The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-03

tary, as consumption Is In others. The
children of moderate drinkers almost
invariable receive from them this heri-
tage of ruin. For them total abstinencs
is the only safety. They should avoid
stimulants as the consumptive does the
cold, or the scorbutic patient the heat
ing food, which are certain death to
them.
Isn't the above story pointed tem-
perance lecture to every drinker2
How Man and Wife met After Twenty Years
Separation.
ONE of those strange episodes in hu-
" man life which makes us sometimes
wonder at "the eternal fitness Of things
occurred last night at the Vallejo June
tion. The tide being low on the arrival
of the Contra Costa, passengers for VAL
lejo were compelled to make quite de-
scent from the wharf to the boat, and
the ladies required the aid of the gentle
men present A Mr.. g., grain specu-
lator was doing the ageeable in this re-
spect, and one of the last ladies to de
scend was overhurdened With few
bundles, which he took charge Of, and
accompanied the lady to the cabin,
where they sat and engaged in conver-
sation. The subject finally touched up
on the nativity of each, when it was,
found that they were both from the
same town in Kentucky. The fact then
made each other more communicative,
when he enquired her name, which was
given as Mrs. Ct. immediately the man
grew pale and excited and asked:
You had a daughter had you not 2"
did," she responded. . Pray how
did you know that ?''
Is that daughter living2"
"She is, and at present on visit to
friend at Vallejo, where am now GO
ing"
"Merciful heavens ~ he gasped. "My
child ~
"Sir, what do you mean 7" said the.
lady rising.
Mean T" be excitedly replied Mean,
why mean that that daughter is my
own child, and you are my wife ~
Almost overpowered at this confession
she piled him with questions and to
every one he returned a correct answer,
when she was convinced that the man
was really her husband, from whom she
had been separated twenty years. 1t
seems that the twain were married at
Paris, KY, in 1858, and in thirteen
months afterwards he went to Liverpool
on business. The vessel on which he
took passage was wrecked and all on
board were supposed to have perished.
The news coming TO the young wife's
ears she was utterly Frustrated and was
ordered to California by her physician.
Arriving here she took up her residence
in Los Angeles. The husband was res
cued from the wreck by fishing vessel
and taken to some remote foreign port.
where he was thrown upon bed Of
sickness, which lasted some fifteen
months. In the mean time he had writ
ten repeatedly to his wife, but received
nc answer.
In his despair he concluded to risk a
journey across the Atlantic. Feeble as
he was he shipped before the mast on q
sailing vessel, and in due time arrived
in New York. From there he wrote
three times to his wife, but received no
answer. Almost frenzied at the thought
that she might be dead, and being with
out funds, he " faced" his fare to Ken
lucky, and shortly after arrived in Paris.
Inquiries throughout the town assured
him that his wife had disappeared year
or so before, no one knew whittier.
Some said she had gone in search of her
husband, others that she might be dead
and others that she had gone to Califor-
mia. He sought the old family physi-
clan, but he had left the town some time
before. Mr.. G.. then went to work at
Louisville and made enough to bring
him to California a year after his arrival
in Kentucky. He searched everywhere
for his absent wife, but without success
and finally gave her up as dead, and she
also had mourned for his death. Neither
however, had married again, and last
evening on board the Contra Costa was
the first intimation either had that the.
other was in existence.
The now happy couple arrived here
last night, and to the surprise of the
friends of the lady she introduced her
husband, from whom she had been.
separated twenty years. But imagine
his unutterable surprise and joy when
the mother led into the parlor a beaHti-
full young lady, his own daughter,
whom he had not seen since she was
babe. Father, mother and child will leave
tomorrow for San Francisco, where Mr..
G.. who is now comparatively wealthy
man. has his hnsiness and where thau