The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-12-11
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TraRE passed through ihjsciiy yes
I i"'iay, en ruut go Chicago. .l.ly whou
history Is on" NJ trc m17t rrnlarsabi,
ever brocgh, tp V1b.ic notice. For r..
sons which aii viii &c lho pr.prlc'y NJ
/ &c vi hholl her naas-, rna-.ir r,lsi
| Ing ,nn fi-.- A. they were cjmalauicat
/ "l to our rcportrr by one vino hal hrara
/ h"r "siraugr, true story" from her owi
/ lips. In 1893 hrr parents en- igrated Il
+ ihi7 "pua'cv from England. lcayinr.
b"h'nd them sn only son some ten ycar.
~ oep, who had engaged rs cabin .bo,
uu merchant vosSpl In tho East Indir
they lan1in. in New York. where, r
/ .rW "'unths LATER the suljoct uf thi.
sketch Was born. White she was vet r
. helpless infant, both her parents d,cd
and she WIS sent to thr FoundliDp
Homo, whcro ,h~ rem lined some time
when -h. was ilnAliy adopted in Elniro
y. y. Ofc'ut.c she knew nothing o
, her sailor brother, and shn rrcv M IN
the hcl!cf thNt She was really oil th,
CHI / If her foster parents. At the age
| oi lghteen she married an industriou.
/ 50 irg mechanic, and set out for trr
~ IL West. Attcr travelling in various
- les, they finally settled in Missouri,
" 'orc they continued Prosperous md
happy until the storm of war burs. up
'A ih" cou"irT. Then her husband. in
c9umon with jho thousands, OF hi'
cpVutrSmcn, enlisted in the Service OF
.i"r'a"'iion, and wat assigned to Gruc.
ro' Prices army. He ,crvcl faithrlllv
du!.'G tn" iif-t eishtecn months ~ the
var, bp, Was Inaiiy killed in one OF the
Southwestern engagements. From the
h.caHjnT out of the war, the lady oi
whom wo write had lost ali trace " her
foster parents, owing 70 tho disturbed
condition q. that part Cfthc country In
which 7he resided, and after her hus.
bands death shc removed 10 NJ. Louis.
Tho Ia't marriage was a thoroughly hap
rNtorc, and in the course OF time two
CHILDREN were born unto hem. Tho hua.
land trsdually extended HI. businr~.
operations, ~ tina, much ofhi- limo -,i
meet" .arily spent In travelling about tho
country, and during one OF his ba7iu.s'
'Ir' he visit ell Chicago, where ho h,-
'mn aqnainted with a lady ana gen
Hn'l, .no, hy fortuna;t chain .!
circumstance. he t.ccr aimed were the
'nn& lost foster parent " his wi's. De
lighted at the discovery h. had m.dc,
aud Slenipd eo duubs with aniic;eat ;nus
~ thH jnyfaI srrpri.- he shOuld give
hi- wife, the hu>, and at orCe concluded
his business with the Intention ~ 70.
turning 70 81. .Loui.,and bringing her 10
chic3g" for the purpose OF rrun,in. hCf
with her friends, without having frat
prepare either party for such An event.
On me night of his contemplated de.
T"r!ur" fpr h pmA, while covcrsiug with
Mr. and Nj. il hsppsnedtns hs
49, .ci into . recital OF his adventures
rhont IN" Tprii, and b-fbra tn" mar.
Ht!re wa1 d i-a-d his listeners kur-
tAAt th,iN udnpt,d Il, ughrer had mar
ricd her o~ hfpth"r, wac, brfocn .hr
was born, h ID sailed for East liliA.-
!!ur7,iiel beyond Iprts-iom the wretch
90 ma 4 Il from the house aud fro-
tina hour 40 Iidins, ~ MIN hayc ever
reached hi, friends. Tni~ WAS In March
last, nai Il fcv we, Ks later the wretchcd
s.s,c. wife was rendered cpmpara lively
rOur ~ the deStturtion " large p0r-
i,Jn OF ne prog. rty itft il her handE,
rs Are. Although written to by b.,
Nrick"n lr,tuds, thtr letters never
reached her, api few weeks sincc siC
started foc Elm.Ta, h,r early home
Upon her ARRIVAL hero she iyarncl tho
ndilras "i s,r iJs.cr parents, with WhoT
shr at once cummuuicsttd, giving 'nr'n
/ full tr'"i's II hs' experience -inee 'h'
oar lu7 her western hume. Their sn
/ -Wr; ~ her letter contained p s:aivm-n
oi IN" ,-rr.b.r diStOvG ~ Of n, identity
/ OF her husnSul and brother, together
. with an aHHciipuatC Invitation 90 com,
/ iu thcm with hrr children AMI shs,'
/ 'n-ir home. uvsrt.ar0Eel and urnri1
/ cr,H-I by the Strange drApUsmem O
( her haplr married life, to" ~re-cnc'
wuuta B .,,csed ,osrvypt the offer, an'
thi. moruihs vii! d,ao:ls5' sr. her Te
. uui',d 20 her csr.i'sJ Gat l'arss
friends. Ef'.gH IRE, P,,ss