Daily Cincinnati Republican

The Romance of Life,--Some short time ago in one of the villages on the Firth of Forth lived a lady whose husband had long before gone to sea, and never having heard from him for several years, she believed him to have been dead.

At the time her husband went to sea, Mrs. S. lived in a town in England; but, after giving up hopes of his return, she removed, with her only daughter, to her native country (Scotland).

In the course of years a probationer of the Church of Scotland came to officiate as a missionary in the parish, and formed an attachment for Miss S. Seeing no immediate prospect of obtaining a church at home, he resolved on transferring himself to one of our American colonies, and received an appointment there from a colonial missionary society. Having been united to Miss S. he took his departure, leaving his wife and mother-in-law to follow as soon as he should have prepared for their comfortable reception. They accordingly left this country some time afterwards for America. In the meantime, among the settlers over whom the young divine's charge extended, was a comfortable farmer, also named S. who made inquiries after the history of the minister's wife and mother, and expressed an anxious desire to see them on their arrival.

They did arrive safe, and on reaching the minister's habitation, Mr. S. was sent for to be introduced. Judge of the surprise of all, when, on the entry of Mr. S., the newly arrived females found in him the long lost husband and father!

Having been unable to trace his family in England after a protracted absence, he had returned to America, where, by a singular coincidence, both he and they found those they had given up as lost. The parties, we are glad to say, are now living comfortably and happily in the new world.

Edinburg Paper.