Show reunited n t e by y a drink n k A meeting between 1 brothers r others who had not seen each other for twenty years came about in a queer way at boston recently ly among those who rt extended tended the grand army encampment were J R mckelvey and william dawson of 0 washington Washing toL D C mckelvey Kelvey Me and dawson work alongside each other in the government printing office and are chums they are both members of the grand army of the republic and have attended encampments together for years before departing from washington for boston they made an agreement with each other that neither would take a drink while the encampment camp ment lasted ono morning when mckelvey Me Kelvey went down into the cafe of 0 the Ca clarendon rendon hotel ho he saw his friend dawson as be he thought with a glass of whisky in front of him he lie walked up to him and just as cawson was about to put the to his mouth mckelroy McK BIcK elvoy hid hla arm bill dawson ho he cald raid reproach fully tully 1 I thought you promised me that you take a drink while wo we were in boston 1 I reckon stranger youre on the wrong lay said the man with the whisky as he turned and looked straight at NIc mckelver Kelver mckelvey Me ble Kelvey was as surprised as the man whom be he had accosted for a moment he saw at a glance that the man waa was not his friend bill dawson altu although ough he bore a remarkable re semblance to him 1 I beg your pardon he bald said 1 11 I thought ou were my friend B bill III rawson and dill bill and I 1 had bad an agree ment not to drink which I 1 thought he u aa as breaking I 1 hope you will excuse me no harm done stranger responded tho the man inan whose libation had been interrupted you bad had mo m all right on the dawson but my name aint bill dill I 1 had a brother named bill though I 1 aln t laid eyes os on him for twenty ears A short conversation between the two waa was sufficient to bring out the fact that bill dawson McKel reya veys friend was nono none other than the long lost brother of the man who was about to take the drink where la Is bill 11 now asked the stranger who In informed mckelvey that his name was george dawson and that he came from denver right in this hotel responded me bic kelvey the denver donver dawson insisted on hunting up his hi brother right away he lie found him surrounded by bis his daml ly and there was a family reunion when the first flush of the excitement and joy was over and there came a momentary halt in the conversation dill damson dason turned to mckelvey and said how about that pledge you aint going to bo be dog mean to a arn wao woo has just found ala als long lost brother are you I 1 the appeal was one that McKe mckelvey ivey could not resist boston herald |