Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
A WOMANS ODD CAPRICE
uNAccouNTAsLg, YET IT MADE HER
suPREMELY HAPPY.

Started ON - Visit TO NEW horA oy |
Circaitous Rante--shs Meets q Long
Lost Brother
My aunt. Mrs. o. p. Smith, Of ST.
Louis. started east to visit relatives of her
husband in Dutchess county," said one
of those relatives, well known railroad
man. Her direct route was by the
New York Ceutral's system to Fishkill
and that was the way the trip had been
laid out Half an hDnr before starting,
however. Mrs Smith surprised her hus-
band by saying that she intended to 60
by the Erie route.
That would necessitate roundabout
way by New York city or by Newburg
and across the Hudson, and her husband
tried to argue her ont Of her sudden and
unreasonable determination. She stoutly
insisted, however, that she must go by |
the Erie.
eel can't tell you why have such an |
inclination TO 90 that way she said. |
but have that feeling. and do not be.
heve | could bring myself 70 go any
other way
''0f course her husband gave in TO her
within. and put il down 10 womans ca
price. Ny aunt is native Of Rich
mond, Va. and during the war; being
about 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, a brother, who had gone TO
California in 1865. was living.
''Shc found home, however, with
a 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 had made up the sec
ton. When she returned and sat down
sprightly but elderly man sat down in
the other seat of her section aud said:
Excuse me, madam, but I'll JUS
drop down here while the porter fixes NJ
things in my section I'm only going Il
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 latte
long and pointed He wore wild
brimmed felt hat. My aunt's manne
seemed to nettle him, and he exclaimed
rising:
"'If annoy you, madam. | will go I
some other seat
MY aunt managed to loosen he
tongue then. and putting out her han
begged him to be seated He sat dow
again. and my aunt looked out of III
window, or at least she SAYS she trie
to, but she felt herself drawn irresistibl
to look covertly at the graz bearde
stranger. When the porter had arrange
the strangers section, and he arose am
went to it, my aunt's eye followed hin
She tried to speak to him rs he wer
from her seat. but she didn't seem to |
able to get out the words she wanted
say.
The next station was Union City.
was only half an hours ride from Meas
vile. and as the train drew nearer to
my aunt says she could hardly breath
her heart beat so. and she felt as If 81
must speak to the old man or die. b.
somehow she could not At last h
train whistled for Union City The gra
bearded man took his valise and pr,
pared to leave his seat. The train b,
gan TO slow up. The old man wake
toward the front end of the car. He wa
passing my aunt's section.
THE RECOGNITION
''She pressed one hand on her thumpin
heart and, almost choking. she touche
the strangers arm and gasped:
Sir, isn't your name AllisonY
"The man looked surprised and sal,
Why, yes; my names Allison.
" Charles jasper AllisonY
"'Yes.' said the stranger, looking sti
more surprised
Didn't your sister Carrie used
call you Jassg
"'She didr he exclaimed 'Br
why
- oh, Jassl I'm your sister Carrie
exclaimed my aunt, and her arms wer
around the old mans neck and he wa
holding her To his breast, while both {
them sobbed like a couple of children.
''The long lost brother did not get q
at Union City He WAS the very imag
Of her father when he died, my aun
said, and that is why she felt from til
very first that he was her brother JAS
The brother is still Californian, an q,
tensive yineyariist. and while in CHI
cago he suddenly remembered that a
old friend of his was in or near Unio
City, and he resolved to visit him befor
m Ia The ka1
red about half an hour before the trail
he was TO take left Chicago, and he wa
just able to catch it by an extra effort.
Suppose my aunt hadn't suddenl
taken that whim to travel by the Erie
Or suppose her brother hadn't suddenl
bethought him Of his Oil friend in Unio
City, And how do you account for
ali, anyhow" York Sun
Derivation Of Two Common Words