The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-09-12
ROMANCE BY THE SEA.
II A Separated brother and Sister
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A Separated Brother and Sister
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ATLANTIC CIR, n. J.. Sept 1.-The |
7 uroUrietor Of The Gernantown Hotel,
we'll known In Atlantic City. and other
reputable persons attest the entire cor.
rectneas OF the following romance ofTl
reaIl ne. some twenty yeara aghr In
Gsrmaatown, lived plain. hard worA-
ing uan.t named Orion He was n0eS
or, at least, did not claim 10 be. related
10 that Arthur Orion whose romantic
5retension TO the English baronetey Of
Tichborne once AgitAted the civilized
world. The. OrtOns or Germantown
were blessed with a boy, whom they
named Richard, and soon Afterwards
their humble home was made glad by
she birth OF adanghter, who was named
Clara. The children were beauiifui'
and even In their cradles manifested Tor
each other = degree OF affection which
was touching and remarkable But Mr.
Orton died. ard then his wife followed.
Al the age Of three or four years Rich
ard and Clara we're left orphans A
charitable physician In Chester county
herd Of their unf0Ttunate pre- iicameut
and took Clara to live with him, she
being then Of years so tender as scarcely
TO realize that she changing one home
for another aud receiving the-lOxing
care Of an adopted father In place Of the
mother love Of which death deprived
her. The friends Of bis pareuts took
charge Of the boy Richard and gave him
A home. He scarcely knew that be had
n sister or the necessity which had torn
her from his arms and decreed that
their homes should be different.
As Richard grew he became hand
some, Intelligent boy. but bis life Wa'
lonely; often he had strange hts Of
reverie in which q voice he did moi
know spoke 10 him iE tones which wakec
familiar echoes In bic heart. he wal
sent To school, and soon manifested hi
competency TO take n position of trus
among the young business men Of TIT
vicinity. For several years past hi
home has been among the friends Of hi
mother. About q week ago the Chart
able Chester county doctor came to AT
lantic City and stopped at the Cheste
County House. with bis adopted dauhter
Clara orton, n pretty dark eyed darl
haired maiden OF eighteen. As th
young lady Was strOlling on the beach
her eve lighted casually on a youth o
tuenty. whose hair and eyes, rsihe
graceful figure. Of medium size ant
weight, and smooth. dark complexion
made him a plea ant object to look upon
He saw her. and. impelled, as he says
by some Irresistible impulse, the stranE
ers spoke and walked down the san
together They conVersed Withou
hesitation, earh trying to read in th
others eyes the mystery Of their mutus
attraction. Richards asked the younI
lady IL he might come and call On he
that evening. She said yes adding
lam staying at the Ches CT Count
Hause."
Smiling I'm turn, Richard said, 8
suppose ought TO Tell you that m
name Is Richard Orion"
"why," said she. ''thsI is my name
too. How very strange; where IS you
bomss" And the story Of their earl
years leaked out little by little; the
knew that they must be sister an
brother, aud the scales VI ignoranc
and fiftesn years absence fell from the
eyes.
That evening the strange story Of th
two young people was toll to Mrs. MAJ
the prOprieiets Of the GermAntow
. House who had known their father an
mother in Germantown.