The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
Extraordinary Combination of
Circumstances.

nance, and the real lities Of common life. the
VlcIsslIudes and misfortunes Of individuals,
may often be traced to single circumstance
the first link in the chain of Providence
by which ell the other events in their lives
may be said to be suspended. The follow
ing extraordinary combination of circum-
stances Is striking exempIification Of those
remarks /; and we shall proceed to tell the
story in way Os plain and simple "a we
can, only promising that although, for obvi.
GUS reasons, the names of the parties inte.
rested are not mentioned, the details arc in
every respect strictly true.
Somewhere about thirty years ego, uta
place nearly twenty miles from London, a
boy about eleven years of age was return
ing from school with his sister. They
were amu.i0g themselves on the road by
running after and touching each other alter
nately in their youthful glee. They had .
rived at large playground or green, and
he had "iigger" and touched his sister, and
had given her clap on tho face, when size
gave him push with her hand whereby he
was efbalaDced, and he fell into large
we'll behind and, timid and amazed at his
sudden disappearance, owing to her nndver-
tant act. eff the ran. For some days strict
snarch in all directions was Instituted for the
boy, but without avail. Advertisements in
the news papers were also resorted to With
out effect and tho girl, bewldered, doubt
less, and still hoping that her brother might
yet nuke his appearance, or be discovered
in some way, and, On the other hand, afraid
that he might have perished in the we'll,
refrained from explaining 10 her relatives
the truth. The consequence was, that as
time wore on, she fell into state OF despor.
dency, but her friends could never ascertain
The cause.
In the course of some years she was mar.
ried. Her family often kindly inquired, and
even pressed her to say whether any thing
wqs weighing on her spirit, but she would
give no explanation +; and it may be added
as it will naturally be surmised. did not in
teud to do 50 until on her death. bed. In
the mean time her brother, after having fall
en- as we have described, into the well, and
sunk in the water, rose again to the surface
and laying hold of some projecting brick
or stones at the side Of the we'll, coled loud
Iy 'or help. After some time carrier, " HI
passing, heard the cries OF the boy. AM
going onward to the mouth Of the we'll, sue
ceeded in rescuing him from his periou
, condition. When he hsd recovered little
the carrier asked the boy the name Of hi
friends and where he resided, but he woul,
not tell him, and said he had no friends, bu
wished and would be glad to go along witt
him. Though persuasion and entreaty thu
kind hearted carrier, thinking the boy an or
phant, took him on along with him in hi
ca't or wagon TO London, and there gave
him employment to run his messages. Fl,
aNterwurd sent him to school, and thereafte
to learn q trade but he was a little wild il
his disposition, and did net settle we'll t
his employment.
In the course of time the news arrived o
b discovery of the gold fields in Austria
liza, and the carriers son determined to pre-
ceed there, and as the boy expressed al
anxious wish to accompany him, that wis
was complied with, and he went cut alon
with him. He was extremely prosperou,
end wealth showed upon him. He &C
quired land and engaged servants, and, i
short, Fortune was lavish to him OF he
gifts. But in the midst of his prosperity
he began to think of home and OF his earl
associations, and Of how his beloved siste
might think him dead, and es having bee
drowned in the we'll, and he determr
ed on returning home to gladden. them wit
his presence, relate to them his fortunes
and dissipate their fears concerning him.
Having arrived in this country, he tried ev
cry means to ascertain where his friend
lived, for they had removed from tbs hom
of his youth, and none in the neighborhoo
could tell him where they had gone.
Alter having de inquiries tor length @
time without avail, it so CHANGED that O.
one occasion he went in Englsnd to see tn
Queen passing, and while witnessing tn
! cortege, recognized in tho features Of a per
son present one whom he had known il
his boyhood. He went forward and inqui
red his name, which he told, and mutual re
cognition took place, Then followed ques
tions concerning his family, when it tnrne
out that the friend whom he addressed ha
been married to his own sister--to that sis
ter who had long been the subject Of hi
waking dreams, and who had in his early
years been the means, however inadvertent
ly, of giving direction to his course and t
his subsequent fortunes. He was furthe
informed that his sister was ct the tim
residingi in Stirling, and it need scarcely b
said that be Immediately posted off to Stir
ling, where he arrived about the 18th Q
18th of September last year. The meetin
which ensued between the long parted sis
ter and brother can only be left to the i'm
agination. The surprise, the conaictiDl
emotions, caused by the reappearance Of
brother, after such a long absence under tn
circumstances related, caused an indisposi
tion, from which, we are glad to say, sh
has now recovered Glasgow Daily Mai