Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-30

ROMANCE Of 0lD NEWAy60


NrvAvuo. Mieh.. yans - George q.
Tsylus q thls city b probably the
hsppiese nsn On eassh today. The
STORY a his happinsss = liks romsncs.
Some sislssn yssm 80 Mr.. Tsyloe wss
y resident a Grand RnpidA For rrasons
best knouu 10 themeslvsA he snd his
beautiful young wife decided to separate.
\ diverse uas pFOcurpd. and she. With
her little A-yeas-oId danghtes. left Grand
Rapids cox Duke>oI After brief resi-
dencs in that blixsssd stricken territory
sn.s!y M.s Isy!o. novss d. % sp0ts;ns .; Falls. ~.
whom shc y still living. Mean
beautiful ,womaahood. and married the
Editor jones of the Spokane Ontburst.
Tayl~ Bccone~ Dlind-
About twslvc years ago Mr.. Taylor
left Grand Rapids and located in New
aygo. He came into possession of the
abstract o0lce. This yielded him CON
Portable living. and being genial. gen
enpus hearted man. he became favorite
in the thriving. young. village. He was
elected 10 various public Offices. aud was
soon one OF the leading men in the
county. A few years ago his vision
began failing and finally he became
totally blind. Mr.. Taylor was veteran
Of the Twenty first infantry. and as a
partial compensation for his misfortune.
the government granted him q pension
Of S72 month. In spite Of being
totally blind. he continued in business
and has become. the owner Of comfort
able property. About two years ago he
married widow of about his own age.
and has lived happily with her since.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Jones and his
bride left Spokane to visit the worlds
fair. He il q versatile pencil shower.
and before he had been in Chicago very
long he secured . poaition on the Inter
Ocean. So soon a Mrs. Jones became
tired of visiting tho exposition she con
ceived the idea of finding her father.
whom she could not remember ever hav-
ing seen. She obtained q clue to his
whereabouts and finally learned that he
Was in Newaygo.
Father and Daughter Meet.
Yesterday morning beautiful young
woman alighted from the train at this
place. and drove to the hotel. She asked
the clerk il he knew . man named
George c. Taylor. The clerk did. very
we'll. A messenger boy was sent with a
note requesaiug Mr.. Taylor to como to
the hotel immedistely. Mr.. Taylor did
not caro- 10 answer the anonymous re-
quest. and sent = clerk to the hotel to
find out who the person was. The young
woman decided to accompany the clerk
to the Taylor reeidence. Rushing into
the house she told who she was
and threw herself into the arms Of the
father. whom shr had not seen since a
little child. The meeting between father
and daughter was pathetic in the ex-
treme. Her eyes looked eagerly into his.
but his rightlees orbs could not return
the look Of love and JOY. 1t was not
given to him ever 10 look into the face
OF his long lost child. and his trembling
hand could only stroke her face and
hair while her arms were clasped tightly
around his neck.
Ii was the intention Of Mrs. Jones to
return to Chicago in day or two, but
ber father refuses to have il that way,
and her departure will be postponed in
definitely. The meeting between father
and daughter ID the talk Of the town.
and every resident Of Ncwaygo is re-
joicing In their new found happiness.