Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-10-11
A Boys ROMANCE
Happy at the Isies OF shoals because he
has Found Il Home and Friends.

II am at the Isles Of Shoals and very
happy, ] have q lovely home and
friends who love me much" WIS the
touching ending OF q happy little letter
received a few days ago by a Lewiston
gentleman.
Saturday morning The recipient OF the
letter was telling a Journal reporter a
wonderful bit Of romance connected with
the above letter-a story strange and
far out Of the commcc course. The
novelist might make a novel out OF it
in fact, he has, a hundred times. The
best of it is, however, that it is true.
1t seems that years ago lour informant
IS unable to tel us how many there was
a marriage in New York city between o
young musician and a 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 Yves cbiec-
tionable to the brides parents. They
were married against the parents will.
The pair were disowned. Two sons
and a 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, it is said, appropriated by a guar
dian. Subsequently they removed to
Philadelphia. The name Of the family
was Church. One OF the daughters
married a gentleman now a resident of
Lewiston. The eldest son is a promi-
ncnt natter In New York city. The
Youngest son, named Eugene, came to
Lewiston in company with his sister
and her husband. He entered l.. G..
Moorc's dry goods store about two years
ago. He became here universal favor
lite. He was slight of frame, delicate,
dark-eved, and with an air of Unborn
gallantrv. 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 mel
dent that forms this story, he heard for
the first time that his mothers mother
was still alive.
Why" re asked, speaking out III
meeting and interrupting the story tel
;. didn't they tell him years before
l. story of his fathers and mothers
ma,-Iipe?"
1t was simply a matter of family
pride, was the reply.
II seems to have.been a 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 aiive.- The
boy proceeded automatically. Learning
by chance his srandfather's name, he
obtained a 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 the name lived at the enclosed
address. He received a reply in the af-
I III ildtlNt. op'It itttipt VI iiIc ItblN Ne
wrote TO his grandmother.
He received al eager reply, directing
him to send a photograph at once, and
to write about himself and his father
and mother. The boy sent his photo
graph and wrote q long letter in reply.
Before the week had closed he was in
receipt of a bank check and a note with
the words: Come to Your grandmother
ut once" Eugene left Lewiston a very
happy boy. Before he left the clerks
in l.. c. Moore's presented him with q
watch. He found his grandmothe- q
tliv eightv-two years old. living with 8
daughter.
They were wealthy. They bear a,
aristocratic and inpronounceable Ger
mlu name The grandson, Eugent
Church, has been i'll since his Reception
10 his lew home, and is now 1T the Isle.
ii Shonls finding his way pack t
strength. He hes found a home an(
friends. and is q very happy
-fSt9h C.Ne.) ,L,urnal.