Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-15
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A Ningular Hloeory-A Millionaire In o
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A NingulnR HlGtory-A Millionaire In Q
Du1IAlo Work House.
We have had rslaasd ~ US the following singu-
lar narrative Of IN event that recently TRANSFERRED
which L almoss 10 remarkable for credeuoe.
The cAsiA 81 circumstances which led 10 the for
tuuaes discovery sAsoss Of the romantic-t adds,
however, smother proof Of the sdxge that truth
10 stranger than 1otion."
Some two wssks since young man Of gentle
manly address. AAd who from appearance, bore
evidsnoe Of having seen better days. arrived at
Towawanda, and. calling at the house Of Mr..
Browning, IL that place, begged for something to
eat. and asked for situatien. He gave history
of his circumstances follows: lie said his faith
or was wealthy, lived in France. aud that he had
LEFT his homo, In that country. on pleasure trip
to the United States, bringing with him S63,0OO
for spending money and other purposes
s-(n landing in New York. and after soourning
in that city short time, deposited $4,000 with a
banker. who was Jew. lie was then led by
some new-made acquaintance into scenes Of dis
sipation and gambling. where he lost the remain
der Of his money. TO add to his misfortunes, the
Jew banker also failed, and swind!ed him out of
the money he had deposited with him. His father,
he said, had q banker in New York. from whom
be might have obtained assistance, but he deter
mihed. from motives Of pride and chagrin. not to
apped tn him in his extremity, by giving state
inert If his condition. On receiving, with some
doubt Of its truthfnlness, the above statement,
Mr.. Browning took the young man into ms en-
ploy for few days. and set him to work packing
shingles lie afterwards went TO Buffalo. Mrs.
Browning, in the meantime. however out Of mo-
tives OF curiosity. wrote letter II the abovenen-
toned banker, whom the young man had stated
was doing business for his father. enquirinS of
him in regard to the truth of the matter
"The banker on receipt of Mrs BIS letter i'm
meiiately repaired to Tonawanda and confirmed
the truth of the statment. and also related other
A.. al
still lie stated that he had recently Learned of
tho decease OF the young mans father, who had
died leaving the young man heir to S2,WooW,
and also that SIX, 900 bad already been remitted.
and was in the hands of himself. The banker on
receiving the news. and not finding the fortunate
nheritor Of this vast sum, advertised for him in
the papers The banker then gave Mr. Browning
SIS tn prosecute the search for him IN Buffalo,
where it WAS supposed he had repaired After
two days spent, the object Of the vl.t was found
in the Erie county work. use. whore he had been
committe few days previous rs sasrant. lie
was very sick, and his disease was pronounced by
the doctors to he incurable lie bad two days
longer to remsin before the time for which he MAS
committed would expire
1T may be readily conceived that the news OF
his good fortune, and the certainty net only OF i'm
mediate relief but of restoration to the head of
wealthy estate, with all the surroundings Of ease
and luxury, melted the most powerful emotions in
his breast. The few days he had yet I" lingcr
among the destitute seemed 10 HIM agrs hut it
was found impracticablc to obtain release except
through the interposition of the Governor. 40
cordingly it was arranged that the Count De
should remain until his time should expire with
out any further effort being made To obtain his re-
lease. Alter his release from the work house he
was brought to the house of Mr. Browning ut
Tonawanda. his former place Of abode whore he
still remains very sick. under the medical attcn-
dan r H. Ia l',,,nt h.v.
had two more remittances from his banker. aud his
condition is good under the circumstances ms
could be expected. Thus ends for the present the
hrst chapter of this strange. eventiu but never
theess true history"
A lIAY FIELD ANECporE--1bcre is n good story
which may have been heard ia more than one hay
field last summer. We heard II one day whilc ON
a visit to the country. We went out 'oshow some
men how o"pitcb;' had failed AMI wilted
down under hAycock, and lay flushing and IAN.
ming the glow aud sweat from our features in
Portable pusitiop. when one OF the ntlly huy mn