Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-12-18
ACHRISTMAS GIFT.
A STEP Fathers FAITHFUL SEARCH
FOR His WIrE's Son AND HIS PRovI-
DENTAL SrCCESS.

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FOR His WIrE's Son AND HIS PRovI-
DENTAL Success.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: The
following strange incident, for the
truth of which we can vouch, will fur
nish another proof that there is great
deal of romance in real, everyday life.
Last Wednesday gentleman OF wealth
and standing from England, Mr. Ed.
ward S. Jennings came to Cincinnati
and registered at the Gibson House.
He told the clerk that lie was on his
way to California and the West on .
pleasure tour, and intend to remain IN
Cincinnati till this Saturday. morning;
meanwhile he desired 10 see everything
of interest in and about the city, and
especially the suberbs. Of whose beauty
he had heard in his English home.
Thursday evening young man came
to the Gibson House and registered 5.
r. Williams, from Denver, Colorado.
He was suffering considerably from in
fuenza, and retired at once to his room,
which adjoined that of Mr.. Jennings.
About nine o'clock Mr.. Jennings came
down stairs to Mr.. NICHOLSON at the
Desk and asked that he might be assign
ed to another room, because the occn-
pant of l49 was noisy and he could
not sleep. There was no other vacant
room read, and Mr.. Nicholson offered
to accompany Mr.. Jennings to Mr..
Williams room and state the case to
the latter, in the hope that he would
agree to keep more quiet While Nc
Glosson was speaking to him the
Englishman was looking through the
door of his Loisy neiehbor. AS Nc
Glosson came out, Jennings asked him
what was the name of the occupant.
Mr.. McGlossson did not remember, but
took his inquisitor to the desk, and,
refreshing his memory from the regis
ter, told the tourist that it was VIII
liams. L thought so, was the reply.
And then the Englishman turned about
and went up stairs and was not heard
of again during :he night Next morn
ing Jennings and Williams came down
to the desk together. Jennings paid
the bills for both, and Informed the
clerk that they would leave together on
the 7 OF clock train tor the East. When
asked why he had changed the route
of bis intended tour, he replied by
saying that had found his lost son, and
was about to take him back to his
mother in England. Six years ago he
had married Williams mother, hand
some English widow Of wealth. Her
OILY soG, Samuel, young man Of
nineteen, was displeassd with his
mothers alliance, and. in spirit OF
pique, he went to Liverpool, boarded
a vessel and sailed for America. When
he reached New York he was out OF
funds, but not out OF heart. Some
friends whom he met furnished him
with the means to get West. Since
then he has been engaged with the
Union Pacific Company at Denver, and
succeeded in saving about seventy
thousand dollars of his income. But
becoming home-sick and repentant he
suddenly made up his mind, Ike the
prodigal, to return to his mother, If she
be alive. Meanwhile his mother had
not heard even q word of his wherea
bouts, nor knew whether he was dead
or alive. She grieved so much over the
mysterious disappearance of her only
child that her husband finally cOnclud-
ed to 60 to America with the hope that
he might gain trace of the missing
Young man. In New York he was
partially successful to his joyful sur
prise. There he heard that such a
person bearing that name, had six years
ago gone to the far West. Thither,
with an English mans limited idea Of
what the West is, he started, with o
vague hope that he might find his
wife's son and take him home to her as
a Christmas gilt The rest is already
told: The miraculous meeting OF
father and son. Had not the son con.
tr.cted cold 10 make him feverish and
fussy the two might have slept within
a few feet OF each other, and next
morning one would have gone TO the
East and the other to. the West unit!
each would have been as widely separ-
ated as ever. As il was, both are now
on the way home to England 70 bring
ioy to the heart Of the wife and mother.
Truly the ways Of Providence are past
finding out.