The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-15

A Soldier in Luck-A Romantic
Story---A Private falls Heir to a
Fortune.
Tho Detroit Free Press tells the col.
lowing story:
"At the hrai battle Of Bull Run Their
was soldier by the name of w ilson, who,
like many Others on that memorable oc-
cssicn, stragglod away from his command.
Alter walking o, rather running for sew
eral hours he became very much htigucd,
aud after taking good pr outlon that
there were NJ rtbe,s either within sound
or sight, he lay down 10 sleep BY the .side
Of II fence aud slept sweetly and srundly
during the night. L1te in the morning
when tho sun was near midnoon, he
woke ~ hld himself In strange land
aud perhaps amoug the bittcrcst enemies
ui the country. But the demand of hum
yer soon sllenccd the voice OF prudence
aud caution, Seeing mansion on bill
in the distance, surrounded by parks aud
meadows. orchards aud cvcrgrcrns, arli
fetal fountains aud natural streams Of
clear running water, m fact, everything
( to show that It was one of the first class
O'd Virginia plantations, the house of
courtly elegance, our soldier, tired, with u
weary step aud faiutiug, furnishing
heart, knocked at the door Of the man
I -iOn. H. was cordially r, ceivcd. Cor the
old Virginia planter was faithful among
the faithful few. lie rcmnintd long
enough to recruit his wasted energies and
get inlormati ns 10 thc'mast direct route
to Washington. But the name ni the
young soldier was no, iorgcltcd by the
/ PLANTER, NOR his manly bearing aud his
genial temperament, The soldier re-.
enlisted in another regiment, aud at the
second battle OF Bull Run was suvcrly
though not dangerously wounded. lie
was taken ~ the hospital at Washington.
His old Virginia friend learned of his III.
ness. lie sent TO the hospital and oh
incd an order or PERMISSION TO take
I him to his own home. Ii was remov d.
when thro' the kindness of the planter
aud the attentions OF his daughter the
young man gradually recovered. A
tender regard sprung up between the
young lady and the young aoldicr, aud u
cut very short the turn the story in sucl
cases made aud provided usually takes
they were betrolhcd, The soldier re.
rurncd to his northern home on urlough.
While here he learned of the sudden
aud severe indispostion of her who was
soon to become his bride. lie hastencd
to her side aud buried her corpse. The
old mun before many weeks had elars ID
tod the 30 ing man that he intended TO
make him MS heir, that he had no chill.
drcn left, aud no relatives, except ,hus
who were in rebellion, and thut he should
now share with him his estates. lie al
once gave him deed TO n considerable
property in Chicago. The young man O
few weeks since visited that modern
miracle and Babylon combine. and found
that his little Chica 20 fortune would real.
ize the handsome sum olS2OO 900, being
troi 5000 o or Gsingle block to which
he hud lullcn heir. But this is not all in
the strange and cvcn,iul story. The old
man has but recently died, leaving all
his fortune to this young Union soldier,
which is now known to be over $780,.
900.
"Tkis 'ovcr true tale VIC know will
sound like fctiou, bu; had not tue fact,
not have given them publicity"