AFTER MANY YEARS.
A romantic and pretty story is told by a Dunedin gentleman who is the son of a very old resident of Ballarat Hast. He left his home when 16 years of age, going abroad to seek his fortune, intending some day to return home with his pockets well lined. But Dame Fortune never smiled, and finally he settled down in New Zealand, where he married and brought up a large family. Though he had written to Ballarat to find out whether his mother was.alive or dead, he obtained no reply, and the letters were returned, so for many years he was under the impression that his mother was dead. Recently, however, some Ballarat people happened to be talking to one of his daughters. The name was discussed, and finally by writing to one of his grandchildren he found that his mother was still living and 87 years of age. He immediately journeyed to Australia, and the re-union of mother and son, after a lapse of 50 years, can well be imagined. He found his mother in bad health, and as he has to return to his family, he looks forward to leaving her again as one of the hardest tasks he has had to face during his life.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 392, 2 June 1908, Page 4
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211AFTER MANY YEARS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 392, 2 June 1908, Page 4
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