The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-02
Reunion OF Mother and Son.

DOWllDS ErCcn, w., June ia
few days ago wa, terminated In this
city drama in real life which out
rivals the most cXtrayagant fiction.
After twenty years Mrs. Gree
ley Harbaugh was reunited to son,
given away at his birth by heartless
relatives, and for whom she has vain
ly sought ever since. During most Of
the time the boy, under the name Of
the people to whom he had been given
has been residing in this vicinity, and
has even passed his mother on the
street without knowing her.
In Fort Wayne, Ind, when she was
II years of age. Mrs. Ilarbaugh s
mother died. The father married
again soon after his frs. wifc's death,
and the stcpmothcr had anything but
tender feeling for the little ones left
by tie first wife. She found homes
for them and outeinto the world they
went, the l1-ycar-old girl going to the
home Of wealthy woman named Til
bury, to work. y brother given away
at that time, whose age was 6 months.
has never been seen nor heard Of
since So her misfortunes began
early in life and relentless fac has
followed.
The Tilsburys were very wealthy
and possessed large estates Mrs.
Tilsbury was widow and very aris-
tocratic woman, whose family honor
was all in all to her. She had son
who possessed romatic nature, and
he fell in love with the comcly lass
who worked for them. and after an
exciting courtship, the pair was Sc
cretly married. Things went on in
this way until one day the mother be-
came aware that her son was welded
to the servant, and stormy scene
ensued. The girl, then but 1G years
of age, was driven from the place and
the clandestine marriage annullcd by
the boy s mother as both the children
were under age and the ceremony was
therefore not legal. The boy, true to
his mothers wishes, abandoned the
girl he had so ardently woocd, and
the homeless girl was again adrift.
She went to the home Of friends, where
her child was born.
Her father, learning her sad plight,
sent for her, and she went again to the
home from which she had been driven,
where she lay iii for long time with
typhoid fever. Her parents at that
time were living in Whitehouse, o.,
and the stepmother, believing that
the child would be burden on her,
as the mother seemed about to die,
took it to Toledo, where she arranged
for its adoption by man named Jen-
kins, living in Wood County. The
affair was completed and the lad, but
q few weeks old, was given in charge
Of Jenkins, the peculiar condition be-
ing that no ono should ever know his
real name, or his parents or birth
place.
The mother recovered and longed
FOR her child. The stepmother would
not make known his whereabouts and
would say no more than that he had
good home. The heart broken mother
made several trips to Toledo, with the
vain hope that she would find some
trace Of the boy, but al her efforts
ivailcd nothing. He was gone, and,
Is years passed, she began to believe
nc was dead. She married again and
lived happily with her family here.
The boy, wher he became 10 years of
.ge, in some way became aware that
lie was not the child Of the people
With whom he lived, and began a
search for his mother. He by rccident
ound a letter written by the step
mother to jenkins concerning him,
nd he at once began an active hunt !
or his parents. lie wrote to every |
'lace almost in the Union and his
Sanderings covered several States.
rs he grew older he acquired fair
ducation. by dint Of much toll. and
t length returned to his first home
lcar here, where he taught school,
low holding the responsible position
# Snperint .ndcnt Of the schools at
'ugar Ridge, IL thriving village near
lere. He still sought for his mother
nd learning that she at one time re-
idcd at Nhitchouse, O., wrote to the
'ostmaStcr there, who looked the af.
air up for him with the result that
rT davs AGO he hpcamc ooSitivo his