News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-21
A BOYS ROMANCE.
Happy Mt the Isles of Shoals Because he
has Found n Home and Friends.

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'tI am at the Isles of Shoals and yer,
happy, I have a lovely home anC
friends who love me much" was the
touching ending of happy little letter
received few days ago by Lewiston
gentleman.
Saturday morning the recipient of the
letter was telling a Journal reporter Q
wonderful bit of romance connected with
the atove letter-a story strange and
far cut of the common course. The
novelist might make novel out of it
in fact, he has, hundred times. The
best of it is, however, that it is true.
1t seems that years ago (our informant
is unable to tell us how many there was
q marriage in. New York city between a
young musician and daughter Of one
of the Oldest and wealthiest families of
that city. The bridegroom had re-
Gently returned from an extended Euro
pean tour. The marriage was objec-
| tionable to the brides parents. They
were married against the parents will
The pair were disowned. Two sons
and daughter were born from this
marriage. Both parents died when the
youngest child was but an infant, and
the small fortune that was left them
was, 1t is said, appropriated by a guar
dian. Subsequently they removed to
Philadelphia. The name of the family
was Church. One of the daughters
married gentleman now resident of
Lewiston. The eldest son is promi-
nent halter in New York city. The
youngest son, named Eugene, came to
Lewiston in company with his sister
and her husband. He entered L. G.
Moore's dry goods store about two years
ago. He became here universal favor
ite. He was slight of frame, delicate,
dark-eyed, and with an air of inborn
gallantry. He was about fourteen years
of age when he began work in the store.
Everybody grew into his liking as he
grew into theirs. He remained with
Mr.. Moore two years. At some time
previous to his departure and to the Incl
dent that forms this story, he heard for
the first time that his mothers mother
was still alive.
"Why," we asked, speaking out in
meeting and interrupting the story tel
Ter, ''didn't they tell him years before
the story of his fathers and mothers
marriage?"
sit was simply a matter of family
PRIDE" was the reply.
1t seems to have. been subject never
mentioned in his presence. The grand
mother, as it was known, was
still alive in New York city, ignorant
as to the whereabouts of her grand
children, or even if they were alive. The
boy proceeded automatically. Learning
by chance his grandfather's name, he
obtained New York city directory and
found the name, the street, and the
number. He wrote at once to a boy
friend at Brooklyn, N. Y, enclosing the
direction, and asking him to find if the
lady of tho name lived at the enclosed
address. He received reply IN the af-
firmative. Upon receipt Of the reply he
wrote to his grandmother.
He received an eager reply, directing
him to send n photograph at once, and
to write about himself and his father
and mother. The boy sent his photo
graph and wrote long letter in reply.
Before the week had closed he was in
receipt of bank check and note with
the words: "Come to your grandmother
at once" Eugene left Lewiston a very
happy boy. Before he left the clerks
in L. G. Moore's presented him with
watch. He found his grandmother a
lady eighty two years old, living with
daughter.
They were wealthy. They bear an
aristocratic and unpronounceable Ger
man name. The grandson, Eugene
Church, has been i'll since his reception
to his new home, and is now at the Isles
of Shoels finding his way back to
strength. He has found home and
friends, and is very happy boy. LEU
dstOa NE Journal.