Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-02
AGAIN TOOK UP HIS LINE OF MARCH,

that his vile and children were then in Au-
gusts. Without delay, and with a heart
brimiul Of love for the absent ones, the SOL
der
AGAIN TOOK UP HIS LINE OF MARCH,
and never called halt until the Georgia
town was reached. There he began a second
search for the ones he loved So we'll and from
whom he had been so long separated. But fate
seemed against him, and after days of snxi-
ETY. and toll he learned that his wife and
children had moved from Augusta to At
lanto. Not dshesrtened by their long
sileuce aud by his many inefsc;ual efforts TO
find them, he again took The road and
bivouscsd not until he reached the Gate
City. Here he found many sad evidences Of
the war, but 10 him the saddest was that his
wife and children had gone to C4nda This
int lligerce seemed reliable, and in despair
the soldier almost gave up the fight, but Just
as he was on he eve of surrendering he re-
collected the many sudden changes from de-
feat TO victory when he followed the illustri.
GUS Lee, ard taxing courage, he again set
out 10 find all the war had left Tor him.
After months he reached their destination,
but it was only TO learn that they were dead.
This put quietus to the hunt, and returning
to the South, bis native laud, Mr.. ones be-
gan learning trade. His fortune had been
swept away by the war. aud all that was
near aud dear TO him were dead. In At
lanta he worked for months, aud then
, becoming restless, started out on tramp.
Chattanooga, Memphis and towns further
west were made temporary homes, but no
peace or happiness met him. Finally, in
1872, he reached Prattvil!e, Ala, where he
worked for months AMI where he found a
aoIace for the loss he had sustained during
the war. In that quiet Alabama village he
became acquainted with a Miss Lille James.
, She bore striking resemblance TO his wife,
and from friendship TO love they went, and
finally happiness was his again when e
called her his wife. After residence of
about year in Prattville Mr.. Jones and
his wife came to Atlanta, where they re-
msined for months. They then began trav-
cling, ami about three years ago came back
to Atlanta, where they lived for come time.
About nine months ago they sgain left At
lauts and went 10 Newton, Ala, where his
second wife died about four months ago. To
him the blow was terrible one, and when
her form had been laid at rest he again
turned his face toward Atlanta, where he now
is, and where The last chapter OF his strange
and eventful history is being written.
TIE LOST FOUND.
A little over two weeks ago Mr.. Jones hap
pened to call at Mrs. Green's clearinghouse,
some parts of HIS strange life. As the words
fell from his lips they we're drank in BY
Mre. Green with peculiar interest. And
why? Because she knew he other side of a
similar story. Asking Mr.. Jones for the
names of his children, she informed him
that she knew them, and told Mr.. Jones that
| the eldest soR was then at Winship's foun-
| dry. In addition to this statement, abe
| enumerated facts concerning the family
| which d ade Mr.. Jones believe that he hid
| found his long lost family. With heart
full of Joy and doubt he sought the foundry,
and for the fret time in more than twenty
yesrs stood ace-to-face with his first son.
| The meeting was q matter of fact one. The
| father was rejoiced to find his son, and the
| son TO know that his father lived. By CON-
| pairing notes the relationship was established,
| and then the soldier heard the other side OF
| the story.
BOTH ALIVE AND IN ATLANTA.
When the war closed Mrs. Jones was in
| Atlanta, OF all the letters her soldier hus-
| band had written. none had been received,
and when the end OF the war came and he
came not she mourned him as dead. In her
case as in his grief bad its end, aud soon
! after The war abe married a United States
| soldier in Atlanta, and when her husband
received orders to charge his camp went
with him. A lew yesTs ago her hosDano
died at Fort Hamilton, Ohio, and then the
vile, doubly widowed, came back TO Atlanta
where her children's home was, and here she
was living when her first and legal husband
reached the city. In fact here che was when
Mr.. Jones was here with his Alabama
vile a short time previous to her
| death. From his sons side Mr.. Jones
visited his wife, who now lives in the
western part of Atlants, but as yet
there has been no reunion between them. Oh
the children three are living. The Oldest is
a youDg gentleman Of family. His conduct
ia most exemplary and by a close attention
TO his duties he has won the respect and
| esteem of all. The second is young lady