New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-19
A LOST FATHER FOUND.
DESERVING BIS WIFE AND LITTLE ONES
BECOMING OLD AND WEALTHY, HE SEEKS THEM
OUT AND FINDS THEM PRosPERINa
AFTER GREAT HARDsHIPs.

James NJ. New, who disappeared suddenly from
Greenpoint over thrty-slx years ago. leaving a wife
and five young children in destitute circumstances has
been heard from again. He IS now wealthy cattle
raiser In Montana Territory and is anxious that bis
wealth should pave the way to reconciliation with
his loD gdeserted family. In 1912 New and his newly
married wife came from of the agricultural coun
ties OF England and settled In Grcenpoint They
rosy-checked and handsome specimens OF English
yeomanry, socially inclined and possessed OF enough
ready money to enable the husband to provide COM
forably for their household In ten years they had
five children
New was an cnterpnsing business man and early
profit to be gained by stage line from Greenpoint
through Bedford Village to Fulton Ferry The enter
prise successful from the start and he and his
partner thought to be on the high road to
fortune Early in 1882 the town was shocked by the
disappearance of New, whose business affairs were
found TO be so tangled that 1t at first surmsed
that those troubles had affected his mind. Gossip,
however began to couple his name with that OF
Young married woman who deserted several small
children about the same time. This story, how
ever at rest by the temperance months
afterwsrd of the missing woman, who resumed her
place In her family.
1t is believed that If News affairs had been ad-
minstcred in the interests of his wife and children
something might have been saved out of the wreck
for them such, however, was not the case and the
young mother was confronted with the bitter neces-
sy OF providing for five children, infant in
and the eldest less than ten years DID, and this
I'm strange country and in community in which
she had many wcll-wlshcrs but few upon whom she
could call for assistance She faced the con-
dtlOns with courage, patience and Industry Though
the earlier years full of aiicton and privaton,
after another Of her got enough schooling"
enable them to earn modest salaries in the neigh
bors' stores and so help maintain the family.
There are no more highly peced citizens In Green
ot~,y Dofpf tbap L..
aud Levi New her three sons by Thrift and industry
they have become prosperous merchants are married
and the heads Of families. Their prosperity brought
the faithful mother rest and comfort
After so many years of absence and silence the
fahe had become little than rather unpleasant
memory, when about a month ago letters came 70
each of the sons from who signed himself their
father. The writer declared that he know not whether
they wero yet alive but addressed them at their old
homo in the hope that they might still bc there.
The letters OF necessity, recalled bitter recolleconS
Of the heartless manner in which they had been
deserted but responses were sent. To these moro
extended reply has been received in which the now
aged pleads what he can in extenuation OF his
course.
New was man Of false pride. When business
affairs got beyond his control his pride revoed az
facing his creditors and becoming as he feared, the
target for their scorn. The gold fever was then at
height and In his mental depression he shipped for
California hoping restore his fortunes speedily and
either return to bis family or have them relon him
.lsewherc. TLen began Ais own bitter st7 sles.
Every oifcII and enterprise resalied IN abjccl
allure ThinkDg that mouoy alone could
atone for his deseron, b. postponed communicating
with his family, hoping for the better fortune which
did not
After all his mining ventures had come to naught
the adapabity of the Montana valleys and plains for
stock raising opened up now field Of enterprise for
which LIS English training had peculiarly fitted him;
but II was only recently that his good fortune passed
the mark which he had set probably sufficient to
atone FOR his many years Of cruel neglect New Is
now on his way East