The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-11-15

sogetner they formulated q plan to find
the sons. Mrs. Doyle had a sister at
Council Bluffs, Iowa. and Mrs. Bayley
wrote the sister about ten days ago tell
ing her OF her sisters condition and
about the boys. The Council Bluffs
sister Immediately wrote in reply that
the three sons were at Council Bluffs
and that they would come to their
mother at once.
A few days ago two young men
stepped off the train in this city and at
cnce made inquiry for the home of Mr..
Bayley. 1t was too late 70 go that dis
tance the same evening, but the next
morning bright and early Fred and
George Doyle started for their destina-
tion to meet the mother whom they had
not seen for % years, and the chances
we're that they would hardly, recognize
their mother, On reaching the home
OF Mr.. Bayley they inquired for their
mother, giving tho name of her hus-
band, but the mother had dropped that
name when she separated ..from him,
and Mrs. Bayley did not know her by
that name. They then inquired for her
by the name Of Doyle and they were in
formed that their mother was there,
The young men were usheredi into the
room where their mother sat. The in
stnct OF twenty-five years ago came
back to them and although there was
much change in the appearance of their
mother they at once recognized her.
On approaching her she declined to
recognize them as her sons, saying they
| were not her boys and could not see the
slightest resemblance in the little urch-.
ms she gave away many years ago.
Her motherly instinct had been dulled
in all the years of trouble, sickness and
worry and when the supreme moment
came to her she could not remember
her sons.
Thinking that perhaps their mother
would fail to recognize them they
brought with them little picture that
had been taken of the three brothers in
their infancy and showed it to their
mother. The evidence was complete.
for the mother Immediately went to her
trunk and produced a Counterpart of
the same picture. The scene that fol-
lowed the recognition was one to make
the strongest heart sympathetic as the
mother and two sons clasped each in
the others arms, and joy reigned
supreme in the hearts of those who had
been separated for nearly quarter OF
century. The three were given the
privacy of the room to talk over the
scenes that had interviewed since the
last meeting. The boys told their
mother OF the years of search they had
made for her after they had grown to
an older age, and that they had never
given up the hope ofl6nding her.
Thursday the two boys brought their
mother to Mitchell and remained DUR
ing the day at hotel, where they SUR
rounded her with every comfort that
could be prompted BY loving hearts,.
They departed Friday morning for their
home at Council Bluffs and took their
good old mother with them. happy in
being reunited to her sons. The Doyle
brothers have prespered we'll and are
employed as mechanics in roundhouse
for railroad at Council Bluffs. The
boys said that they would see that their
mother was provided for every want
during the remainder of her life, and
that they would make up to her for all
the years she had been forced to work
a ixyin IA 0fh hor tlo. ,1.<~
lives at Council Bluffs and will welcome
the mother on her arrival there.
1t was happy little party that was
gathered at the hotel just before their
departure for Council Bluffs, and the
traces of sorrow that had lined the
mothers face by the years of toll and
worry were nearly obliterated by the
reunion with her sons. They are both
bright looking young men and could
not do too much for their dear old
mother, and when the train pulled out
of the station it was an exceedingly
happy party that was aboard.