Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1871 — Strange Domes tic Romance. [ARTICLE]

Strange Domes tic Romance.

One of the parties of the following strange story ban just equalnted us with fi pUricalvs: Thirty three years ago ! second son at a family In which there were three boys, being desirous of bettering his condition in life, left England for this country, with an Indefinite idea os to Whore he might settle, and only once thereafter, In s tatter4ora Mew York, had bi s family any information that he wm alive. Four years afterward the cider brother came to this country, and has since been reputably knqwn in this city as a member of one or the moM hctivc professions. We lass she precluded from saying more on this bead. . , t The week before Christmas our. Boston friend had occasion to visjt Hsrrislmrg, Penn., from which place he took a night train for New York. An obstruction on the railroad a few miles west of Philadelphia caused & dcriy of some hours near a small way fjtatlon, Some of the passengers becoming tired of sifting In tnc raw went oat tojtxplon the locality, particularly with the vieurto the procurement of refreshments. In this accomplishment there was little chance of success, as the place could not even ’boast of a grocery. There are men, however, who ore not to b 8 foiled in their intents if any means con be possibly found to carry them out, and some of these people happened to be among the delayed passengers, and a respectable looking farm house being near, that class of foragers invested it, called up the inmates, who wer* enjoying the comforts of their last morning hour’s repose, and prayed for a supply or anything fluid from cold water to cider, tea, coffee, bourbon, or apple-jack. The owner of the a e good naturedly opened it to his orous visitors, and dispensed his jbqspiffdity in various ways with no nnstinted hand. What looked singular to many was the fact that he would not accept of any eotnpeneirtitki' whatever, although he had entertained at least twenty ’ rntnef'extern - poraneous guests.. They were all prodigal of gratitude, and oFofws to reSprocate at anytime. . 1 Our Boston friend was one of the farmer’s guests, and after'‘thsnkhig his host with genuine feeling, lie handed hhn his card, telling him that a bed, knife, fork and spoofi were rtady for him whenever he shodld visft Boston. The farmer Ifxiked upon the card and then at the presenter thereof—gazed again and igaid at one and the other, and having apparently made up his mind, lie said.- • “Why; Wißiet is this really you ?” . The pecrrtisf smile that accompanied the inquiry threw thirty-three years aside as ojie would fold back a curtain. Two brothers bad met after this long interval—the name on the card being the direct cause (ts -th* idricoyeiy. i When the train left a short time afterwards, it can-fed bite passenger less to New York. Of course the brothers had a pleasant time in- exchanging their respective reminiscences. But a yfe| more interesting feature qf our stogy is to come. 'Onr Boston friena had the company of his brother .to New York .fffUhe -wr iwune, .Having,some.hours.Jo gpqnd in the city prior to the sailing of the

1 Pyplington steamer they took a saunter I around the streets to note the temptations spread out .for X’hfostma# .presents. X lidy’s .reticule hitthe .taste thi Boston brother, and he determined to buy it and send it to his sistcr-in-fow in Pennsylvania. They enterebthc storeto make-the purchase, and* fgco-Ttetfeiaiy leather port* monnaie was added to the Christmas remembrance to Joe, which was the name of the Pennsylvania brother. The, proprietor said tbe names of the-parties who were to receive the giffecoiijd fcputon the satchel and wallet at little expense or delay, and fhexuxgeftion was hailed as an improvement on the value of the articles. The fiames were written out and handed to the prenrietoo oS the Sjore, who. replied that he aWo owned the same-Sur-name. This led to conversation, to explanation, and fimatty to the discovery that force long separated brothers had there and then met face to face! It should require an abler pen than ours4o describe the feelings entertained by the trio. _ We are permitted to explain things thus far.- The third brother had been a little wiki in his youth, and had entered the servico'of Queen Victoria, in which he had remained during eleven years. His regiment had been ordered to Canada, and being desirous of tasting freedom, he had improved a chance of stepping over the line. For fifteen years past he has been in*bnsiness in New York, and has had worldly success corresponding with that of his elder brethren. g - , This is our story. It has not the flavor of deeply exciting romance, of free imagination, but it is true, and as wonderful as. it is trust— Bottom Times,