The Lincoln County herald., 1873-06-04
TERMS OF ADyeRTtsy NJ.
A Romance in Real Life.

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lett and Vim. Warren. With them sf,et
their marriage lived Miss. Lstra Il. ill
lett, a half sister Of Mrs. Warren.
For Eve years the married relations ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Wsrfen were 'oi the ordi.
nary character, one child, q daughter
blessing the union.
In the year lS49 matters changed The
California fever" rag,d in Kentucky Oh
6ercely as elsewhere, and Mr.. Wsrrsh
babe farewell TO his family, ond sat out
upon his Journey to the gold mines.
From this dates q singular history.
For seven long years his wife waited
patiently but hardly hopefully for bis
return for runOr had reached her
that 10 combat with tho Indians ia
California, he had been killed.
BY the laws Of Kentucky At that time,
Eve years absence without commuuica
tiou With the husband or wife restored
the one remaining a, home TO all his or
her rights as an unmarried person.
In the meantime Mr.. Geo. G. Bryant
had met, courted and married Miss Lau.
rs b. Tillct, who, after bearing him two
children, was taken away from him by
the hand OF death. Having been raised
mainly BY her sister, Mrs. Warren, il
was her especial request that upon her
death the latter should have the especisa
care Of her children.
In duo time after the death Of Mrs.
Bryant, and seven years after the depart
ure Of Mr.. Warren from Kentucky, Mr..
Geo c. Bryant and Mrs. Kate Warren,
formerly Miss. Tillett, we're united ia
marriage. Very soon thereafter they
casne to independence, Mo , where they
have ever since resided, and where NJ IS
Mary Warren, the daughter Of Mrs Bry.
ant by her FIRST husband. grew into wo.
manhood, and married Mr.. W. z. Chris.
tophcr. now Of Pleasant Hill.
To Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, who havo
been married now about seventeen years,
have been born two children. Now
comes the strangest port Of our story.
Some time since it vas rumored that
Mr.. Warren. who bad not been heard Of
for twenty. -four years, was not desd, but
living in Trinidad, California. He had
written to friend 10 Kentucky inquir.
ing about his wife and children; he learn.
ed something Of the facts in the cas-,
t aid IN another letter indicated that h.
should visit them.
} In pursuance Of his determination, tho
. long lost Wm. Warren, now about sixty
, years old, gray and feeble from sickness
and troubles, almost weary Of life, hut
8 desirous of looking once more upon tho
!, wife and child Of his youth before he
d died, arrived at Indel endencc. lie va.
kindly received by the family Of Nj:
+ Bryant. to whom, in short, he tells tho
sad story of bis twenty four years wan
D derings; 6rst in the gold mines, whero
!, lured by the deceptive gatherings of tAn
precious metal, he dug from yea to year.
Q ever hoping, always di.appon ted, he e.
Q nally yielded to i'll luck. and became tired
J, OF life. Poor and dishear.ed, he made
0 the fatal mistake Of his life in not return.
o ing to bis lcug waiting family Not uu.
!. like thousands Of other men, noble, good
8 men, under similar circumst tanccs, no
Q yielded to the temptation of the iutoxi:
o eating cup, and for years dissipated away
d the life which bad been given him for no.
d bier purposes. But manhood once strong
9 in him, again resumed its sway, and with
g it came disease. Ps,a'y sis had seized
e upon him, and he was prostrated by its
/. death like touch. During long illnesA
o aud gradual convulescenee. the desire Tor
>, home and the friends Of his youth grew
It upon him, and the determination TO see
,r them once more. If permitted by prcvi,
n dencs, became fixed 10 his mind.
70 When no left California a few weekA
# ago, he doubted whether be should ever
be able to reach Independence. llsppily
o however, his health improved on the
It way. and he arrived here safely.
. liz is d kindly disposed old gen'leneh d
10 and fully recognizes all the rights Of other
q parties, acquired by what no frankly 60
G knowledges to be his own fault. lie ID
10 frank TO confess that be had forfeited all
= rights 40 the husband And father; and the
= frail old man is filed with gratitude and
e an overwhelmed heart by the kindnoss
le and confederation which be has met 81
y the hands Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant and
is his daughter, Mrs Christopher. At tho
= home Of the latter it il probable Ne will
= end the remainder Of life at once %
y full Of incident, romance. disappointm men y
{. sickness and sorrow. lie knows Of bu!
one living relative, an aunt, l. J Oh svillc
Ky, whittier he has gone to ,isi, hee sI
ID one risen from the dead. lie knows o.
20 no other living person, except his daUgh
,et Before mentioned. in whose veins runs
-, kindetd blood. His acquaintancps OF,
~ - gone. and he Is left . wandering piletu
- v hose life has missed the ports OF this
D. world bu, which, ID the cour.e Of b.tGre
must ere long be moored upon the shores
~ Of eternity. There may the weary 6nd
;Hn test.
= An arch young lady should be Of
archer. for she can bend her Leuu as sbV