The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-02
A STRANGR STORY.
A Skeleton Finger and q Diamond
Ring.

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Thirteen years ago, a man named
Jolly, who lived in DeKal5 county
was mysteriohsly made away with af-
ter having left bis home to visit Nash
villo He was tolerablY well of, had
beautiful voting wife, whom be had
married a year previous to his sudden
and final disappearance, and whom he
had SUCCESSFULLY won from powerful,
pertihaci6hs and rancorous rival All
the time Of Jolly's departure from
hothe he confessed that he had a
strange presentiment Of impending
evil, and be passionately kissed bis
infant boy the morning he was leaving,
ard even shed tears. His wife was en-
cieute with a second infant, which af-
terwards proved to be a girl-bOrn an
orphan. When he was away about q
week, bis wife and friends became
alarmed, Nothing had been heard
from hiti-tio one had seen him on
the Journey. After a couple Of days
intoIerable suspense, search was insti
tuted No trace Of any sort could be
found; except that the marks of feet,
as if those Of struggling men, were
found on the banks Of the Cumber-
land, about two miles from a landing,
where it was expected Jolly was to
take q boat to cortie down the river
Several small saplings were either
torn up by the roots or brokeh, thus
giving evidence Of fierce combat.
Nothing that could, in any way, throw
any light on the fate of Jolly was ev-
or discovered After remaining two
years on the farm, and when her two
little children were in q condition to
run about, she became weatied of a
scene, the contemplation of hich af-
'forded her nothing but themost ex-
quisite pain. SIZE, by the advice of
friends and physicians, sold out and
came TO Nashville. In about three
years aftcrward she married the clev-
er bnt eccentric DR., Harper, who died
down South during the war. She
has since remained a widow, possess.
ed Of considerable property and an
interesting family of three girls and
boy. The early, but unsuccessful
suitor 20 her hand, having never mar
ried, engaged in the Southern cause,
and was in the same regiment in
which DR.. Harper was medical officer.
He got along on apparent good terms
with DR., Harper, but was frequently
heard to curse him bitterly in private,
and, in fact, the day before his death,
had fierce altercatioh with him,
which was only prevented ripening
into q fatal collision BY the iuterven-
tion of superior officers For a long
time after the death of Harper, the
manner Of it was considered strange,
but the Thought Of it finally died out
of the minds Of men. After the war,
the fierce but baffled shitor Of ber
young days came to Nashville andre
newed acquaintance with the twice
widowed fame of his youth. Very
recently he was on the point of sue
eecding in fact some preliminary ar
rangements were already made for a
wedding, whom a arrangement occur
red in the watef.pipe which supplied
the house of the widow Harper, in
South Nashville. Plumbers were set
to work upon the pipe but could make
no Improvement on it. Finally the
street was ripped up 10 ascertain the
cause of the water stoppage, IL was
found. AT the month of this pipe,
where it was attached to the main
street supply pipe, the skeleton Of a
hand was found; the fingers were
closed up like knot, firmly jaH1med
into the small pipe. On being taken
out Jack knike was found clutched
in the fingers. covered with rust, of
course, but sufficiently sound and per.
feet in shape to show that it had been
once the property Of the man to whom
the widow was engaged to be married.
Upon one Of the fingers was found al
so diamond ring which her fret hdss
band wore when he left their house,
in Deifalb county, thirteen years ago.
When these particulars became known
the intended bridegroom hastily left
town, and the good lady became sick.
An attempt was made 10 hush MP
these facts, but they gradually leaked
out and came into our possession yes
terday. The lady has not yet recover
ed. Sho has frequently spells Of de-
lirium, and fears are entertained by
her physician that her reason has
been impaired BY tho shock of the
diseovery.-Nash. Press dnd Times.
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