Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-22
A REPORTERS LUCK ANU
PLUCK.
HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH A GIRL
AND WINS HER BY FINDING hhh
LONG LOST MOTHER

A New haven kOoh"'I "l''
the New York San tells the follow
ing romantic story
There VAS a quiet wedding IN the
little village of Terryyille, Lltch-
field county, this afternoon 'hat
ends a pleasing love story aud be-
gins a new chapter in the romantic
life of a Connecticut glrl. MISS
Jennie Hart, the adopted daughter
of a wealthy manufactures oil
Kensington, was the bride, and
the man she married is Thomas T..
Nunenan, a reporter for the Ne"
Haven Morning Neics. Nunenan
did not get his wife until he had
nat in some good work IN the de-
tective line in search of the young
lady's parents. She refused TO
marry hun until she knew the his
tory of her early life.
The only clue with which the
ardent lover began the search was
the knowledge that the girl had
been adopted from some Boston
orphan asylum, and she had heard
that her real name was Hayden
Nunenan hunted for long time
among the records OF the many
institutions in Boston without any
success. Finally, at the Little
Wanderers Home, on BALDWIN
place. the reporter learned that the
girl whose history he was in search
of mad been !akeE u when SIX
wears old at the request OF her
grandparents. Her father had
died within a few years after she
was born, and the widow was sup.
ported by the town. The mother
of the enid would be only 3 years
old if she were alive, but the
superlntendent reasoned that she
must have been Ill then, as the
town of South Coventry, Conn.,
was obliged 20 support her, and as
they had rever heard from
her. not even letter of inquiry
having been received, she was I'M
doubtedly dead. Mr.. Hart had
taken the girl Immediately after
she was received from South
COnventry in 1876.
For weeks the young man hunt'
ed Tor some trace Of his sweet
hearts mother, but the fates
seemed TO be against him. lie re-
turned to his work at the office OF
the Ners, and after a while he
again started out. This time he
was successful. He found the
mother living ia Rockville. She
had married a second time, and
had several children by her second
husband. The sequel was as
interesting as the original search.
The little girl had been torn from
her mother fourteen years ago by
a grandfather, who, in order to be
relieved OF the expense OF caring
for the little one, gave her to the
Little Wanderers Home. He re-
fused to tell the mother where her
child was, and died without reveal
ing the secret. Soon after that sue
married Mr., Eldridg sc. Some
time ago she saw q young lady ID
Putnam who resembled the lost
one, and endeavored to find some
trace of her daughter there. She
had little photograph Of the girl,
taken short time before she went
away, and, in tears, she showed 1T
10 Nunenau. He had a later photo
graph IN his pocket, with the exact
features of the smaller one, but he
kept it there. The time for dis
closure had not come. He suggest
ed that, twelve years having pass
ed, it would be impossible ia
recognize the httle girl in Tic
person OF the young lady, and
besides, another name had in all
probability been gwen her. But
the mother believed that she would
know her at sight, and gave proof
that she could identify her.
Nuneuan's next interview was ln
executive session, and the public
were not admitted. Two days
later Miss Hart and her guardian
Woodruff, went to Rockville. Mrs
Eldridge was busy sewing in the
mill where she was employed
when her attention was attracted
to a young lady who was being
shown about the room.
81 wonder who that young
beauty is - Mrs. Eldridge said t
a companion.
The young lady passed through
with the attendant and was for th'
time forgotten. \ few minute.
later Mrs. EIdrldge vas called e
the Office and greeted with th'
affe ctionate name Of "mother.
Soon tue Eldridge chiIdicn wcr'
carrcSsed by the sister whom the,
knew bat had never seen, and thu
sister found relatives of Who's
existence she bad neSly learned.
To-day Miss Hart or Hayden re
warded the tireless wOOer at o.,
altar.