Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02

the union.
A young couple were recently mar
ried in the highway in the town of Har-
winton, in Litchtield county, Connecti-
cut, under circumstances which show
the genius Of young people on marriage
bent. Fred Chamberlain, stout and
handsome Yankee farmer about twenty
five years of age. had arranged to marry
Miss Hungerford, n neighbor. Most of
the Harwinton people go to church at
Terryville, where Rev. w. f. Arms
breaches.
The knot could not be tied until Ii
cense was had from the town registrar,
and Fred procured one from the
town clerk in Harwinton. Then he and
his affianced got into carriage and
went to the clergyman's residence in
Terroville and arranged to take a short
bridal trip on the Naugetuck railroad.
But when tho license was produced
the clergyman told him it was good for
Harwinton, but not in Terryville, and
he could not violate the law. The un-
happy young couple were in a quandary,
but they finally adopted the proposition
of the clergyman, that he get into the
hack with them and drive over into the
town of Harwinton and there tie the
knot. lsss
The driver, John Abbott, put his
horses through in, quick time, and the
parties went beyond the town line into
Harwinton, and there. in the middle OF
the road and with uncovered heads, the
marriage ceremony was quickly per-
| formed. The dryer acted as subscrib-
ing witness, and they all got into the
hack and drove rapidly back in time to
take the train for their wedding trip.
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contractor and builder of Chicago, and
chiidren-three girls and two boys
marched forth to battle for the union.
| At Chattanooga he was wounded and
| taken prisoner, being listed as killed.
| After eight months in southern hos
| pitfalls and prisons he made his escape.
! rejoined his company before Atlanta,
and marched with Sheridan to the sea.
He wrote his wife an account ol
his capture, escape and the sub
sequent campaign, but it was
one of "the letters that never came. ,
His wife, believing him dead, and hav.
ing large family to support, married
again, moving to another part OF Chi
cago. AT the close of the war Cum
mings returned. His wife and children
were gone, no one knew whittier
Heart broken, he began his weary
search for them, travelling all over the
country. When his money was ex
hausted he earned more and started
again on his search. He drifted tc
| Leadville, made considerable money
| and spent it all as before, and return ed
to the west. A short time ago he re-
turned to the mining camp, and as he
sat around the camp fire his attention
was attracted by scrap OF paper blow
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| fragment OF the Detroit Free
Press, and he found it in an account O.
a reception to be given by the Odd Eel
lows of that city. He saw among the
names of those who were conducting
the preparations for the reception, thai
of John III. Cummings. This was the
name of his eldest son. He found John
FL. Cummings was the inside steward O.
the Russell house. The stranger
peered eagerly into the young mans
face momentarily, and then stretching
out both hands, exclaimed: John, my
boy, don't you know your father?'
and son, who had not seen @ eacf
were clasped in each others arms
That night Alfred Cumming slep
under the roof of his sons house at Il
| Miller street. Now comes the denoue
ment. A few years ago the second hus
band of Mrs. Cummings died, and she
has since lived in Toledo with her son
Charles e. Cummings. All three
daughters are married. A remarkable
family reunion was held at Toledo, the
father and husband, so long separated
from his own, once more taking then
to his heart again. Alfred Cummings
is now titty-eight years of age, but still
robust He will return to the west and