Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-22
THREE BROTHERS.


the Final Reunion.
few nights ago Times reporter wit
messed sceiie that brought tears to the eyes
OF strong men 1t was the meeting of three
brothers, twn of whom had been separated
from the other for htteen years. So intensely
interesting was the event that the reporter
approached the happy trio and obtained
short account Of tatir lives
The eldest of the tire. acted as Spokesman
and it WIS with great emotion that he thus
replied to the reporter
I'VE three are brothers The two eldest of
Is were Dorn on the Rock of Gibraltar, where
my parents lived for number of years. Our
home on Gibraltar WAS atterward exchanged
for one in Alexandra, Egypt, and there it
was the youngest i'll this group first opened
his eyes TO the light OF heaven In Alexan
dria we spent the golden hours Of our youth
Father was captain o. Spanish bark, and
seldom did he have an opportunity of being
at home. At an early age We began to mani
fest some desire tn ca to sea. and well can !
remember how poor mother demonstrated
and pleaded with IL that we should Danish
such mclinations from our minds.
"Ah too well do remember how she urged
us to follow some other avoea;ion. saying at
the time: Since your father began his life as
a sailor | have had no pleasure save In my
boys, and now it seems that they too must
60 ooo'i aite' '''is my taiher re'urn'n from
voyage of nearly eighteen months, and
"ne'' ihother .o'u nm 'la' we were .uihNnie
u e"'hs 70 se'' ne 700 as'einpteu 10 uiss"aue
US ''"u' 'he uhuei 'ahhis- ne 'spic'e'i III Tue
must thiiiiiiie manner Tue dangers anu peru
a'tehnine me NJ sea ne reiiiihueu nS "i tne
to'is ana horusulps incumbent on S'iior
ii ,l...f
rhinii'S an '"is Oh u" avail ne ioroaae our
'eo' 'lT n'iii'' az 'he T''ie 'i'''e 'u' e"'hiis
Us WIZ" ',ie ~s'erest punishment IN case We
iisoo eu MN az ''ie Time vi WHICH sp~"A
was Out 10, "hiie 'ne neNt eiaest was To-
ne anu l. III sp''e Vi hii .'ia' NH o'ei,
Sa''i' 'o'e, ,.i''i''' ." larry ou' our "ish,'A
uesiShs we eep' qase'' however, un'h Ia
tner was eai'ed away aEa'h one h'sht aieer
t"eue' 'i,i1 ueTn aN"f 10, i''ie "i'fe 'ua''
week ofoensr anu ! s'','e n'i'eiesSiy gu. oi
Tue mouse ana n",iie'i op"h 10 Tue naroo,
~ '"nee'i'e'ieS nau ""ea' "e,,u iii''ae "i'''
Tue captain Oh a-'or"esian DARK anu we went
aooaih CONTENT u 10 "aa'fser tue captain
h"sht 'einaha Al an carry hour IN 'he
u~',h.ns .a' 9arS s'' s','i, anu a. we 'ooke
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si ,'.'-, 50 VI s'.e s'sp "a1
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'"' '"e s'P .'''i o''''' ''.Ne''' tie osA vas
DO" s""''' 'te 'ei''e ."e "i"a' al"
Nv, ", 'i''s VIC ''''"' vas "' ""A
50" N'e" '''i'i .. va. e,"p'o. n'eh.' anu
V"' 20 ~ ''.'.'''i ~ w" ',e
80. - - :. ~. "a m
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, .io.,s f''e '""~ ''A' We spent "''''u '"e
'" N ,.,.,
o'uea aiu a' ' ''.e'i'' s..ne money
aiio We were 'e''iP'a'his u iesufh no"e,
"ne' e' eeii's'''i'0e o7'u' Gu t'ias enansea
o'1. PsaAi |ui '1A.y '"ee'
very IA Aiii' ueep''e AZ ''i'' o'uio u oone ioi
uIni, ae sle" 'apIus N l'1 .tuh q
,N.t = I''' " " ..e a'"N, ne
o'eata''i o"' MS eA.s'eh.e- 'oSe oeiuieu "is'
no"e'ei, "e h'a'ie u's "n' o*Sluea.ohis 10 LIE
ana my oro.hel the DARK, osesoer Win
vas. amour. Oh money AIter oaryihs the
oeaa o"ay OF tae iAnenssd captain, l assani-
90 command OF the vessel, then on the way to
ranamA we reasnea that piace In the
course OF three weeks, anu having deposited