Show brothers thought f each other dead for sixty two years t they meet in the boosler state for the first time since the battle of cerro gordo in the mexican war nashville ind when everett johnsoh came here from st louis to visit his brother charles the final chapter was written in a romance hat was brought about by strange combinations and circumstances their meeting here was the first since the battle of cerro gordo in a moun tain pass of mexico in 1847 and the fact that each thought the other dead all these yeara made their meeting all tho more remarkable the reunion of the two aged broth ers was brought about by the sweet hearts bt their boyhood days charles johnson Is 81 years old and everett IS 80 it was in west virginia their na alve state that the romance begin there while the two brothers were still mere lads they began courting two young women of their own age miss and miss asbury the two young women were cousins this courtship lasted for two years and hen came the call of the great west the two brothers decided to leave their native state and go 0 o kentucky shortly after the war with mexico brok out and they enlisted after many exciting experiences in which the two brothers were ever ready to sacrifice for each other the eve of ahe battle of cerro gordo ar rived before entering the battle each promised that in case either was injured the other would stay by him until he recovered or until death relieved hasl suffering during the battle charles was shot everett saw him fall carry him to the rear where the injured man fainted and it was thought he was dying it was in the thickest of the fight and believing his brother dead everett returned to the firing line charles gradually recovered and after receiving his discharge went to new orleans where he engaged in business at the beginning of the civil war he enlisted in the contender con ate army and at the close he went to the southern part of indiana where be was married after his wife died a few years ago he set out to find the sweetheart of his boyhood days he found that she was still in his na live state that she had been married but that her husband had died a few years ago he went to west clr glela and when he returned he brought back a wife who was miss woods in the days before the john eon boys left their native state after the mexican war everett jphnson went to california where be made his fortune in the gold fields he married and was prosper ous after his wife died he removed lo 10 st louis where he met a widow mrs elizabeth williams he found that mrs williams was once a resli dent of his native town that she was once miss asbury the sweetheart of his boyhood days three weeks ago they wera married at st bouts louts ugly her johnson learned that his brother was alive and that be had married the onetime one time miss woods the electing of the two brothers was pathetic with tears streaming down their cheeks they kissed each other |