The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-07-30
GRAND FAMILY RE-
UNION.
Uncle Darius White and
Wife Receive Their Chill
dren and Grandchil-
dren in a Pleasant
Reception.

Last week was a happy one
for Uncle Darius White and his
hail old wife. Their many chill
dren, married and gone far to the
east and TO the west from the ola
fire-slde where they were reared
in youthful happiness, came
back to their old home to be
clasped again to the bosom of
aged parents and watch the tears
OF JOY cOursing down the furrow-
ed cheeks. First aud Oldest Is
Mrs. BEEN Of Spencer Ind. At
thoughts of mother and home
she bids adieu to the household
duties and with her husband,
speeds away to The east to again
sit by the hearthsione of her
youth and eat at the fesial board
of yOre. alex" the oldest son
though lar away 10 the west in
Fairmount, III. he is not too far
10 speed The parting from the
metallic ring of The hardware
business, and rejoice as he stands
beneath the eve OF his youth and
receive the blessings of a moth
er's love. With wife and three
children he joins The reunion
and as his little ones lisp the
name of grandpa and grandma
the sitting hand of JOY grasps
the powers of the hail old couple
and the attempt at speech is
frultless. None but the fountain
or tears bears testimony to the
bursting happiness within. Ed the
second son was detained 10 be
absent but no doubt his heart
was with the scenes at home and
his mind pictured the phases Of
childhood as time bore him on 10
maturity.
Will H. the next son. is Supt.
Of Logan Mfg. Go. at This place.
Happy with his wife of a few
months, he swelled the concourse
Of pleasure and rejoicing at home.
1t was he that would deal forth
the mirlh-making stories and
spring the wisest jokes. Jno, F.,
lawyer, scholar. jourlst and now
president of the Logan Mfg. Co.
with his wife and Two children
we've present. His sprighlly.
praltIing little boy with eyes
like sparkling diamonds, was one
Of the features of pleasure and
joy. Mrs. Cora Junkerman, huS
band and child of Sugar Grove
swelled the joyous reunion.
DR.. Howard, wife and child OF
Shawnee caught up The spirit OF
reunion and betook themselves
lc the fire side of former days. l.
will be remembered that Jno. F.
and Howard married sisters, Miss
Ryans OF Athens. and this cir
cum stance added increase d pleas
ure to the sweet strains of united
harmony. Mrs. Jessie Steel and
husband of Washington. d. c..
though far away to the east, in
the great city where sits the
head of our broad nation and
where Mckinley will never sit,
they turn their faces toward the
setting sun and the magnetism
OF homes happy hearthsione
bears them west to bathe in the
radiance of a mothers affections.
Miss Minnie was at home to re
ceive all.
Although the fatted calf was
killed and the feast supremely
spread, these sons and daughters
did not return as did the prodi-
gal, 10 tell repentance to a father
for wasted life, but to bear
tidIngs of gladness to aged par
ents, assuring them that all are
well, happy, contenied and pros
porous. And as Uncle Darius
and his goodly companion stood
among their children and grand
children numbering more than
twenty five, with joy depicted
on each happy face, it is not to
be wondered at that the Stalwart
warrior, though having faced
the gattling guns and vicissitudes
of life, secumed to the clasping
taIons of JOY and his words would |
not utter. A day was spent at
the Rock House by the happy
family and when the parting
came that all must hasten back |
to their homes and duties of life,
the parting affections were ex-
changed and long lives were
wished to all. We of the Sentinel
wish the happy family many |
such joyous meetings and the
hail old couple, in the twilight |
of their useful lives, many more
such Joyslving reunions.
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