Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-06-10
Luck by tho Way.

A young lawyer Of this city, possessing ia.
lent in his profession, but little pecnnary abili-
ty to start him swimmingly into life, by one Of
those singular chances which are as rare as
they are fortunate, has suddenly, as we learn,
become the possessor of large estate. attain
ment ofwhich il indeed remarkable The gen.
teman is we'll known in the community, and
especially in the meridian of Court street. Two
years since this same individual was indebted
TO the liberal generosity of one whose munifi-
cencc i, well known to the public, for the means
Of entering upon his professional career, with
out which he probably would never have real
lied the following lucky turn of fortune. Our
young barrister was established in the comfort
able office, by the aid OF his wealthy benefactor
and gradually attaining degree Of no,oriety,
he soon began to number his clients with no lit
tie satisfaction. One day, which seems to have
been marked in his calender as especially pro-
pitlous and smiling, laboring Irishman enter
ed his Office TO consult with him upon particu.
lar business. for which he he'd been refused the
advice of other professional gentlemen. Peru
sing the necessary details, he drew from his
pocket sundry documents unconnectcd with the
original matter in reference, which, exciting
the attention of the lawyer, proved to be certi-
fcates of depostc for large sum ofmoney in
the bank of Dublin, the value Of which was pre-
viously unknown to the owner
This appearance Of things, naturally enough
| attracting protest. ional observation, an exami.
suited in the fact that property to the amount o
| f60,000 had been deposited to the credit of the
| hitherto poor laborer in the bank and of estab
fishing his title also to a large landed estate ir
Ohio, which was valued at Sl,700,000, and be-
qucathed TO the lrishman by the will of a veal
| thy but unknown relative. The gratitude and
| generosity of the Hibernan nation is wei
known but, with liberalty which is not gen
orally manifested, except in cases Of sudden
| and unexpected accession TO fortune, the now
wealthy client insisted upon relinquishing all
claim 10 the landed property of which he had be-
come possessed in favor Of his lawyer, reserving
to himself only the personal cstatc--in it.
self fortune. The money has in part beer
withdrawn from the Bank of Dublin, and wt
under,tand that fl5,00O came out to this coun
try in one of the late steamers, the "removal o
the deposits" probably being in favor of some
one OF our American banks. 1t is stated tha
this matter which has resulted so fortunately
has been in process of settlement for severa
months, the lawyer himself having journied t.
the FL Dorado of the West in prosecution Of tn,
special business of his generous client. and ha
wing returned with portion OF the incomes de
rived from the large property there held in pos
session.
We give the above as it has been related L
u. from what we deem credible authority and
for the sake of all the parties concerned, as wei
as for the increase Of the city taxes, we hope
may prove true to the letter.-Bost Trans.