Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-10-03
A Strange story.


A correspondent Of the Lockport U
narratss that Chauncey Coe, Of Canandai.
qua, died about twenty years ago. leaving
widow, son and daughter. with oomps-
tence. The widow devoted henelf 10 hes
children. The daughter grew up and mar.
ried. The son, upon attaining his mejori-
ty, engaged in = manufacturing businssa
but in 1s49 he left his business and went
out 10 California. Soon after arriving his
factory was destroyed by fire, and he found
himself penniless in the street Of San Fran
cisco. He suddenly disappeared, and for
twelve years bis fate was unkuown.
Meantime, some few yeass aflsr bis dis-
appearance, . childleas uncls-Bslah Cos,
Of BuAalo-disd, and BY will lsft to bin
and bis sister ample property for liss with
reversion to their children. but with . peo.
vision that in case Of their death withous
issue, the revefsion should goto two .edu-
catioual 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 under The
direction Of the Court, deposited in Saws
ings, Bank, until after some seven yssss
having elapsed the two resesionssy inaAis-
utions instituted proceedings to secure his
share of the property. The Csuft, upon
fvll hearing, decided that aflsr this iapss
of time; without his being discovered, be
must be judicially dead, and that one ofths
claimants should enter upon the enjoyment ;.
of its portion Of the rents and pso6ts.. A.
to the other its charter not permitting it
to take real estate, it was thrown out alto
gether, and that share not being legally
conveyed by the viii, reverted 10 the heirs
at law uncouditionally, who are these same
children. a-ll ~ Cag aa1 sai
During all this time the sisters husband,
with zeal and pertiuacity worthy Of oil
commendation, has been unremitiing in bis
endeavors to find the lost one. After all
else had been compelled to belieze him
long dead, he has continued to spend time
and money in his discovery. He has COM
municated with every American Consal Of
the Islands of the Pacific, and Australia.
He has sent circulars, ofEering . large re-
ward, to California and Oregon. He has
advertised with reward in the papers Of
the shipping and whaling ports; has re-
ceived many communications from sea cap
tains and others protesting to give infosma-
tioD, which has always proved erroneous;
until at last every endeavor having proved
futile, and even mothers hope dhcourag-
ed, whose locks have become white in the
long sleepless agony Of waiting for the 70
turn of an only and beloved SON, within tho
last month, suddenly, and without the least
previous notice, the truant drives up. 10 the
mothers door. Alive and well, with face
burned and bronzed to parchment By ex-
posure to sun aud wind, he has come back
at last to that mother and that sister, who
have so long mousned him as dead and lost
to them forever.
And there was joy in that house.
And where upon this earth has the tru-
ant been hidden that q mothers and ssis-
ter's love could not find himi Why 10
about the only part Of the globe which has
not been searched for him. r..r.
In South Africa, far up from the Cape,
for many years, and in Chins several times.
He was employed in the Cafffe Was. He
has hunted elephants and zebras. He has
dealt in and drove cattle and traded vish
the natives. He has met with losses BY
wreck and fire. He has suffered fevsrs and
accidents of wandering life until n lassL
IN middle age, the yesrning to e.-.
zee his native land and .,,h. 80 more
nothss:: s.,,, si,.er 49,. "'s sgeo
resisted. He co., -. :. S.G y W
49,. -..Hea Tor Liverpool and
"--.vs TO New York, and there fos he iise
lime heard tidings Of his family and his
fortune and that, Of all bis letters written
home, not one had been received.
Doc. FiressOne anA the Yankee,