The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-10-11
An I'm exDect ed Love Feas

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Two persons tainted one afternoon
recently in Cincinnati. One was an old
gentleman, apparently about sixty
years of age, and the other was loudly
dressed lady. Afterwards there was q
regular love feast in which several per-
sons took part.
Earlier in the day q nice looking
group of four persons, father; mother
and two daughters were waiting
for car. The daughters were quite at
tractive and possessed that charming,
innocent expression so beautiful in q
woman: One was II and the other 10.
The old gentleman had fine, clear cut
countenance, in which beneyoience and
kindness was indellibly stamped. The
mother was not far from her Husbands
age and was u lady of good address.
AS stated, they were ali standing
waiting for car. At that moment anc-
ther party came up for the same pur-
pose. One was a welldressed gentle.
man, about thirty years of age, and the
other he was . rather tlasAily dressed lady.
There was some staring all around for
three or four seconds when the old gentle
man threw up his hands and exclaimed:
"Mother! Annie!' and tottered and fell.
The young lady who caused the commo-
ton also tainted, but was caught by her
escort. At that moment the mother and
daughters took in the situation, and
rushed up to the woman, and with
shrieks and tears covered her face with
hundred frantic kisses, and called her
Annie! "its sister Maude, Annie!'
cts Gertrude, Annie!'' Here's father
and mother" The mother was so excl.
ted that she. too; came near flaming,
hut was caught by one of her daughters.
The escort of Annie was perfectly
amazed at the turn of affairs.
and stood almost bewildered at the
scene around him. The old gentleman
quickly recovered consciousness, and
at once frantically grasped Annie in his
arms, and with choking accents and
sobs said: Found at last. Oh, mother,
we have got Annie again. Thank God,
our daughter has been restored to U.S."
BY that time Annie came to her senses,
and such hugging and kissing, and cry
ing as they INDUCED in were seldom of
ever before seen Of heard, Stout men
who stood there and took in the occur
renee wept like children. The father
giving expression to his happiness tears
were streaming down his face.
After about ten minutes, and seeing
they were attracting a crowd, they all
moved to their hotel. After tea a re.
porter called and had chat with the
father.
His story was sad one. He was a
well-to- do farmer, living not far from
Cincinnati. He has family Of three
daughters and one son. Annie was his
eldest child, and up to the day she left
her home had been his Joy and pride.
She had been highly educated at the
Wesleyan Female College and could
adorn any society. She took great in
tcrest in reading and always had book
in her hand when not otherwise engaged.
She was the confident of her mother and
between IL e two there seemed to he an
inseperable link OF affection. She kept
the company of a young man in town
whom they regarded as worthy. Finally,
one day after she had been in the city,
she said she wanted to visit young lady
friend for couple of days who wcs sick.
Packing up few articles into bundle
and kissing her mother an unusually at.
fectionate goodbye, she left her home
and was never seen again by any men,
Der of the family for six years until the
above incident happened as related
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