The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-20
An Interesting Family Romance.

Louisville, says the IO",ee' -oVss' "'s' 40
that which nightly gathers about the
iamp.lisht at the residence OF Mr.. +. +.
Raron. the well-known stove merchant,
who lives on Green Street, near Wenzel.
Mr. Baron's estimable wife and her two
sisters. Mrs. Lizzie Cross, OF Sacra.
mento. CAL, and Mrs. Hettie Lowe, OF
Iowa. are reunited aftera separation OF
nearly thirty years, under circumstances
tiers in fiction are IS entertaining. The
three ladies are of English parentage.
About forty years ago their father, MIR.
Joseph Powell, of London, England
accompanied by his wife and children,
sailed for Trinidad, one OF the British
West India Islands. Mr.. Powell was
wealthy, and had made purchases OF
land in Trinidad from agents. The
children were small when the voyage
hcoan. It lasted four months in sail
inc vessel, and consequently they can
still remember it. On reaching Trim
idad, Mr.. Powell discovered that it was
impossible oran unacclimated foreigner
to live there. Disease was ravaglns the
island. and, further, he discovered that
in the purchase of the land he had been
swindled out Of large sum. They did
not disembark, but came on to the
United States with the remainder Of his
shattered fortune. He went to Peoria,
M. and settled there, investing all his
means IN property. He was swindled
again, and, to crown the misfortunes OF
! the family, the father fell Ill and died
.. four months after arriving. The family
r were left almost penniless :" a strange;
: land. Mrs. Powell pinned away and died
e of broken heart, one month after he'
husbands death. This great mlsfor
,. tune left four little girls and q boy at tn
:. mercy of the world. The Oldest wa
e seven years old, who is nov
i Mrs. Baron. The children secures
- - homes with kindly people, and to
d two or three years saw each other ire
n unently. Then came . separation
1t Mrs, Baron remained in Illinois, Mrs
Is Lowe went to Iowa, and Mrs. Cross
!. California. The other brother and 81;
70 ter died soon afterward in Springfield
H. III, The separation took place in lo5:
n and Mrs. Cross, then child OF nine c
Ct ten years, accompanied her brother
: California, where the gold fever W;
at raging. They made the passage OF tt
on plains in wagon trains, and we're a
Up lacked by Indians, narrowly escap1n
ne humiliation OF the party. Her frient
in went to the mines, and the little girl gre
to IN in the magic changes and romant
rs: surroundings OF the gold mines; II
'ut children lost sight of each other: D
did not forget. Years passed, and Il
ION Girls grew up to be intelligent and ell
nst Gated Young ladies. They married, al
re- all married well. Then they began
,ts vearn for each other, and after many
en-. tempts discovered where each oth
she lived, and correspondence bega
Jew With household duties and their Oh
Ier, dren to occupy them, they could |!
men ,, moot IN account of the distance viii
she separated them. Last spring NJ
him Cross husband died, and some til
en-. ago she came East, stopping for So &c!
ing months with her sister, NJ
HOP Lowe. in Iowa. Then both came
me Louisville, and several days ago
at 1 three long.separated sisters were ren'
~ ed happily. A happier group could
,o W we'll be imagined. They are all respt
.,'s. ed people, occupying high estimat
must with their acquaintance. lnele
'uld romantic threads underlying TINS o
or ; outline which deserve fuller relat'
D ,;It and Mrs. Cross, it is understood, IS
Thcn ing to write the history OF the even
ID so lives of the three sisters.