The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-10-23
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From the Buffalo COmmercial Advertiser :.
4 Strange story.

A correspondent the the Lockport Union
narrates that Chauney Coe, of Csnandagux
died about twenty years ago, leaving widow,
son and daughter, with a competence. The
widow devoted herself to her children. The
daughter grew up and married. The son, upon
attaining his majority, engaged in manufacture
ing business, but in 1S49 he left his business
and went to California. Soon after arriving his
factory was destroyed BY fire, and he iound him
self pennless in the streets of San Fraucisco.~ !.
lie suddenly disappeared. and for twelve years
his ate was unknown.
Meantime, some few years after his disap.
pearance, chiIdless uncle--Belah Coe, Of Buff
ialo--died and by will left to him and his sister
ample property for life, with reversion to their
children, but with prov sion that in case of
their death without issue, the reversion should
go to two educational and charitable institu.
/ tions. a.
:, Under the will the sister has enioyed her
share of the rents and profits, the share Of the
lost one meantime. being under the direction of
the Court deposited in Savings Bank, until
after some seven years having elapsed the two
reverSIonary institutions instituted proceedings
to secure its share of the property. The Court,
upon full hearing, that after this lapse Of time
without his being discovered, he must be judi
ciaily dead, and that one ofthe claimants should
enter upon the enjoyment Of its portion Of the
rents and profits. As to the other, ils charter
not permitting it to take real estate it was
thrown out altogether, and that share not being
legally conveyed by the will, reverted to the
heirs at Law, who are these same children.
uring all this time the sisters husband,
with zeal and pertnacity worthy Of all COM
mendation, has been unrslnlting in his endeav-
ours to find the lost one. After all else had
been compelled to believe him long dead, he has
continued to spend time and money in his dis
coveTy. He has communicated with every A
merican Consul on the Pacific, and in Austria.
lla lie has sent circulars offering large re-
ward, to California and Oregon. He has adver-
Used with reward in the papers OF the shipping
and whaling ports; has received many commu-
nlcat,ons from sea captains and others profess
ing to give information, which has always prov
ed erroneous; until at last every effort having
proved futile, and even mothers hope discour.
aged, wins locks have become white in the
long. sleepIess agony of waiting for the return
of an only and beloved son, within the last
month, suddenly, and without the least previous
notice, the truant drives up to the mothers
door. Alive and well, with face burned and
bronzed TO Ia chment by exposure to sun and
wind, be has come back at last to that mother
and that sister, who have so long niourned him
as dead and lost to them forever, sasss
Ard there was JOY in that house!
And where npon this earth has the truant
been hidden that mothers and SISTERS love
could not find him? Why in about the Only
part Of the glade which has not been searched
Tor him. f-s.s ...st,.H
In South Africa, fsr up from the Cape, for
many years, and in China several times He
was employed in the Caffre War. He has hun
led elephants and zebras. He has dealt in and
lrove Gattk, and traded with the natives. He
ias met with losses by wreck and fire. He has
aferh levers and the accidents Of wander
ng li's until at last, in middle age, the yearn-a
ng to once more see his native land ard embrace
lis aged mother and sis er became too strong to
re resisted. He sailed for Liverpool, and thence
o New York, and there for the first time heard
ldings Of his Iami y and his fortune, and that of
IL his letters written home, not one had been
eceived. g} gasa