A Romance In Real Life

-The St. Louis" papers teil a strange story of John Hurdwick, a Pittsburg meuhanio. In 1853 ho went to California, luaving a wifa and two children. lïeacbing the land ot gold, he ditgapile, whioh his partner stole l'roin hun. Tlien he feil sick, and rccovci'ed only to find hitnself quite impoverished, feeblo, disoouraged. líe wroto frequeiitly to his wife he did uot rcceivo Lis luttt-rs, nor did any from her reach him. Ilo con.claded that shc was glad togotrid of him, so ho beg'in to dig agam. In the moantime, the wtfe tnournod for him as iov ono doad, then naturally .nai ried again, aud removed to tít. Lo is. Her ürs:. children died, and ühb bore two more to the eeeond hiisband, who affer a úm died also. Within a montli Ilardwick, the California adventurer, having aocumulated a fortune, caine toward the East, traveling bytho overland route. Stopping in St Louis, he walked about the city, loöking at the town. Whilo so ongaged he met his wife. "Mutual explanations'1 followod. Tiio dead ehildrea received the tribute oí fraternal tears, and the new ones werè welcomed with aflec;ion, 'j'hen the clergyman united the pair for the second time, and all partios soon left St. fcouis. Cp A young hujy at Miagar w.is hcard to exclaiin, ''What uu elegant trimruingtba't rain-bow woukl makefor .'. 'vhitf }■■