The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-12-10

A WIDOW AAHnrEp 10 nER OWN BROTHER.


The Detroit Frss Pres of the 2lst ult-,
ieus very singular story, of which opr
caption glves the peth In 1883 her
parents emigrated TO this coun,rv from
Eng and, le"v NJ bebrni them AN only
son, scme tell years of age, who had en-
gagged as cabin boy on a merchant vessel
In Ne" York. when, few months Iafe',
the subject of This sketch was born
While yet an infant, both her parents
died, and she was sent to the Fuundling's
Home, where che remained some time,
when she was finally adopted by lady
and gentleman who tn n resided in Elmira,
\. I. OF course she knew nothing Of
her sailor brother, aud che grew up ia the
belief that she was really the child of her
foster parenia At the aye of Is she
married an industrious young mechanic,
and set out for the great West. After
travelling III various States, they finally
seit ell iii Missouri, " here they continued
prosperous and happy until The Storm of
war burst upon the country. Then her
husband entered the Confederate service,
and was assigned to Gen. Prices army
lie served faithfully. but was finally killed
In one OF the South western engagements.
From the breaking out If The war the
lady had lost all traces Of her foster pas
rents, owing to the disturbed condition of
that portion of the country IN which she
resided, and after her husbands death she
removed to ST. Louis, where she sought
To maintain herself by serving In 1868
she again married, aud her husband em-
har RI -aA IN I
last marriage was thoroughly happy one
and in ihe course Of time two children
were born to Them The husband grad
ually extended his business operations, SO
that mach Of his fiuIe was necessarily
spent in travelling about the country, and
during one of Eis business tours he visited
Chicago, where he became acquainted
with a lady and gentleman, who, by
fortunate chain OF circumstances he ascer-
tanned were the long lost foster parents of
bis wife. Delighted % the discovery lie
had made, and pleased no doubt with an
tlcIpaIIons of the joyful surprise he should
give his wife, the husband at once con-
cluded his business with the inren ion Of
returning 10 St. Louis, and bringing her
To Chicago for the purpose of reuniting
wlth her friends, withnut having frs; pIe-
pared either parry for such an event. On
the night of his c"u,eml Lated departure
f'r home, while 'onverSlng ~i,h Mr. and
Mrs - il happened that he was led
into ii recital of his adventures about the
world, aud before The narrative was fin
lShed his listeners KIN ihlt tn. i adopted
daughter had married her brother. who.
before she was born, had salled for East
India. liorritied beyond expression, the
man I'D from ii e house, AMI from that
hour no Iidings of him have ever reached
his friends. THIS was in March last, and
lew weeks later the wlerched sisters
wife was rendered comparatively poor bv
The destruction OF n large portion of the
property left III her hauI, by fire. Heart
broken and nearly crazed by the strange
de""ae0aem Of her happy married life, The
wreIched woman hasrenrd 10 accept an
offer an asylum with her f. ser parents,
and This morning will doubtless see her
Reunited To her ca st and dearest f,ends