Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-24

Cincinnati COmmerrltI, October H..
An evening gaaer OF this city pub
fishes q romantic tory Of the loss OF 3
little chill 70 thu capture and piIlsge %
Curinth, Mississippi, by the Uuion
forces in the a q war. and o: his rsstCra-
ton 10 bis family sf-r tthteeU years
had passed sid the little boy had grown
20 te : mal. In the flight Of tue Iu-
nsbitsHt rom the burning town, most
OF the p-aal- buried down the railroad
track leading from he sou bern part OF
tLe place. ami took refuge Ju the woods
aid fields slJ.g the route Soon the
-trss-- reIe deserted by ai exc uJ this
little boy. who became s-prrl Ell fIOm
ais f-I=u,s. and stricken with terror ian
aIlher aua tllsnrr iu his l-WIl l-Tmeut,
afj a. ia-t hiI h.mseIfiu q reight-car
which bad gsFai fh- general COZ ia
grafton. Amos the Union soldiers who
Don 90 u--l l.-0 the Ci y was Ca, tain
lsttarVar. Sc -rst EIe6s 'o.psr, u
the Eff. OHIO battery. y,Hr Uncovered
the roy a.E -rrs HIM b.ck 90 can p,
wh u b.. bis ecu ID iufr'IigeI he
became .- SO -vuriig Tn boy stated
that IFS f.La vas FT4.B Fu- eT, and
that ..- L.u. a.a ..laT were an The
rsU. JARED .. ..- ur.tu.r Icing a aide to
Gem. = .ue. E.rr; but a. ali search
for ..,l E.. .l.". DC WIS ue-
iievet lla. ...E were desd The
general Gus o.. rity. adopted @ e. by,
and il Angus. 1866 scot him o. Gin
ciuDati. uH-Ie he ass taken cha g #
bv the generals father aud mf tIr.. He
va rent CO. sch,O'- AMI "a t-rWaId -eTvtd
al, Apprentices ia flesU .vey. rs I'll Q
under Bis patron, the general bee ming
a length 8 good civil engineer. During
al these twelve or thirteen ara he
never ceased, when an CppOrtur G. ut-
fereu, o. making uiiseu- Iuqu- with
regard 20 his Faveu nd family IN, 10
vain; al be RENE mbtr q wa his father
aid mothers me, and With .ny ibis
e. guide him 70 seemed s. hopeless "a X.
He wrote repeatedly o. tIs rl1 he me-
-us the letters were all return Ell, no one
Gsvit g called Tor them He inserted
frrm ume To- time advertisements ia The
; L. Uis p sper-, In hey Brought no re-
IOu-t, and, from Give day That he Whs
fit taken to tie U.juu camp nearly
UuItesu years ago, wrapped IN az Old
army iiud-g thdr Teac5-t o. bis ankles,
until Saturday, oil, last We k uli Aevsr
uea- one -EIl=uls ir Tgga.d 10 father,
mother or frieni-. Ore evening, "a IT
or two aEg. young eos or, IA company
with some fri=Id-, vis' ei g tleateT IN
this civ. end Viii p s.i were all cted
with meTr mslt by Jue performance OF
a particular comedian, F.s er was silent
and -eTial-, a 10 being sf-rTwsId asked
the CaUss, @. -TsTer: ..tUat man lnoBed
Sd much like my I.a.h.v That lt ~Isrs
me { lhlukluE.' -gzlu one 1lght asst
week. yuUur Foster visited The same
rBes ter, and 10 bis s. OUI-hmeDt the
Ne coined 81 appeared GA the e ge.
IlI- tine IL male such 81 imp es~iOn
On F5-tel's 10 n that b. COu.d not
sleep. o. S4-urG-y murUiuL 81 last
week E7gI iF J-T-S 81 { lends visited the
tneaLeg ami fsui q the comedian alluded
to at rehe sr=ai They gu IOned him
closely. Lu4 NAMES Of uUju 'aIleT and
mother correspondent exsc ~, uut he
had no brother. HIS only brother,
Frank, was 10. t, he said, when child,
Oh JEs ua-Jle-tieiI II CaUrlu, and ell
search fuT him f0E thirteen years had
been unavs.liug sud be had finally
been given up as deal. Toe history of
the family q, -s e. T lated IN detail, ss
to how, aler tire siege and burning Of
the town they had returned 10 tn old
town IN DlaE'TE. NV York, Il ally
moving CD Cleveland, where they have
remained eve s-HCe The fathers
death; tne now IeafttrOEeu old mother;
tIe sIuEg lea o. the only surviving sDu
to earn . living for his N tuer and sis
ters, AID his final debut aud success on
the stage; the uuGvaIiir z search for the
lost brother; the advertisements Ia papers
in eastern sad southern cities; the j1ur-
ueys, many IF them on foot, to distant
place.; OF tn di.t-actad mother, still
searching Tor her lost child. The bro
Tiers as soon as they were satisfied be-
twFel themselves that they were broth
ers, dispatched a message Of good news
to their mother 10 Cleveland, and IUl-
loved the MESSAGE in person together.