The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-03-14

AemoFes 70 Nhte8Se.
In 1861, slabOrer named Issse Do
voc, an industrious man, emuloved
about the Uharves, left this place and
went to Poughkeepsie. In 1862 he en-
listed in the regular service and wens
to the war. He was married and had
several children. His regiment WAS
in many hard engagements, and in
the early days of the siege OF Peterg-
burg he was taken prisoner by tho
Coniederates. Previous to that time
be had written regularly to his wife
and sent her money. After falling
into the hands of the rebels all COM
munication with bis friends was cut
of. During his captivity he was
transferred, with other Unicn prison.
ers, from place to place, until the
cessation of hostilities. When releas-
edhe was broken down in health. He
went to New Orleans and entered q
hospital, writing to his wife to inform
her that he was still in the lsnd of the
living. He remained In the hospital
some months, during which time he
received no reply to his letter. Par
TALLY restored to health he found
light employment on q Mississippi
steamboat, and worked his wsy to
Cairo, Illinois. Here he was again
prcstrated and sent to hospital. 1t
was nearly a year before he was able
to get about again. He wrote seve-
raj times during that period to his
wife and brother, but receiving no
replies, he eoneluced that they were
dead or had discarded him. Becom-
ing convalescent, he again engaged
as q hand on a steamboat, and ran
between Cairo and New Orleans
until the 18th of last month. He
then could no longer resist longing
to return to the scenes of his former
life, and arrived IN Poughkeepsie
few days since.
After be went to war his wife re-
ceived letters from him regularly
and wrote to him in return. In the
published accounts of the siege of
Petersburg she read the name of her
husband among those who were re-
ported as missing. Several months
passing by without any tidings being
received from him, Mrs. Devoe mourn
ed for her husband as one dead. The
support of her children now fell en-
tirely upon her, and to keep the wolf
from the door she sold wha5 furniture
she had, and placing her children
with brother of hers, in the vicinity
of Kingston, she became aa opera
tive in q factory. For some years
her life wss struggle with poverty.
In 1869 she returned to Poughkeep-
sic and visited her children at King
ston- While stopping at the house
Of sfriend at the former placs she be-
came acquainted with q man named
Barney Devlin, plastersr by trade.
living in New York, but wor king in
Poughkeepsie. He was y sober and
man, and q warm attach
nent sprung up between him and
Mrs. Devoe, who was supposed by
al to be q widow. The result was
hat the two were engaged to be mar
red before she returned to Cohoes,
be offering her good home for her
,elf and children. The following
all Devlin and Mrs Devoe were
married. They went to New York,
where they lived very happily togeth-
Or until the spring OF 1870, when
they removed to Chicago,since which
time their friends in this vicinity
have had no accocDt of them.
When Devoe arrived in Pough-
keepsie a few days since, after an
absence of nearly twelve years, and
after every one who had known him
had long looked upon him as being
iesd, the sstonishment Of his friends
nay readily be imagined. The first
place he called was st 8 family's
named Parrington, on Church street.
[t was some time before he could
assure them that he was really Isaac
Devoe. Inquiry as TO what had be-
come Of his wife and family elected
he above facts. DevOe received the
singular intelligence very philosoph-
cally, and said that if his wife was
wing happily with her new partner
e would Dot interfere with them;
ut he will insist on having his
hildren placed in his charge. He
emained in Poughkeepsie only one
Ight, and then started in search of
is children. The affair has created
O little sensation hereabout