The Placer herald., 1874-05-23
A kEAt. hUMANCE.

Celia Logan, in the New York Graphic,
relates the following:
Whatever were the terms of separation
between herself and her first husband, the
chl remained with its father who told bis
son that his mother was dead.
For years the boy believed the story, but
one day, on going to the Posloffice for hs
fathers letters, he found one addressed it
himself 1t WAS from his mother. Over
powered 10y The sudden knowl ledge of her
existence. he dropped upon the curb-s,one
! It read his mot hers letter.
II related ow i'll treatment had driver,
her from his side, Low poor, alone and will
he r'probalion of the world upon her, sh,
had struggled for existence; but happier dnNs
had at length come-she was married to u
Mr.. ilIiams AID WAS going to Europe
She enclosed her photos raph, aud babe he
SON never never forget his mother.
The boy sprang up, vowing to do more
lnn remcmher-io devote his life to finding
her. lie went TO his father, slowed him
he letter, and asked him he reason of his
deception. lie coldly replied that he had
lhouglt il best that if he had known hi
mother WAS alive lie woulo have wanted +,
zee her, and that lie never would have per-
mi'led.
I boy followed is mothers example
lie left tho rich mans house; and, although
noI twelve years of aye, lie went 10 work
in II foundry. Steadily he worked, will
bui one purpose in his hearl--to earn none,
enough TO go and find his mother. THAI
moment came mt length, and he went tt
Europe, wtl nothing to idenli y her but the
photograph and letter,
Fai 2 to find her in Europe, he returned
to The United States, and hunted ihrougI
'ily after city, unavangly His proceed
IRE was simple. lie copied from the di-
recrory tie address of all in the place
named Williams, and called on them in turn
I'LL II e list WAS exhausted.
Many quiet family he started from llei'
serenity by raid ulon them, photograph
in hand, inquirng for his mother. At las'
here was but one cit, left to search-Wash-
ington. lie pursued his usu course there,
Y sitting all HE NiIam,es in the capital,
save that of The Attorney General.
He WAS now so near desp ,ir that he bad
halt a ind, he said, not to call on them
But it was The last Of The maine whom l.,
Il ID moi seen and his search would be in
COM lere without it. The youth resolved
to make his last inquiry; so. photograph il.
hand, he entered the National Hoel. and
ash ed the clerk if Mrs. v illams lived there
eyes was II reply.
"Do this look like her ?"
"TlaiA The lady" said the clerk" al
I'm her son; can you give me room nca,
her? :" eyes Say nothing of my be
in. here; ! want 10 surprise her"
"All right "
The Young man went TO his room, ar
rayed himself in his best. then knocked II
his mothers door. is whole frame tremblcd
with agitation aud with hope deferred again
realized.
Her voice 3ade him enter lie flung
open the door, and. exclaiming, "Moiher
do I You know me ?" lie rushed franiical,
to her srms.
She was lhep an invalid and the e! ocl
'lmost proved serious; but as joy never
kills, they say. she recovered
II had worked his way almost all throrgh
Europe and America; consequently his edu-
ra'i II had been neglected; bur, as he war
only iweniy-one years of age when he found
his mother, she hoped TO overcome The de.
feet. She put him TO school at once. and
he gives pon'ise of becoming as brilliant III
uind as he IL loving Of heart