ROMANCE OF JOHN P MEAKIN Imitation to Attend Reunion of oC AVol Vo 01 cott volt I Early Earl III tm Mr and Mrs John P tho the well known lecturer and wife received several days ago ngo an nn Invitation to at attend attend attend tend a reunion of the tho Wolcott family of ot America to bo ho held nt at the River Riverside side sid Auditorium Warren Ohio Sept E ri They will make unusual efforts tn ti attend Mrs Meakins maiden name was Wolcott olcott The Tho paragraph Is news through and around l It Is one of ot th tha prettiest little romances a 11 writer could wish for tor It began away back baek In 1552 In that year a n Methodist preach preacher er Cr r arrived In Salt Lake Iku Ho He was on his way to California to take charge chargo of a church In one of oC the towns of that state He Ho was detained here some sometime sometime time by b various causes Finally obstacles disappeared front from his path and he ho was free to continue his jour rIa but still a till he remained In Salt Lake Finally the cat came caine out of the tue bag ns as they said In those days and Methodist preacher Robert Winter Inter Wolcott Volcott was waz no longer a Methodist preacher He announced himself a zealous Mormon He Ho had been wooing pretty Elizabeth Ann Wright or Libby Wright as af she sho was bettor known among her set With Ith announcement of ot his hili con conversion conversion version erslon to tho the Mormon faith camo came tho time news news that his wooing had been sue suc successful easeful Pretty Libby Wright rIght and the former Methodist preacher are arc going to bi bt married said 1 tho the village that stood fifty OCty years ears ago ngo whore where Salt SnIt Lake stands today toda And they were Jan 17 lS I saw tho the ceremony performed In the tho following foll April Wolcott olcott was called upon to fill 1111 a n mission to England Ho lIe left during doming the next month kissing his wife a eL goodbye little dreaming It was tho the final farewell on this earth Ills His work took him to Northampton Eng England land Ho lb became acquainted In and there thero became a us great grent rent friend of ot James Meakin and nn 1 his family ta 01 11 Ono One day Elder Wolcott Volcott received a photograph of ot lila hili wife and the little daughter who had arrived In the thC homo home after tho the fathers departure Ho He showed this to 10 James Meakin during an even erven lag Ing In call Taking John n a little mite of n I fellow on his hili knee Imea tho time visitor patted him hint on tho tIme head saying halt half laugh laughingly halt half seriously John I J bless thoe thoo and name thoe thee as ns a mu future companion for my little daughter Simo v after this Incident Wolcott became iii anti tiled died In Northampton without over see seeing seeing ing In his hIe little daughter Years and years afterwards tho time family lied taken up Its ItIS rest resi residence dance dence In Salt Halt Lake John was wan now nowa n a young man Ono One evening he ho at attended tended a II dancing party part and met mot a girl rl whom ho he understood to ho bi a n Miss Wll Wil cox cor lie Ifo mot met her hor h r again nt at a 11 ball In tho the theold old Eighth ward war and ho felt great greatly ly I by b her Ho Tie naked asked It If ho Imo might not Mt see 1100 her hor again mind and to tn his hie hl great reat delight received 1 an nn Invitation to call mil at nt hor her home bottle Ho Ito 1111 this need needless le less i to say nay lIe Ho found Coun l tho the young ladys mother mothr a most charming woman ancl upon leaving called lhor her Mrs Mr Wilcox My namo I iii not Wilcox she hll car cor corrected good Its Wolcott Volcott Wolcott wild 1 the time young maim Its n ft familiar namo to te mill mul Ho lie then told her n II hit bit of oC tIme the story ho lie hI hutch had been boon told tol 1 when a 11 body about tho time who hud blessed cl him the 1110 desire Ic that t ho he should ho bo tho the companion of oC his dough daugh tam tor Tho Time mother daughter anti and caller veru soon dl discussing cu a R most wonder wonderful ful tul event Letters were brought out nail it Mr Mrs Wolcott and were the tha widow and daughter ot of f Hobort Robert Winter Wolcott Volcott mind their cull culler ali er or was wim none nono other tho the youngster tor whom wheat tho the pi pian an hod ns tie ho Ito uttered his hll I Time The lend I mans manns no so mUll years worn fulfilled with ill it n mm tow few months an atm John P 1 lI kNI Miss Wolcott f to I his bin wife Amid simo 1110 ho did For 36 years Mr nt been beon tanking looking and trying to locate members of oC the tho family A it 4 year ago 10 ItO lio with whit relatives I of or Holler Winter Wol Wolcott oI cot cott and aid Rile agaIn tills thmia summer Robert Winter Wolcott tell fell Into disfavor when hue lio tho the 1 faith for tho Mormon n but Mr Meakin in tho the homo home and on time tho lecture platform has bus succeeded 1 In removing time tho old ohl fooling feeling f ol lIln t ono omma now dead dond Ho Ito Is ox ux to eradicate tho the least bit of ot tooling feeling If I any exists This Is la why tIl ho Ito Is anxiOus to attend tho the re ro reunion roo union of ot tho the Wolcott family In Ohio In tn September why wh tho the Invitation alleys on nil opportunity to meet various and numerous In tn a n abig big family gathering