The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-09-21

husband ascertained this fact, his pro-
tested love turned to bitterness. Peace
tied from the family, and was restored
only after the merciful law of Illinois
had dissolved the matrimonial bond
which bound them together Resuming
her name, Mrs. Lloyd, she also resumed
her business, and prosecuted it with dill
gence. until very recently she found her
self able to retire with an easy compe-
tence. On Sunday morning Mrs. Lloyd
answered ring at the front door bell.
\ tall, handsome man, with hair white
as the snow, wrinkled but still erect. and
wearing patch over his left eve, asked
to see Horace II. Lloyd. "Tell me your
business, and will tell you if you can see
him." said Mrs. Lloyd. II am Bartholo
new Frederick Lloyd" the man began,
but Mrs. Lloyd waited to hear no more.
Her knees almost refused to do their
duty, as she tottered toward her SON.
sleeping on the lounge, and babe him
see who it was that would speak with
him. don't You know your father,
Frederick ~ the old man asked. "You
are not my father the son reioined,
making a motion as if to throw him off
the stoop His mother stayed his arm,
and in few minutes the fog was cleared,
the wife recognized her husband, and son,
| father. The sons JOY was eXtravagant.
The old man, weak from heart sickness.
was placed tenderly in the best bed, and
the sisters and their children were sum
moned from their homes to participate in
the rejoicing Perhaps the least ELUSIVE
in
DEMnNS-rp
was the wife. She could not wipe ont
the memory that they had parted in eX-
pertation of IA speedy reunion. Bartholo-
new Frederick Lloyd had no valid eX-
cuSe to offer for his long neglect The
truth about the parting with his son was
that the high spirited boy ran away from
the train because his father, in a tit of
temper. threw sword at him, that near
~ impaled him. The boy ran to the
trackless plain until night set in, and
then made his way back to Fort Lara
ME, already 100 miles behind them
The father, believing that he must have
persisted on the journey, mourned him
as dead. and, in the depth of his
grlet lost his sense of duty toward
his wife and children He became
wiling to be believed dead, and took
no steps to relieve his vite's anxiety.
His hope was that he would make lucky
stroke at the diggins and take back mo-
ney even if he failed to take back their
boy Twice he started homeward with
twice he was robbed He tried the
Australia diggins for a while, but i'll luck
stuck to him like a burr. Ten years ago
he transferred his efforts to tie diamond
fields OF South Africa, but was again I'M
cuccesstul. He has not been willing TO
say much about his African experiences.
but now and then he drops expressions
that lead 10 the belief that he became
person Of considerable consequence On
the Guinea coast. At all events he has d
very heavy watch a; d chain, which he
says were presented him for leading an
extensive caravan from central to north
EN- Africa. He was among the refugees
who, temporarily resident in Cairo, We're
compelled to flee to the protection of the
British fleet off Alexandria wien the
present unpleasantness was rptnng
He was nded at Malta, and made his
way thence to Baltimore which he reach
eel week ago. 4 Chicago directory
contained the name, Horace H. Llovd,
and he jonrneyed hither hardly daring to
hope that it was his son, and fully per
suadcd that bis wife had long since Joined
the majority His welcome from his
children was unat1ectedIy joyful, and bis
wife hopes that she may in time get used
to believing him alive. Gle must tell me
all about where he has been, why he de
serted me, and whether he married
again she says