus-
band. For moment they stared at each
other, and then with simultaneous impulse
they rushed into each others arms, all un-
conscious of the gaping crowd, who, with
the usual curiosity, had paused in their hurry
to witness the scene.
The years that had separated them, though
they had silvered the heads of each and left
lines of care upon their brows, had not Grad
Gated the love they bore one another, or
torn from their hearts the memory of the
olden time, before relentless fate had SO cru
ely thrust them asunder. The trials Of the
past were forgotten in the present joy, and
they took the train for home at seven in the
evening, happy only-in each others COM
pany. 1t was while they were waiting the
departure of the Cincinnati train, and through
the kind offices of one of the G. g.. p. Rail-
road officials, to whom Mrs Letfingwel had
revealed part of her history, that the above
was obtained