A Romantic Story.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 265, 14 November 1885, Page 3

A Romantic Story.

daro to uttor abovo his breath jn a Russian city. Cases have been known in which the Mayor of a village has read aloud to the mir Nihilist proclamations which he had received by mail.

No one who studies the condition of the Russian Empire, and observes the widespread discontent at tho harshness of the Czar's despotic rule, can fail to perceive in the aim a germ of democratic liberty, from which may in time bo developed a system of self-government throughout that vast and teeming nation. When the time comes for the Czar to give place to the rule of the people it is undoubtedly to the mir that the Russians will look as tho typo and model of their future political system. — " Youth's Companion."

Pawtucket (R. I.), September 24.—After twenty-live years, Thomas Garrity, who has wan a fortuno in the West, has found here hie two children, who were stolen from him in 1860, and whom he never expected to Boe again. Ilia story is a moat romantic one. Twenty-five years ago he was a Tesident of Pawtucket. His wifo died of consumption, leaving two email children. In duo time Mr Gnrrity married again, and soon after, with his new wife and two children, removed to Boston. When out on the street oneday, walking with the children, the boy being 4 yeare and the girl 14 monthe, he mot a sister of his first wife. After a few words of eurpriao at seeing him, the woman asked permission to tako the children to a confectionery store to get them some candy. He went after them in ash art time, but they had disappeared. All search for them failed, although the police traced the aunt and the little ones to Pawtucket and afterward to Worcester. There all clues were lost. The disconsolate father reluctantly gave up the search and w(Snt Woat, where prosperity attended him. Last week he came to Boston a rich man, and with the aid of his wealth renewed his search for his stolen children. A skilled detective was employed, and as the result of his efforts Mr Garrity to day met at the Conant Thread Works a tall, handsome brunette of 27 yoara, who is unquestionably his daughter. She is highly esteemed, though poor, and is a singer at St. Mary's Church. The meeting between the girl and her father was most affecting. She told him that her brother Thomas is living at Natick, Mass. He is married, but the daughter is single. Their aunt told the children that their father.and mother wero both dead. Family troubles caused the abduction.