The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-07-21
INTRODUCED TO HIS son.
FATHER MEETS HIS FIFTY-YEAE-og. d CHI
FOR TIE FIRST TINE AT FUNERAL.

A strange thing happened a. Frederick
Station, In Montgomery county, Pa. a few
days ago. Aaron Bout, a well tO-do trucker
of the neigtborhoOd, hale old man Of tiftv
was introduced to his father. Aaron Bout. a
rich old merchant of seventy, who lives on
Heas street in this city. Neither knew that
the other was alive. Although they have
been residing within two hours ride of each
/ other for quarter Of a century. tliis vas the
| first time they had ever seen each other. and
! thereby hangs tale. Fifty years 400 the
/ father was a well known horse Jockey In
/ Montgomery county, and lived near Freder-
/ iek. He was a crack rider across country.
and the most popular jockey to be found In
the radius Of fifty miles. At All county fairs
young Bout was authority on all matters
pertaining ia horse flesh. and none dared
dispute his opinion. He was perfect dare
devil IN the saddle, and no one could manage
the ribbons OF q fOur-Iu- hand as gracefully as
he At twenty he went of with circus
and in a few months his first son was born.
He did not return TO Frederick until the 7qv
fifty years after. when father and son first
met face 10 face. The mother had died and
the father supposed that the son rad also
died. But while the one was roaming She
earth, leading an adventures life. the boy
grew to manhood and TO middle ace
After many years Of wandering. and when
he had been lost to family and friends i'm
Montgomery, Bout, the elder married and
settled in this city, and became a domestic
man of business, accumulated property. and
became the head of numerous family. His
last child is now but two eaIs old, and was
VIII fln En4 6ol Fr-.1 - IN
old age of sixty-eight There are twenty
four other children, not including the sup
posed to be-dead first born. all Of them alive.
In the meantime, Aaron Bout. ir.. had lived
an unRventful life. had married. bou-ht a
little farm. and also reared a family Of chill
dren. One day Mrs. George BiICor. Of this
city, who was a relative of AIr. Bout died
and was taken to Frederick 70 be buried.
Among the mOurners was the father. and in
the company at the church was the son.
Neither was aware-of the others name or
identity. An old patriarch Of the neighbor-
hood met Bout, ST He had known him
when both were boys, and was amazed TO
find him alive. Falling back in the funeral
procession he took the son aside.
Come, " sale he, 'fI viii introduce you to
your father"
MY father " cried out the astOnishpd man.
'1mrossiblei Ihave nofather. He is dead,
NO, no." replied his friend, "he IS here.
Come with me-
In a few moments the father Of seventy
and the son Of fifty years. each somewhat
bewildered, were in long and warm en-
brace For hours the two sat close together
under the friendly shade Of a neivhhor's
vine-clad porch. all unconscious Of the Gu
rious gaze Of the country folks who had at
tended the funeral
The son, who has been in Philadelphia but
once in his life. was pressed to pay a visit to
his fathers house on Heas street, above
Twelfth, and when the crops have been har
vested on the Frederick hills there viii be
another meeting in this city.-PbtIa. Record.