Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-03-21
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wv suPREMELy HAPPY.

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Lost Brother
a.. amt. Mrs. o. r. Smith, OF st.
~ otartel east to visit relatives of her
LOUIS IN Duchess county, said one
p asSase relatives, a well known railroad
o. Wv aHer direct route was by the
m"m York Central's system to Fishkill,
s ,,hot was the way the trip had been
,';s , mt Half an hour before starting,
w. nayer Mrs. Smith surprised her hus-
pV md hv saving that she intended to go
- .he Erie route.
mat would necessitate a roundabout
hy New York city or by Newburg
vi vi across the Hudson, and her husband
s.;ed TO argne her ont OF her Sudden and
unreasonable determination. She stoutly
;nssted however. that she must go by
.ha Erie.
az can't tell you why have such an
,oc;nation to go that way she said;
lint have that feeling, and do not be-
rove could bring myself to go any
other way.
oOf course her husband gave In to her
vhim, and put it down to woman's ca
mice. My aunt is native OF Rich
mond. Va, and during The war, being
obout sixteen. her only sister died, and
her brother was killed in the defense Of
| Richmond This left her without a
Known relative, unless the oldest one Of
the family, brother, who had gone to
california in 1855, was living
aShe found a home, however, with
Richmond family, who moved west
after the war, where the orphan girl,
whose name was Allison, subsequently
met and married my Uncle Smith. She
was ten years old when her brother
went to California, and he was then
twenty-five, She had never heard any
thing from him since the war broke out.
Although her father died when she was
but eight, she retained vivid remem-
brance of his face and manner.
STRANGE MEETING.
"At Meadville, Pa, the next morning
after leaving st. Louis, my aunt kept
her berth, While she was making her
toilet the porter bad made up the sec
ton When ad ra,urAed and sat down
asprightly but elderly man sat down in
the other seat of her section and said:
"sExcuse me- madam, but I'll just
drop down here while the porter fixes up
things in my section. I'm only going to
the next station anyway.
my aunt opened her mouth to reply.
but she didn't speak. She simply fast
ened her eyes on the old man opposite
he was tall and bright eyed, with sill
yer gray mustache and goatee. the latter
long and pointed. He wore a wide
brimmed felt hat. My aunts manner
seemed to nettle him, and he exclaimed.
rising:
aft annoy you, madam. will go to
some other seat
"My aunt managed to loosen her
tongue then, and putting out her hand
begged him to be seated. He sat down
again, and my aunt looked out of the
window, or at least she says she tried
to, but she felt herself drawn irresistibly
to look covertly at the gray bearded
stranger. When the porter had arranged
the strangers section, and he arose and
went to it, my aunt's eve followed him.
She tried to speak to him as he went
from her seat, but she didn't seem TO be
able to get out the words she wanted to
say.
The next station was Union City. 1t
was only half an hours ride from Mead
vile, and as the train drew nearer to it
my aunt says she could hardly breathe.
her heart beat so. and she felt as if she
must speak to the old man or die. But
somehow she could not, At last the
train whlstled for Union City. The gray
bearded man took his valise and pre-
pared to leave his seat. The train be-
gan to slow up. The old man walked
toward the front end of the car He was
passing my aunts section.
THE RECOGNITION.
She pressed one hand on her humping
neart and, almost choking, she touched
the strangers arm and gasped:
.Slr' isn't your name Allison?
.r,, Inc man looked surprised and said,
why, yes; my names Allison
Charles Jasper AllisonY
les, said the stranger, looking still
more surprised.
Didn't your sister Carrie used to
call you JassT
why
On, Jass I'm your sister Carrie!
exclaimed my aunt, and her arms were
around the old mans neck and he was