Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-08-05
). IOWA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1870.

strange, new acquaintance, after giving me
another long stare, Inquired:
Are you the son Of the late John Will
liam B., Of New York;
i am
Have you sister?'
4 had one, but have not heard from her
for many years, nor do know whether she
is dead or alive
She married beneath her station in soci.
ety. said the stranger, with slight irony
in his voice-'did she nos?'
4 was told so,' said I, hardly able to sup
press laugh, as looked at the word Con.
duc.or' on my cap. But SIR added it
would not beseem me to make this charge
against her.
There is pride Of humiliation with ven.
geance, answered my companion, laughing,
with that hearty laugh which is the exclu.
sive attribute Of whole souled man. Just
wait moment, brother Reginald, added be,
and left me puzzled and not able to make
anything out OF it.
In few minutes my new acquaintance
returned leading maronly, but still hand.
some lady. The next moment my long-lost
sister sobbed tears Of joy on my bosom.
Need ! tell mors7 My newly found
brotter.in-lsw was specimen If that race
OF men, of purely American stamp, who
make themselves-who know no other pat.
ronage than their own industry, persever.
ance and indomitable will.
Mr.. Mason, for tha. is my brother.in. laws
name, after bis marriage and reputation
by my father, sailed with his bride to Cali
fornia. There. by hard labor in the mines,
coupled with Yankee spirit Of invention, be
accumulated considerable fortune. Then
opening store in San Francisco, he ten
fold increased his wealth, and now returned
TO enjoy in his native State, the clium cum
dignitate to which his life Of hardships and
unremi,ting la' or entitled him.
Having broken all connection with his
former home, be knew nothing of the mis-
fortunes Of our family, Else said be, while
relating bis story, they would not have hap.
pened, if it had cost me my last dollar"
On reaching New York and finding that
his wife's parents were dead, he put an ad-
ver,isement in the papers that If Mr.. Au.
gustus Reginald Et.etery will apply to
Nessrs Cheatem & Caichem, Counselors at
law, he will hear of something to his advan-
tage.'
But as l seldom, if ever, read the adver-
tising columns, as l dropped my family
name, and as my former acquaintances
knew nothing of my whereabouts, owed
this happy meeting to chance, and, let me
add, with honest pride and integrity.
How my Kate laughed and cried, and
laughed again, when I told her the story {;
how my hearty brother-in law hugged her
how nv dear sister kissed and fondled her,
how the old Californian swore-he has bro
ken himself or swearing since that Kate
would make his wife's bonnet for the we'd
ding; how she did make it; how he paid
her FIVE thousand dollars for it; how he
bought me a house for like sum. and
how he stocked me for variety store, with
IL milliner's counter on the opposite side OF
the same; how he made Kate blu b at the
wedding breakfast table; how We had trip
to Niagara. without asking any Superin.
,endent for leave of absence; how onr two
boys and girl shout with Joy when Uncle
Ben Mason comes to see US, all these, prop.
ely, have nothing TO do with my story; but
this has. for 1t is its moral:
That be who beieveth, and liveth up to
his faith, will find his reward, even here be
! low