Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-03
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The Dead Alive.

The Glasgow tScotland) Daily Mail tells the
following, which, though 1t smacks of the maryel-
ous. is still yonehed for az true:
Somewhere about thirty years ago at a place
nearly twenty miles from London, boy about
eleven years old was returning from school with
his sister. They were amusing themselves on the
road by running after and touching each other
alternately in their youthful glec They had arri-
we'd ut a large play grounbor green, and he had
"tigged" pnd touched his sister, and Ind given
her slap ON the face, when she gave him push
with her hand, whereby he ovcrbalanced, and
he fell into large well leiind, and, timid and
amazed nj his sudden disappearance, owing to her
inadvertcnt act, off she ran.
For some days n strict search in all directions
was instituted for the boy, but without avail. Ad
vertlscments in the newspapers wsro also resorted
to without effect and the girl, bewildcrcd, Doubt
ing. md still hoping that her brother might yet
make his appearance,or be discovered in some way
and on the other hand afraid that he might have
persisted in the well. refraned from explaining to
her relatives the truth The consequence was,
that rs time were on she fell into n state of dcs
pondency, bat her friends could never ascertain
the cause.
In the course Of some years she married.
Her fomiy often kindly inquired, and oven press
cd her to say whether anything wus weighing on
berspir,ts but she could give no explanation and it
mny be added. as it will naturally be surmised,
did not intend to do until on her death bed. In
the mcnniimc her brother, after having fallen. rs
we have described, in the well, and sunk in the
water, rose again To The surface; and laying hold
1t some projecting bricks or stones Mt the side Of
the we'll. called loudly for help. After some time
a carrier who nas passing, heard the cries OF tbe
boy, and going forward to tho mouth Of the well
succeeded in leseuing him from his perilous con-
diiion.
When he bad recovered u little. the carrier ask
ed the boy the namo Of his friends aud where he
resided, lut he would not tell him and 1said he had
no friends. but wished and would be glad to go
nlong with him. Through persuasion and entreaty
the kind hearted carrier thinking the boy an or
phan, took him along with him in his cart
wagon to London.and there gave him employment
to run his messages. Ile afterwards sent him to
school, and thereafter to learn trade, but he
little wild in his disposition and did not settle
we'll to his employment.
In the course Of time the news arrived of the
discovery of the gold fields in Australia. aud the
carriers son determined 10 proceed there, aud MS
the boy expressed an anxious wish to accompany
him, ,that wish complied with, aud he went out
with him. lie was extremely prosperous, md
wealth showerod uponhim. 1Ie acquired lands
nnd engaged servants, md, in short, fortune was
lavish 10 him of her gifts.
But in the midst of his prosperity hn began to
think Of home and his early ussocintons and
of how his beloved sister might think him dead,
and rs having been drowned in that deep well,
| den them with his presence, relate to them his
fortunes,and dissipnte their fears concerning him.
Having arrived in this country, he tried every
means to ascertain where his friends lived Tor they
had removed from the home of his youth and none
in the neighborhool could tell him where they
had gone.
After having made inquiry for II length Of time
without avail it 81 Glanced that on one occasion
he went to England 10 osee the Queen passing, and
while Witnessing the eortege, recognized in the
features OF person present, one whom he had
known in his boyhood He went forward und in.
quired his name, which he told. aud mutual re.
cogniton took rlacc. Then oIlowel questions
concerning his family when it turned out that tie
f lend whom be addressed had been married to
his own sister-to that sister who mad long been
the subject Of his waking dreams, AMI who
had in his early years been the means. huncyer
Inadvertently, Of giving direction 10 hs course
and to his Subsequent fortunes. lie fur
ther Informed that his sister was ut the tino
residing In Sterling. and it need scnrccly be
said that he Immediately posted on 10 S'criing
where he arrived about the 18th or llth of Sept
last year.
The meeting which ensueI between the long.
parted sister AMI brother can only he left to the
Imagination The surprise. the conflicting emo
tions caused by therenpprarance Of brother after
such long absence, under the circumstances re-
lated, caused M indsposilon, from which We arc
glad to say she has now recovered.