The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01
AFTER MINI DAYS.

Dne o. the strange circumstances of iifs
more like icIIpn THAN truth, came To- o1r
toilce recently. 1t seems tlIst several
Aeais ago 4 Tam y al German people. cun-
~lsilug of a father. mother and tw,, ci,il-
itou, lived % New \ Nu1k. v here the wife
'nd mo- her S'cil"ued aud died, leaving Ire
uan nith bui lIit!C money. and two chill
iren To cnie ior. The IA iier bad Two SIS
eis III that city, ~ho, Ike himself wee
-itaiigrlS iu a strange land, and To each lie
gave Il child. The children separated frt n,
heIr father aid mother, and from each
'tnrr, irciIed themselves sick. and IL v-as
h"uEht best 10 place them ia one of iE.
'ai:"ua orphan aSylGtnS ia that great city.
where '"eN Could be together. Here they
>et med to thrive, aud the father bv bis
'abur Was able to support the;n iu cumf.it
foi The time being. This was nItt. ,,r L.,
ears ago, and TIL cLIldfeu at this time
"ete abuat seven and ni' e years OF at.a
ihe father Wandered uut West i'm hone y,
peitcIlng hls condition, aud fiually fpund
tImseH ia st. LUIS, wbeIe soon after lis
'rriYai, he was rI"StIa;td d with the typhnid
''Fei' nom which lie only recovered 20
axe tile small isUX. lie was long TINA
"a IccOveliug. aud found himself witbcp,
money for HlS o"u support. AID in the ioi.r
'ltne IN eIven.ng Hu money had been - 4
Tor the support f the children. and tie
manageI> sent tlVm With hundreds or
nhers 10 VI iSSsuii aud el>eu ere In tl,e
est, fndInE h"mes for them Nhereve-
Ihey could 10 iiie heS families. After lis
.ecovcIy aud uli-u u"nev mat ers. Rere
oetier with INN, he wIute in regard 10 his
children, bu. could get nn void Irom them.
~ soon - pu>sIble he made his Wav back
'o New oak, but was refused information,
- I" here his children could he found.
Aller seai ching the ciiy in VAIN lie started
ut west 'ga'H, and finally found himself
IA Louisiana. where lee undertook farming
nut was dloNucd oVt, his PARTNER losing \. g
'iie. IL" said hlS iaini fui =. 0U0 aud VI n
he proceeds returned - Nc.v York THY
'iime he tii' q ilse putency of gold. and hi
lie "iier ~ sou, to :hr manager re leatue
'hai .ie ca hlldtrn had been sent ont syrt
81 Ottawa. Iowa, where they had found
homes with mau hy the name of J. w.
carpenter. THIS place lie visited, but
without avail, and dySl lailiig If ever seeing
hiS children again, lie wrut Ia ST. LOUIS.
la that city lie was relating his hfe l.is-
tory !" some uf his German ftiends. wien
one oi them suggested tne iuta that as he
names were some hal siu.Ilar O.tumws
Iowa, WAS meant. lie immediately wt,te
&" ). ". Carpenter, Ottawa. Iowa. and also
To the same gentleman. Oitumwa. In due
time the mail brnughl him The good news
mat iiS Chlidreu Nere ia tie Ia Ter pi.re
and in good health. As may be ext.eci, a
he was n"' long "ii the NAY, aud ,lay GA
iw" ago arrived n that CITY. whete he
found his children. neatly grown, uccupy-
lng good home with Mr.. aud Ms. Carron-
ter, To whom they have become greatly en-
d"ared. Snch is the story he cells himself
The children " III remain with their foster
parents, while NJ. Miller will probably
make his home ia Ina; pan OF IN. country.
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