The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-15
Returned After Thirty Years.
COMING BACK TO HIS WIFE AFTER wANDERIN
ALL OVER THE EARTH,

COMING BACK TO HIS WIFE AFTER WANDERING
ALL OVER THE EARTH.
CHICAGO, September 13.-There is great
rejoicing in 10 south Ann street, where the
widow Lloyd and her family resided for
many years. Thirty years ago her husband
and a fourteen-year-old son started for the
California gold MINES. hoping to make a
speedy fortune and rejoin their family.
Three months aiterward Horace, the son,
ragged and half starved, reached home,
SAYING that the train he and his father
started with was attacked by Indians, and
he alone escaped. After he had grown
easier in his mind he changed bis story
enough to leave Mrs. Lloyd ground
to hope that her husband might yet be
alive. She cherished this hope for seven
years, deciding not to marry again until
that time had expired. Mean while she
started millinery-shop, prospered, in
vested her earnings and became independ-
ent. At the end OF seven years she mar
ried poor man. The marriage, however,
was anything but happy. Mrs. Lloyd, to
provide against the possibility Of being
sought for her wealth, had transferred her
property in trust for her daughter. As
soon as her second husband ascertained
this fact his protested love turned to bit
terness. Peace fled from the family, 6rd
was restored only after the merciful law of
Illinois had dissolved the matrimopi"'
b6nd which bound them together.
Resuming her name, Mrs. Lloyd, she
also resumed her business and prosecuted
it with diligence, until very recently she
found herself able to retire with an easy
competence. Her son, Horace III. Lloyd,
lived with her. A day or two ago Mrs.
Lloyd answered ring at the front-door
bell. A tall, handsome man, with HAIR
white as the snow, wrinkled, but still erect,
and wearing apatcb over his left eye, asked
to see Horace IL. Lloyd.
"Tcl me your business and I'll tell you
if you can see him." said Mrs. Lloyd.
81 am Bartholomew Frederick Lloyd
the man began, but Mrs. Lloyd wanted &c
hear no more. The wife recognized hel
husband. and the sons Joy was eXtraya
CANT. The old man, weak from heart sick
ness, was placed tenderly in the best bed
and the sisters and their children were
summoned from their homes to participate
in the rejoicing.
Bartholomew Frederick LLOYD had M
valid excuse to offer for bis long ncgiecl
The truth about the parting win DIS sol
was, the high-spirited boy ran away IRON
fhe train because his father, i'll INT OF TEN
ner. threw a sword at him that nearly i'm
nailed him. The boy ran TO the uackleS
main until night set in and then made hi
way hack TO Fort Laramie, already one hun
drcd miles behind them. The father, be
Iieying that he must have persisted on tn
tourney, incurred him as dead, and in tin
depth OF his grief lost his sense OF duty to
ward his wife and other children. lie be
came willing to be believed dead and tool
no steps TO relieve his wife's anxiety. Iii
hope was that he would make a luck
strike at the diggings and take bac
money IL he failed to take back their hoy
Twice he started homeward with enoug
money for present need and twice he wa
robbed. He tried the Australian digging
for awhile, but ilLluck stuck TO hin
like burr. Ten years ago be transierre
his efforts to the diamond fields OF Sout
Africa, but was AGAR unsuccessful. III
has not been willing TO say much about hi
African experiences, but now and then h
drops expressions TO the belief that he he
came person OF considerable eenseauenc
on the Guinea coast. AT all events he ha
q very heavy watch and chain. which n
says were presented TO him for leading an
extensive caravan from Central 10 Norther,
Africa. He was among the refugees VIII
temporarily resided in Cairo, and wer
compelled to fee to the protection of tn
British fleet OF Alexandria when the pre
sent unpleasantness was ripeniny. He WA
landed at Malta and made his way theme
10 Baltimore. where lac reached q week ago
"A Chicago directory contained the nam
Horace ii. Lloyd and be journeyed hither
hardly daring 10 hope that il was his son
ard fully persuaded that his wife had lon,
stsce died.