Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-03
THE LasT FOUND.
A Wife Spends Txenty-Eieht Years
I'm Hunting for Last Husband
The History Of Her search.

| VIE SPENDS EKAnfy-EtEht YEAR
I'm Hunting for . Lost Husband
The History Of Her search.
: From the Cleveland Heralq, Nov. 9.
One Of those Cases in which woman's
eonstancy, under the most trying circum-
stances, Is exhibited, cane to light in this
city on Friday. The story certainly has
the imprint of the romantic more than the
reality, and borders close upon thsinagin-
alive; yet the manner 10 which the facts
were told by the two interested parties
cieaIs the mind of all doubt, and seems to
stamp 1t with truth. The circumstances.
as related 70 Us, are substantially az FL.
lows:
In the beginning Of 1910, Henry LIEF.
nngWeii was weiI-to-do mechanic. liv-
ing near the suburbs of Ioudop. Eng
land. In the month Of March of that
year, larceny was committed near his
residence, and circumstances pointed to
hiR as the perpetratOr. He was arrested.
examloed before one of the stipendary
magistrates, and fully committed for trial.
A month after, he was convicted and SEN
fenced to hard labor in the penal colony Of
Australia, for period of ten years; and in
less than a weeks time thereafter lie Ezsol
ms way TO tie far of land. His devoted
wife, who all the time firmly believed ia
her husbands innocence, at once made
preparations to follow and remain near
MN during his confinement, 30 that she
might be the first, when his ticket of leave
came, to cheer him with good counsel, and
comfort him with wifely love.
The ship containing the convict arrived
safe, and her cargo of living human beings
was at once transferred to the Government
Eorkhouses. Not so, however, the ship
upon which Mrs. LeiingWell embarked.
When about half say upon her Journey
the vessel encoustered a fearful storm, and,
after butfsting the waves for two DAYS,
fonndered and went down, the crew and
Mrs, LethngEell barely escaping upon a
raft hastily constructed when il was found
that the ship could not be saved. Afer an
exposure OF several days, they were picked
up by the American ship North Wind,
bound from New York to China. where
Mss. LetnngEell vas at length landed,
| only 10 tind herself further than ever from
her destination, and with no immediate
prospect OF reaching it. After several
months Of patient watching and waiting,
she was enabled, through the kind offices
Of the American CONSUL, then residing at
1eddo, 10 procure passage to CubA, Ehsnce
me prospect OF reaching Australia would
De much improved Passing over a space
OF year and q half in which Mrs. Lef-
nog~ell passed through many scenes cal
cuialed 10 Try hrmer resolutions than hers,
but through which she chung to her resolve
With true English obstinancy, she finally
lound herself on the shores of Australia,
out as much at loss concerning the exact
l0calIly OF her husbands whereabouts "a
she would be Of a needle for which enc was
hunting in a hsymOw.
She Prrsevered, however; bat four long
years passed away before she Was enabled
to obtain the lightest trace Of her husband
from the fact that when once landed from
the ship each convict receiyed a number,
| By which he Is only known 10 the keepers.
Mrs. LefingWell kue& not her husbands
number, and when she made inquiries she
was always bafied with the question;
bis number, ma'amg" AT the cad of
the time spoken Of during which her
aseans had become exhausted, and she had
been compelled TO resort TO mental labor,
she one day picked up Sidney paper in
which was an account Of hes husbands
release, the real criminal of the larceny
II ONNA AOuu1 duu cAD0lActAs 4EC
account gave her husbands number and
the facts which convicted him 10 80 pre-
else a manner that she could net long doubt
as 10 who was meant. Her course was
marked out at once. Going to the prison
authorities of Sidney, she al length learned
that ticket of leave man No. 1867 her
husbands number, had left the island for
the United States Of America, two weeks
after his release. The next thing for her
to do was TO follow him. Scraping together
her scanty means, she found she possessed
barely enough to. pay her passage. She
seized upon the first opportunity presented
and in June IS47, she found herself once
more upon the OceIn, bound for the lAGd
Of the free, with nsr mission still unsc-
c0mplished.
| Ia due time she arrived in New York
city, where she remained until the civil
war broke out, not having, ia the mean
time, heard one word Of her husband,
though she had made every exersiOn TO
fad his Whereabouts. When the war
broke out and at the first call for nurses
in the hospitals, she responded, and until
peace vas declared there was none more
faithful in the care of our wounded than
Mrs Clara Lsfiogwell. While in one OF
the hospitals At Washington, she nursed to
life and strength man who knew her hus-
band in the army, vino had been his mess
mate and boon companion, and who, in
bis delirium constantly called his comrade
to come to his assistance When the crisis
was passed and il was known that the sol
der would live, she questioned him con-
corning her husband, and asceFt4ined that
he was 10 a Pennsylvania regiment. hav-
ing emitted from Pittsburg two years be-
fore. She at once addressed Lsfingws!l a
letter, stating 10 full her Efforts TO tnd him.
and detailing al length her disappoint-
ments and troub!eI. With the usual per-
versity of army mails, that letter never
reached its destination. Mrs. LefiagWeIl
waited and watched, but still no answer
came and at length when the war was
over, she sat out once more in search Of
her husband
A visit TO PiItsbufg revealed the fact
that her husbands term of enlistment had
expired long before, and his identity was
once more lost She inserted advertise
nents in 4 number Of Pennsylvania pa
Pers, calling for information Of bis where
abUuts, and then sat herself again 70 watch
and wait. Time crept slowly On, and still
no tidings Of her absent one.
A week ago, when she had given up all
hope of ever seeing her husband again,
she very Unexpectedly received direct in
formation of his place of abode from one
who came across the advertisement Of
three years before. The paper containing
j; had, very PrOyidentially, escaped the
destruction which usually comes upon the
dailies of the different cities, and aOw was
the means Of uniting two persons who for
tWenty-eight years hal been separated By
cruel fate. Our heroine at once made
preparations to 60 to her husband, who
lives 10 or near Cincinnati, and who had
been appraised of her coming. She accord.
ingly left Pittsburg on Friday morning,
and arrived 10 Cleveland in the AFTERNOON
Of the same day: What was her surprise
aud pleasure on slightirg from the cars at
the Union depot TO procure some Tefre-h.
ments, to be confronted by her husband.
For a moment they stared AZ each other,
and then with a simultaneous impulse
they rushed into each others arms, all IN.
conscious Of the gaping crowd, who, with
the ususl curiosity, had paused in their
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