The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-13
RAplANTLY HAPPY THE CHORUS
v GIRL MAKES The ROUNDS n
!; gs OF; THE HOUSE AND 4 u,
GARDEN I.
THERE WAS A JOYFUL REUNION!
\! ATsTHE; PATTERSON HOME 5SS
IN WASHINGTON EARLY I.
THIS MORNING.
'(By Publishers 7ress.)

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Feeble from illness, but invigorated
and strengthened by a great hapnl.
ness, a white-halred woman stood cE
the shady veranda of a pretty cottage
in Northwest Washington this morn.
ing.aUp the street dashed a gir. in
the Sfull blossom Of young woman-
hood, her face shining with light.
hearted Joy. Sstt EiS3
The older woman would have rush.
ed to meet the younger, but her. tot
terlng stepsi were restained A Sec.
ond later the girl had aleaped up lie
terrace, and the. two women locked
In a heartfelt embrace. This was the
way Nan Patterson came back to her
mother this morning. si.gf =
More than a year had elapsed since
their last meeting. Almost twelve
months Of that time the daughter
spent in the ,Tombs, and was thrice
put on trial on the charge Of having
murdered her lover, Caesar, Young.
While Nan lived In the peril of con.
!, vIction and a death sentence, her
mother torn by the anguish Of her
daughters position, spent weeks IN
the shadow Of death from the suffer.
ing she endured. The meeting Ethis
morning went 4a slong way Sto' Grad.
cate the hardships both women have
undergone and save for the tears ol
happiness both shed in the first min
! utes Of the daughters return, It was
sunshine inside and outside of thu
J Patterson home. i5
J Mans return was little less than Z,
. triumph With her aged father
whose devotion has aided the gil
!. from the time Of her arrest, her SIS
l ter Julia, who refused to purchase he
/. own freedom during the last trial q
; the expense of compromising the 9th
er's case, with J. Morgan Smith, Ju
g las husband, and c. H. Patterson
$ the only brother, Nan drove from tn
s Pennsylvania station to the famil
Il home. II, ~. 4
L The Patterson's live in Noun
I Pleasant. When the carriage turf
s ed from Fourteenth street into How
f are street, Nan saw her sister, Mr.!
Taylor, and the Florodora girl, In a
excess of spirits, jumped, from tn
/ moving carriage, lit safely and gay
e Mrs.g Taylor a hug. Together the
II spedFdown the shady walk towal
le theirthome.
8, The nelghbors were on the lookol
3. for Mans arrival. and every verant
=. sentzits greetings to the good.lookir
girl. Most Of the. people had know
I NanFwhen she was school girl, ar
F theysseemed glad to see her back. s,
4 Greetings Of good. will and congrs
ulations accompanied the sisters al
N Nan responded by waving her hal
and calling her thanks to the doub
rowSof cottagers. Then she caug
sight of her mother and doubled h
speed, while the neighbors cram
AZ theirnecks to see an object lesson
ST. the kind Of love that exists betwe
IN mother and daughter.
lte Nan was like girl on her firstid
no home from boarding school, only b
ne exuberance was more so.s She e
I'm braced her other sisters, gave th'
he husbands a share Of the kisses, gre
go ed the family servants. took a r
II around the yard. looked at the gard
andSwhen breakfast was ready, m,
ng Of the family was with her, inspe
ne ingSeighty little chickens hatched
ms the past week. Not that the fam
ng took much interest in them, butSN
I'VE said they were perfect dears, and :
at wanted to see them and the fam
could not stay away from her a n
lue ute.s \. +
lde Nature things exercised power
influence over the Florodora &