The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-08

The Kansas City Times tells the follow.
Ing story IL illuslratiou Of the adage thai
truth Is stranger than fielion"
Ia the year 1861 Young man, then liy-
ing few miles from this city, went Into
tl,e Missouri State Guard as Il soldier. lr
springfield, aud on the reorganization 81
tnis branch of the army, he took sery c.
a. confederate. Afterwards he joined
a comwn, Ia Col. Up. Hays regiment.
and participated in The battle Of Lone
Jack. Before leaving home, however,
his mother gave him an old fashioned gold
ring, which had heart upon i, and the
eliers"R y" engraved upon this heart.
She placed II upon her sons hand with u
wish, or rather PRAYER, that he might
90 through the war safely, und get saiel,
back 10 lis home again II is hot known
that either lac ring or the prayer acted ~
charm, but the young man Went un.
harmed through many bloody fights, be-
ing bit IN but one of them, the wound
Ilen proving 10 be only scratch. la
1864 the Young man was very lick Of
fever AT Ciarksyille, Texas. During the
deliriutn attendant upon II, and while he
was tossing to and iro, the ring slipped
from hie fiugerand was lost. Tie closes
,raich tailed to find il, aud il was givcb
up for good. There waited upon iht
young uiau, however, very pretty alti
anlia6ie girl, who seemed TO be sorry
wleu lie got well enougllio rjoin his
command When he left, he Iaughiugk
told her hat il she would hnd the riug
aud he lived, he would cor @ back and
marry her II this promise was made NJ
hrst with any degree Of sincerity, II Wa,
soon forgotten la the excitement and ear
of soldiers life, and only at rare inlel
walls, perhaps, did he recall the sick room
aud the minislering angel. When tn
war was ovel the young man returned I,
Ids fathers farm in jackson county, and
went t. work in good earnest. Tw,
wears agp his mother died, aud once nor
the loss OF the ring came buck to him witt
redoubled force. lie determined To wril
10 the lady who had nursed him, aud L
enquire uf her whether she had ever seel
or heard ANYTHING of the present hi.
mother had made him. The letter wus
written August, 1869, aud IN Msrch, 1870
hat was his surprise to receive an AL,
,wer from the identical girl he had LETT il
| 1864, and to wlIum he had made u ligin
promise of marriage. She was slill ,in.
gle, she snid and waiting for him. Ant
lut was stranger still, ouls five day be-.
tore she wrote she lad found the lost ring
llie manner OF finding il was rs follows;
he father Of The young lady had deter
mned 10 make some repairs III tie house
which repairs neccssitaied the taking ~
0t The door Of the room IN which the sui
dier had been sick Alter doing this, ain
whiletligging swa! some rubbish benealb
The wurkmen came upon the ring. /.
had slipped through . crack IN the hooI
and had been y ing there safe and sunht
lor nearly five long Years The lady tool
possession Of il al once, and wrote lmme
dialcly TO iis owner, Us we have slatet
above. Perbaps she looked upon IL n.
coyery as AN omen, aud perhaps Il VA.
I Al ans rate II was little romantic, witi
al IL attending circumstances. The cot
,espoudeuce thus commenced, or raihe,
,enewgd, was continued with an ever H.
crcasiug ardUr on tire part OF the gentle
nau, Until IN tie cud he made d new snt
al lmpeiuous Unrr oi marriage. viii
out that the story would be incoinpIet.
Last week, with money IL hi. pocket,
good home Ia Jackson county, aud
great happiness ia lis heart, this y0utl
,oidier--uvw somewhat older aud NOR
.eltlcd d-stafled iUr Ciarkyille, Texas, IT,,
/ nome Ui biz Uelfothcd. Mhu can doub,
Of the resutl He viii remain there pro
Uabiy month, and return again 70 Mis-
.uuri with 1is bride.