Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-04

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A great many arrange things happen .aaAss-
tircly escape public attention. which, 4 neds
known. would induce more than pessinE usnark
than the story ws are about tserslsAs. WHEN
Thomas Galloway wss "a years a dag, hsuar-
red widow lady about the same sss, In as;b,
lage way down in the Ssrte Of Vermont. This la-
dy had . daughter, Mary, BY her frat huShsHd,
who at the time Of her second marriage, w4s Two.
riage, his wife died-y Ltsls Mary vae seat - live
with q. family by the nAps,sf Plnplstt, in .
ncighboring village, and 1Ali6waH IN upon
whaling or some other expcditton.9 He cruf1ea
the wide world and tho wids ssas ossr, wsndsr-
ing from plae&Nmd finally settled in. Desrhon
since the death Of his wife. IeatterwAfds thonghi
Of visiting his old Vermont houa, but ha had.
heard from good report that his only bsuther
John, had left the place soon altsr he haA tAknn
his own departure; and that little Mary he'd grown,
mp 10 womanhood, married, and en.igrated be
could not ascertain where Having no other ties
or affections TO draw him u the place. be scarce
ly ever gaye it passing thoxGhs. 4 e.=
Shortly after settling in his now Indiana home,
he became acquainted with young widow, aud
Notwithstanding the disparity In their ages, mar
ried hor. Some three weeks after this marriagehe
discovered by his wiiss account Of her sesly life,
! that she was no other then his own step-shild,
| Mary. She had married ays yeass before, and
| hcr husband. James LAchlaa. met with violent
death in clearing two years afterwards. 7'
| About three years after 9s3loway's D sssDnd mar
riage, hc happened one day to bs 10 Lawrence
burg, ON the Ohio river, six miles FROM hjs resi-
! dence, when man by the name Of Galloway was
drowned oFn steamer at the wharf. The body
was recovered in Gaioway's presence, and frmn,
the appearance of the features and corresponding
name. he began to sntertaUa vague idea that Il
might be his only brother. John. information
gained from the Captain Of the boat stretgthehsd
the suspicion he had formed, and asesstaihing that
the unfortunate had family in this .vicinity,
and ut tho lime of his death Was on his way N tho
West to onter land. Galloway resolved to return
with tho Captain, and And out the truth. He did
so, md found his suspicion correct. His brother
had left a tract of land, large family Of shildrs,
for tho most part girls, and wife in III health.
After consulting with his deceased brothers wife.
he concluded to tnke charge of tho farm. Accord
ingly. he wont back TO Indiana, sold his effects
there and, in company with his young wife, Fs.
turned, and has beon living within six miles ofthis
| city for length oftme, now going ON ten years.
This story is literally true, with the exception Of
the names Of the principal characters. which No
nre forbidden to use. Verify, truth is stranger
A NOVEL EscouNrER IN Mnxk--Russs1, wri-
ting from tho camp Of tho British army in India,
varies his account Of sioges and baktles with Ahe
description OF al encounter with new enemy--
1--WE passed through the largo village Of TiBhur,"
he says. "and encamped about 6io'clock IN lRrns.
mango to the south OF ii, not without some dofssi
erabls opposition from somsok the inhabthnts;
for it 30 happened that tho fret camp frs Tint
was lighted disturbed q acolnmunity oi tho mt
vindictiye bees, in hollow Of the tree above that
ever heard of; they ut once descended TO the As-.
saut, and in u few minutes most % their ensmfss
were utterly routed. The commander-in-chief
himself was attacked aud driven right out oG The
field or rather out Of the tope; for the enemy did
not desist until they had forced hinto take rcfass
| in tho open plain. q ~ II ladf
The chief of the Staff tap. was attacked, and
utterly defeated in few seconds. Col. Althorp,
nftor gallant stand, was obliged 10 hy, with the
loss of his spectacles. Mr. Mackinnon, using y
largo mango branch a. alaymors, rssisssd his
foes with great activity and courage for sone time.
but finally he was obliged to ay, wounded in ssv-
cral places, and to take refuge in . neighhpring
tnnk The gunrds over the treasure were also.
obliged to abandon their posi- the nstivss wrsppsd
themselves up in their cotson nobss and laV on tho
ground and in short time The bees were poup-
pletely victorious. During the struggle. ~ hs
llcad-quarter Stat armed themsslyes with green
boughs, NO TINT 1t looked ~ If they were fehear.
sing u second march to Dunsinane. Al soon -
the tents were pitched we had shelter nom oar
enemy t9 ss sssA}1ss
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