The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
A mother and son reunited after
a separation Of 80 years,
a romance in real life.

Last Thursday John Connolly and -
year-od son and John Hastings, friend of
Connolly's, arrived in Landgroye from elias.
gov, Scotland. Connolly is a son of Mrs.
Patrick Duane, who now resides in Land
grove with her son-in-law, w, j. Cudworth,
and up to few months ago did not know
that he had mother, and had not seen
her for 80 years. The facts, in connection,
sound more like romance than a true story
from real life,
About 40 years ago Patrick Duane, of Cliff
den, Ireland, married the widow Alice Con-
molly, and in a short time, in IS47, emigrated
to Il is country, landing at Boston where they
remained few years and then came TO this
town, Patrick, as he was familiary called, work
ing for George Hewes, on the farm now own
ed by l., n. Vale, and living ic the old house
now standing on the roadside between the vii
lage and Mr., Wales residence. After living
here few years they settled in Winhal and
continued to reside there till the death of Pat
rick in March of last year, They reared to
man and womanhood a respectable family al
five children, three sons and two daughters.
The sons are now actively engaged in business
and the daughters married. The family are
we'll known to most of our readers in this To-
cality But to take up the thread of our story ::
when they sailed to America Mrs. Duane left
son five years old with his grandparents,
where he had lived since the death OF his ia
anc sent money to have this son sent to her
But he did not come, neither, did she hear any
thing from him. She wrote again, and again,
but received no tidngs. This writing she kept
up for years, but without avail. Some is
years ago a friend of the family, Jimmy Dunn,
came over, and from him she learned that her
desires to commun icate with him. Again
she wrote; and again and again, but with the
same barren results. Last January her SON.
in-law, Cudworth, wrote to the postmaster at
Clifden. who gave the letter to friend of the
family who answered it. A correspondence
ensued. and Mrs. Duane learned that her long
lost son was married and lived in Glasgow,
Scotland She wrote him, at that place, and
her letter was the first intimation he had re-
ceited that he had mother living. 1t seems
that his grandparents kept all knowledge OF
her from him. Upon the receipt of her letter
he was seized with an uncomfortable desire to
see his mother, and breathe the pure freedom
laden air of America. But he could not go
He was in Glasgow with wife and E children,
laboring IA hours day to earn SO cents, pit
lance that barely kept their souls aod bodies
| together. He wrote his mother and told her
of his condition. She, out of her scanty
MEANS sent him 500. Leaving his wife and
five children as comfortable as he could, he
took his oldest boy and embarked, but unfor-
tunately, on the Inflated Anchoria, and was 6
weeks making the passage.
And last week this gray-haired mother,
whose sands of life are nearly run clasped to
her bosom her long lost and long sought SON
May she soon see his family united, and safe
ly domiciled in this asylum for the poor and
oppressed of all nations.
Mr.. Connolly and his son, and the young
friend who came with them, are at work for
Duane and Cudworth, and as soon as money
enough is earned the remainder ofthe family
will be sent for.