The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
A CALIFORNIA ROMANCE.
How Man and Wife Met After 90 Years
Separation.
Vallejo Chronicle. December 80.

Vallejo Chronicle. December 80.
One of those strange episodes in human
life which makes US sometimes wonder al
''the eternal fitness of things" occurred last
night at the Vallejo junction. The tide being
low, on the arrival of the Contra Costa pas
sengers for Vallejo were compelled to make
quite descent from the wharf to the boat
and the ladies required the assistance of the
gentlemen present. A Mr.. g., grain spec
ulator, was doing the agreeable in this re-
spect, and one of the last ladies to descend
was overburdened with few
bundles, which he took charge
of, and accompanied the lady to the
cabin, where they sat and engaged in CONVEX
sation The subject finally touched upon the
nativity Of each, when it was found they were
both from the same town in Kentucky This
fact made each more communicative, when
he enquired her name, which was given as
Mrs. G. Immediately the gentleman grew
pale and excited, and asked:
"You had daughter, did you not?"
IL did," she responded. Pray how did you
know that?''
"Is that daughter living?"
''She is, and at present on visit to friends
at Vallejo, where am now going"
'Merciful heavens" he gasped. "My
cbildl'
Sir" said the lady, rising, "what do you
mcan?'
Mean" he crafty replied. "Mean?
Why, 1 mean that that daughter is my OWL
child and you are my wife,
Almost overpowered at this confession she
piled him with questions, to every one of
which he returned a correct answer when
she was convinced that the man was really
har HI, hand from, hnro ba bob baar Sapa-
rated 20 years. 1t seems the twain were mar
ried in Paris, KY, in 1858, and IL months
afterward he went to Liverpool on business.
The vessel on which he t,ok passage was
wrecked and all on board were supposed to
have persisted. The news coming to the
young wife's ears, she was utterly prOarated
and was ordered to California by her physi-
clans. Arriving here she took up her resi-
dence in Los Angeles. The husband was
picked up from the wreck by fishing smack
and taken to some remote foreign port, where
he was thrown upon bed of Sickness which
lasted some 10 months. In the mean
time he had written repeated y to his wife, but
received no answer In his despair he con-
cluded to risk II journey across the Allan
tic. Feeble as he was he shipped before the
mast, on sailing vessel, and in due time
arrived i'm New York. From there he wrote
three times to his wife, but received no ans
wer Almost frenzied at the thought that
she might be dead, and being without funds,
and no friends, he "faced' his fare clear to
Kentucky, ard shortly after arrived at
Paris. Inquiries throughout the town assured
him that his wife had disappeared a 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 California. He sought the old
family physician, but he had left the town
some time before Mr.. G.. then went to work
ut Louisville and made enough to bring him
to California year after his arrival in Ken
lucky. He searched everywhere for his
absent wife, but without success, and finally
gave her up as dead, and she had also mourn
ed 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 20 years. But
imagine his unutterable surprise and JOY when
the mother led into the parlor beautiful
young lady, his own daughter, whom he had
not seen since she was a babe. Father,
mother and child will leave tomorrow for
San Francisco, where Mr. g., who is now
wealthy man, has his business
and where they will hereafter reside.