The broad ax., 1897-04-03

Joyed a dinner in each others COM
pany on last Christmas day. During
the space of time mentioned the moth
er and son were kept apart by an I'M
kind fate. and neither had the slight
est knowledge of the others where
abouts. The story of their long sep
aration and happy reunion reads like
q romance, but its truth is vouched for
beyond doubt, and the meeting be-
tween the two formed the climax Of q
rare story of human interest.
Breedlove, who is now 81 years old,
had been reared in the belief that his
mother had died while he was still a
child From infancy his father had led
him to believe that she was dead and
as he had no reason to suspect other
wise he had never made an effort to 10
cate or find any trace of her. He Won
ders now how he could have neglected
TO seek her grave. and regrets that his
fathers treachery should have been
kept from him for so many years.
The clew which led finally to the
meeting of mother and son was the re-
suit of the merest accident, brought
about by a relative OF the family. Just
one year ago in January Breedlove
visited Indianapolis on business and
went from there to East Valley
Springs, Coma. On the train he
CHANGED to meet a travelling salesman
from Urbana, o., and on the latter's
arrival at his home he mentioned his
meeting with Breedlove to H. s. Rob
inson, a fellow commercial traveller.
By strange coincidence the name Of
Breedlove was one with which Rob
tnson had reason to be familiar. His
sister, Mary d. Robinson, had been
married in April. 1858. to Thomas
Breedlove in Champaign county, Ohio.
He recalled that in 1868 his sisters
child, a four-year-old boy, was taken
from her by her husband. and from
that time on no trace was ever found
Of him. Robinson took the address Of
his friends chance acquaintance and
Immediately communicated with the
latter, asking him for a portion Of his
family history.
Breedlove complied with the request
through curiosity. The information
furnished Robinson caused him to
make a thorough search of the family
records, with the result that he be-
came convinced that he had found his
long lost nephew. He promptly noti-
ned his sister of the discovery and the
two set about to establish the identity
Of Breedlove to their entire satisfac-
ton. Letters were exchanged between
mother and son, and dates and past
events In the history of the family
compared. The mother had married
again, and as Mrs. s. B. CARRIER Of 296
Fifty-fifth street, Chicago. she was in
no danger Of revealing her identity un-
I'll the proper time arrived The son
had also married, and on Dec. % last
Breedlove left for Chicago, where, az
ter a separation of thirty-three years, |
mother and son met for the first time.
He did not remember ever having seen
her, and the meeting. 1t may we'll be
imagined, was affecting in the ex-
IRENE. Mrs. CARRIER occupies a COM
fat In the number mentioned, |
and here Breedlove heard the strange
story Of his early life from the lips
Of his mother.
When the child was four years Of age |
his father and mother separated, and
the court gave him into the custody of |
bis mother. Soon after the divorce was
granted, however. he was kidnapped |
by his father and taken to the home |
Of his uncle, Louis l. Breedlove, for |