Jefferson, April 24—An incident with humor and of human interest took place in Jefferson Thursday afternoon, when a supposed stranger from Miami, Florida, revealed himself as Landon Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Scott of Jefferson.
Two or three days previous, a man with a Chevrolet landau bearing a Florida license plate came into Jefferson. He registered at the local hotel as G.E. Richardson. Stopping at the store of Mr. Scott, he introduced himself as Richadon, passed out his card, and inquired for camping grounds. When he was told that free camping grounds were available in Jefferson, he selected one and erected his tent.
He came back to the store of Mr. Scott frequently and engaged him in conversation, but the father did not recognize the son. However, one Thursday morning, Mrs. Scott came into the store while the supposed Richardson was there and upon being introduced looked him over and intently remarked that he strongly resembled her son, Landon Scott. The stranger made a pretext of looking in the other direction. But the mother’s intuition had somewhat pierced the armor of concealment and in the afternoon, revelation and confession were followed by a happy family reunion, in which tears of joy flowed freely.
Landon Scott left Ashe County 25 years ago, weighing 105 pounds. He now weighs more than 200. The quarter of a century has transformed the slender youth into a mature man of early middle age and generous avoirdupois. It is not so strange after all that the father did not recognize his son, particularly as Landon Scott had been engaged in railroad business in the West and his relatives here did not connect him in any way with Florida.
The tent has been taken down and the age old story, with variations, of the prodigal son, is the talk of the town and section.
From page 3 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, April 26, 1926
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