The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-10-25
A Strange, Romantic and Interesting
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60 Story. so,4
A Correspondent of the Lockport Union
narrates that Chancey Coe, of Canandai.
qua, died years ago, leaving widow, son
and daughter, with competence. The
widow devoted herself to her children
The daughter grew up and married. The
son, upon attaining his majority, engaged
in manufacturing bnsioess, but in 1S46
be feft Lis business and went out to Cali,
fornla. Soon after arriving, his factory
was destroyed BY fire and he found him.
self penniless in the streets of San Fran
cisco. He suddenly disappeared, and for
II years his fate was unknown. ,zyes
Meantime, some years after his disap-
pearance, a childess uncle (Belah Coe, of
Buffalo, ,)died, AID by will left to him and
his sister ample property for life, with re-
version to their children, but with pro-
vision that in case of their death, without
issue, the reyersion should 60 to two edu.
cational and charitable institutions.
Under the will, the sister has enjoyed
her share of the rents and profits, the
share of the lost one meantime being, un.
der the direction Of the court, deposited
in q savings bank, until after some seven
years had elapsed, the two revsionary
institutions instituted proceedings to se-
cure bis share Of the property. The court
upon full hearing, decided that after
this lapse of time, without his being dis
covered, he must be jucicially dead, end
that one of the claimants should enter up.
on the enjoyment of his portion of the
rents and profits. AS to the other, its
charter not permitting it to take real es.
tate, it was thrown out altogether, and
that share not being legally conveyed by
tie WILL reverted to tie heirs at law un
eonditionally, who are these same chill
dren.
During all this time the sisters husband
with zeal and per!inacity worthy all
commentator has been unremitting in
his endeayors to find the lost one. After
all else had been compelled to believe him
long dead, lie has continued to spend
time and money in his discovery. lie
communicated with every American Con-
sui of the Islands of the Pacific and Aus
tralia. He has sent circulars, offering
large reward, to California and Oregon.
tie has advertised with q reward in the
papers of the shipping and whaling ports.
Has received many communications from
sea captains and others protesting to give
information, which has proved always err
roneous. Until at last every endeavor
having proved futile and even a mothers
hope discouraged, whose locks have be,
come white in the long sleepess agony
OF waiting for the return of an only and
beloved son, within the last month sud-
denly and without the least previous no.
tice, the truant drives up to his mothers
door.
Alive and WELL with face burned and
bronzed to parchment, by exposure to sun
and wind, he has come back at last to that
mother and that sister, who have so long
mourned him as dead and lost to them
forever.
And their was joy in that house.
And where upon this earth has the
truant been hidden, that mothers
and sisters love could not find him p
Why, IN about the ouly part of the
globe which has not been searched for
him.
In South Africa, far from the cape, for
many years, and in China several times.
lie was employed in the caiFre war. He
has hunted elephants and zebras. He
has dealt in and sold cattle, and traded
with the natives. He has met with loses
by wreck and fire. lie has suffered few,
ers and the accidents Of wandering life,
until, at last, in middle age the yearning
to once more see his native land and en-
brace his aged mother and sister became
to strong to be resisted, lie sailed for
Liverpool, and thence to New York and
there for the first time heard tidings of
his family and fortune, and that Of all his
letters written home, not one Of them had
been received.