The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-01
TIIE STORT or TWO VARS.
brother aud Sister Reunited Through "A Ring
After Years Of separation.

WOODBURY., n. j., May 3l.-In 1855 there
lived in New York a certain family named
S'anl0n. Tho family consisted only Of the
mother and three children. the father being
dead Mrs. Scanon found II worry difficult TO
provide food for her little ones, the Oldest Of
whom Was only five years Of age. Tho young
est an infant. was taken sick, and dled from
lack Of proper medical attendance quito as
much as from the violence of the disease. Tho
mother endeavOrcd to make W for the want II
medicine and dcliracies hy constant nursing
and unwearying wai'hiunoss. But when her
little one died her Eri,t was 80 great ih@t sho
became ill., aud she died "A week after her child
was buried. 4 few days .aicr the, two snrViy-
VIZ, takau h. ii" nursery on IMninil's Island
4 few months after a Quaker and his VITO
visited tne nursery. and 1ahlnsa !Iking To Mary.
In iisi, Tie brother found his way back to the
city. amt for throe years lived as wuit about
Railways and outhe hay tir- 's AMI piers. nitcn
going without food, and sometimes almost with
On the breaking out " tho war tie lnd at
Onpc iuincl the army. lie wis first in th"
Army of the Potomac. AMI then in the west
II" finally cam" back from lhe territories. long
after thn close oi tic war, to settle IN Salon
county. SD. Neither brother nor sister had
heard of each other since their parting ono
school on Randall Island. Tho boy had not
much time for rrplnlng at IN forced parting,
~
cold. thai his sister wus warm amt hupuy
with the people who had taken her away. The
| little girl Ou the contrary, Wrpt on leaving her
| brother. and often asked in her now home when
| he would come to see her. Even after years had
| uassrd she was often surprised hy the muthcily
| Quakeress while weeping alone over m menu
ory If her brother ana playmate. she hud hr"n
| taken by the Qwhcr@. VIII s." name was TOM
| lnson, To BackwoodtoWu, in gloucester county.
There, few years ago, she was married To- Mr.
| Mm nnicr, who lS in chdrsn Oi the SNcdt t~lOlO
| branch of the West Jersey Railroad.
james Seanlon has often com" up from salem
in the Iast few years 10 visit an oli army lrlrnd
| On one of these ocrnsious he presented sea-
! grayes's little daughter Wltlh ring, ana this Il
! few weeks ago the chiId lost i'm the street ono
day this week the little girl while on "A visit iO
| the family of Mr.. Wise In North Woodbury. re-
| lated the story of her loss, and was told that
| Mrs pnfer had found such II ring. The child
ran To- Mrs. pnirr's residence, md asked to SEQ
| tho ring that She had found. When questioned
as to why she thought 50 much of the ring she
said, " because my uncle Jim S'anlon, gaNo 1t
Why" said Mrs. pnfor, with emotion, I
| had n little brother once named Jim Scaulon
| II Whs a great many years ago
| Then she took tho cnIl In hor arms ana
| carcsscd her while she led her t. tell all sho
! knew of her uncle Jim. lie was not her real
| uncle. she said, only she called him uncle be-
| cause he Mas so ulrc ANA WAS IN the war with
| her father The girl returned home with the
| ring and n message.
| A Correspondence cnsucd. Mrs. p0ier rcmcm-
| brrcd that her brother Jim had been ayidcnt-
| soldiers still bears the marks ol the soQld. llt
| WAS able to recall many incidents Qi theu child
| hood. So the two walls found each other again
| after years of separation.