The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-28
An Interesting story

YOUNG LADY LOST TO HER KINDRED FOR
ABOUT TWENTY YEARS, AND FOUND AT LAST
BY HER BROTHER.
We frequently read in novels about ilttie
children who have been lost, and AFTER
number OF wears recovered by their relatives
or friends, but It Is not often such Things
csme within our knowledge as real occur
ences.
Cuite n sensation was produced in our
town last week by the announcement that
n Young gentleman had arrived in our MIDST
claiming as a sister one of the young ladies
Of the place, who had lived among us for
number OF years as the adopted daughter OF
citizen. but OF whose parentage no one
previously knew anything, not even the
young lady herself.
Some years previous 10 the war gentle"
man by the name Of Zimmerman died in
Grecnbrier county, Virginia, leavinga VIE
and three small children. one OF them a
mere infant. The grief OF the wife was so
intense at the loss OF her husband that
her reason became impaired, and laboring
under violent fit of insanity she left her
home and friends secretly, taking her infant
daughter with her, and leaving the other
! two children. a daughter and son, behind
her. Those who felt an interest in the fate
of the unfortunate woman and child sup
| poscd that they had been drowned, rs no
| trace of them could be discovered. And so
tho matter rested until the daughter and
son left behind had grown up, when by
some means they were put upon the track
81 the missing ones. They found out that
tho mother had wandered with her child to
Bedford county, Va, that there the author
tiles had taken charge Of her, and that she
had been sent to one Of the lunatic asylums
Of the State, where she had died, after re-
manning about two years. The only thing
then to be done was to find, il possible, the
| lost sister. 1t w2s aSccrtalncd that tue cnlio
had been left with Mr.. Wade, of Bedford
county, and an effort was made to learn from
him its whereabouts. Letters were written
70 him. but he declined to give any response.
Efforts were made through other parties to
obtain information from him, but for 4 long
time he declined to give any. At last, how
ever, he was prevailed upon, and told that
by consent OF court he had given the child
to gentleman and lady, who promised TO
adopt her as their own child, and never to
let her know that they were not her parents,
he promising to keep the secret also.
Armed with all the necessary information
and proofs of relationship, NJ NJ. w. Zlm-
norman came to our town last week and
made known his relationship to his sister,
who had lived in our community 1or more
than ten years as the daughter OF Captain
J. V. Deaton. known to the world as Miss
Jessie Deaton. The young lady about three
years ago had found out that she was not
the daughter OF Captain Deaton, and OF
course it had been to her great source or
pain. We can well imagine her delight ut
finding out her parentage, and at being
united with those who are made dear by the
ties of blood.
The friends OF the young lady are deeply
eratifed at the unlooked-for Joy which has
come so suddenly and unexpectedly upon
her. No more amiable OF highly esteemed
young lady has ever lived in our community.
She is n sister that her brother and sister
will be proud to have found. and we trust
that much happiness will result from the
reuniou of brother and siSters.- Marion
Patriot, SmyM county.