The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-06
BENEFICIARIES
OF CHANCE
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Second Honeymoon to Couple
Separated by the Great
Galveston Storm.
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Torn from each others terrified clasp
by the seethinc waters Of the Galveston
flood at midnight; mourning one another
month after month as dead; meeting sud
denly face to face in the sunlight on the
street Of New Mexico town. their sor-
row changed to JOY unreasonable in that
one amazed glance of mutual recognition
such is the romance that marks the re-
union Of Frank IL. Parrish and his pretty
young wife.
The story Of that tragic midnight part
ing and its sequel. the happy MONDAY
meeting, is n strange story of chance
story that cannot but revive hope in
any deSpairing breast. for it proves that
although there may be only one chance in
many millions Of attaining the hearts
desire, it is worth while to wait and
watch for it.
Frank Parrish and his wife, swept
asunder in the tempest's roar and the
darkness of night, without one clew to
follow in finding each other when the
morning dawned and consciousness re-
turned, gave up all thought Of meeting
again in this world. There was no ap-
parent reason for supposing that either
had survived the horrors of that fateful
night.
And yet there was a chance-dim. I'M
certain, well nigh improbable, but never
theleSs a chance-that neither had gone
down into the tombless graveyard Of the
sea.
But so slight, so shadowy. seemed to
them that chance when weighed against
reason and considered along the line Of
ordinary occurrences that the heartbrok-
en- husband and wife cast it aside as an
impoSsibilty, the hungering thought Of
which merely Knocked their despair and
made their loneliness the Sadder.
They had not then learned how strange,
how elusive how kind a thing sometimes
is chance
To chance they owe the reunion Of their
parted lives. Chance. slcnderest Of all
threads though it be, has linked the bro
ken chain that bound them. 1t has brought
about their second honeymoon, for Frank
Parrish and his wife are just now as
supremacy happy pair Of welded lovers
as could he found the world over
When The tide rushed into Galveston
and houses were splintered in the mighty
grasp Oh me Storm; When caught IN the
teeth Of the tempest and stunned by the
dasAlng waves, men, wcmen and children
were ongulfed and lost forever to the
sight or cast ashore, like human drift
wood, the breath of life beaten out Of
the'r bruised broken bodies; when the
world itself seemed to come to an end in
chaos most horrible these two. shaken
from their Slumber, without time for
PRAYER or fareWell word, were hurled with
lAeif mousse INTO the angry hood. C.ingins
70 each olAef IN me darkness, they We're
iuhs into >, me very vortex OF the lnrush-
ing sea ne IaSt instant or consciousness
was lraueht win anguish keener than
any hult 10 thelr bodies Tor each felt the
"l"gF SEPPihg' S'Ppihs weakly away INTO
tl'e hlaek' d'S"!ate waste or waters. With
'le'r CRIES cn2Aed N their throats' with
even me WISH 20 Gie together denied
'.l'"'' NY MIN ana lne woman Iost each
ONE III, III lhe Jury oI the n"9d.
~ c"'dSl' olhe occurred IN september
u .aSI year zen months ago
ne olAer DAY by the one cAance mat
IheSe TWO SofroWihS sous had never
cared 10 nope ior' lh'y found each other
INV ana wen III lhe town Oh Roswell
y; NJ
IN "Il us nl''''ohs OF ihAabltahts TINS
oIH worm Is small pace ai'er all
"i'@h TWO OIL the atoms mat crawl over lis
surface Su''eh'F thrust apart IN the
nl-.'i' are as suddenly brought together
:IiHiI surroundings entirely different and
u liie i0I. .lSht OF day.
II was lINe awakening from shuddier-
When the flood came. NJ. Parrish MS
caught and pinioned Lv the swisIire Wa
tors In some wreckagc flat dristad lact.
within a block Of the srot where tf.ir
house had stood Here She was fga.ly
rescued. badly bruised ana hurt. Lut
without broken bones.
Her husband was carried the breadth
Of the lay and far inland. where he was
found hy a kind hearted stranger. a farm
er who at first thought him quit. dead.
But the nearly drowned man partially Zee
covered consciousness. murnured the
name Of bis wife and sank into semi
comatose state ana wavcrcd between life
aud death for six weeks thereafter
Meanwhile be was tcudcay cared for