New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-19
NEW.JERSEY NEWS.
LITTER TUENTY-EIGHT YEARS.
CAPTAIN LUCAS RETURNS TO HIS WIFE AMI
DAUGHTER TO FIND THEM WORKING
~ THE FARM ARRAYED IN BLOOMERS

OK THE FARM. ARRAIED IN Bl.ooMEhS
,.irA,sra X J.. March IS (SpeciaD.-A travel
stained sray-naired man, apparently ABOUT e.s"'
,ears aid arrived at the West jersey Railroad
satloD. al Vineland. Yesterday morning anu III,
ouired the way Willow Grove. on oehS 'oia
,hat the village was about five miles distant ne
engaged a hack instructing the driver 10 tdhe
hin, 70 the home OF Mrs. Lucas. about MIDWAY We
tween the villages OF PleasantNWe anu VINO"
Grove While travelling alons The Malaga PIKE inc
stranger made many inquiries concerning ''''a''
ola residents OF that locality and expressed great
sunrise 2, the nourishins farms and the thriving
ut,lc villages After the greater part OF lne Jour
ney had been covered the stranger a. " III ~
panation Of ma many questions. leaned Over 10 ''
driver and conhdenually said. y am on my way
home to surprise my wife ana d"usn'er' ""o'n
have not soen for twcnty-eghi years
1.,ir.v wears ago Captain Moses r. Lucas ava
r.ife acconpanied by their twenty-ycar-oid da"Sh-
,,r Msrv bought ahou. 100 acres ot land' near WIZ
low Grove and on Weymouth Koad p'', "'''
selves A cottage Captain lucasS cary ne was
snou, on the sea. His wife. Or Mary b. lucas
ra-..o of BOSTON. mad been graduated physician
I'm .o;eses N Boston and in New-York. Know
;rr comparativcly Hide sbou; farming and pecom-
ing weary OF clearing off the Woodland captain
Ipcae decided 20 leave MS home for the West.
. amor two wears of lie the farm. one day l-u-
cas- said sood5v t. ns wife and daughter ana
started FOR the railroad station Al he months and
ve,rs rolled hy and no tidings came from Their
or.band and father. Mrs. Lucas and nor daughter.
believing him dead. went orevely 10 ~ork to earn
their own living on the farm. Becoming convinced
thai her dress obstrrcting her IN ner "ork.
I,r I,,cas fe.y years after tao departure OF her
husband shocked the staii oil Jersey matrons by
donnlne a pair OF tieht-htting boomers. Needless
NJ The gaming natives and the boots Of youngsters,
Dr Iucas aud her daughter, who also discarded
her skirt for the boomers. t0ilei hrdvcly from
morning till night. clad in male attire. plying the
axe in the forest and preparing large cranberry
bog Mrs Lucas is entitled TO the distinction of
being The first woman In South Jersey 10 don tho
boornor costume. BEING physician Mrs. lucas
took tho place Of doctor i'm her locality. Shc il
n vegetarian a nd eats neither sugar nor salt.
Yesterday. when stranger aligned from hack
AT her front door. Dr. Lucas ami her daughter.
10, n wearing boomers OF the lates, pattern.
ihn porch Tho stranger eyed The women critically.
and then looked AZ the changed surroundings. sud
denly he turned - No hackiran and said. We
mus na vc 20. thc wrong house"
No. am sure This - the right pace replied
tho driver. Again The stranger cazci - tho woman.
Presently Mrs. Lucas. walking Few steps closer.
cried: "Nhy Moses. j. II you
The old man glanced again AZ The boomers. and
then. seeing Inc look OF JOY IN his wife's face. ne
greeted her ana his daughter with 0u,strctchod
arms. and the husband. VIE ana daus alter passed
into the house
Lucas oppressed their nd ppin"Ss al being reunited
Captain Lucas. who was ~ first disp)sed 10 resent
after thinking he matter over. decided allow M
wife and daughter 10 dress th@, wish N, wife
"a good woma1. ssid he. 'spi viii 10; me- 10 az
she plcascs Captain Lucas engaged Fuccessfullv in
The Old couple IS IN" g,ssp OF tho village and neicn-
farmhNuee-