MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1097, 7 June 1882, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

A Brother and sister, says the 'Davenport (Lowa) Democrat,' have met after a sepai*ation of twenty years, and the meeting has been brought about in Davenport l>y the little son of the sister in a most peculiar way. A short time ago the raft steamer Clyde went into Davenport on her way north, and Captain Douglass tied up his boat i for a while in order to permit some of I the crew to go ashore and make purchases. Among others who went ashore was Aaron Carter, a raftman. The weather was very cold, with a keen north-west wind. While going along the street Carter met a poorly-clad little l>oy, who was running along crying bitterly. Carter asked him what was the matter, and the little lad sobbed out " I am cold." *' Come with me," said Carter, and, taking the boy to a clothing store, he bought a suit of warm clothes and a pair of mittens. He then asked the boy his name. " Aaron Dunlap,'' was the reply. Carter was thunderstruck. " Aaron Dunlap !" he cried. " Where i are your father and mother V " Father is dead," the boy replied. " Well, take me to your mother, then, as quickly as you can," said Carter. The j boy took him to his humble home, and I when Carter entered the house the boy's mother rushed into his arms | with a shriek that made all the other occupants of the tenement house rush into the hall to see what was the matter. Carter had found a sister whom he had not seen since the year 18G2, when he went to the war with a Maine regiment. An aucti' ;-.err. at lV;sl>av.e. I'ucl a

very good lot of horses put in his lianrf* for sale by public auction. He g»t through the best of the mob at very fair rates, bids commencing low ami rising somewhat rapidly. Towards the end, however a very sheedy, brokendown hack was brought into the yar<'. The auctioneer looked at I osinate, au<l smiled a smile determined to do his best to secure a good price, 'Now then gentlemen,' he remarked • I tlo not wish to insult your good taste by asking you to bid up for such an animal as this. I'll start him at one hundred guineas and you can bid down ; the lowest takes him.' • Wight you arc' exclaimed a rather wealthy squatter in the crowd, I'll bid down ninety guineas fora start* * Sold at ninety guineas, to Mr — ' exclaimed the auctioneer, bringirg down the hammer nt once. 'Sold to the lowest bidder, thank you, gentlemen, for your atten tion. This concludes the sale/