The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-31
ROMANCE PROM LIFE.
Strange Reunion Of Brother and Sister
In This city

| STRANGE Reunion Of Brother and Sis,e,
4 In THIS City.
| on his rounds yesterday post reporter
ran upon a romance from life. ]. A.
Jackson furnished the material AMI
vouehes for its Authenticity:
! Some OF the most remarkable and
| touching episodes and tragedies shat the
| mind OF man can conceive are cfttimes
enacted upon the stage Of real life A
striking illustraiioa OF this fact WAS wit
| messed a few days ago at the Boyle Hotel
in this city. Miss II. G. Belts, young
wealthy and accomplished lady from Liv-
e-pcol. England. registered at the hotel.
and when II was known that she hal
made the journey alone she at once he
came the object OF curious and varied
speculation.
That 81 me great sorrow. mingled with
eager, longing Anticipation had made its
impress upon her mobile eountenance was
clearly apparent 10 all With whom she
came in contact, and when the nature OF
hel mission Was made known she BECAME
Al once the object OF interest and SYM
PATTY. With trembling voice and tear
dimmed eye she told the story of a way
ward brothers early follies and how lie
ran away from hoine when quite a lad
leaving no trace behind to tell that yet
nc lived. At last the father and the
mother died. perhaps OF broken hearts. af-
ter mourning with inexpressihle anguish
over his untlmely fate.
IwelNe years mad come and gone with
swift cFentiul wings since ne had left his
chllGnoo1 home TO wander in a far-on
land and. strange to tell the sisters hope
Of meeting him again had never wavered
through all those long and weary years
When she at last was left alone with
ample means. she began Il systematic
search tor him ana just four months ago
she received the first glad tidings that he
surely lived and had been seen in that
young and growing empire of the West.
America. and more definitely in the State
OF Texas. Hence her presence in Hous-
ton She had Just spent three months
travelling up and down the State in quest
OF him without avail and thus, sick at
heart. with her repeated failure and dis
apI intment, she had at last. In deep des-
pair decided to give the mission up and
was making preparati tons for her home
ward Journey. resolved 10 fight lies bat
Ties alone as best she could, when, strange
10 tell. the unseen hand which oftimes
guides our little bark In safety through
the breakers Of doubt and gloom, was now
upon the helm.
The very evening Of her contemplated
return young man walked Into the Boyle
hotel and after glancing Carclessly over
the register as men are want to do. was
about TO leave the house when the pro-
prietor Mr.. Boyle having seen "A picture
Of Young Belts taken before he left home
ana heing impressed with the resemblance.
called the stranger back and after few
direct questions was assured OF his iden-
titv. at once apprised him of his sisters
presence in the house and of her mission
TO the state When, In great excitement.
he was conducted 20 the hotel parlor he
found his sister in the midst of a group of
sad and svfnrathetic friends. When the
long lost brother entered the sorrowing
circle what Transformation WAS wrought
Expressions Of coincidence were merged
into acclains Of congratulations, while
the new found brother and sister were
looked Ia one long rapturous embrace that
testified more spealiingly than words tho
new found 10y that animated each heart.
The brother and sister so strangely united
are now en- route to England. They left
amid a benediction Of good wishes. May
their future lives be as bright ana heauti-
ful as their past has been sad and gloomy.